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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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


11 - The Reluctant Witness

Total
Score:
18 Story
Score:
6.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3.5
Judge Comments:

liked the idea, lighting needed work


12 - Mismatched Luck

Total
Score:
17.5 Story
Score:
5.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
3.5
Judge Comments:

good edit at top


13 - Never Cheat on a Super Hero

Total
Score:
17.5 Story
Score:
6 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
3 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

harsh light


14 - The Sock

Total
Score:
17.5 Story
Score:
6 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
3.5 Performance
Score:
3.5 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

liked the guitar guy, random story


15 - Out of Sync

Total
Score:
17 Story
Score:
5.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

Cool idea, not executed fully, inside joke-ish


16 - Who’s Your Neighbor

Total
Score:
17 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
3.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

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


17 - My Daughter’s Dates

Total
Score:
16.5 Story
Score:
5.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

needed tight shots, clever credits


18 - Bounty

Total
Score:
16.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
3.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

ambiguous story


19 - KnightSchool

Total
Score:
16 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

fun concept


20 - The Lost Socks

Total
Score:
16 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

music too epic, fun idea


21 - Father Who Art - - Trailer

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

music too epic, clich


22 - My Boy

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

clever, needs better VO perf to work,


23 - Yesterday

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
3 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3.5
Judge Comments:

nice edit, random story


24 - Flowers

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
3.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
3.5
Judge Comments:

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


25 - Prodigy

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

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


26 - DIVINE APPOINTMENT

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
3 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

lost all momentum near the end


27 - Super Guy!

Total
Score:
15.5 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

rough sound, flat acting


28 - The Kindness Project

Total
Score:
15 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
3.5
Judge Comments:

clever idea with heart, didn


29 - The Brother

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
5.5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

clever idea, not well executed


30 - ATTITUDE

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

random 720 shot, too long for what it is


31 - Homie the Homeschooler

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

too over the top


32 - Dragon Quest

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

campy, fun, was this already shot?


33 - Locks, Attorney at Law

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
5.5 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
3.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

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


34 - To Become Like A Child

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

VO driven


35 - Post Boy

Total
Score:
14.5 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
3 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

epic idea without epic production


36 - Skypeman

Total
Score:
14 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

more motion in animation, needs better sound,


37 - Chasing Money

Total
Score:
14 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

good efx but random


38 - The End of an Old Beginning

Total
Score:
14 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

original music but needed some sync sound


39 - Change of Plans

Total
Score:
14 Story
Score:
5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

VO needs work, idea not executed


40 - Billiard Baseball

Total
Score:
13.5 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
3
Judge Comments:

nice cam animation, unclear story


41 - The Fall

Total
Score:
13.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

inconsistent sound


42 - Sundays

Total
Score:
13 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

music didn


43 - The Great Gossip

Total
Score:
13 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
3.5 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

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


44 - AG/PM

Total
Score:
13 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

lighting rough


45 - Solomon

Total
Score:
13 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

VO driven didn


46 - Wednesday

Total
Score:
13 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

rough editing, needed a better hook


47 - Waiting for Love

Total
Score:
12.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

music too epic, story unclear


48 - The Making of - Forever Amore

Total
Score:
12.5 Story
Score:
4.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

fun concept but not executed


49 - Rhapsody of an Afternoon

Total
Score:
12 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

sound needs to be much better, needs a stronger finish


50 - The Cheerios Heist

Total
Score:
12 Story
Score:
3 Cinematography
Score:
3 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

good natural light, too dry, no real story


51 - Russells Battle

Total
Score:
11.5 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

nice 720 shot, tough to direct kids,


52 - A Tale of Two Schools

Total
Score:
11.5 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2.5
Judge Comments:

needed sync sound


53 - No other gods before me

Total
Score:
11 Story
Score:
2.5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

too quirky and random


54 - The Quest for the Holy Cheerios

Total
Score:
11 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

ADR didn


55 - A Day in the Life of a Geek

Total
Score:
11 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

good open, little kid acts well,


56 - It only takes one

Total
Score:
11 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

poor VO performance, good heart


57 - Found

Total
Score:
10.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

dry performance, rough sound,


58 - Mr. Martin’s Check-up

Total
Score:
10.5 Story
Score:
4 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

rough jumpcuts, odd casting, fun concept


59 - roadside

Total
Score:
10.5 Story
Score:
2.5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

needs sync sound, no clear story


60 - Only Way Out

Total
Score:
10 Story
Score:
3.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

music too epic


61 - Ah, To Be A Homeschooler

Total
Score:
10 Story
Score:
3 Cinematography
Score:
1 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

bad sound, no light


62 - A few tips on How to be a Good Evil Genius

Total
Score:
10 Story
Score:
3 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
1 Performance
Score:
2.5 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

pick 1 font


63 - I Have Kept The Faith

Total
Score:
9.5 Story
Score:
2 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

no clear narrative


64 - Trash Reinvented

Total
Score:
9.5 Story
Score:
2 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

don


65 - The Best Day

Total
Score:
9.5 Story
Score:
1.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
2 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
2
Judge Comments:

sync sound fx don


66 - The Little Kids

Total
Score:
9 Story
Score:
3 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

need more cuts


67 - The Guitar Player

Total
Score:
9 Story
Score:
2.5 Cinematography
Score:
2.5 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1
Judge Comments:

obnoxious credits, ruff edits, random music


68 - KRA Entertainment - Wandering

Total
Score:
8.5 Story
Score:
2 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

overproduced credits, no real story


69 - Heavenly Cheerios

Total
Score:
8.5 Story
Score:
2.5 Cinematography
Score:
2 Sound
Score:
1.5 Performance
Score:
1.5 Editing
Score:
1
Judge Comments:

no clear story, random editing


70 - The Shenanigans

Total
Score:
8.5 Story
Score:
2.5 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
1 Performance
Score:
2 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

no insert shots, bad sound and FX


71 - Psalms 104

Total
Score:
7.5 Story
Score:
1 Cinematography
Score:
1.5 Sound
Score:
2.5 Performance
Score:
1 Editing
Score:
1.5
Judge Comments:

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


72 - Going to the clown with Dad

Total
Score:
6 Story
Score:
2 Cinematography
Score:
1 Sound
Score:
1 Performance
Score:
1 Editing
Score:
1
Judge Comments:

needed shots of dad, no real story