Yes. Wow! We stressed quite strongly that entrants should focus on story. We made it acceptable to use sketches, live action and/or 3D. We also encouraged entrants to enter storyboards. Some did, and they did a truly excellent job. Everyone put in more time and energy than we anticipated. However, several teams took us by surprise and created cinematic film quality trailers with a blend of live action, 3D and special effects that was simply stunning. With amateur actors, no sound stages, no professional scriptwriters or directors the winners created work on par with many "professional" works. Everyone we show the winning Film Trailers to is blown away. The common reaction is "Wow, that's so totally awesome. now I really want to see the film!"
1st Prize - Film Trailer Emiliano Colantoni (ThE-ShiFT)
Gianfranco Sgura (upvector)
Marco Stellabotte (SdiRRu)
David Bonelli (davidbonelli)
Greg Bear:“Gorgeous! I'm sold from the opening scene. Beautiful design and pacing, magnificent camera motion, good use of live actors - excellent condensation of effect and idea for a trailer.”
Brian J. Pohl:“Without question, this entry embraces all of the necessary requirements of a good trailer. Here we see high production values, a strong soundtrack, integrated sound effects, quality voiceovers, dynamic visual title graphics, and most importantly strong cinematic language and timing that draws the viewer into the movie its attempting to represent. The level of quality seen within this entry is easily on par with the production values of a high-end television sci-fi series and even approaches, if not obtains, cinematic levels.”
