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90svet replied to MikeBD's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
People have been screaming their heads off for Bloo for decades....long before they broke into Top 5. Some shows/corps elicit an emotional reaction, while others are appreciated but not openly acknowledged as being great. Some shows are more conducive to crowd excitement. Even in the theater for Prelims, when Cadets showed some spark and elements that reminded me of the glory days, I wanted to jump out of my seat...and that wasn't even in person. -
DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS
90svet replied to Cainan's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
General Effect 1: Greg Llacer & Warren Rickart General Effect 2: Glen Fugett & Mark McGahey Visual Proficiency: Michael Turner Visual Analysis: Tim Pierce Color Guard: Damon Padilla Music Brass: Paul McGarr Music Analysis: Jeff Harper & Jay Webb Music Percussion: Chris Rapacki Chief Judge: John Phillips -
They've been in domes many times, and the MMs are quite experienced. Being in LucasOil is a non-issue for them. Who knows why they seemed tentative? I suppose we will see tonight if it was an isolated occurrence.
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DCI Semifinals - August 11, 2023
90svet replied to BeachBum's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
25 proceed to Semi-Finals from Prelims (all corps). The 2 nights were more differentiated when there were more corps. But now, as you correctly pointed out, there isn't much difference. Nevertheless, it gives the corps another opportunity to perform, and fans another viewing. -
DCI Semifinals - August 11, 2023
90svet replied to BeachBum's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
So now BAC is pulling the "bad run last night" narrative? 🙂 Careful....I believe BD owns the exclusive right to that claim. -
DCI Semifinals - August 11, 2023
90svet replied to BeachBum's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
What do you propose that BAC improve upon? They seemed quite strong Thursday. Their weakness is GE, and barring any surprise addition/change to the show, I'm not sure they can find enough increase in scoring to overcome the gap. -
If I wanted body movement, I would go to the ballet. It seems like a waste of talent to have brass members rolling around on the ground for such an excessive amount of time. While I absolutely acknowledge that today's drum corps shows are more intricate, and possibly more enjoyable, than decades prior, I feel that the amount of showtime dedicated to choreography has become excessive.
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I was going to say, "let's hope the other judges on Saturday" have the same read on Crown, but then I saw he gave the same overall score as the other GE2, so I believe they wil be fine in that caption....plus it's the music-focused judges in GE2, which is Crown's strength. Someone on here pointed out to "just look to see where Crown is at the top, to determine which of GE1/GE2 is the music-focused judge(s)". Turns out to be solid advice.
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BAC's weakness (at least based on scores) is GE. 4th in GE1 (judges have visual backgrounds) and 3rd in GE2 (judges have music backgrounds). 4th in overall GE. Also, their color guard achievement is ranked 3rd (but 1st for content). Also, GE is weighted higher, at 40% of total score. Total GE is 0.475 is behind 3rd place for GE. This gap is too large to be adequately offset by their higher rankings elsewhere. 3 of the 4 GE judges ranked BAC 4th in content-repertoire. So, it's more of a design issue than achievement. Yes...they are quite clean....but that is also why they slowed a bit in their progression vs other corps, as BAC is mostly at or above content, for achievement scores. 38.50 GE achievement vs 38.35 content. Looking at the recap, it seems that achievement scores somewhat follow content for GE. It's not like other captions, where you could be significantly over/underperforming content. How does a corps overachieve GE content? With brass, they either nail a lick, or it's sloppy. Same with percussion. The judges have determined that BAC's show does not have the same GE impact at other corps' shows. In summary, while BAC's show is certainly quite good, the design (in the eyes of the judges) is not as strong as the 3 above them. Perhaps the Thursday judging panel just didn't like BAC, and the Saturday panel will see things differently. I suppose one could review recaps from prior shows to see how BAC was scored by the same judges relative to others, to look for anomalies with certain judges. There may be some room to run with guard, as they were 2nd to BD by 0.1, with achievement being 0.2 behind content. So, there you have it, BAC staff....this first scores analysis is complimentary. We can discuss my retainer fee and hourly rate for future analysis. 🙂