Internet Videos: learner response




1) Type up your WWW/EBI feedback from your teacher.

 WWW:

  • Looks very clean and appealing - flowed nicely
  • Nice use of Snapchat - actual tracking on screen.
  • Good sound effects - synergy with content.
  • Good use of embedded videos and on screen graphics to reinforce points.
  • Clear understanding of issues - advantages and disadvantages presented in "vlogger" style.
  • Very clear with thought put into setting, costume and especially lighting, well edited.
  • Like the chatty "vlogger" information style - humorous.
  • Detail and personal style.

EBI:
  • Head cut off at some points, framing issues.
  • Some facts and statistics to make relevant.

 2) Type up a bullet-pointed list of the WWWs and EBIs provided by the rest of the class giving feedback on your video.

3) Now self-assess your video: what was the strongest aspect of the video? What was the weakest? Did you struggle with any of the technical aspects? Has it changed your plans for the linked production coursework next year?
I think the strongest aspects of our video were the good visual quality, the personal style and its general flow. I think its weakest aspects were the poor framing at certain points, the lack of graphic images and the small number of examples of pros/cons. We had some problems with exporting the video and 

4) Make a list of at least FIVE positive aspects to the internet (benefits) that you've learned from these screenings and the lessons so far.
- Being able to communicate with people five thousand miles away just as easily as with people five miles away.
- Information has become a lot more conveniently accessible.
- The ability to watch TV/films on demand.
- Becoming a 'prosumer' and being able to produce your own online content just as easily as consuming other people's - using platforms like YouTube.
- Vast number of communication platforms e.g. Snapchat, Instagram, Skype, Whatsapp, Email etc.

 5) Make a list of at least FIVE negative aspects to the internet (problems) that you've learned from these screenings and the lessons so far.
- The lack of privacy which leads to people being left vulnerable and exposed, sometimes without knowing it, making them easy targets for stalkers, hackers and trolls.
- The amount of pornographic material available to young internet users can have long term negative psychological effects on them and lead them to have unrealistic expectations of partners in future relationships because they think that what they are watching is normal.
- Becoming withdrawn and excluding yourself from family/home life and having less face to face conversations with people.
- The issue of cyberbullying has become massive during the internet's development and can have long term damaging effects on people.
- Social media can lead to young people changing themselves, sometimes dangerously, in order to look like their role models or look a certain way that is seen as "correct" or "cool" in society and if they don't feel they look that way, this can leave them with extremely low self esteem and confidence.

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