Q Best Video: Silent Stories

Staying creatively inspired can be a tough gig. At Q Media, we try and up our game by watching as much TV, Youtube, Netflix, HotDocs and movies as we can. Because the best way to get your creative juices flowing is to watch some killer content. Something that blows your mind, makes you smile, or takes your breath away. That’s why we launched the “Q Best” weekly contest. Each week, someone from the office poses a challenge to the rest of the office: “find me the best video on the internet that overcomes a creative challenge.” A ranking is then held over Friday lunch as we all watch them together.

This week’s challenge: the best storytelling, told without a word.

Curated by Caitie

For the week I curated our best video contest, I wanted to see a silent film: creative stories told without dialogue – with extra points awarded for a happy ending. And the team definitely delivered! Sometimes the words you don’t say are the most powerful. It’s a great creative challenge to rely on other means of storytelling, whether with objects, physical reactions, hints, etc.

1st Place: Stew provided the best video (finally without choosing something weird) – a story of true love using office supplies in “Post It Love” by Si & Ad. It’s quirky, simple, beautiful and imaginative, I loved everything about it.

2nd Place:  Matt’s “Oktapodi” from a small group of French editors also stole my heart. Playful and funny, this video has audiences cheering for two octopi escaping their looming fate of becoming an appetizer. 

3rd Place: And the final runner up was Josh’s Pixar submission “Day and Night”. It’s a twist on a love story, about how one can fall in love with what they don’t have.   

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