Round Three: 

Points: 9/10

POSITIVE

• Dynamic composition at 0:31

• Your headswap at 0:24 to keep consistency was greatly done

• Great transition at 0:40

• Fantastic wide shot at 0:44

• Recoloring the clothes from Otto make the scenes was a very good touch

• Recoloring as well all the judge character’s outfits to match their name was a nice detail 

• Nice lighting shot at 2:42

• 3:19 good character interaction

• Good composition at 3:36

• Great transition at 3:44

• Nice composition at ending shot

• Won photoshoot

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

•  The music change at 2:05 could’ve been a bit smoother

• Steering wheel at 3:36 is too big compared to Otto

• There’s some moments where the screen goes black between shots (eg. 0:43)

​

NOTE: 

Otto is such a fun character to watch, love that he slept through most of the round and the way that you showed the passing of time was great. The backstory can be a bit confusing to follow at points since we are missing a lot of details but we’re sure that as the rounds go on and we get more information everything will become clear.

Round Three: 

Points: 7.5/10

POSITIVE

• Masking is clean and well done throughout

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• On point facial expressions throughout

• Cute composition at 1:09

• Nice reflection at 1:16

• Smooth tracking at 1:18, nice use of shadows

• 1:24 pretty lighting

• Great track with bottle at 2:33

• Fantastic dramatic shot at 2:35

• 2:43 good blush

• Shadows give depth to the compositions

• Nice use of group shots for b-roll

• 6:52 great camera use

• Very fitting song choices

• Natural recoloring at 7:32

• Nice pillow throw at 7:52

• Fantastic contrast of the dark green environments with Henry against the bright environment of the maids

• Compelling conversation between Otto and Henry

• Nice handshake

• Pacing is on-point throughout

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Colouring is inconsistent throughout video

• Coloring is off at 0:35

• Green lines for Katrina masks

• Wine splatter looks like blood at 2:40

• Very rough mask at 2:58

• Hand is cut off at 3:01

• Shirt off at 5:20

• 7:15 coloring bleeds into glass

• Sizing inconsistencies with Otto

​

NOTE: 

While his character has been eliminated, we have to say you got us hooked into his story since the beginning. The way you write characters along with the facial expressions you chose for every single interaction were a delight to watch. We believe you should be proud of the work you put on him and we can’t wait to see more of you!

Round Three: 

Points: 10/10

POSITIVE

• Third to finish

• Masking is clean and well done throughout

• Lighting and colouring is well done throughout

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Fantastic use of sound effects

• Flawless tracking at 0:50

• Great dream sequence

• Smooth tracking at 1:12

• Music cues are on point

• Very well doe composition at 2:22

• Clever use of clock at 2:35 for time skip

• Good touch with blurring text to show she's focused on other matters

• 2:58 canon looking manip

• 3:10 nice hand transition shot

• Beautiful transition at 3:48 from flashback to present

• Nice headswap for consistency

• 3:52 fantastic transition

• 3:52 nice blush

• 4:08 nice use of dramatic effects to emphasize her reaction

• 4:15 very natural composition

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Proportions are off at 1:33

​

NOTE: 

Your entries continue to impress, the way you manage to make some manips look canon keeps amazing us. From the headswaps, to the recolors, it all looks incredibly flawless. We can’t wait to see what happens next with Maua’s story and the direction you take for her story.

