Judge’s comments: The winning entry demonstrated several crucial elements to a strong video: a clear and succinct narrative, varied shots and a fuller story than gained by merely witnessing an event. The videographer/s achieved this by pairing general coverage with multiple interviews. Wide, medium and closeup shots kept the piece moving along, visually. Particularly nice detail of the raised fist. Lastly, the close spatial proximity to subjects provided a layer of intimacy to the work.

Re all submissions: Don’t be afraid to plant yourself in the middle of the action. And please, monitor audio levels so all clips come across at the same volume. A video is only as strong as its audio!

1. Sascha Wolf-Sorokin, Lauren Mahoney, Izzy Gonzalez

“B-block protest”

The Sagamore, Brookline High School

Lindsay Wise and Marcella Anderson, advisers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYQO-_U2kmo

2. A.J. Kret

“King Philip HERE WE COME”

Denebola, Newton South High School

Sam Lee, adviser

3. Zuhair Syed

“My Normandy Academy Journey”

The LHS Review, Lowell High School

Matthew Brennan, adviser

My Normandy Academy Journey

4. Matt Durkey

“48 Hours in Franklin: Through the Eyes of a Filmmaker”

Pantherbook, Franklin High School

John Leighton, adviser

48 Hours in Franklin: Through the Eyes of a Filmmaker

5. Juan Giron

“Never Stop Working Hard”

LHS Review, Lowell High School

Adviser: Matthew Brennan

Never stop working hard