Jenny Russell
September 12th, 2008, 08:13 PM
And the Winner of UWOL X is …
Ahem… before I get to that, I want to thank everyone who participated. It was great fun to view all of the entries and to learn about the good things people are doing for the planet. Thank you also for the opportunity to be your judge: I was impressed by so many of the entries. Choosing the top three was a difficult choice, and I felt several others came quite close.
And now, drum roll, please ……. The winners are:
Gold Medal: Marj Atkins and “Free Me”
I just loved this video! It was short, fun and conveyed the message without words or talking heads. The music, the speeded-up video, the editing – I enjoyed it all. I really liked the bucket theme and following the bucket around from the city to a home to the refuge, then seeing how it was employed to help the critters. Throw your change in the bucket for the wildlife refuge!
Silver Medal: Ryan Farnes and “Wilderness Utah”
This is a gorgeous video of a gorgeous state. There are so many beautiful shots in this video: the opening shot that moves to an underwater shot; the grains of sand moving to the sand dunes; the shot that changes focus between the forest and the trees, so to speak, to a single leaf. The video moved well between shots of Utah to the two gentlemen speaking, and the background music wove it together. Beautiful video.
Bronze Medal: Rob Evans and “Binfield Badgers”
I thought this was a very effective PSA: spare but moving. Although the beginning felt a bit abrupt, the video effectively conveyed the problem, the solution (the path), the threats that could prevent the badgers from using the path, and the likely result. The map showing the badger path, the surrounding development and the roadways really helped to show the issue graphically and succinctly. I really liked all of the shots of the badgers moving at night, which help the viewer to understand and empathize with the badgers. The shots of the cars at night cutting to the dead badger at the side of a road were distressing but effective. I would vote this PSA the best for opening my wallet.
This is a great idea for the contest, and I understand that many of you are still working on entries to be submitted at a later date. I want to congratulate everyone who took on this task. There are so many small environmental organizations that are doing so much good work behind the scenes, and they can benefit from your help and support. I want to encourage all of you at the UWOL Challenge to keep up the good work.
Ahem… before I get to that, I want to thank everyone who participated. It was great fun to view all of the entries and to learn about the good things people are doing for the planet. Thank you also for the opportunity to be your judge: I was impressed by so many of the entries. Choosing the top three was a difficult choice, and I felt several others came quite close.
And now, drum roll, please ……. The winners are:
Gold Medal: Marj Atkins and “Free Me”
I just loved this video! It was short, fun and conveyed the message without words or talking heads. The music, the speeded-up video, the editing – I enjoyed it all. I really liked the bucket theme and following the bucket around from the city to a home to the refuge, then seeing how it was employed to help the critters. Throw your change in the bucket for the wildlife refuge!
Silver Medal: Ryan Farnes and “Wilderness Utah”
This is a gorgeous video of a gorgeous state. There are so many beautiful shots in this video: the opening shot that moves to an underwater shot; the grains of sand moving to the sand dunes; the shot that changes focus between the forest and the trees, so to speak, to a single leaf. The video moved well between shots of Utah to the two gentlemen speaking, and the background music wove it together. Beautiful video.
Bronze Medal: Rob Evans and “Binfield Badgers”
I thought this was a very effective PSA: spare but moving. Although the beginning felt a bit abrupt, the video effectively conveyed the problem, the solution (the path), the threats that could prevent the badgers from using the path, and the likely result. The map showing the badger path, the surrounding development and the roadways really helped to show the issue graphically and succinctly. I really liked all of the shots of the badgers moving at night, which help the viewer to understand and empathize with the badgers. The shots of the cars at night cutting to the dead badger at the side of a road were distressing but effective. I would vote this PSA the best for opening my wallet.
This is a great idea for the contest, and I understand that many of you are still working on entries to be submitted at a later date. I want to congratulate everyone who took on this task. There are so many small environmental organizations that are doing so much good work behind the scenes, and they can benefit from your help and support. I want to encourage all of you at the UWOL Challenge to keep up the good work.