Round Three: 

Points: 8.5/10

POSITIVE

• Second to finish

• Masking is clean and well done throughout

• Lighting and colouring is well done throughout

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Great use of sound effects

• John Smith recoloring is excellent

• Clever use of the Little Mermaid show 

• Enhancing correction of the show footage is flawless

• Shirt on Ariel is consistent and very well-done

• Great reaction shots for the news of the contracts going to her father (2:32 and 2:34)

• Pretty lighting throughout the will reading scene

• Clever composition at 2:58

• Very smooth music transitions

• Nice use of puppet tool for flashbacks

• Haunting voice over at 4:08

• Nice blush at 5:18

• Flawless use of twixtor throughout

• Fun interaction between Snow and Miles

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Lower case grammatical errors throughout subtitles

• Masking of Marina is rough (eg 1:42)

• Overuse of facial shots for the Colonel

• 2:00 tracking is rough, hand goes through photo

• 2:22 rough mask/still image

• Handle of jug not fully masked at 2:56

• Blinking doesn't quite work for Jasmine

• Hole at 5:34 mask

• 6:03 masking sliding

​

NOTE: 

The lighting and colouring in your video is gorgeous as always. With something like a gagging sound effect I would put a warning as a few of the judges found it a bit triggering. The editing that you did on The Little Mermaid tv show to make it match the quality and colouring of the rest of your Snow masks was amazingly done.

Round Three: 

Points: 5/10

POSITIVE

• First to finish

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Good song choice

• Nice touch with portrait (1:03)

• GREAT blood splatter symbolism at 1:37

• Facial expression at 3:03 is on point

• Great line at 4:11

• Strong pacing

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Masks have rough edges throughout

• Overuse of canon shots throughout

• Coloring is inconsistent throughout 

• Shot feels out of place at 2:01

​

NOTE: 

Your editing is getting better with each video. Your masks edging is still rough but using something like smart blur or feathering would really help in this case. Also focus on your colouring as characters in the same scene are shown as being in wildly different lighting. Oliver is such a compelling character and every expression and wording choice is on point, can't wait to see what you do next.

Round Two: 

Points: 0/10

POSITIVE

• Masking is clean throughout. 

• The complete manips we do have are great.

• The dark lighting during the interrogation is very good.

• Great music choice.

• Pacing is good throughout. 

• Fantastic use of underrated characters for Arabella's backstory.

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Last entry. 

• Incomplete entry.

• Missing dialogue for the majority of the video.

• The 180° rule is broken a few times during the conversation with detective Miles (e.g 2:29).

​

NOTE: 

Arabella was truly a very interesting character and we are very sad to see her go. Although unfinished, this video proved to be entertaining and blocking was clear/well done. Her relationship with detective Miles has certainly caused a lot of intrigue. It is a shame that we are missing dialogue for the major later half of the video, we would have loved to see what her conversations with others consisted of.

Round Two: 

Points: 7.5/10

POSITIVE

• Masking is clean throughout 

• Coloring in the rain scene is great

• Tracking of the bruise is well done

• Recoloring of both Scarlett and Green were very well done

• Nice tracking at 3:49

• Emma is well recolored

• Dialogue is well written

• Coloring is consistent throughout

• Great shot at 2:26

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Both masks glitch at 0:29

• Bullet hole doesn’t move with the glass at 0:33

• Otto is a little too small at 2:14

• Nico’s vest disappears and reappears in the next shot 2:19

• Elizabeth glitches into the shot at 3:51 

• We can see the previous shot when transitioning with fade-to-white to the next shot in a flashback.

​

NOTE: 

Otto continues to be a great character with fantastic dialogue and a unique personality. We love seeing him connect positively and even not so positively with the other guests and even with the staff. We would suggest to double check that your masks don’t glitch in your manips, and make sure your transitions don’t show the previous shot after the fade-to-white appears.

Round Two: 

Points: 10/10

POSITIVE

• Masking is clean throughout.

• Coloring is beautiful throughout.

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read.

• Good background edits for the rain in the back.

• The sound effects add a great touch throughout.

• Great group shot 1:13.

• The tracking to stabilize some shots for Maua is greatly done.

• Clever shot at 2:55 and 2:58.

• The shot at 3:24 is greatly executed.

• The tracking for the blush was very well done.

• Good recolor for Shanti’s clothes.

• Pacing is great throughout.

