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We love food when we want food. This is a good topic to be discussed and revisited. Good thinking.

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Great footage, good editing, and a good understanding of how to use interviews to build a story. Music mix is done correctly. Well done!

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This is a beautiful video with great visual effects and beautiful music. You have demonstrated great videotaping and editing skills. You have chosen a great theme: love. You have captured nice details in life to express the major theme of love. Well done!

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You treat a complex and contentious topic with a lot of respect and care, and your varied techniques - from creative uses of angles, video speed/direction, color - help the impact of your message. Rather than telling your audience what to think, you help them question their own beliefs by presenting data, the beliefs of others in the form of interviews, and your own personal interpretations. All in all, a really great job.

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Well done! I was incredibly entertained by this documentary and impressed with your technical presentation. This was a smart and strong subject to comment upon and I think you portrayed the plight of abandoned animals quite brilliantly. Kudos!

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Great Narration, Informative and fantastic interviews Good work!

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"The direction and editing of this film is absolutely sublime. The pacing is spot on, and the music works really well as a complement to the overall mood and feel of the piece. The narrator has a clear voice with good English, although there are some parts that might need extra practice. A small thing to look out for: Camera work - Consider using a tripod (or find something to stabilize the camera with) to eliminate shaky shots, especially during the interviews. "

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Great use of multiple techniques to get your point across. The live narration creates a good foundation, and the interviews and reenactments help support your work. For your next project, you might consider questions like these: why do people believe what they believe? What does it take to change your mind? When was a time that you changed your mind about something, and why did it happen? I look forward to your next persuasive documentary!

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Amazing, amazing work. In my opinion, this is what documentaries have the potential to be... at once revelatory for the audience, but also deeply honest and reflective for the flimmaker herself. You show great depth and awareness here, opening up the complexities of the topic (and your role in documenting it) rather than smoothing things over with easy platitudes. Thank you for your contribution. Great work.

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I liked the use of music in this documentary. The music went well with the pictures of the dog playing. I also liked the variety in the documentary - the interview, photos of the dog and footage of the dog playing. Congratulations for creating a lovely documentary.

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Very professionally done. Excellent in all aspects; impressive opening sequence and very compelling story telling!

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Great concept and execution! You bring fresh attention to an important issue with your creative approach. It's difficult to help people think more deeply about discrimination, and you do a great job. To make it even more compelling, consider going deeper into the storytelling, working on your visual approach (through angles, color, pacing, and so on), and by tightening up the sound. All in all, great job!

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You chose a unique angle to demonstrate love. The deaf and other disabled people are a disadvantaged group which needs more attention, care and love from society. Your video helped increase the awareness in our society to love and care for those in need. We can feel so much love from this family. It's very touching.The music is very beautiful and moving. Your cinematography and editing skills are great.Well done!

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Great work! Your video combines a strong script with a good visual style, use of graphics, interviews, subtitling, and more. If anything, I wish you had gone deeper in the interviews to reveal the nature of the 'love' you were investigating. For example, how does the father deal with the 'problems' his son has? It's easy to say that we love each other, but what does that really mean? Are there limits? Great job!

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The basic structure of the film is very firm, and good camera work on presenting the vocal subject. Very creative on crediting the crew. Nice work overall!

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Well thought out and directed. The use of statistics was very interesting. There could have been a little less acting and more facts and insight. Still they have done a very entertaining piece.

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A thorough and well-researched documentary presented in a lively and accessible manner.

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I thought this piece was very entertaining. People would think that the subject was so common yet through your meticulous facts and figures, this succeeds as a documentary - I was surprised to find how blatantly the media twists the concept of love to the public.

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Although I am not sure about the appropriateness of potential violence in the project, even in dramatization, I do appreciate how it may truly reflect reality. Family problems do come up when a member abuses his role in the family. I also appreciate the notice given towards the end of the clip, something for viewers to think about.

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Amazing, amazing work. In my opinion, this is what documentaries have the potential to be... at once revelatory for the audience, but also deeply honest and reflective for the flimmaker herself. You show great depth and awareness here, opening up the complexities of the topic (and your role in documenting it) rather than smoothing things over with easy platitudes. Thank you for your contribution. Great work.

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I like the guerilla feel of this. Secret cameras and a topic they are very passionate about. Good storytelling and great use of graphics.

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Nice camera work and editing but some more storytelling is required. I think it started off great but then got a little lost. The shooting was very, very good.

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Puppy love is a curiosity for teenage, I won't say its wrong...but have to control it. And share the view with your parents.

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Very professionally done. Excellent in all aspects; impressive opening sequence and very compelling story telling!

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This is a very thoughtful video that brings attention to such an important issue. While parts of the video come across a bit like an essay, the interviews and activities with the elders give your audience access to a world that we all need to think about. In the future, you could consider finding a way to capture the attitudes and opinions of the youth in Hong Kong, whether through interviews, reenactments, or other creative techniques.

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Was this made by National Geographic Channel? This a true documentary--despite the tough subject it was treated with respect. The graphics are nice and simple- the music perfect and the interviews clear and easy to hear. This is one of the best we have ever seen in the competition.