Overwatch League May Melee Frag Movie 2021

A 2-min frag movie for the May Melee tournament broadcasted in 2021 by the Overwatch League.

Runtime
1:45
Project type
Esports
Highlight
Video editing
Software
Premiere Pro
Project scope

A stylistic gameplay montage for the May Melee tournament broadcasted by the Overwatch League. I wanted to improve two elements that I implemented in the previous May Melee frag movie contest.

  • Introduce the four teams competing in the tournament as well as giving them equal screen time.
  • Cut the montage quicker and pace the video faster.

Game capture and video editing done by me.

*The quality of the video is low because I had misplaced my project file and mistakenly deleted the video after uploading it.*

Editor's Notes

There was a contest held by the Overwatch League to create a frag movie for the May Melee tournament in 2021 with a cash prize going to first place. I didn't believe I was going to get first place, which I didn't, but thought it was a great opportunity to capture some of my favorite moments during the tournament.

I wanted to focus on at least one specific play from each team played in the tournament and work my way from there. I had edited one of these the previous year, but it was cut very slowly so this year I wanted to push myself to edit faster and keep the energy up.

Overall, I believe I did increase the energy and gave the teams equal screen time, but I believe the pacing wasn't that great and my capture of the plays wasn't super spectacular. I had fun though and it was eye-opening the skill that goes into capturing an esports event rather than a trailer for a game.

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