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Flower appears in hair at 1:54 then disappears in next shot

• The pan down shot at 7:01 is jumpy

• The opacity stops halfway dark before completely dimming on the last shot

​

NOTE: 

It’s awesome to see a realistic reaction from Maua at the sight of a body. Her connecting with people such as Nico and Snow was a joy to watch! The camera movements and switches from one angle to another to give you a very real sense of where she is in the room, which is fantastic to see! Keeping consistency with the masking was a minor negative trait of the round, but the pacing was great.

Round Two: 

Points: 7.5/10

POSITIVE

• Third to finish.

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Great shot at 0:16.

• The walking shot at 0:24 is very well executed.

• Excellent work choosing character expressions throughout.

• The interrogation was amazingly done.

• Great music choice to portray Henry’s thoughts.

• Good far shot at 5:48.

• The ending scene was hilarious.

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Some masks are rather rough (e.g 0:12, 0:16).

• While the attempt to recolor the detectives’ clothing to match their character was good, it made it inconsistent.

• The 180º rule is broken at 5:09.

• The manip at 6:11 is very rough.

• The whole scene with the discovery of the will feels very rushed.

​

NOTE: 

Henry keeps with his personality as a no-nonsense man when it comes to murder, or this situation in general. His conversation with Maua was nice to see, even the suspicious feelings he had with his conversation with Otto. He refuses to play into Mr. Green’s interrogation tactics and I think that gets you invested in his story even more. If we can suggest anything, it would be that your masks should be a bit smoother. Try pulling in the edge on your masks or making the background on the edges disappear to achieve this.

Round Two: 

Points: 8/10

POSITIVE

• Second to finish.

• Masking is clean throughout.

• Coloring is beautiful throughout.

• Amazing intro

• Great manip at 1:27 with Snow and her grandmother.

• Good mouth-swap at 4:05.

• Some of the expressions were great choices (e.g. 4:11).

• Great sound effect at 7:11.

• The music transition was very natural.

• Good manip putting Melody in her dress (e.g. 7:48).

• Great flashback effect at 9:21.

• The group shot at 9:28 is greatly done.

• The voices along the flashbacks are a great touch.

• Nice window shot at 10:45.

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Overuse of background shots.

• While we know Snow’s eyes are green they seem to change color as the video progresses.

• Some backgrounds have very low quality (E.g. 2:09).

• The shot at 2:55 feels a bit out of place.

• The blinking at 7:39 is slightly off.

• The tear at 7:54 falls on the ground but it looks like there’s more water around.

• Some of the dialogue in the conversation with Miles too fast.

​

NOTE: 

It was great to see more of Snow and seeing as well how this whole situation is affecting her truly once the hatred towards Mr. White is moved aside. Showing how she’s constantly trapped in a loophole between the relationship with her father and her boyfriend was a great detail to see. For future rounds we’d have to recommend for you to not rely so much on background shots as they negatively affect the pacing of the video.

Round Two: 

Points: 6.5/10

POSITIVE

• First to finish.

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read.

• Great music choice.

• All the chosen expressions for the characters are on point.

• Great consistency in regards of previous rounds (E.g. 0:19).

• The interrogation scene was very well executed.

• Good reaction shot at 3:15.

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Some maskings are a bit rough (E.g. 0:32 and 0:40).

• Small lighting inconsistencies (E.g. 0:29 and 2:55).

• Colouring of the characters does not match the backgrounds (eg 1:23)

​

NOTE: 

This has been a massive improvement and we are all loving it! Your ability to showcase so well everyone’s personalities along with making all the interactions look so natural made this a delight to watch! We’d recommend for you to work a bit on the lighting so it’s consistent between scenes, and for the masks to not be as rough try out the Simple Choker effect on after effects. It does wonders!

