Good example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOXOF9qQNJk
I think the Washington Post did a great job with this video because it was able to get its point across on gun reform and the Las Vegas shooting. The video has great audio and shows the interview with Amanda Getchell, who is the focus of the video. The Post makes it more personal by showing her unpacking things from her room and photos of her and her friends. It also shows a video from when the shooting occurred, which is chilling to see and hear along with parts of Getchell's interview when she talks about what was going through her mind during that time. At different points of the interview, it is possible to hear the emotion from her voice, which is very powerful. The "natural or ambient" sound used in the video is amazing as well--such as the clicking of the gun her dad gave her for self defense. What I found most chilling was the sound of the fan at 2:52 of the video right as she was talking about how it (along with other sounds) can remind her of the sound of the rifles.
Bad example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pluxSmR1ICI
CNN Money did a video on a mansion in New Jersey with a pool inside the house. The title itself is kind of simple--"Mansion for sale: Swim in your living room." The audio at times does not match up with what is being shown in the house, which gets very confusing. At times, just a small portion of a room was shown rather than the whole room and it made me think, "What is the point of this?" The shots of the mansion also made me dizzy at times. The music change at 1:11 is unnecessary and kind of out of place. The worst part is at the end (at 2:24) where whoever is holding the camera just runs around--it doesn't really add much to the video and just makes it confusing.
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