Christian Filmmakers 24-Hour Contest - March 1, 2008

Our goals for this contest are to (1) have fun, (2) get to know who can make a good web video and (3) showcase what Christian filmmakers are doing today.

Entries are scored in five categories:

  • Story (10 points)
  • Cinematography (5 points)
  • Sound (5 points)
  • Performance (5 points)
  • Editing (5 points)

Each video needs to include three of seven possible security elements:

  1. Cheerios
  2. Baseball
  3. Mismatched Socks
  4. Guitar
  5. Camera Technique of a 720 degree camera pan
  6. Dialog of "Stop these shenanigans!"
  7. Dialog of "That better not be what I think it is."

Judges

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Top Ten

1 - The Lost Sock (WINNER)

Total
Score:

23.5
Story
Score:

8
Cinematography
Score:

4
Sound
Score:

4
Performance
Score:

3.5
Editing
Score:

4

Judge Comments:

good framing, flat VO at times, good music, clever story


2 - Illumination

Total
Score:

23.5
Story
Score:

5
Cinematography
Score:

5
Sound
Score:

4.5
Performance
Score:

4
Editing
Score:

5

Judge Comments:

great lighting in open, good edit, well framed, a little derivative, great art direction, unclear story


3 - Soundtrack

Total
Score:

23
Story
Score:

7.5
Cinematography
Score:

3.5
Sound
Score:

4
Performance
Score:

4.5
Editing
Score:

3.5

Judge Comments:

very clever, some parts hard to hear


4 - Cereal

Total
Score:

23
Story
Score:

7
Cinematography
Score:

4
Sound
Score:

4
Performance
Score:

4
Editing
Score:

4

Judge Comments:

well written, too many credits


5 - Yesterday

Total
Score:

21
Story
Score:

6.5
Cinematography
Score:

4
Sound
Score:

3
Performance
Score:

3
Editing
Score:

4.5

Judge Comments:

nice open, framing, music too epic, physical acting good


6 - Do You?

Total
Score:

21
Story
Score:

7
Cinematography
Score:

4
Sound
Score:

3.5
Performance
Score:

2.5
Editing
Score:

4

Judge Comments:

good framing, long lens, good racks, good sound mix


7 - Backseat Driver

Total
Score:

18.5
Story
Score:

6
Cinematography
Score:

3
Sound
Score:

2.5
Performance
Score:

4
Editing
Score:

3

Judge Comments:

good performance by kid, deliberate pacing


8 - Open

Total
Score:

18.5
Story
Score:

5.5
Cinematography
Score:

3
Sound
Score:

3.5
Performance
Score:

3.5
Editing
Score:

3

Judge Comments:

good idea, well executed


9 - Locked & Loaded

Total
Score:

18
Story
Score:

5.5
Cinematography
Score:

3.5
Sound
Score:

3
Performance
Score:

3
Editing
Score:

3

Judge Comments:

nice 720


10 - Morning War

Total
Score:

18
Story
Score:

6
Cinematography
Score:

3.5
Sound
Score:

2
Performance
Score:

3
Editing
Score:

3.5

Judge Comments:

good light, sound but badly mixed, good cam


Unranked Entries in Order of Submission

Out of Sync

Judge Comments:

Cool idea, not executed fully, inside joke-ish


Backseat Driver

Judge Comments:

good performance by kid, deliberate pacing


KnightSchool

Judge Comments:

fun concept


Rhapsody of an Afternoon

Judge Comments:

sound needs to be much better, needs a stronger finish


My Daughter’s Dates

Judge Comments:

needed tight shots, clever credits


Skypeman

Judge Comments:

more motion in animation, needs better sound,


The Lost Sock (WINNER)

