Happy Halloween Students!
The judging is complete and the results are in!
Thanks to all the students who worked on and submitted PSAs. We had 43 in total. This was the biggest PSA challenge we have had so far. It was definitely hard to judge with all the great submissions. It is our hope that seeing what other schools and students are doing will inspire you and open up discussions about various filmmaking and storytelling techniques. We are looking forward to the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival and your short film.
All videos can be found on the NHHSSFF YouTube channel (link at the bottom of this page).
2022 HALLOWEEN PSA CHALLENGE HONORABLE MENTIONS...
I Dont Think That Was Michael.mp3Best Original Song
Concord
Worst Adult Acting
Salem
Best (or worst?) Creeper Face
Merrimack
Best Performance by a Sock
Salem
Best Alien 💯 🔥
Salem
2022 HALLOWEEN PSA CHALLENGE Finalists!
No Particular Order (possibly alphabetical)
Alien Candy
Huot Tech Center
Alien Invasion
Merrimack High School
Just Take One
Salem CTE
Sweden
Concord High School
The Antennas
Manchester School of Technology
You Never Know Who's Watching
Manchester School of Technology
2022 HALLOWEEN PSA CHALLENGE WINNERS!
THIRD PLACE 👾🏆
Trick or Treats
Concord High School
CREW
Cecily Schultz
CAST:
Sarah May Schultz, and William Schultz
Notes from the Judge:
This vintage classic style PSA uses a "Show the Problem" format. The voice over has a old-timey PSA sound and feel. -- I loved the candy gags. They were strong enough to distract you from the fact that they just put an alien in a box. the ending could have been a bit more chaotic when the alien escapes and attacks, while the calm voice-over continues the lesson. Also, there was one great close up shot of the alien's eye that I would have ended on, with a "Don't Eat Strange Candy" title.
SECOND PLACE 👾🔥🏆🏆
The Alien Candy Giver
Plymouth Regional High School
CREW
Brandon Lawson
CAST:
Brandon Lawson
Notes from the Judge:
This animated PSA follows the "Show the Problem" format. It has great editing when you consider all the things you have to think about while shooting 1 frame at a time. This feels like the student put a lot of effort into planning and execution. The story was simple and complete. The character had an inner conflict disobeying his mother even when he said he wouldn't. Typical kid...
FIRST PLACE 💪💯👾🔥🏆🏆🏆
Product Recall
Concord Regional Technical Center
CREW
Tyler Butt
CAST:
Tyler Butt
Notes from the Judge:
I would not normally give a single, lock-down shot PSA a second look, but this totally grabbed my attention. This simple PSA is a work of art in my opinion. I know many will have a tough time with the simplicity of the video. It is a straightforward PSA using a recall warning message. The character's silly puppet hand gives it a silly B-movie feel, but the end has a serious and disturbing sci-fi twist, which is perfect for a Halloween PSA. Excellent work with the audio effect. Loved it.