Campisi, Pre-Video Assignment

Good: I thought this video was really well done, and I really enjoyed watching it. The b-roll shots were extremely varied, and there was a variety of close-ups, medium shots and wide shots that each gave a different perspective on New York City, keeping the viewer interested and intrigued. The interview was also well framed, keeping the subject on the outer third and looking across the shot at the interviewer. The topic was interesting, no shot played for too long, and transitions were fluid and interesting. The story was great and put a unique twist on a place that a lot of us know about and have been to but haven't experienced in this light. I was immediately pulled in and wanted to keep watching, and combined with the lighting, music and effects, I think the author did a really great job with this video. 



Bad: This video had so much potential to be really interesting and unique, but it fell short of my expectations. The beginning seemed a bit choppy and the author didn't provide much background with regards to where the video took place and the significance of that place. Additionally, the interviews weren't always well framed; many times, the subject was in the middle of the shot and not on one of the outer thirds. Because these subjects were deaf, the audience didn't have any audio to listen to, so it would have been nice to have some faint music in the background to keep the audience engaged. The interview clips were too long and required the audience to pay attention to reading too much text at a time, leading people to be less interested in the story and less likely to keep watching. There also weren't really transitions throughout the film, and the author never provided much context or significance to who these people were, how they were related and what the actual story was. This video also could have used some b-roll to provide the audience with some sense of location or atmosphere, and because there wasn't any, the video jumped from one interview to the next and didn't connect the subjects together or provide any visuals to keep the audience engaged. The basis of this video was an interesting idea and could have been successful with better execution.