I think your video was the most abstract out of all of ours. Because it was so different and your use of b-roll and topic was so effective, your reviews were very positive. Emily stated how because your video felt much very intimate, I agree. I felt as if your were sharing a part of your life with us.
Some were concerned with the quote you used from Ludwig Wittgenstein, but you put them at ease as your video progressed and didn’t necessarily get technical or make the video about the author. Lastly, Marina stated how she really was able to connect with this video since she has experience with dealing with a language barrier. All the commentary you received from the class just shows you how successful your video is.
You’re opening drew me in right away. I think the music you chose for this video is perfect. I also thought the topic you chose was pretty interesting too, breaking the barriers language imposes on us. It’s something that affects us all, but many of us don’t think about it, at least I don’t. I found the pacing to be great and I loved the amount of footage you had for this video. That said, I did notice some repeats and I wasn’t sure if you did that on purpose, but in the back of my mind I did wonder “did she run out of shots?” Nonetheless, I was still engaged and it was fun watching you and your boyfriend and different times/places.
I wanted to know more about music and body language being examples of ways to break the language barrier. I thought those were great points and I believe you could have taken thing a little farther for that. Perhaps you can talk about or interview someone about listening to music in another language. You can also go over how people who speak English as a second language initially broke those communication barriers. How did they initially reach other to others? Gestures? Translator?
I really enjoyed watching your video and after watching this video, I finally recognize how you looked back in freshmen year. It’s amazing how many changes we can go through! Great job!
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