Facts and Film

In last week’s lab we did a quick write exercise to help us come up with ideas for our video projects. I thought this was very useful as I instantly came up with several issues linked to media that I would like to address. The difficult part was trying to imagine how we would get the message across in our video without being too obvious. A 3-5 minute video is a fairly short amount of time to present our ideas, so creativity and efficiency are a must! Video is very different from the other types of media that we are typically exposed to in a classroom. It appeals to more than one sense, and can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the viewer. So for this project our challenge will be to find a balance between then images we show and information we present. Using a camcorder and the 'iMovie' program allows us to focus the eye of the viewer with varying camera angles and voiceover applications. This increases the chances that our intended message will be received.