Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: LIFT Regional Area Career Center Entry Title: LIFT News Feature Story on 9/11 Stair Climb to Honor 1st Responders Entry Credit: Alexis Miller Judge Comment: Fascinating story! This video informed me in a thoughtful, visually compelling way of a type of 9/11 commemoration that I hadn’t been familiar with. Excellent videography,, smooth editing, respectful content. Great job!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: LIFT Regional Area Career Center Entry Title: Sending School Spotlight Featuring Damian from Arcola Schools Entry Credit: Alexis Miller Judge Comment: Damian seems like a fascinating student. This video was a good introduction to him, but it would have been stronger with the addition of a few more voices — perhaps one of his parents, an Arcola friend, a LIFT student not from Arcola, etc. B-roll footage of Damian interacting with people in Arcola would also have improved the video. Does Damian work part-time in his parents’ bakery? If so, that would lend itself to some good b-roll as well. But overall, this is a solid portrait of an interesting student!
