Rock Eisteddfod judges corrupt?
Wed, 19 Sept 2001, 11:12 amGilly17 posts in thread
Rock Eisteddfod judges corrupt?
Wed, 19 Sept 2001, 11:12 amThis is aimed to any of us that were involved with or viewed the Rock Eisteddfod Grand Final. The results stand as followed:
1. John Septimus Roe
2. Como
3. Perth Modern
4. Willetton
5. Mandurah Combined
To many of us involved with the schools production found these results rather suprising.
For the record, all my comments are not biased and I will not name my school for various reasons.
The general thought backstage was that Padbury (Harry Potter) and Yanchep (just a wish away from home) deserved places 1 and 2 respectively. Ocean Reef (Cobacabana) was of outstanding quality and also deserved to be in the top 5. Mandurah was thought to place higher, but 5th is a reasonable place. Willetton was alright, they deserved 4th and probably could have been beaten by Mandurah and other schools. Perth Modern was good, they always have been and always will be good so they deserved 3rd. Como: don't get me wrong, I loved their performance but the sets and costumes didn't really deserve 2nd. Watching the production during rehearsals you get to the finale and think "Finally, some colour in the performance!". And John Septimus Roe, simple idea and did a bloody good job of it, but most of us didn't think they deserved 1st place.
The performers choice award: who decides that? If the performers do, the only people they must of asked is the people from Como because I and most other schools would not say Como.
Hopefully there is a judge on this page that can answer this posting and shead some light on the situation. Comments?
How is it all judged and how did you get these results?
Cheers,
Alan Gill
1. John Septimus Roe
2. Como
3. Perth Modern
4. Willetton
5. Mandurah Combined
To many of us involved with the schools production found these results rather suprising.
For the record, all my comments are not biased and I will not name my school for various reasons.
The general thought backstage was that Padbury (Harry Potter) and Yanchep (just a wish away from home) deserved places 1 and 2 respectively. Ocean Reef (Cobacabana) was of outstanding quality and also deserved to be in the top 5. Mandurah was thought to place higher, but 5th is a reasonable place. Willetton was alright, they deserved 4th and probably could have been beaten by Mandurah and other schools. Perth Modern was good, they always have been and always will be good so they deserved 3rd. Como: don't get me wrong, I loved their performance but the sets and costumes didn't really deserve 2nd. Watching the production during rehearsals you get to the finale and think "Finally, some colour in the performance!". And John Septimus Roe, simple idea and did a bloody good job of it, but most of us didn't think they deserved 1st place.
The performers choice award: who decides that? If the performers do, the only people they must of asked is the people from Como because I and most other schools would not say Como.
Hopefully there is a judge on this page that can answer this posting and shead some light on the situation. Comments?
How is it all judged and how did you get these results?
Cheers,
Alan Gill
RE: Rock Eisteddfod judges corrupt?
Fri, 21 Sept 2001, 11:00 amI know that there is no hope of changing the judges decision. This is discussion is mainly trying to figure out how the judges reached those decisions.
Yanchep, I think, was quite a small people. I agree that the Rock Eisteddfod is a team event, and that the finales with the whole schools performers are absolutely amazing. But if you only have a small amount of people, and you start off with few and move on to many and still get 4 people to make an impression doing a dance is pretty good. But yes, I do agree with the more the merrier and some of the finales that are like that take my breathe away.
On a different note, have you ever wondered why some schools have a full dress rehearsal and other don't? This is probably going to cause a bit of warfare but in my mind it is to get a phycological edge over the other schools. If you sit back at the heats and watch the other schools, not knowing what the judges think of you, and you see them with full costumes and lighting and all of that you think that they are really good. To some people this affects their confidence and transfers into their performance. There are a few tricks that go on behind the scenes but just your thoughts on why some schools do it and some don't.
I'm still confused. Explanation by a judge willbe apreciated.
Cheers
Alan
Yanchep, I think, was quite a small people. I agree that the Rock Eisteddfod is a team event, and that the finales with the whole schools performers are absolutely amazing. But if you only have a small amount of people, and you start off with few and move on to many and still get 4 people to make an impression doing a dance is pretty good. But yes, I do agree with the more the merrier and some of the finales that are like that take my breathe away.
On a different note, have you ever wondered why some schools have a full dress rehearsal and other don't? This is probably going to cause a bit of warfare but in my mind it is to get a phycological edge over the other schools. If you sit back at the heats and watch the other schools, not knowing what the judges think of you, and you see them with full costumes and lighting and all of that you think that they are really good. To some people this affects their confidence and transfers into their performance. There are a few tricks that go on behind the scenes but just your thoughts on why some schools do it and some don't.
I'm still confused. Explanation by a judge willbe apreciated.
Cheers
Alan
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