Title: The Order
Prize: Panasonic PV-GS70 Mini DV Camcorder ($999)
Producers: Andrew Watson and Josh Camerota, West Chester, PA
Camcorders: Sony DCR-VX1000, Canon GL1
Editor: Adobe Premiere
Title: The Ending
Prize: Ulead MediaStudio Pro 7 and DVD Workshop ($990)
Producer: Steve Murphy, Choudrant, LA
Camcorder: Canon XL1s
Editor: Adobe Premiere 6.0
How do you know it's time to panic? When the video that you just rented from the corner store features video of you, on the couch, witnessing some very strange goings on. The Ending depicts such a video. A second camcorder, mounted above the television, is the secret to the surreal submission.
Title: The Road Kill Grill
Prize: Azden 500LT Wireless Microphone System ($825)
Producer: Mike Konstan, Ron Yarosh and Kathy Yarosh, Apopka, FL
Camcorder: Sony DCR-TRV900
Editor: Apple Final Cut Pro 3.0
Title: Critical Mass
Prize: Varizoom StealthZoom and Studio Style Kit ($699)
Producer: Keith Kooiman, Chaska, MN
Camcorder: Sony DCR-TRV25
Editor: Adobe Premiere
The first of two warfare-related winners this year, Critical Mass depicts two acquaintances who find themselves on different sides of a small nuclear device. A last-minute surprise seals the victory. The project was submitted as DivX, and audio was edited with GoldWave.
Title: A Fistful of Diapers
Prize: Pinnacle Edition ($699)
Producer: Dale Whiting, Colorado Springs, CO
Camcorder: Panasonic PV-DV52
Editor: Adobe Premiere 6.0
A great choice of music that conjures images of the Old West sets off A Fistful of Diapers. Dale Whiting worked with Michael Fleming on last year's Second Prize winner, Acron7m. It's a very funny tale of two dueling dads who find themselves at opposite ends of a changing table, tending to their respective infants' needs while competing with each other.
Title: Tears in the Rain
Prize: Trilab Digital Hotcakes Grand Slam ($579)
Producer: Rob Roy, Hudson, NH
Camcorder: Sony DCR-TRV330
Editor: Adobe Premiere 6.5
DVD authored with Ulead DVD Movie Factory
Here's a case for the use of video as therapy: Rob Roy is a singer-songwriter who wrote Tears in the Rain to express his feelings after his father passed away. A chromakey effect was utilized for some shots to enhance the appropriately dark, yet sometimes dreamlike video.
Title: The Breakup Film
Prize: Bogen 700RC2, 756BK Video Kit ($404)
Producer: Bobby Miller, Newfield, NJ
Camcorder: Sony DCR-VX2000
Editor: Adobe Premiere 6.0
The Breakup Film is a parody of 1950s-era instructional film on "Losing the One You Love". The use of black and white really helps to set off this very funny video, which includes such disparate things as a rabbit with surgical bandages, a floating clock, and self-deprecating voice-over talent.
Title: Christmas in Shanghai
Prize: Roadwired Photo/Video Pro Bag, Cable Stable and Attache Laptop Bag ($350)
Producer: David Ozmun, Arkadelphia, AR
Camcorder: Canon GL2
Editor: Avid Xpress DV
David Ozmun, mass communications faculty member at Ouachita Baptist University, chronicles a trip made with a University singing group to observe the remarkably Western Christmas festivities in Shanghai. We also found it striking that Ozmun reported having no problems traveling with video equipment or shooting in China.
Title: Malignant Night
Prize: ADS Pyro A/V Link Analog-to-FireWire Converter ($279)
Producers: Josh Murdy, Andover, MN
Camcorder: Sony CCD-TRV67
Editor: Adobe Premiere 6.5
Malignant Night was a notable DVD submission, adding some features that are most commonly associated with Hollywood DVDs. The disc was authored with Pinnacle Impression and includes some interactive functions, including a simple game. Hats off to Josh for pushing the limits of his DVD authoring software.
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