Round One: 

Points: 5/10

POSITIVE

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Great use of Tulio footage for the gambling scene

• Nice composition at 0:38

• Great handshot at 0:53

• Great use of expressions throughout the video

• Funny interaction at 1:15

• Great shot at 1:22

• Amazing shot at 1:36

• Lighting effect at 2:49 is well done

• Tracking of the slap mark is very good

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Masking is rough throughout the video

• Text goes by too fast in some places

• The words on the gambling table are backwards

• 0:20 the background does not match the rest of the scene

• Masking is not credited

• Clayton slides in at 1:30

​

NOTE: 

“Nico’s” character seems to be full of surprises. All those interactions felt very natural, not to mention some of the clever shots you did to show what type of a person he is, especially during the first scenes where he’s gambling. While the writing and expressions are on point, we’d recommend you work a bit on the masks as they are very rough. Remember some matte choker could help getting rid of those rough edges.

Round One: 

Points: 6/10

POSITIVE

• Masking is mostly clean throughout

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Nice use of flashforward at the beginning

• Nice transition at 0:46

• Good wide shot at 1:01

• Flicker effect is very good

• Blackout effect is very well done

• Nice touch of recolouring Nanny

• Reflection is a nice touch at 1:33

• Blood drip is well done

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Masking is rough in some places

• Mei’s arm disappears at 0:23

• 180 degree rule broken at 0:32

• Aladdin changes colour at 0:39

• Lighting and colouring is inconsistent 

• It’s morning outside the windows 1:30

• The sizing doesn’t match at 1:59 and 2:14

• Background glitch at 2:22

​

NOTE: 

Although the lighting was off in some points, like having the corners way darker than needed and light in the center area of the manip, the pacing and storytelling was well done and we could tell you put a lot of work into it. We suggest instead of having nearly black coloring in the corners of the masks, lighten it up a tad so it matches with the background behind it as well as making sure the lighting stays consistent between shots and characters.

Round One: 

Points: 9/10

POSITIVE

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Masking is clean and well done throughout

• Great shot at 0:03 and 0:06

• Great detail with the painting at 0:08

• Good use of sound effects (Eg. rain, phone ringing)

• Tracking on the door at 0:16 looks very natural

• 0:21 is a great walking shot

• Recolouring of characters is very well done throughout

• Clever shot of the car at 1:16

• Great tracking of the background 1:28

• Great composition 2:01

• Charles’ body looks very natural

• 2:24 is a good shot

• Nice ending shot

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Background is very pixelated at 1:22 causing the phone to stand out

• 1:42 bookshelf background scale does not match with the characters

• The tracking is off in some spots

​

NOTE: 

Your attention to detail is immaculate, from changing all the windows so it rains to the shadow when Nico is running away. Many of your shots were very creative, like the one of Otto’s family on the car. He is an intriguing character that clearly is more than it seems, and we can’t wait to see more of him.

Round One: 

Points: 8/10

POSITIVE

• Subtitles are clear and mostly easy to read

• Masking is clean and well done throughout

• Lighting and colouring are well done throughout

• Recolourings are very well done

• Nice background tracking at 1:22

• Recolouring of the hands at 1:57 is well done

• Colouring during the blackout is very good

• Subtitles changing size depending on whether she’s whispering is a nice touch

• Tracking of the slap is well done

• Great use of parallels between the past and the present

• Ending is funny

​

CAN BE IMPROVED

• The text goes by too fast in places

• Mask roughly cuts at 0:46

• Aladdin changes outfit at 1:42

• The text for Lian is hard to read

• Rough mask at 2:44

• Detective is shown in the house at 3:37 when he is meant to be at the front door

​

NOTE: 

The use of lighting throughout is very pretty and it’s easy to differentiate between what’s a flashback and what’s not. We also liked seeing more about Arabella and Adrien’s friendship, which felt very natural. Our recommendation would be to be more mindful with the subtitles, as sometimes it goes too fast for the viewer to read it on time.

