For this round we decided to give reviews to who didn't pass as well.
CantRushPerfectness:
Congratulations! You are in the final three! We were impressed by your entry on many different levels. You definitely understood the challenge purpose and what we wanted to see. The major points about your entry regards the originality of the story you created. You choose a theme completely unexpected and you unfolded it well during the entire time. The basic idea of the character killing its patients, and gaining euforia by that, is already an original story to portray, but you didn’t just stopped there. You created an antagonist (in this case the FBI detectives), and in doing so, you definitely used the main aspects of a real story. Particularly interesting is the fact that you actually make the viewer symphatize with the character, which is supposed to be an evil one, leaving it wondering if it is right to cheer for Cristina when the good characters should be instead the detectives. The tipping point is also underlyned when the detectives come into the story. Good manipolations and nice editing overall. The song choice was very fitting and it gave more strenght to the black humor of the story. The end was, once again, unexpected and it was probably the more appropriate to the story you have told so far. Some people may have tried to give the story an happy ending, or making Cristina ending up in jail. It wasn’t needed and perhaps even wrong. You definitely nailed the end and the voiceover used for it, was totally fitting. The only thing that left your entry up for discussion was if the rule of changing the character was well followed. As stated you could have used same characters of a show but with the important exception of making them do something completely different from the original storyline (the example we gave was One Tree Hill – Brooke and Peyton fighting demons). In your entry the issue was if you actually changed the character or just the actions of it. Cristina Young don’t go around killing her patients, so you definitely changed a major part of the original storyline, nonetheless her being a doctor is still a very important factor related to the original storyline. If we were talking about a show that let the story focus more on other events rather than the character’s profession, it would have been more acceptable than a show such as Grey’s Anatomy where all the stories unfold into a medical setting. You should know that this was discussed a lot and let you loose some points, however, we eventually decided to let you pass due the excellence your entry showed in all the other aspects.
Sweetladybat:
Congratulations on making it to the final three! We really enjoyed what you did with your entry this round. First off, we liked the fact that you kept the video as a whole very simple. By simple, we mean no extravagant effects and colorings. We felt that you doing this showed us how well you managed to make all of your scene choices mesh together, and judging by the amount of fandoms that you took scenes from, we believe that you did a really great job in this department. The story you created for your entry was slightly dark and entertaining as well. It was interesting to see how he was kind of living out the story he was trying to write as he was falling more and more in love. It is impressive to see how you took this challenge with even more weight than requested. It didn’t passed unnoticed the difficulties that come with using a story like yours. There are basically two stories, the fictional one he writes, and the one the characters truly live and we think you did a fantastic job in merging the two of them together; it requires much focus on the story and real conscience about the structure/direction of a video to focus on the editing and the flow of two different stories. It was particurlarly interesting to see how well you balanced those two stories, never letting one of the two overlapping the other and giving them meaning to accomplish the purpose of your overall story. We found that your editing really helped us understand what was going on throughout the video. We also really liked the little things you added, like the overlaying of book/typed pages as you showed the scenes that the author was trying to create. It was a clever way of allowing us to get into the author's head. Also, the typewriter effect at the beginning of the video, and throughout the rest of the video, was very well done. It made the video feel that much more realistic. You were the best for this round according to creating a video that really focuses on an original story; all the characters that you created felt real in your video, to the point where we weren't thinking about where we originally know the actors and actresses from. This is really hard to accomplish even for A+ movies/books, and exactly what we were looking for. Not once during your entry we thought: “this is similar to..” or “this reminds me of”. Some manipolations are a little forced such as at 4:13/4:20, but others are totally believable. The song choice was perfect for the mood of the video and really added to the flow of the story. The effort you put in this entry is clearly shown. Overall, amazing job!
