GOOD EXAMPLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WVD26iAwmw
This video was cinematic and captivating right off the bat. The story of Harlem Lacrosse was told through multiple perspectives and narrations. Each voice over was labeled with the speaker and his age so the audience always knew who was talking. The script was clearly written to the video and the video matched the script. The narrations were also well voiced and paced, which made it easy to understand. The editor pieced together a nice variety of wide angle, middle and close up shots. The camera’s unsteadiness in addition to the number of pans and tilts aptly reflected the instability the boys had in their lives. I also think that the slow-paced shots worked well in the beginning of the video and the fast, action shots paired well with the speed of the lacrosse practice at the end of the video. Every sound in the video helped add something to the story; there was great natural sound and appropriate music. Overall, I thought the video was very enjoyable to watch and the message was clear: sports matter.
This video was difficult to follow as a viewer. While the message was clear, I don’t want to have to do a lot of thinking or reading or analyzing to be able to be receive additional information about the main concept: why play sports? The image and sound quality of the interviews were fantastic, but they got lost in the video. There was too much jump cutting between video, words and images. There wasn’t much use of b-roll and there was hardly any variety in the types of shots they used (wide angle, medium, up close, tilt and pan). The black screens with massive amounts of words on them were hard to follow. The still photos were difficult to see and understand, and needed some sort of narration over the top at a minimum. I also found the changes in music and type of music to be pretty distracting. Additionally, busy transitions were incredibly distracting; too much was going on at once for me to keep up with the story line. The flow of the entire video was very choppy and inconsistent. While the main concept of the video was explicitly stated, I don’t think they did a very good job of fully illustrating and expanding on the concept.
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