June 2015 Video Contest Winner And Review
WINNER CHOSEN AND REVIEW BY SCUBAVERSE.COM’S UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY EDITOR JEFF GOODMAN
Winner: ‘Project Shark’ by Tony Reed
Winning Video:
Congratulations to all those who entered their videos – all of them were good to watch. Making an underwater video does take a little time and patience both while underwater and during the editing stage. It’s always nice to see thought going into sequence structure and music choice. Quality of the video images is important but even if the individual shots are not technically perfect, a great film can be produced by creating a good mood of excitement, drama, tranquillity, and so on. Interesting information about what the film is about always makes a difference, be it in the form of graphics or spoken narration.
Difficult to choose a winner this month but in the end I picked Project Shark by Tony Reed. Technically good shots both sharp and well exposed and the story line was interesting.
Please do look at the comments I have made about each film below and consider any issues in your next videos. I’m looking forward to seeing next month’s entries.
Diving Portland with Scuba Teks May 2015 by Andy Kent
Great beginning and really got me keen to watch it through. Good images and pacey music. Loved the scallop in the shallows. The pace continued with interesting images and then a break back to the surface kept the pace going. The video certainly showed a love and enthusiasm for diving and made me want to get back into the water. Moving ahead for future videos perhaps it may be worth now trying a few longer and steady shots on the wildlife. Really like the graphics.
Very strong intro with good information on rolling graphics followed by some excellent fast motion surface shots which kept the mood of the video going. This was enhanced with a good music choice creating an exciting intro for the diving still to come. The underwater wildlife shots that followed were very excellent. Clear, sharp and well exposed. But… because of the title and the dramatic intro I was now eager to see hammerheads. They did appear but I was expecting more. A narration would have pulled all this together and kept the audience informed on what was happening. The wildlife that makes up the habitat of the sharks – the difficulty in finding them – a little bit about their biology, and then of course the sheer excitment of seeing them.
Keep all the footage you have and on the next Project Shark dive simply add more shark images to those you already have.
Nice timelapse opening. Good music and straight into lovely wildlife. The video has a good pace and certainly shows how rich Cornish diving can be.
Mariettas Dive June 2014 by SKuba Steve Krausse
Well done on creating an excellent ‘feel good’ video. Reminded me of many of the joys of diving.
So congratulations to Tony for being this month’s winner. July’s Video Contest is open now, so get filming!
