Come on in castaways, it's time to get to the results of our very first challenge here in Poveglia. I will start by revealing each judges written feedback, and then we'll get to the scoring.
VITA FEEDBACK
Judge #1:
The flow with the passing of the disease was good, but not everyone acted in the same way when getting the disease and reacting to being sick.
Judge #2:
The story was amazing! During planning the story didn’t make sense, but it all came together and worked so well. BUT the order of the videos really made the flow go up and down like a rollercoaster. I do think overall, it was good.
Judge #3: You guys had an amazing story I knew exactly how you guys got infected and it I loved how it came fill circle with Aisha putting the note back in the mailbox. Loved that touch. Some of the transitions weren’t the greatest and this also include some of the notes I couldn’t make out what they said. I did love the switch for Dresden and his point of view but it didn’t fit really with the rest of the group. I wish we could have seen Pam better in the second clip. LOVED the transition from healthy flowers to dead flowers in Erica’s. One minor detail is I wish your paper you grabbed was toilet paper since Allen passed it on toilet paper. Overall you guys did a fantastic job telling the story.
Judge #4:
The concept of being infected by your current activity or a nearby object was really cool! The tie-in from Sophie at the mailboxes in the beginning to Aisha at the very end was a really cool full circle moment. Some individual concepts were fun but not executed as well as hoped and some were just not filmed or framed the greatest. Some were filmed landscape while others were filmed portrait which ruined some of the overall cohesion.
Judge #5:
Loved the the overall story! Really enjoyed how the paper transitions flowed with most. Creepy but yet had a comical air to it that I could really appreciate. Some of the transitions were a bit off, when going -from regular self to possessed self. Like Dresden, Aisha, and Allen. Pam is was really hard to see you in your second transition would could not see Allen’s name. Some “Possessions” really didn’t feel like they belonged with the rest. Erica LOVED your attention to detail with the flowers! On point!
Judge #6:
I think the paper transitions worked, for the most part but if you’re going to write on a paper and then film it, the writing NEEDS to be readable. Pam’s transitions were not good. AJ’s note was not good. Allen should have had his 2nd scene starting out of his mouth like his first scene ended. Erica’s living and dead flowers was such a good attention to detail. Kayla’s makeup was great! Overall, I was able to follow the story of this video and it was interesting to see where everything ended up. Additionally, upon further investigation, it’s was such a great idea to have the 2nd filming scenes relating to the first; like when Hugo became the video game character that he was actually playing, Allen wrapped in toilet paper after being in the bathroom, Sophie waking up from the purses wearing one, and Jack being tangled in wire after wearing headphones. Dresden’s was a little different than the rest but it was filmed great and it felt smoother than other submissions with the same problem. Aisha’s ending was great too. Also, how dare y’all film some of these landscape!
MORTE FEEDBACK
Judge #1:
I could see Mortae trying to mock COVID and The Walking Dead in the theme that they chose, but it could have been more cohesive. I could also see them TRYING to parody The Platform as in they were trying to live their lives, they went into a problematic situation, and then ended up in pieces. I just think they could have upheld the themes they were trying to portray better.
Judge #2:
Well, that was an experience. I liked the idea, but the execution was rough. I think you should have had more communication within the tribe and maybe some sharing of the videos so the flow went better. I do love how dramatic everyone is, and it did give me a chuckle. Now let’s talk about the zombies...attention to detail is key. I love how you used each of the locations but the backgrounds were not cohesive with the labels.
Judge #3:
I love how you guys transitioned from doing a cough and giving the sickness to the next person. I loved how you guys had the napkins cover the frame and transition into your sickly state. I wish I knew better how this sickness started. Was it from Kadie picking up her kid? Also would have loved to see you guys progressively get sicker. So those towards end looked way more dead then those in beginning. I LOVED Lexi’s eyes bleeding. It was a nice touch that I wish more people incorporated. I think you did have a great theme but you guys just didn’t execute it as well. I do love the extra zombie clip at the end. Just wish the transition into it between you all was better
Judge #4:Infecting each other was a really fun concept! I would have liked to have seen more of a progression in infections than just an initial infection on Day 1 then jumping to the “39 days later,” which didn’t feel attached to the concept. Concepts were there, but it took a second (and for some, third) viewing to understand instead of being more obvious. While you didn’t need to use expensive items, the overall quality and execution seemed a little more low-budget or student-produced than anticipated.
Judge #5:
Loved the coughing from one person to the next as a transition. The black sick look made you all look very together. Some of the coughs for transitions were really off, some were on screen some were off screen. Some people reacted, some people didn’t. Great idea, bad execution. I get that you all were sick, but it didn’t seem like it all flowed together. LaRell what were you doing? The ending was very confusing, because I don’t know where the sickness even started from. And your backgrounds did not coincide with where you guys were in the closing part. Again, great idea bad execution.
Judge #6:
From the start of this video, compared to Vita’s, it was kinda hard to follow how and when the story started. Was the sickness caused by Kadie’s baby girl? The first three footages were all filmed incorrectly, not a good way to start! I liked the coughing transition because it was creative and kept with the theme, but I think Lexi pulled it off the best with the over exaggerative acting skills and she didn’t move out of frame. If you sneezed/coughed off-frame, the transition wasn’t as successful like Josh , and sort of Larell and Jabbar. I appreciate that all the 2nd shots y’all were wearing black, so cohesion was kept when it came to that.
VITA SCORES
CreativityJudge #1: 22
Judge #2: 22
Judge #3: 21
Judge #4: 22
Judge #5: 24
Judge #6: 22
CohesionJudge #1:20
Judge #2: 22
Judge #3: 23
Judge #4: 20
Judge #5: 23
Judge #6: 20
Flow Judge #1: 20
Judge #2: 19
Judge #3: 21
Judge #4: 20
Judge #5: 19
Judge #6: 18
Thematic Execution & Teamwork
Judge #1: 20
Judge #2: 23
Judge #3: 20
Judge #4: 19
Judge #5: 24
Judge #6: 23
TOTAL SCORE: 502/600
MORTE SCORES
Creativity
Judge #1: 19
Judge #2: 10
Judge #3: 17
Judge #4: 16
Judge #5: 25
Judge #6: 20
CohesionJudge #1: 19
Judge #2: 10
Judge #3: 21
Judge #4: 17
Judge #5: 20
Judge #6: 20
FlowJudge #1: 20
Judge #2: 15
Judge #3: 22
Judge #4: 15
Judge #5: 19
Judge #6: 15
Thematic Execution & Teamwork
Judge #1: 20
Judge #2: 12
Judge #3: 19
Judge #4: 16
Judge #5: 14
Judge #6: 20
TOTAL SCORE: 411/600Which means...
VITA WINS THE CHALLENGE AND +25 HP!
