- Dang, you guys went crazy last weekend
for the #SOLOBROLLO Challenge.
I did not expect this many submissions at all.
It took me forever to watch them through.
But it was really fun, it was really nice seeing
all of the different kinds of videos that you guys made.
And there were so many good ones
that I really, really enjoyed
which made this process so hard to choose
only five to showcase.
You guys should have seen how many tabs I had open
and I was just trying to narrow them down slowly
to my five favorite.
Which again, it was really, really hard to choose.
But I think the things that really stood out for me
when I was watching them were
A, the way that you told some sort of story.
B, the creativity behind the video.
How creative was it?
How much did it stand out from all the other ones?
And then C, just the overall way it was put together.
Kind of the feeling it left me with.
It's really interesting watching a minute video
and seeing what kind of emotion
what kind of feeling you get from watching that video
even though it's so short.
A lot of these made me laugh, they got me pumped
there was some sort of feeling to that.
So just the overall pacing and everything
how it was put together.
Alright, so let's get into it.
This one is the first of the top five.
I'll announce the winner at the end.
And this one is by Filipe Cardoso.
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And this one was really nice.
First off, it had this sound design
that right away kind of caught my attention
because it didn't just feel
like some B-roll slapped together.
Right away there was a little bit more purpose to it.
And then it had this mysteriousness to it
in the beginning I was kind of wondering
what's gonna happen, where is this video going?
And then it had this fun little transition
which again just caught my attention
and it made me wanna watch the whole video.
And overall it was really well put together
but it did leave me wanting just a little bit more
a little bit more of a pay-off, I guess.
Some sort of kind of way to tie in the whole story.
There's this mystery in the beginning
and then by the end of it
it was just kinda like obvious what it was.
So that was my only critique of it
but really great job, Filipe, really enjoyed this one.
The second one that I chose
was by Jake Frew, sorry if I butchered your name.
- Okay, Matti Haapoja just posted a #SOLOBROLL challenge.
So I'm gonna make the fasted cup of coffee in the world
and get to it.
- [Electronic Voiceover] Game begin.
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(beans clicking)
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It's funny 'cause I said
the fasted cup of coffee in the world
but that sequence probably took an hour to film. (laughing)
Oh, and in other news, I'm down to one crutch now.
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Alright, that's it for by #BROLL Challenge.
Thanks so much for watching
and Matti, thanks for everything you teach us
and inspire us to do.
See ya next time.
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- And this was probably, actually in my top two
for a few different reasons.
First off, I like that you just set up the video right away.
I know exactly what this video is about.
And I was a little bit turned off by the fact that
you're like, oh, I'm gonna make coffee
because everybody's like, oh, I'm gonna first coffee.
Thanks to Peter
everybody does coffee in their videos nowadays.
So I was a little bit put off by that
but then when you started doing it
you had a really cool, unique way
of making the coffee which I really appreciated.
And then it kind of turned into more of like a vlog video.
But what I really liked about this second half of the video
is that you filmed on the boosted board.
That was really creative way
to get some really nice b-roll of yourself.
It almost looked like a dolly was following you everywhere.
At first I was like, no this guy cheated.
He had somebody on a gimbal or a dolly or something.
But then you showed me your little rig, which was great.
Thanks for showing that.
Yeah, I just really appreciated the creativity behind it.
So I liked this one, there was a nice cohesive story.
I knew what it was about.
You were super creative
in just the overall way it was put together.
Yeah, definitely in my top two, I think
for the ones that I saw.
Next up we have Josiah Vaughan.
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- What an idiot. (laughing)
- Why are you even here?
It's a solo challenge!
- I don't know, man, it's your video.
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- And when I started watching this one
at first I was kinda like, meh.
It kind of looks like all the other ones.
There was a ton of this similar style.
Just like random b-roll.
But then, you surprised me with this little.
All of sudden there was two of you
and you had this little funny little skit thing going on.
And that was really memorable for me.
I liked that you were creative.
The angles worked really nicely.
I could see that you put in
a lot of thought and effort into that.
I wasn't just a bunch of b-roll without any storyline.
Even though it kind of seemed like that at first
but you had this nice little thing
that kind of tied it together
and added a little bit more depth
or a point to the video, I guess
and it just made it memorable.
So really great job, Josiah, really appreciated that one.
Go and check him out if you guys are curious.
And then we have Jen Bott.
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I just liked this one because it felt very different
to all the other b-roll sections that you guys made.
A lot of them had this similar song style, similar look.
But this one just felt a little bit different.
It felt a little bit more, I guess, cinematic.
It felt like it was a sequence from a movie.
A quick little b-roll sequence.
So I really enjoyed this.
And then there was this one shot where she walks into focus
and that was actually really, really nice looking.
I knew that it was a bit of a harder shot to pull off
and then you had the changing angles.
Yeah, I just really liked the feeling of this.
It's hard to explain why I liked this one.
But it just caught my eye
and it was one that stood out for me.
Great job on this Jen.
It could have maybe used
a little bit stronger of a storyline
but overall, I really liked it.
And then, for the winner, you just gotta watch.
Just watch.
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So this one was by Dreamduo Films
and this one was really, really cool.
It was by far my favorite out of the 100s
I don't know how many I watched.
This one was by far my favorite.
It kind of just hit all of the different points.
It had a nice little storyline.
It was super creative.
And overall it was really well put together.
It had this nice little kind of hook in the beginning.
I was kind of intrigued by what was going on.
And then 80s music, you had me right away.
And then those nice little graphics kick in
and the pacing of the edit.
I think that's one of my favorite things about this edit
is the pacing.
Pacing is one of those hard things to learn
and it's hard to explain.
You kind of get it or you don't.
And you really understood the pacing for this film
which made it a really, really enjoyable video to watch.
Even though it was a minute long.
Yeah, I was really, really impressed by this.
You told a story in a really creative way.
And it was just really well put together.
You know it's a good video when you think
like, oh, this could definitely be
like a headphone commercial
or some sort of other commercial.
This could have been a commercial
that's how good this was in my opinion.
So Dreamduo Films, you guys are the winners.
I still don't know if I have something
to send you guys or not
but guys, go follow Dreamduo Films.
I'll link them down below.
Definitely worth checking him out.
And check out all of the five that I choose
and all of the other ones, too.
Just look up #SOLOBROLL
and there's a lot of really fun videos that you can watch.
Huge thanks for being a part of the #SOLOBROLL Challenge.
And I think the best part for me
was kind of getting a glimpse into your guys' lives.
I think that's what made this so cool watching these videos.
Seeing a little bit of your life and your perspective
and your way, your unique style.
Yeah, I definitely wanna do more of these in the future.
Maybe not #SOLOBROLL, maybe something else.
But I really enjoyed doing this.
I hope you guys enjoyed it also.
I hope you guys had fun making them.
I think that's probably the best thing about this
is it got a lot of you out and just making something.
Putting those things that you've learned
through tutorials and all of that stuff into use.
Making something, learn, make, repeat.
Yeah, I think that's the best thing
about the #SOLOBROLL Challenge.
Congrats to the top five, especially Dreamduo Films.
And yeah, I'll see you guys later.
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