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Pre-Video Assignment, Espiritu
Good Example:
The story itself is intriguing, as it is an issue that isn't commonly talked about, but is shown to be important. The voice-over is well scripted and very informative, while still being easy to follow. B-roll is very well shot and includes shots that really capture the setting in North Dakota, as well as the life of the Native American tribe. Interview clips are also well done and informative.
Bad Example:
This is the beginning of a documentary series done by popular YouTuber Shane Dawswon. Although interview clips are good and the overall video is entertaining. The script and B-roll are unorganized, many unnecessary clips thrown in.
Pre Video Assignment, Crowley
Bad Example:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/nov/01/the-last-free-place-in-the-us-slab-city-california
Although the images in this story are visually interesting, I would like some pictures of residents of 'Slab City" and some captions to give the images context. I suspect the residents of this place are more interesting than the place itself, and I would have liked to see them.
Good Example:
https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/north-ronaldsay-jobs?playall=376
This example has great b-roll, visual diversity, and sound. There are several great sequences throughout the clip using wide. medium. and close up shots. Additionally, I like that the creator consistently places Sarah in the center of the frame, both in seated interviews and in general.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/
This example combines beautiful images and video with in-depth explanation to tell an effective visual story. The videos really add a sense of place for me
Pre-Video Fischer
Good: It's simple. The background music is always present but never distracting and the cuts between the highlights and the two guys talking are very clean.
Less Good: The camera is not super steady. The cuts are mostly good but there are sometimes where shots linger too long. The framing for the interviews is not always great.
Less Good: The camera is not super steady. The cuts are mostly good but there are sometimes where shots linger too long. The framing for the interviews is not always great.
Pre-Video Assignment, Green
Good example: I enjoyed this multimedia project because it was very unique. I felt like I was personally at the march and was walking through the crowd along with this guy. I'm usually not a fan of music playing in the background of news clips, but the music also added to the momentum of the story. Hearing from the various women there in all shapes and sizes, there for a common goal of promoting women's' rights. I think the video had a good amount of interviews so that we were able to hear from many different voices. The piece didn't just feel like a news piece, but it also felt like a statement and an activist think piec
Bad example:I understand that this is a much broader piece and features different clips from many different women's marches, but I think it would've been helpful to give more background information. I also would've preferred a voice over as opposed to the few clips from the speeches. Also, the quality of the video varies as it goes on.
Pre-Vido Assignment, Awosika
Good: I think this is a good multimedia project because the sequencing is natural but also engaging and captures both sides of the issue. Throughout the video, the visuals remained relevant to the words being said.
Bad: This video wasn't terrible but for some parts, it felt more like a slide show than an actual video. Also, the visual used for some parts weren't relevant at all to what was being said.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Pre-Video Assignment, DeBlasis
Good Example: I enjoyed watching this multimedia project because it is well put together and tells an interesting, unique story in a cohesive way. The story is told through the main interviewee and his own videos, making the story compelling and personal. They add music that helps the mood of the entire video, helping the audience feel the intensity of the lasers.
Bad Example: I would not say this is a horrible example of a multimedia project, but I do feel as though it was kind of thrown together. This event happened today and some of the footage was shaky. Along with this, the editing sometimes was weird. For example, when the audio cuts in with a sound bite from one student when a picture of Lt. Richard Collins III was on the screen. The audio was sometimes spotty at points as well -- I had to change my volume multiple times because the audio in the video was not even. This example was not horrible, but it seemed rushed because it is current news and the Washington Post obviously wanted it published as soon as possible.
Alas Pre-Video Assignment
Bad video example
There's a couple things I find off about this video. Granted, it looks like direct police footage, but there could have been some type of news narration to provide context. Some kind of editing would have also gone a long way here. As it is, it just feels very rough, unfinished, and not quite journalistic.
Good Video Example
This segment, in contrast, feels very professional and well-put together. First, there's a political editor from NPR narrating and providing info. By dint of the presenter's role, one trusts him to be knowledgeable about the taxation system in this country, Video quality is good, sound levels are on point, and perhaps most importantly, it's informative.
Pre-Video Assignment, Roberts
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006190133/protesters-rally-against-trumps-visit-to-pittsburgh.html
This is a multimedia project from The New York Times, showing protests in Pittsburgh against Trump's visit in the wake of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue. Since I'm from Pittsburgh, I might be a bit biased, but I feel like this video does not capture the anger that coursed through the city with Trump's suggestion that the attack could have been avoided if an armed guard had been present at the place of worship. The camera is blurry and while the audio is good -- a quiet singing of "This Land is Your Land" -- the video angles chosen do not properly convey the size of the protest. Also, the video is way too short to do the protest justice, at less than 30 seconds long.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006184109/pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue.html
On the other hand, this multimedia project from The New York Times, which walks through the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting, is extremely well put together. It has impactful visuals and follows the line of grief, confusion, and rage the city went through in the wake of the attack.
