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I don't believe the poster is hating on VR, at least I hope not. Especially if they are associated with Henny. I think the poster is expressing their preference for original, new designs and music to go with it. VR blew the doors off with musicality and marching in 2018 and the poster conveys that. VR earned the accolades and well deserved. As for Avon and Henny's "Brick" shows...2 totally different and original concepts. Yes, with Gunderson & Duffy on staff at Henny they have had original and fresh designs and music to accommodate the shows. Unraveled, Lost, 3D, Just Another Brick. I would include Blueprints For Life, but from what I undertstand, it wasn't the 2018 show that was to be performed. I was told the original 2018 show was substituted with Blueprints when Gunderson and Duffy left the program. Gunderson is now at Bowie. Duffy at D' Springs, is contracted to work with Henny through '19 I believe, but in what capacity? How original and new Henny's shows will be in the future will be determined by the vision of the new staff. They're young and hungry, BTW. I personally hope they keep with the Hawk trend and don't use recycled content. It's what makes them unique.

FloMo was cracking down this year. The past few years I saw everyone recording, this year it seamed like fans were more hesitant to pull out any devise for recording. As the videographer for our school I ended up parking on the high cam platform for the majority of BOA Finals and all of State. I only recorded our show, but seeing the top programs from up high gave me way more appreciation for the show designs.

Those that are staying have the experience and taste of success. This will surely filter down to the incoming. Success breeds success. It's like a virus. It'll rub off on everyone.

Ltowndad, Check the D5000 video capabilities. Not sure it can shoot high resolution for very long. Edit: With a factory battery, the D3300 will shoot 22 minutes of 1080P 60fps video, then the video function shuts off to keep from damaging internal circuits. With an aftermarket battery, it only shoots for 10 minutes then shuts down. Found that out the hard way.

I fortunately landed the "official" band videographer. The directors arranged for ISD, BOA and US Bands credentials. I mostly road with the band so gained access to behind the scenes stills and video that I wouldn't otherwise have had. Coming in with the band wearing credentials, I had no problems. This allowed me to enter events with a photography backpack carrying 2 bodies, 6 lenses and a tripod and access to places not offered to the general public. We had 2 dedicated photographers that shot from the stands or field when they could and I shot stills from up high while recording. I'm sure our band yearbook coordinators are pulling her their hair out. If you can set up an arrangement like this, you can get stills and vids on bus rides to and from events, rehearsals, warm-ups and band halls. I'm producing an end of year video and being able to capture video and/or audio of inspirational speaches from directors and drum majors before release makes great conent.

Heck of a game today BTW. 54 yarder with seconds to go. Best football so far this season.

Can't. I'm a product of "The Olden Days"

When you bring the term "wide angle" into play, the equipment costs can increase exponentially. I considered a dedicated wide angle for my DSLR. It was cost prohibitive for a single season. My band member is a senior. I almost shelled out $1800 for one lens. In my research I found that a 14mm wide angle lens seemed to be optimal for most high school stadiums. This is actually considered "ultra-wide". My research found them readily available for $1500 and up. Couldn't justify it and settled on 18mm. Dedicated wide angle camcorders are out there too. Almost all consumer camcorders (labeled "wide angle") are actually the equivalent to 35mm and some even 55mm. Lucky to get 20 to 20 in a stadium up high with 35mm. To get the wide angle we need for shooting marching bands, you'd have to move up the cost ladder to something in the lower pro to pro camcorder. 2K and up. I didn't look at Go-Pro. Would need to research more. #Takigan You are correct. Brand is not that important as long as it is a reputable brand. Cannon, Nikon, Sony. Detachable lens, absolutely. Both DSLR or camcorder. Thus the cost cosideration. If your free to burn some cabbage the options are wide open. If you're on a budget, it would be a good idea to visit your local photography & videography store. In the central Texas area, that's Precision Camera & Video. (I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just a long time customer who can vouch for their service and professionalism). In any case, on camera audio controls are a major consideration. I started out with an external mic with wind shield. Eventually kept it in my bag only to be used in heavy winds. They seemed to distort the audio or focus on a smaller angle of attack giving off sounding recordings. This caused a lot of grief in post processing. Keep in mind that we're not recording a Youtube interview or blog. We're trying to capture the sound of 200-300 instruments in unison from almost 100 yards away.

I shot all the video for Henny this year. I found that standard cam corders just don't cut it. I use a Nikon D3300 DSLR with a 18-55mm 0.25m/0.82ft 55mm lens. The lens covers 8 yard line to 8 yard line easy and I had to zoom in at the Alamo Dome. The D3300 has the ability to tune the audio and with the factory battery gets 22 minutes of 1080P 60fps. You can find them used pretty much anywhere. I picked up a back up 2 weeks after school started with 2 lens kit and bag for $300. Ended up shooting video with one and high stills with the other. Very happy with the results. Directors were happy too.

Keller killed it. Best sounding high school band in the parade. My daughter snap chatted with a couple members of the band after they finished. Chipped reads, reads frozen to mouth pieces, brass iced over and they seemed to be the only band in tune. Awesome show. Keller did Texas proud.

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Case on point: Area D 20% anomalous outliers vs 6%.

Wicked cool...

Probably bias, but Henny's guard always seems to compliment the show and the physics of the performers.

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Very similar to the analysis I did for Area D. Inconsistencies abound. The anomalous scores "Do Not" reflect what should be an accurate measurement based on the governing body's judging rubric. The way I see it, in BOA it's all about GE and the number of decibles created and is subject to a judges preference. Or what I call "Pie in the sky scoring". In UIL it is supposed to be about the quality of music and marching and the combination there of. A judges preference should not come into play. At all. And UIL ranking should not be determined by people's choice. Again. UIL Adjudicators should be held accountable and the systems for scoring should be updated. Congrats to all the programs that competed for the big prize. They were all amazing shows and extremely deserving for placement in finals.

I can assure you, you're not the only one out there who feels this.

Exactly. That's why there should be adjudicator accountability. Because it is their job, there should be consistancy in scoring based on "a system that works". Anomalous scores indicate prejudice.

Agree 100%.

Judging must have accountability and the system is flawed. Just glad I'm done with all this. Good luck to the bands who made it.