FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ZHIYUN
Announces SMOOTH 5 Mobile Movie Contest Winners
Prize
pool includes USD$40,000 plus a wide selection of ZHIYUN filmmaking
products
Shenzhen, China, April
8th, 2022
- ZHIYUN, the world’s leading gimbal brand for filmmakers
with cameras and smartphones, has announced the winners of its SMOOTH 5
Mobile Movie Contest. The top prize, the Filmmakers’ Choice Award, will
receive USD$10,000 plus a selection of filmmaking products including
ZHIYUN gimbals, while additional prizes of USD$3,000 plus ZHIYUN
filmmaking products will be awarded to five further category winners.
The judging panel includes: ZHIYUN, Insta360, Artlist, Artgrid, Motion
Array, NANLITE, SmallRig and ESRgear.
Entrants created a video that followed one the five categories:
narrative, mini documentary, adventure, music and dance, and how-to.
ZHIYUN received over 400 submissions submitted from all over the globe.
The judges noted the overall quality was extremely high, with the
narrative category receiving the largest number of entries and included
many outstanding creative works. The competition gave many new creative
teams the opportunity to showcase their abilities, with many stating
they were challenged to embrace new styles and techniques, and that the
entries also showed the true possibilities of smartphone videography,
which can produce quality that approaches close to professional cameras.
Top Prize: Filmmakers’
Choice
Shelly - Tim Hamilton
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgkd2-B0RlY
Comments: “Incredibly creative and imaginative visual storytelling with
a suitably offbeat narrative”
Category
Winners
How-to:
How to set up a skateboard - PJ Madd
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXn26trBJng
Judges’ comments: “Lots of interesting tricks, and we can see the
author’s intention to work with composition. It’s very well formed into
one united story”
Music &
Dance:
Words - Polar Eyes
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRNtd2yAsvg
Judges’ comments: “Innovative shots fit perfectly with the music and
dance to tell a story.”
Mini-Doc:
Something Is Coming - SJ van Breda
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhbiHg6VdoU
Judges’ comments: “Every element looks harmonious, not a single wasted
shot, excellent camera work, good editing.”
Narrative:
The Speed Date - TRIO Stories
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrhPjMhmWbo
Judges’ comments: “Feels like a movie, really cinematic and great
storyline. Impactful mise en scene as well.”
Adventure:
Life Breath - Leo Markov
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJQ-15CCzQM
Judges’ comments: “Very time consuming and excellent planning of shots
... the order of the shots. Well done.”
BTS Winners:
Camelot - Max Prod.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efF_pg7qdGY&
This is my adventure - Romuald Kabala
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTMI-v4qGps
The Painter - Roberto Eduardo Mazzarago
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjheGMdX57o
ZHIYUN
SMOOTH 5 Gimbal Delivers Next-Level Smartphone Videography
ZHIYUN is committed to enriching filmmakers and pushing the boundaries
of filmmaking through its products and community initiatives. The
ZHIYUN SMOOTH 5 gimbal for smartphones offers a 3-axis design,
supremely smooth movement, a full-control panel, and the ZY Cami
companion app. The ZHIYUN SMOOTH 5 gimbal takes cinematic filming with
your smartphone to the next level.
MSRP:
The ZHIYUN SMOOTH 5 is now available at USD$169. The SMOOTH 5 plus a
combo accessory pack is also available for $219.
Learn
More:
SMOOTH 5 Standard: https://store.zhiyun-tech.com/products/smooth-5
SMOOTH 5 Combo: https://store.zhiyun-tech.com/products/smooth-5?variant=40930271035572
About
ZHIYUN
ZHIYUN Tech is a pioneer and a world leader in gimbals and stabilizers
for both professional filmmakers and personal video creators. ZHIYUN
believes in innovation as the primary productive force, keeps making
breakthroughs, and pushes forward technological and industrial
development. Its product line ranges from professional to consumer
gimbals. ZHIYUN is dedicated to arduous research and innovation for
delivering a better experience for global filmmakers and video content
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