Nyah86Production:
Congratulations on moving on to the last round of this competition. In this round we asked for you to edit a story and you completed the objective perfectly in a very simple way, but at the same time captivating who was watching it. The story was very well expressed throughout the video with a few sounds effects that just made the video seems more real, especially at the beginning of the video with the birds singing (00.02). A video that focuses so much on the storyline it’s like interpreting a book and sometimes when it doesn't have a good cover or a good introduction we lose the interests in reading it, but your credits were very interesting and proportional like we were watching a 3D movie with the glasses on; it was a very interesting experience. Your video just proves that not always a simple video is ‘less than..’; in your case if it was more complex and as long as your was, it would be difficult for the viewers to concentrate on the essence of the story. The storyline was very simple too, but at some point it was very obvious what was going to happen; there are definitely some predictable elements in your story. However you played with the couple dynamics using different angles. The development of the storyline was so 'watchful', specially the scenes manipulation with Merlin/Morgana interaction in the beginning of their relationship (03.14) and you did a nice job mixing the different emotions in their storyline. Particularly related to this, for giving you an example, the humor with the sadness about their outcome in the end is very well played. And do we have to say that the last scene in the end was a surprise and it was the last missing puzzle piece in the whole video? Because it was for sure. The idea of reincarnate their love story to the modern days, it was a refreshing way to define the typical ‘happy ending’. It was a very interesting and good video with a persuasive storyline and it is easy to see the effort you put into it. Great job in this round and keep up with the good work to the next and final round.
Estaaaas:
We are sorry to say that you will not be passing on to the final three. We did enjoy what you did with your video. The editing was well done and really allowed us to easily follow what was going on in your story. Especially your manipolations were really good, as usual, and we would like to push you toward more Au/Crossover video in the future because we think you can really manage the editing difficulties that come with those type of videos. The coloring was great and the effects were well done without being too much or too little. You really managed to make two fandoms feel like they completely belonged together. If we weren't familiar with the characters from Sherlock, we could have easily believed that all the scenes came from the same movie/series. The song choice was a great and very underused so it was nice to hear something new. However, the story overall was lacking a bit in depth. We felt that we have seen this type of story on many occasions "spouse is cheating and while enraged, the other spouse kills them." We were hoping for a bit more to happen to make your story different from the rest. That being said, we felt your video that bring that extra special "oomph" to the table. We would like to congratulate you for making it this far in the contest and we have thoroughly enjoyed all the entries you created!
ForeverFaraday:
You have been one of the best regarding presentation (quality, coloring, etc.) and editing of all BOIT’s second season participants and this video is no exception. We were impressed by every entry you made so far and we were positive about you to be in the final three. However, we judge the overall performance in the competition only in the last three round and for this one we had to look up only to the current entry. The basic theme you choose was great and pretty unusual (recurrence) and the whole idea behind the video was actually good. Obviously, at this point it’s very difficult to let somebody go; everyone has strenght points and there is a reason if you were between the latest six. The big issue about your entry was that we didn’t feel that the main aspect of the challenge was accomplished. Everything is very well done. With the aspects mentioned at the beginning, also the song was really fitting; you managed to create a great atmosphere. The clips choice was great; we could actually sense doubts, fear and paranoia in the character. We could also understand the relationship between the two characters. The end is, however, unclear. We followed the entry with intrigue waiting for some sort of explanation or understanding on why she kept having those recurring dreams. You repeated the initial sequence and some clips placed at the beginning which was good, the video end with a character’s close-up like she finally knows or somehow understood what was going on, but you didn’t follow that with anything. The most important part of the challenge was to tell a story and we even discouraged the trailer form because it doesn’t give you the chance to unfold the story, most of the times. The trailer form has to leave the viewer wanting for more, and it doesn’t give much of the story away, especially for what it concerns the end. That is what we feel you accomplished with the end. We were definitely intrigued by your entry but, at the end, it seems like you didn’t finish to tell your story. We are really sorry that you didn’t pass but we want to congratulate with you anyhow for reaching so far in the competition! We truly enjoyed your entries and we hope this review can help you. We would love to see you again for the third season!
