Video Essays

The group essays in my class had a few different techniques. In most peoples video essays the group members were asking students and staff their thoughts on whatever their issue was. In some of the videos the whole video was the group member asking the same questions over and over again. This repetativeness got a little annoying because the same questions were being asked. In other videos the group members edited there videos and added clips from t.v. shows, commercials, music etc. These videos were much more enjoyable to watch and held my attention for a longer period of time. The benefit of having music and other video clips in the video essays is that it holds the attention of the crowd and it it is more enjoyable to watch. In one of the groups it looked like they were twisting around the words that some of the students and staff were saying so that their point would be made.