Round One: 

Points: 5.5/10

POSITIVE

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Great manip at 0:37

• Great group shot at 0:49

• Blackout effect is nicely done

• Great shot at 1:43

• Nice touch showing the glow of the lighter in each shot

• The walking sequence looks very natural

• Nice touch recolouring Nanny

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Colouring and lighting is inconsistent throughout the video

• Masking is rough throughout the video

• There are dark lines around every character

• It is no longer raining at 0:40

• Glitch at 1:34

• Where did the lighter go at 1:44

• Breaking of the 180 degree rule at 2:48

​

NOTE: 

Henry is such a funny character, we love all his interactions throughout the video and he’s such a joy to watch. Love that final line, definitely relatable. We highly recommend using the matte choker effect to clean up any thick or rough outlines on your masks. Matching colouring and lighting is important to make a scene cohesive and give the feeling that all the characters are in the same place.

Round One: 

Points: 10/10

POSITIVE

• Third to finish

• Masking is clean and well done throughout

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Lighting and colouring is beautifully done throughout

• Love the use of recap and intro screen

• The clock is such a cool idea to show the round number

• Matching the music and the beat to the effects is amazingly done (E.g. the lightning strikes)

• 1:06 is a good composition

• Nice hand shot at 1:08

• Recolouring of characters is very well done throughout the video

• Beautiful use of effects for the blackout

• Heartbeat sound effect works well

• Blushing is well done

• Nice change of eye direction at 3:17

• Tear effect looks very natural

• Nice use of blur to show her emotional state

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Almost a quarter of the video is recap

• Obvious stills of Cinderella and Mei at 1:06

• Where did the lighter go at 2:32

• The recolouring of Lonette is not the cleanest

• Jasmine is pixelated at 3:28

NOTE: 

The colouring effect during the blackout sequence was a great choice, it was beautifully done and makes your video stand out. Adding the lighter effect on top as well was a clever touch.  The use of effects and shots in time with the music was amazingly done too. Keep it up!

Round One: 

Points: 3/10

POSITIVE

• Second to finish

• Great shot composition at 0:46

• Oliver’s personality is great to watch

• 2:10 is a clever use of a canon shot

• Expressions are on point in every scene

• Blood drips hitting on the beat is a nice touch at 2:24

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Overuse of canon shots

• Backgrounds are inconsistent throughout the video

• The text moving around the screen makes it harder to read, try keeping your subtitles in one place throughout the video

• Masks have rough, pixelated edges eg: 0:32

• Reuse of the same pocket watch shot

• Lighting and colouring is inconsistent throughout

• Random black screens throughout

• 2:30 is not scaled to match the rest of the video

• The Beauty and the Beast castle backgrounds don’t work for the mansion setting

NOTE: 

You have written such a compelling and interesting character, and it’s a joy to watch Oliver and his interactions with the other characters. Work on matching the lighting and colouring of characters in the same scene so that it is more cohesive. While for some shots they can be useful, try to not rely on canon shots so much, especially when they have inconsistent backgrounds. 

Round One: 

Points: 8.5/10

POSITIVE

• First to finish

• Masking is clean throughout 

• Colouring is beautiful throughout

• Subtitles are clear and easy to read

• Intro sequence is amazing and gorgeously edited

• Recolouring of all the characters is edited very naturally throughout the whole video

• The lights going out on the beat is a nice touch

• The use of vignette during the flashbacks is a good to differentiate between the two different times

• Good use of puppet tool to make characters blink

• Great song choice

• Nice job of showing all the characters reactions to the murder

• Nice group shot at 4:16

CAN BE IMPROVED

• Some shots are very dark and hard to see at the beginning eg: 1:19

• Tracking on the freckles does not always look natural eg 1:48

• The lighting throughout the blackout scene is not consistent between shots, some characters are very dark and some are very bright

• At the end shot there’s no rain

NOTE: 

We love that tv show style that you’ve gone for with the opening sequence and the credits. It really feels like you’re watching a tv show and gives the video an amazing vibe. We recommend that you make sure that you keep your lighting consistent throughout the video as characters appear brighter than others in back to back shots, especially in the lights out sequence. 

​