1. The Bad
This video is okay for a Man-on-the-Street type project, but there were several problems that put in on the "Bad" list. The text overlays were hard to read on cluttered backgrounds; at one point, there was black text on a cluttered background, then switched to white text on the same still. Both were difficult to read! Additionally, one of the interviews was very blurry, and there was a random second of b-roll (a shot of a box of chocolates) that didn't make sense. I would suggest more b-roll, or just take out the random clip all together, and incporate better still slides! On the plus side, some interviews were pretty funny!
2. The Good
I thought this video was great. It was extremely simple -- one location, one topic -- but was captured in an array of shots. We saw the Kid President speak in several different rooms with various backgrounds that helped set the scene, but were not too distracting. There were wide, medium and tight shots of his face, which made his speech more visually interesting. On top of that, the b-roll was excellent. Again, it was a simple location -- a football field, locker room and classroom. The videographer took wide, medium and tight shots of the field, the Kid playing with a football and the sun setting. There was great light and great angles. The b-roll and different view took what could have been a boring video -- just a child giving a speech -- into an enticing multimedia work.
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