Videomaker Contest Winners http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/07contestwinners 20th Annual Videomaker Short Video Contest Announcments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Oops http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/07contestwinners/2008/03/21/oops/ http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/07contestwinners/2008/03/21/oops/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:46:40 +0000 cfulton http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/07contestwinners/2008/03/21/oops/ We had an issue with the Flash encoding of the contest videos, so we’re re-encoding them now. Hopefully the completed videos will be right-side up, without a blue cast, and will include audio. Hold tight… I’ll post again when they’re back. Thanks for your patience.

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Camcorder: Sony DCR-TRV730
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Prize: Pinnacle Studio 11

In this hi-tech society, what happens when you can’t make that cell phone call? A nicely edited video with a surprise twist.

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Camcorder: Sony DCR-TRV730
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro 11
Prize: Hitachi DZHS300A DVD Camcorder
A wonderfully executed video with a surprise climax. The colors and textures Sam uses are beautiful and tie in with the theme of the overall video.

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Camcorder: Canon GL2
Editing Software: Apple Final Cut Pro
Prize: Hitachi DZHS300A DVD Camcorder

A well-shot piece with good camera angles and tight editing. Aaron uses sound effects and music quite well, changing the sounds as the mood of the video changes.

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Animation Software: Adobe Flash
Prize: Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11

A funny animation about a piece of bacon fighting other breakfast foods. Hey, you can’t go wrong with bacon.

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Camcorder: Canon XL2
Prize: Grass Valley Edius 4

An artistically produced black and white video using light and shadows to the fullest.

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Camcorder: Panasonic AG-HVX200
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
Prize: Photoflex Starlite Octodome NXT Location Kit

A classic use of sound effects, smoke, low-key lighting and suspenseful music makes this young video our pick for best drama, complete with a well-choreographed fight scene.

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Camcorder: Sony DCR-TRV730
Editing Software: Apple Final Cut Pro 3
Prize: Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro HDMI capture/output card
Steve’s video of a Yosemite photographer expresses the patience photogs must have to get “just that right shot”, and the work and time it takes to achieve it.

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Camcorder: Panasonic AG-HVX200
Editing Software: Avid Xpress Pro
Prize: TriLab Build Your Own Digital Hotcakes Library
Jean-Pierre made this look so fun, we really want to start our own “Videomaker-Dragon Boat Team”!

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Camcorder: Canon GL2
Editing Software: Sony Vegas 6
Prize: SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4.5

Our favorite Educational entry this year because it was so well done, so concise with B-roll to match the voice track, that we really felt we could comfortably install this device ourselves.

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