CantRushPerfectness:
Congratulations! You are in the final three! We were impressed by your entry on many different levels. You definitely understood the challenge purpose and what we wanted to see. The major points about your entry regards the originality of the story you created. You choose a theme completely unexpected and you unfolded it well during the entire time. The basic idea of the character killing its patients, and gaining euforia by that, is already an original story to portray, but you didn’t just stopped there. You created an antagonist (in this case the FBI detectives), and in doing so, you definitely used the main aspects of a real story. Particularly interesting is the fact that you actually make the viewer symphatize with the character, which is supposed to be an evil one, leaving it wondering if it is right to cheer for Cristina when the good characters should be instead the detectives. The tipping point is also underlyned when the detectives come into the story. Good manipolations and nice editing overall. The song choice was very fitting and it gave more strenght to the black humor of the story. The end was, once again, unexpected and it was probably the more appropriate to the story you have told so far. Some people may have tried to give the story an happy ending, or making Cristina ending up in jail. It wasn’t needed and perhaps even wrong. You definitely nailed the end and the voiceover used for it, was totally fitting. The only thing that left your entry up for discussion was if the rule of changing the character was well followed. As stated you could have used same characters of a show but with the important exception of making them do something completely different from the original storyline (the example we gave was One Tree Hill – Brooke and Peyton fighting demons). In your entry the issue was if you actually changed the character or just the actions of it. Cristina Young don’t go around killing her patients, so you definitely changed a major part of the original storyline, nonetheless her being a doctor is still a very important factor related to the original storyline. If we were talking about a show that let the story focus more on other events rather than the character’s profession, it would have been more acceptable than a show such as Grey’s Anatomy where all the stories unfold into a medical setting. You should know that this was discussed a lot and let you loose some points, however, we eventually decided to let you pass due the excellence your entry showed in all the other aspects.
Sweetladybat:
Congratulations on making it to the final three! We really enjoyed what you did with your entry this round. First off, we liked the fact that you kept the video as a whole very simple. By simple, we mean no extravagant effects and colorings. We felt that you doing this showed us how well you managed to make all of your scene choices mesh together, and judging by the amount of fandoms that you took scenes from, we believe that you did a really great job in this department. The story you created for your entry was slightly dark and entertaining as well. It was interesting to see how he was kind of living out the story he was trying to write as he was falling more and more in love. It is impressive to see how you took this challenge with even more weight than requested. It didn’t passed unnoticed the difficulties that come with using a story like yours. There are basically two stories, the fictional one he writes, and the one the characters truly live and we think you did a fantastic job in merging the two of them together; it requires much focus on the story and real conscience about the structure/direction of a video to focus on the editing and the flow of two different stories. It was particurlarly interesting to see how well you balanced those two stories, never letting one of the two overlapping the other and giving them meaning to accomplish the purpose of your overall story. We found that your editing really helped us understand what was going on throughout the video. We also really liked the little things you added, like the overlaying of book/typed pages as you showed the scenes that the author was trying to create. It was a clever way of allowing us to get into the author's head. Also, the typewriter effect at the beginning of the video, and throughout the rest of the video, was very well done. It made the video feel that much more realistic. You were the best for this round according to creating a video that really focuses on an original story; all the characters that you created felt real in your video, to the point where we weren't thinking about where we originally know the actors and actresses from. This is really hard to accomplish even for A+ movies/books, and exactly what we were looking for. Not once during your entry we thought: “this is similar to..” or “this reminds me of”. Some manipolations are a little forced such as at 4:13/4:20, but others are totally believable. The song choice was perfect for the mood of the video and really added to the flow of the story. The effort you put in this entry is clearly shown. Overall, amazing job!
