I found out, just earlier today, that a video I shot back in college -- at the college, in fact -- has just won first place in an international multimedia competition. I was never even aware that the video had been submitted into a competition, so it was a great surprise to find out that it was awarded 1st place! The college wrote a small little spotlight article on their main page, which I attached below for those of you interested in reading it:
Stay tuned for two related videos after the jump!
Below is the winning video. I filmed this in one 48-minute continuous shot (complete with zooms and pans and anything at all to make it interesting). It's part of a series that I had shot for a few years called 'Concert Hour', which is still shown locally on the studios station (Cox/TWC: Ch. 16; AT&T: Ch. 99. Select regions only, mostly parts of California and Florida). Unfortunately, the station could only afford resources for a one camera shoot for this on-going series, but you don't need the multi-cam glam to enjoy the musical stylings of the incredibly talented professor and pianist, Peter Gach. Check him out below:
Interestingly enough, I later was heavily involved in the pre-, pro-, and post-production of the same artists' highlight biography for a "lifetime achievement award" type event. The film successfully premiered in front of hundreds of guests at a fundraising Gala, along with two very energetic MC's, a cast of talented dancers, one quite-convincing auctioneer, and a handful of other hardworking teams whose efforts helped to raise donations of around $125,000 that night, which has been allocated towards general college funds as well as scholorships, etc... You can see the documentary on Palomar College's Artist in Residence, Peter Gach, below. Enjoy!
Special thanks to the very talented Peter Gach and the whole crew at PCTV!
[Eric Sever]
