MrBud Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I have been watching Drum Corps for the past 40 years. We have had an excellent array of judges, who "some" of them have been judging excellence for 20,25,30 years. They are experts in the field of excellence, marching band design. I am wondering if we should open the judging to the Entertainment Business. I notice people like: Sharon Osbourne, and others, evaluating TRUE ENTERTAINMENT. They are not evaluating, technique of step, quality of design of certain guard techniques, but TRUE ENTERTAINMENT. The winners that they usually pick, go on and make $$$, and become more popular to a bigger audience. I wonder if DRUM CORPS should ever try this route???? I AM SURE that the corps who have the strongest staffs, and know the tricks of the trade (inside and out) would be put more on a level that ALL DRUM CORPS could be competitive.... thoughts??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I have been watching Drum Corps for the past 40 years. We have had an excellent array of judges, who "some" of them have been judging excellence for 20,25,30 years. They are experts in the field of excellence, marching band design. I am wondering if we should open the judging to the Entertainment Business. I notice people like: Sharon Osbourne, and others, evaluating TRUE ENTERTAINMENT. They are not evaluating, technique of step, quality of design of certain guard techniques, but TRUE ENTERTAINMENT. The winners that they usually pick, go on and make $$$, and become more popular to a bigger audience. I wonder if DRUM CORPS should ever try this route???? I AM SURE that the corps who have the strongest staffs, and know the tricks of the trade (inside and out) would be put more on a level that ALL DRUM CORPS could be competitive.... thoughts??? sadly there have been people in entertainment involved in one way or another even WGI did some master classes with pros in the dance field..most just felt its marching band, some ssid these kids need a real dance class ( she was watching WC top level of WGI ) I see what youre saying though BUT DCI would also never have the millions these people get to sit and critique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) I have been watching Drum Corps for the past 40 years. We have had an excellent array of judges, who "some" of them have been judging excellence for 20,25,30 years. They are experts in the field of excellence, marching band design. I am wondering if we should open the judging to the Entertainment Business. I notice people like: Sharon Osbourne, and others, evaluating TRUE ENTERTAINMENT. They are not evaluating, technique of step, quality of design of certain guard techniques, but TRUE ENTERTAINMENT. The winners that they usually pick, go on and make $$$, and become more popular to a bigger audience. I wonder if DRUM CORPS should ever try this route???? I AM SURE that the corps who have the strongest staffs, and know the tricks of the trade (inside and out) would be put more on a level that ALL DRUM CORPS could be competitive.... thoughts??? Yes. Take a pro from the entertainment field and put them in the booth at Finals with the other DCI judges. On Finals nite they get 2.5 points in the General Effect caption in their field of expertise. Nobody knows who the pro is until Finals Night, nor what field the pro is from in any given year ( could be Dance, Drums, Brass, etc ). This'll shake things up and make Finals a bit more exciting, imo. 2.5 points in a caption is not all that much, but it could make a difference in a close race for the title and between Corps within a competitive grouping below. Edited July 21, 2012 by BRASSO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TastyWaves Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Absolutely not. Those people are not qualified to judge any of the crap they judge "Americas Got Talent", why should we have them judging this activity? Besides... "Regular" people are the reason everyone thinks "A&T Marching Band" from the Movie "Drumline" is the better than DCI corps. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywhopper Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I like Brasso's idea, but make it four different guest judges, each with 2.5 points to give, to sum up to a total of 110 possible points on Finals night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 No. Some of the best musicians on shows like aGT, Idol etc get voted off because it's about smoke and mirrors ( excluding BD 10 lol) than actual talent and entertainment 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckham Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 This works until the "pro" judge/s picks against the fan favorite. And then everybody will be calling for change again. After all, what is entertaining is completely opinion. One person loves Blue Devils' show and can't stand Carolina Crown's. The next person is the reverse. When you let a "non-expert" effect the results in this way heads will roll in every direction...especially when Phantom Regiment is involved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Speaking of judges, I would actually like to see a breakdown of when and where they all marched. I think it would give an interesting view of DCI adjudication. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Speaking of judges, I would actually like to see a breakdown of when and where they all marched. I think it would give an interesting view of DCI adjudication. some never have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I like the idea of getting some folks who produce live shows to work as effect judges. Las Vegas live show producers are a good example. They know how to entertain a live audience on a nightly basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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