The Wood Bison Disease Testing video was poorly done. The first thing that I noticed is that the audio and the video are not corresponding like they should be. Cathie Harms talks about running the wood bison through a corral to draw blood, but the video shows a man photographing the wood bison. The next thing that I noticed, and was really bothered by, was the fact that you can hear the man yelling at the bison behind the audio. It took my attention away from what the woman was saying. It’s also too long in my opinion. The one thing I did like about this video was the series of still photos of the man getting hit by the bison. Though I would have liked it better as a video and with some audio reaction from the man getting hit. I honestly think that this video would have been better as a written story since the audio is redundant and unnecessary to see for so long.
The Good Luck video was done pretty well. I think it was a bit too long though. They could’ve chosen just the most interesting items to make it shorter. I specifically would’ve taken out the guy who thinks he is his own good luck charm. I’d rather focus on the people who actually have a good luck charm. The introductions to each person were done really well. The close-up still photos in black and white made a big impact. I think the transition from the black and white photos to the color video clips worked really well because the videos were dimly lit. There weren’t any bright colors that made it difficult to look at the transitions. I think the Ken Burn’s Effect is subtle enough to not take away from the actual video content.
The Boy in the Moon video was also done well. The introduction was very effective. I like how the video focuses on the father and the son, but I would have liked to get the mother’s perspective, as well as some perspectives from some doctors. The video of the son watching the guitar was nice up until the point where he pauses it. I thought the video froze. The photographs were all nicely done, but I think the video could have been in color instead of black and white. It seems as if the video would be similar in color tone as the soldier video, which would have made a nice change. The video of the son hitting himself and screaming while the father talks about how he does those things was very effective. It gives the viewer a better inside view of what it’s like to actually experience this event happening. The one thing I did not like about this video was the video of the dad at work while talking about the photo on his desk. We did not need the lengthy proof that the photo was actually on his desk at work. I think it would have been better to just have a photo of the photo instead of the video that slowly zooms in to focus on the photograph. It was a very interesting video.
