Bad Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrLH9pUSIiQ
I think this is a poorly constructed project because it is all over the map. The project starts by introducing Tweedy's kids, and it seems as though the story is going to go in the direction of Tweedy's home life. Instead, the video evolves into a general survey of Tweedy's band, Wilco, and provides little to no information about how they gained their success and why people love them so much. Additionally, the only member of Wilco interviewed for the project was Tweedy, but the focus is on the band rather than him. It would make more sense to construct the video around Tweedy's function in the band rather than the band as a whole if they could only interview him. It's disappointing to see such a great misrepresented to an audience that is probably not that familiar with their music.
Good Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-k-p4wzxg
This is a great project because it sheds light on a scene in a film that has important implications. "Silence of the Lambs" is a complex movie, and the narrator does a good job of getting inside director Jonathan Demme's head and giving the viewers a clearer picture of the intent of the scene. The best part about this project is that you do not need to have seen "Silence of the Lambs" to get something valuable out of the video. Using blocking and framing to show power can be applied simply to movies in general, which is what makes the narrator's video so impressive. He uses a specific example to illuminate a general point about filmmaking.
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