Nyah86Production:
Congratulations on moving on to the last round of this competition. In this round we asked for you to edit a story and you completed the objective perfectly in a very simple way, but at the same time captivating who was watching it. The story was very well expressed throughout the video with a few sounds effects that just made the video seems more real, especially at the beginning of the video with the birds singing (00.02). A video that focuses so much on the storyline it’s like interpreting a book and sometimes when it doesn't have a good cover or a good introduction we lose the interests in reading it, but your credits were very interesting and proportional like we were watching a 3D movie with the glasses on; it was a very interesting experience. Your video just proves that not always a simple video is ‘less than..’; in your case if it was more complex and as long as your was, it would be difficult for the viewers to concentrate on the essence of the story. The storyline was very simple too, but at some point it was very obvious what was going to happen; there are definitely some predictable elements in your story. However you played with the couple dynamics using different angles. The development of the storyline was so 'watchful', specially the scenes manipulation with Merlin/Morgana interaction in the beginning of their relationship (03.14) and you did a nice job mixing the different emotions in their storyline. Particularly related to this, for giving you an example, the humor with the sadness about their outcome in the end is very well played. And do we have to say that the last scene in the end was a surprise and it was the last missing puzzle piece in the whole video? Because it was for sure. The idea of reincarnate their love story to the modern days, it was a refreshing way to define the typical ‘happy ending’. It was a very interesting and good video with a persuasive storyline and it is easy to see the effort you put into it. Great job in this round and keep up with the good work to the next and final round.
Estaaaas:
We are sorry to say that you will not be passing on to the final three. We did enjoy what you did with your video. The editing was well done and really allowed us to easily follow what was going on in your story. Especially your manipolations were really good, as usual, and we would like to push you toward more Au/Crossover video in the future because we think you can really manage the editing difficulties that come with those type of videos. The coloring was great and the effects were well done without being too much or too little. You really managed to make two fandoms feel like they completely belonged together. If we weren't familiar with the characters from Sherlock, we could have easily believed that all the scenes came from the same movie/series. The song choice was a great and very underused so it was nice to hear something new. However, the story overall was lacking a bit in depth. We felt that we have seen this type of story on many occasions "spouse is cheating and while enraged, the other spouse kills them." We were hoping for a bit more to happen to make your story different from the rest. That being said, we felt your video that bring that extra special "oomph" to the table. We would like to congratulate you for making it this far in the contest and we have thoroughly enjoyed all the entries you created!
ForeverFaraday:
You have been one of the best regarding presentation (quality, coloring, etc.) and editing of all BOIT’s second season participants and this video is no exception. We were impressed by every entry you made so far and we were positive about you to be in the final three. However, we judge the overall performance in the competition only in the last three round and for this one we had to look up only to the current entry. The basic theme you choose was great and pretty unusual (recurrence) and the whole idea behind the video was actually good. Obviously, at this point it’s very difficult to let somebody go; everyone has strenght points and there is a reason if you were between the latest six. The big issue about your entry was that we didn’t feel that the main aspect of the challenge was accomplished. Everything is very well done. With the aspects mentioned at the beginning, also the song was really fitting; you managed to create a great atmosphere. The clips choice was great; we could actually sense doubts, fear and paranoia in the character. We could also understand the relationship between the two characters. The end is, however, unclear. We followed the entry with intrigue waiting for some sort of explanation or understanding on why she kept having those recurring dreams. You repeated the initial sequence and some clips placed at the beginning which was good, the video end with a character’s close-up like she finally knows or somehow understood what was going on, but you didn’t follow that with anything. The most important part of the challenge was to tell a story and we even discouraged the trailer form because it doesn’t give you the chance to unfold the story, most of the times. The trailer form has to leave the viewer wanting for more, and it doesn’t give much of the story away, especially for what it concerns the end. That is what we feel you accomplished with the end. We were definitely intrigued by your entry but, at the end, it seems like you didn’t finish to tell your story. We are really sorry that you didn’t pass but we want to congratulate with you anyhow for reaching so far in the competition! We truly enjoyed your entries and we hope this review can help you. We would love to see you again for the third season!