Unique Chairman's Videos

[Metonym]

Originally Posted by alexander.h

781's Chairman's video is by far the best one I've ever seen! How exactly was this made? Did you guys use a special program or just lots of hard work and time?

I talked to a few of their members about it. I was a bit giddy about meeting them since I was so excited about their video.

IIRC, they took like 10 hours to film the whole thing and then they had to do the voice overs. So yeah hard work and time is the way to go. I'm also certain that having someone that can draw is a big part of it.

[alexander.h]

Originally Posted by Metonym

I talked to a few of their members about it. I was a bit giddy about meeting them since I was so excited about their video.

IIRC, they took like 10 hours to film the whole thing and then they had to do the voice overs. So yeah hard work and time is the way to go. I'm also certain that having someone that can draw is a big part of it.

Thanks for the reply! 10 hours of work for just a 3 min video? They're really hard-working!

[m1506m]

http://youtu.be/b6hIq9sZPug

1506's winning submission at West Michigan.

[cjrazdar15]

Thank you everyone for your gracious words!

I am really proud, not only of what my teammates have been able to produce with our own video, but in a larger essence, of what FRC students are able to produce. No matter if a team's Chairman's videos is generic or not, I am always personally excited to see the creativity of effort students put towards their videos.

[KeatonM]

Originally Posted by Metonym

It seems like everyone follows the same format, but some have better production quality than others.

For the most part, I agree with this. Overall, I think it's tough to stray away from a "standard" (i.e. Ken Burns slideshows, clips of student/mentor/community member interviews, etc) of sorts while still showcasing what your team does. And, in my opinion, that's okay. A lot of FIRST and the Chairman's Award criteria is showcasing how people are inspired, and words definitely say more than pictures!

However, every so often you see something really cool and you remember it. One of the ones that I recall quite well is 2337's video from 2013. Although it still follows the "standard" I mentioned above, the drawing animations give it a little extra shazam (and a little humor when you notice the glasses drawn on everybody!)

Also, as an alumni of 27, and the one who was "the" video editor for 2.5 years of my 4 on the team, I have to say that I'm really impressed with 2014's video. (Actually, I loved 2013's as well - I guess the videos got better once I stopped making/helping with them )

[Clinton Bolinger]

We didn't win Chairman's in 2012 but I thought our video was very original.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WQ3bqsq4t4

Enjoy!

-Clinton-

[BabyUnicorn]

As many have said already, 781's video really amazed me. Super creative, and I can tell that a lot of effort went into it.