Best of Photojournalism 2009: Video News Editing: Winners
Clips from the Video News Photography and Editing winners in the Best of Photojournalism 2009 are now viewable at Poynter Online.
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News Feature (Photographers) Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- “Living History”
- Ron Kabele, Texas Parks & Wildlife
- “The Medicine of Music”
- Kyle Cooper, WBFF/Baltimore
- “Size Matter”
- Noah Skinner, KDVR/Denver
- “Tea Time”
- Steve Rhodes, WTHR/Indianapolis
- “What the Duck?!?!”
- Jonathan Malat, KARE/Minneapolis
- “Yes He Can”
- John Duong, WNDU/South Bend
News Feature (Photographers) Winners
- 1st
- “Living History”
- Ron Kabele Texas Parks & Wildlife
- 2nd
- “What the Duck?!?!”
- Jonathan Malat, KARE/Minneapolis
- 3rd
- “Tea Time”
- Steve Rhodes, WTHR/Indianapolis
- HM
- “Size Matter”
- Noah Skinner, KDVR/Denver
Chair Note-Editing Judge Brad Ingram was entered in this category, so Photography Judge Scott Jensen stepped in to judge this category while Brad helped with the Photography judging.
Judges’ Comments
- Scott Jensen
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The winner of this category masterfully guides the viewer through a young boy’s quest to win a research history contest. We get to know his character because the editor allowed the kid’s moments to breathe and because detailed shots were included that gave insight to his mannerisms. One drawback is the boy’s discomfort with the production crew. Often we see he and his friends glancing toward the camera, which reminds me I’m watching TV. I wish the editor could have found a way not to include those images, but I also feel that’s more of a photographer issue. The editor leads us from place to place with leading sound and no dissolves. The only section where dissolves are apparent is when our character is passing time, waiting to make his final performance. Well-timed pauses build tension in the appropriate places and jumps-cuts are used to express frustration.
This may be my favorite story from the week.
“Size Matters” is a fine example of an editor turning a visual dry story into a piece that keeps the audience interested. Emotion is conveyed with well-placed sound in the reporter’s voice track.
“Tea Time” and “What the Duck?!” have production value consistent with the subject matter. So often we saw forced emotion and misplaced pacing.
- Terry Lovell
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“Living History”...really well done piece. very good job of telling this kid’s story. both photography and editing were top notch. several story arcs in the piece and they were all handled with equal proficiency.
“What the Duck?!?!”... good straight forward story. really enjoyed it. well paced with good nats and sots. wasn’t over cut. humerous. it could have won, i just thought that more was asked of the editor of the Living History piece, and he delivered.
“Tea Time”... nicely executed. sequencing was very good. music fit and wasn’t overpowering. nice homage to martial arts films.
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