This is a multimedia project from The New York Times, showing protests in Pittsburgh against Trump's visit in the wake of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue. Since I'm from Pittsburgh, I might be a bit biased, but I feel like this video does not capture the anger that coursed through the city with Trump's suggestion that the attack could have been avoided if an armed guard had been present at the place of worship. The camera is blurry and while the audio is good -- a quiet singing of "This Land is Your Land" -- the video angles chosen do not properly convey the size of the protest. Also, the video is way too short to do the protest justice, at less than 30 seconds long.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006184109/pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue.html
On the other hand, this multimedia project from The New York Times, which walks through the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting, is extremely well put together. It has impactful visuals and follows the line of grief, confusion, and rage the city went through in the wake of the attack.
Pre-Video Assignment, Wilcox
Bad Video:
I recently began watching CampusLore's content, which consists of feature stories. Ironically, on this episode, the three panelists are discussing the current condition of the University of Maryland football program. I like what they are trying to accomplish with a laid back round table discussion, but the camera is constantly moving. Although it is minor, the movement throws off the viewer ,and it does not look very professional.
Good Video: I watched this video when it aired on College Gameday on Oct. 20. Tom Rinaldi is outstanding on how he tells the story. Rinadi's ability to put together a great story comes second to none as he takes you into the life of Tyler Trent. This piece is very powerful and so well-told by the College Gameday crew.
I recently began watching CampusLore's content, which consists of feature stories. Ironically, on this episode, the three panelists are discussing the current condition of the University of Maryland football program. I like what they are trying to accomplish with a laid back round table discussion, but the camera is constantly moving. Although it is minor, the movement throws off the viewer ,and it does not look very professional.
Good Video: I watched this video when it aired on College Gameday on Oct. 20. Tom Rinaldi is outstanding on how he tells the story. Rinadi's ability to put together a great story comes second to none as he takes you into the life of Tyler Trent. This piece is very powerful and so well-told by the College Gameday crew.
Pre Video Assignment, Nash
Bad example https://www.youtube.
This is a long documentary that actually does a decent job of keeping the viewer into the story through effective visuals, supporting sound effects and tons of B-roll. Where it fails for me, is the lack of face to face imagery of the main characters, and the clearly staged dramatic representations. I am also not a fan of the transitions between segments nor the length of the film. So what do I mean by face to face imagery? For the first two minutes of the film, the viewer hears a narration by the main character accompanied by b-roll of him brushing his teeth, walking to meet his friend, etc. but there is an awkward tension created by the fact that you hear the speakers voice, and you see images of him, but there is a delayed revealing of both the speaker's voice and face in the same clip. An interview setup would have done well in that situation, but there is none. By the time you finally see his face and hear his voice in the same clip, its a staged representation of the beginning of his story instead of an actual interview where he could have explained the beginning to the camera. The staged representations are lazy, and the viewer cringes to watch them, If you miss shooting an important event, give some other thoughtful b-roll, but not that. As for the transitions, they are also lazy. no good film needs a chapter by chapter set up for the stages of a story. A good editor can make one thing flow to the next through sound bites and visuals. Then as a last point, there is no reason for the film to be 19 minutes long. a lot of the material could have been condensed to make this 10 minutes or less. Shortening would also drastically increase the chance that a viewer will stay to watch the whole thing.
Good example https://www.nytimes.com/video/
Conversely, this is an excellent example of a project similar to the style I want to do. It takes a broad topic, a migrant caravan, and it humanizes it through the story of one mother and her child. It hooks the viewer in 20 seconds through a montage of scene setting shots into a sound bite of "She's pregnant, you are going to kill her!" As the footage rolls, a voiceover introduces the woman with a short and to the point statement. The footage continues, as does the voice, and music slips into the background ever so smoothly with the natural sound bites. As the narrator begins to talk about the woman's family, a short clip of each sister and aunt transition through. As the migrant caravan starts moving, the narrator explains that, and the camera follows. In the following clips, the cameraman breaks Prof. Jacobson's rule of keeping the camera still, but he keeps the footage ever so smooth that the movement helps put the viewer in the frame of a moving caravan. The rest of the story is told through the narrator and sound bites of an interview with the main woman as lots of b-roll plays through to support everything. The film comes to an end with slowing down of shot pacing with less and less camera and subject movement until the sound bites bring about a comfortable conclusion going along with the music.
