goofyyukyuk
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Once again, I'm really impressed with the level of effort that went into all of these projects and the awesome outcomes that we got to see! Of course, that made judging this round really difficult, but it's worth it to get this caliber of projects! So congratulations to all of you, and let's get into the reviews!
TEAM SPACE:
- I have to give a lot of credit to this team for choosing a theme that is really original but also fits perfectly into Universal Studios. This isn't a theme I would've thought of, but it just works really really well!
- I love all of the art and pictures that you filled the playbill with, particularly at the front of it. You explained your concept clearly and concisely, which is definitely important for me.
- The theater itself seems perfectly suited to hold this show, and your explanation of the stage design as well really helped with the realism of the show. I also love the homage to the Phantom of the Opera included in your description of the stage! The description of the jury box with its "volunteers" was a fun touch that helped flesh out the show, and I absolutely love the costuming and nods to the monsters' pasts through their colors!
- Your description of the cast was really funny and made the cast seem more fleshed out as well, and your detail on including the 8 monster jurors was fantastic!
- I loved the detail that the script excerpts provided, really pushing that the center of the project is the show itself. The story itself was great, and I can definitely see it being a popular attraction at Universal! The songs were great, especially One Last Time, and all your concept art really worked to help describe the show!
- In your playbill, I was laughing out loud at the "reviews" for the show... excellent touch!
- All in all, I really loved this project, and can't wait to see it in Universal very soon!
TEAM REALITY:
- Very interesting choice choosing Scott Pilgrim as the theme for the attraction, and even though I haven't seen the movie, you made the show seem accessible to anybody, which I really appreciated.
- First, I loved the level of detail in creating several original songs for the soundtrack. I thought that showed an impressive commitment to detail and creativity that I really loved.
- The description of the theater is great; I think the exterior especially would be really cool to see in real life. The whole aesthetic of the theater seems to really fit Scott Pilgrim, and the merch stands are perfect for the theater.
- I liked the inclusion of a choreography section, and I thought that was a really fun way to push the exceptionalism of this story.
- I thought the plot was described well, and the comics were a cool way to pull in the fantastical side of this show as well. My only thing would be that the main reason Space edged this show out was they focused more on the plot of the show itself than you all did, but you nailed the peripheral elements the best in my opinion.
- And of course, we have our lovely trash cans, which are as wonderful as ever, and I love the sponsors!!
TEAM TIME:
- Another version of Scott Pilgrim, and this one had my favorite presentation out of the three! The commitment to the full magazine was really impressive!
- I thought the exterior of the theater was another great description, and it also seems like it would be really fitting. However, I think that the inclusion of this many elements beyond the show itself, while impressive and exciting, pulled attention away from what should've been the focal point of the project. That being said, as a subland, this is the best version of the three.
- Similar situation with the queue, but I actually really liked the idea of fleshing out the description of the queue, which wasn't really done by any other team.
- I really liked the Q&A with the director to give a description of the show, but it felt sort of unnecessary to have two separate descriptions of the show, particularly when the first description was rehashing some of what was covered in the queue description. I think you still did really well conveying all the elements of the show, I just wish it was more concise and clear than it was.
- The set design looks great, and Backstage Supply was a really fun choice to elaborate on the design and merchandise, which seemed to be very fitting with the theme of the show.
- I really liked all the extra stuff in the magazine like the Test Track article, the under-appreciated attractions, and the works in progress, but again, it all felt really distracted from the primary concept of the project, so even though I loved the commitment to the magazine style, I wish there was more of a focus on the show itself, which is the main reason this project came in third.
Once again, I absolutely loved all of these projects, and I can't wait to see what you all give us this week!
