Pre-Video Assignment, Underwood

A good example of a multi-media project. While it's obviously not produced at the highest-level, I think it's a great representation of project that can just as easily be done by a student. The audio was done well: the narrator's brief voice-over concisely explaining what the interviews do not and the use of interviews on top of separate camera shots add to the quality of the piece. There are many different angles used; the audience sees the subject in three different environments to relate this incredibly rare condition the average human experience. Even though I wasn't a huge fan of the vertical camera shots and videos, they were visually significant and important enough to the story that I think they worked (or at least get a pass) in the context. Overall, as aforementioned, this type of project seems attainable to the skills possessed by JOUR203 students while also managing to convey different tones and incorporate all three elements used in our teachings.

A bad example of another doable multi-media project. While the story and title are just as compelling as the previous video, this one falls short in execution. For one, the captions used to identify people are far too thin and hard to read, straining the eyes of the viewer. Also, the audio, particularly for the father, is rather hard to hear and while there are other noises that aren't the fault of production (i.e. background noises are difficult to control in such an open environment) the use of music doesn't help to hear/understand the person talking, with or without the language barrier. Additionally, the shots in this video either don't seem particularly interesting for the most part or are overused, especially towards the end with everyone standing up ready to take a photo. The footage of the mother struggling with the wheelchair could've been useful if paired with better audio (e.g. using audio explaining the difficulty the daughter's condition has on her parents rather than just the issues the daughter has). Again, it's a very compelling story and something I could see a classmate having the capacity to do in terms of the skillset required. However, the videography becomes increasingly uninteresting as the story progresses.