Pre Video Assignment, Mandato
good video: https://vimeo.com/296345050
bad video: https://vimeo.com/119492798
bad video: https://vimeo.com/119492798
Hugh Garbrick, Pre-Video Assignment
I really don't like this video on the Amazon Echo. The Washington Post acknowledged that Jeff Bezos owns the newspaper but this video comes off as an ad. It's really bad optics for a news publication. Also the people are kind of annoying.
I like this video because they interview someone with a very interesting perspective. Also they don't edit out the reporters questions. I think that this informs the viewer more about the interviewees answer, it provides more context.
I like this video because they interview someone with a very interesting perspective. Also they don't edit out the reporters questions. I think that this informs the viewer more about the interviewees answer, it provides more context.
Pre-Video Assignment- Caesar
Bad package- https://vimeo.com/279736902
Good package- https://vimeo.com/278157381
Good package- https://vimeo.com/278157381
Gaskill, Pre-Video Assignment
I found a lot of examples.
Good:
Vice News Tonight
"Meet the gun rights advocates suing Dick's for not selling them a gun"
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/meet-the-gun-rights-advocates-suing-dicks-for-not-selling-them-a-gun/5bd8d88dbe407731e10b7f02?popular=1
INCREDIBLE WORK!!!! (But a little long for our purposes)
Vice Life Hacks with Oobah Butler
"I Made My Shed The #1 Restaurant In London"
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/oobah-butler-i-made-my-shed-the-1-restaurant-in-london/5a5dfac6177dd44de3197af2?popular=1
Bad:
Trump Anti-Immigration Attack Ad
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6342091/Trump-hammered-racist-ad-tying-caravans-twice-deported-Mexican-cop-killer.html#v-966261134065842710
"Kentucky teacher placed high school in lockdown after threats"
Daily Mail
Kentucky teacher placed high school in lockdown after threats
Good:
Vice News Tonight
"Meet the gun rights advocates suing Dick's for not selling them a gun"
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/meet-the-gun-rights-advocates-suing-dicks-for-not-selling-them-a-gun/5bd8d88dbe407731e10b7f02?popular=1
INCREDIBLE WORK!!!! (But a little long for our purposes)
Vice Life Hacks with Oobah Butler
"I Made My Shed The #1 Restaurant In London"
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/oobah-butler-i-made-my-shed-the-1-restaurant-in-london/5a5dfac6177dd44de3197af2?popular=1
Bad:
Trump Anti-Immigration Attack Ad
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6342091/Trump-hammered-racist-ad-tying-caravans-twice-deported-Mexican-cop-killer.html#v-966261134065842710
"Kentucky teacher placed high school in lockdown after threats"
Daily Mail
Kentucky teacher placed high school in lockdown after threats
Pre-Video Assignment, Myers
Good Example:
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/wall-people-trump-defends-military-presence-border-58878290
This news package is from Good Morning America. Of course, this program is one of the premier television news shows, so a good product is expected. This package included an interview, b-roll, narration and a bug graphic across the bottom of the screen throughout. I thought it was well-layered, alternating from one-on-one interview to b-roll and narration. The sequencing and mapping of the package made sense and was well done.
Bad example:
https://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/tuscarora-high-school-students-charged-for-locker-room-sexual-assault/1562642877
I thought this news package had some good elements to it, such as the interviews with the police officer and parent (although the sound could have been better on the police officer with a better microphone). But I found some of the b-roll to be misguided. There was a lot of just cars or buses driving in front of the school. It looked as though the news crew set up in one location and collected all of their b-roll from there. When the reporter was talking about the football coaches, the b-roll could have perhaps included video of the football field.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/wall-people-trump-defends-military-presence-border-58878290
This news package is from Good Morning America. Of course, this program is one of the premier television news shows, so a good product is expected. This package included an interview, b-roll, narration and a bug graphic across the bottom of the screen throughout. I thought it was well-layered, alternating from one-on-one interview to b-roll and narration. The sequencing and mapping of the package made sense and was well done.
Bad example:
https://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/tuscarora-high-school-students-charged-for-locker-room-sexual-assault/1562642877
I thought this news package had some good elements to it, such as the interviews with the police officer and parent (although the sound could have been better on the police officer with a better microphone). But I found some of the b-roll to be misguided. There was a lot of just cars or buses driving in front of the school. It looked as though the news crew set up in one location and collected all of their b-roll from there. When the reporter was talking about the football coaches, the b-roll could have perhaps included video of the football field.
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