Judge Comments:

good framing, flat VO at times, good music, clever story


Father Who Art - - Trailer

Judge Comments:

music too epic, clich


Sundays

Judge Comments:

music didn


KRA Entertainment - Wandering

Judge Comments:

overproduced credits, no real story


Mismatched Luck

Judge Comments:

good edit at top


Found

Judge Comments:

dry performance, rough sound,


Psalms 104

Judge Comments:

good music, no moving visuals, bad integration of security elements


Locked & Loaded

Judge Comments:

nice 720


Yesterday

Judge Comments:

nice open, framing, music too epic, physical acting good


No other gods before me

Judge Comments:

too quirky and random


The Lost Socks

Judge Comments:

music too epic, fun idea


I Have Kept The Faith

Judge Comments:

no clear narrative


Never Cheat on a Super Hero

Judge Comments:

harsh light


Morning War

Judge Comments:

good light, sound but badly mixed, good cam


The Brother

Judge Comments:

clever idea, not well executed


Open

Judge Comments:

good idea, well executed


Trash Reinvented

Judge Comments:

don


Soundtrack

Judge Comments:

very clever, some parts hard to hear


My Boy

Judge Comments:

clever, needs better VO perf to work,


Russells Battle

Judge Comments:

nice 720 shot, tough to direct kids,


The Little Kids

Judge Comments:

need more cuts


Going to the clown with Dad

Judge Comments:

needed shots of dad, no real story


Only Way Out

Judge Comments:

music too epic


ATTITUDE

Judge Comments:

random 720 shot, too long for what it is


The Reluctant Witness

Judge Comments:

liked the idea, lighting needed work


Do You?

Judge Comments:

good framing, long lens, good racks, good sound mix


Yesterday

Judge Comments:

nice edit, random story


The Great Gossip

Judge Comments:

good acting from the kids (although watch the eye darts), not-so-great from the Dad, decent implementation of the concept


Flowers

Judge Comments:

nice open, good framing, nice edit, not much story


AG/PM

Judge Comments:

lighting rough


Prodigy

Judge Comments:

interesting concept but wasn’t implemented well, ending was confusing


Ah, To Be A Homeschooler

Judge Comments:

bad sound, no light


Chasing Money

Judge Comments:

good efx but random


Homie the Homeschooler

Judge Comments:

too over the top


Illumination

Judge Comments:

great lighting in open, good edit, well framed, a little derivative, great art direction, unclear story


Cereal

Judge Comments:

well written, too many credits


Solomon

Judge Comments:

VO driven didn


The Quest for the Holy Cheerios

Judge Comments:

ADR didn


Bounty

Judge Comments:

ambiguous story


The End of an Old Beginning

Judge Comments:

original music but needed some sync sound


Dragon Quest

Judge Comments:

campy, fun, was this already shot?


The Best Day

Judge Comments:

sync sound fx don


The Cheerios Heist

Judge Comments:

good natural light, too dry, no real story


Billiard Baseball

Judge Comments:

nice cam animation, unclear story


Waiting for Love

Judge Comments:

music too epic, story unclear


The Sock

Judge Comments:

liked the guitar guy, random story


The Kindness Project

Judge Comments:

clever idea with heart, didn


Who’s Your Neighbor

Judge Comments:

good sound, needs insert shots, music too epic at times, story too vague


DIVINE APPOINTMENT

Judge Comments:

lost all momentum near the end


Super Guy!

Judge Comments:

rough sound, flat acting


Locks, Attorney at Law

Judge Comments:

well written but wordy, needs music, good acting by girl


To Become Like A Child

Judge Comments:

VO driven


Post Boy

Judge Comments:

epic idea without epic production


Change of Plans

Judge Comments:

VO needs work, idea not executed


The Fall

Judge Comments:

inconsistent sound


Wednesday

Judge Comments:

rough editing, needed a better hook


The Making of - Forever Amore

Judge Comments:

fun concept but not executed


A Tale of Two Schools

Judge Comments:

needed sync sound


A Day in the Life of a Geek

Judge Comments:

good open, little kid acts well,


It only takes one

Judge Comments:

poor VO performance, good heart


Mr. Martin’s Check-up

Judge Comments:

rough jumpcuts, odd casting, fun concept


roadside

Judge Comments:

needs sync sound, no clear story


A few tips on How to be a Good Evil Genius

Judge Comments:

pick 1 font


The Guitar Player

Judge Comments:

obnoxious credits, ruff edits, random music


Heavenly Cheerios

Judge Comments:

no clear story, random editing


The Shenanigans

Judge Comments:

no insert shots, bad sound and FX