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The purpose of video essays is to supply an audience with information that is not just auditory. Video essays allow the author creative freedom to use visual representations of their ideas. Similarly, they often involve references from other video clips or movies and employ the use of voice overs.
Often times video essays are used in academic scenarios or on multimedia websites, such as Youtube or Buzzfeed. Other uses of video essays include:
- College or job applications
- Online news resources
- Advertisements
- Online magazines
It is likely that the intended audience of video essays includes adolescents and young adults. In using the Internet as a way of circulating information, it is assumed that teens and young adults will come across video essays more commonly than older generations who are not as tech savvy.
Unique and distinguishing characteristics of video essays are:
- Use of visual information
- Can reference other video works
- Use voice overs to read essay aloud
Video essays can be defined as a manner of portraying information in similar format to a written essay, while employing the use of video clips, references to other works and voice overs.
Edit: After looking at Fernando's and Zach's blogs, I feel significantly better about the video essay and the podcast segment. Even though I wrote about the video essay as well, it was reassuring to see that Fernando had some of the same concerns and ideas about the project as I did. In addition, I was happy to find that Zach had written about the podcast segment; the other of my two biggest concerns for this course.
I think that it will still be a struggle for me to not write traditional essays for english class, but I feel better about taking on new and big projects.
Edit: After looking at Fernando's and Zach's blogs, I feel significantly better about the video essay and the podcast segment. Even though I wrote about the video essay as well, it was reassuring to see that Fernando had some of the same concerns and ideas about the project as I did. In addition, I was happy to find that Zach had written about the podcast segment; the other of my two biggest concerns for this course.
I think that it will still be a struggle for me to not write traditional essays for english class, but I feel better about taking on new and big projects.
This is a very well formatted reply. It's easy to read and flows together, from answering one question to the next without ever stating the question within the post. Answers have little lists that stand out and offer deeper examples with each reply. It offers a bit more insight into what a video essay is and helps me rest easier with a greater understanding of what I will be getting myself into when approaching one of the four major projects.
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