Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Texas Wesleyan University Entry Title: Wesleyan community breaks new ground at stadium site Entry Credit: Bebhinn Tankard, Angela Castillo, Maliah Lacour Judge Comment: The text does a good job of telling the story and including a variety of perspectives. The photos are good. The video has a nice variety of shots, but some of the camera work could be a little more polished.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: A&M-San Antonio - The Mesquite Entry Title: A&M-San Antonio reinstated as polling site for upcoming election Entry Credit: Raul Trey Lopez, Irma Saenz, Amber Esparza Judge Comment: The author tells a good story. The video has a variety of shots, but some of the quotes are a bit long. The video also could have been improved with quotes from more than one source and by interviewing someone after the meeting instead of only using footage from the meeting.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: A&M-San Antonio - The Mesquite Entry Title: Rabbit surrenders peak during Easter time, sanctuary co-founder says Entry Credit: Emily Alvarez Judge Comment: This is an adorable profile of a man and his rabbit sanctuary. The video is well-produced. Both the shots and the audio are good quality. Her VOs are also very informative. This video would be better by including additional interviews. The text portion could have also been longer and included more photos.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: Discover the Heart of NTCC Entry Credit: Skylar Fondren, Doc Anderson, Eagle Staff Judge Comment: I like the creative approach the students took for taking turns telling the story of the Learning Commons' amenities. The video production needs a little work and its content would have been improved by including multiple interviews.
