Good:
http://mj.unc.edu/student-multimedia-projects (Feeding Dreams)
This project uses the characters’ voices to tell their story. The story flows nicely without the student having to narrate anything in between the interviews, which I like a lot. I think it’s impressive that the student was able to create a cohesive story just by the questions he or she asked. I also like how the project juxtaposes the children’s outlook on their life against the mother’s perspective on the food stamp issue. The shots of the children playing in the park or in their house really illuminates how naive they are to the problem. Finally, I think the project was well shot and the music added a nice touch.
Bad:
I think this project could have been done better. It is much less professional than the “good” project I selected. First of all, there are a lot of blurry shots that make the video hard to watch. It opens with footage from a car’s point of view, but it’s very unsteady, which is an immediate turn off. There are multiple times during this project that the video isn’t clear. The audio is also uneven. Some of it is really hot and some of it sounds scratchy; at certain points it’s actually hard to understand what’s being said. On a different note, this video seems to be edited with iMovie, as can be seen from the black screens with the white words. There are a couple of points in the project where I think instead of writing out these words, the student could have found more file footage of the team playing. I think almost any footage would have been better than the words. Similarly, some of the graphics are a little immature and could have been formatted better.
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