#3
May 13, 2008 mch0601
This clip tells the story of a young girl struggling in her fight against anorexia. It’s personal however it tells a much greater story, especially in the end when she starts recognizing others who have died from anorexia. The language she uses gives the viewer a strong sense of what she has faced during her illness. This gives the views a good idea of the pain and stuggle that she has dealt with. There are no spoken words in this clip, however I think that the silence was meaningful in itself. We were saying in class how the personal essay evokes a world that the viewer does not know a lot about but can connect to and learn from. This is true for this clip because not everyone knows about anorexa or how serisous this illness is, so by watching a clip like this we can learn from it and know more about it. The pictures are relavent also because its not like the author made a video of her whole experience, the pictures were enough to tell a strong story.
This clip is just about a guy telling about himself. It is not very descriptive or captivating, however, he is telling a personal essay about himself. He uses some describing words about his interests. He talks a lot about blogging and youtube, which a lot of people know about, but not everyone. When he does talk about topics that people might not know too much of he does a good job of elaborating on these topics so people will have an easier time understanding. This doesn’t seem like a good example of a personal essay because it doesnt really tell any kind of story, he is just talking about himself and what he knows.
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1. Jess&hellip | May 13, 2008 at 3:16 am
The first video was somewhat depressing I must say. It’s always sad when you read, see or hear something an eating disorder of any type. The pictures related really well especially since it showed what she went through. As for the second, I didn’t really get into it as much. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t really get into videos with people talking straight into the camera about themselves and that’s all there is.
2. kmiddleton&hellip | May 13, 2008 at 12:40 pm
There’s a great comparison, here, Michelle, between the first and second piece. Your points are far more relevant (what kinds of stories they tell—ie., the second piece is really just this dude telling what he knows). I can’t help but focus on the visual aspects. You talked about how the first video has pictures that are strong enough to tell the story. The second one—not so much. It gives us some good ways of thinking about what kinds of work we have to do with the visual, no?
3. vagelec625&hellip | May 13, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I first film was very powerful and evoked many emotions within me. I think you are right and it had many characteristics that we talked about in class. As a viewer I could relate to her and her experience, and it is shocking that she is still struggling with this disorder even after she knew all of those people who passed away. Sad clip, but great example.
4. Stacey&hellip | May 13, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I really like your first clip about the girl who is struggling with anorexia. I think it is a very emotional clip with a lot of in depth feelings. As I watched the clip I agree with you that it’s a world that she doesnt’ know much about and that at the end it all kind of comes together. The clip seems really full of personal experiences and memories as well, which as we discussed in class are important for a personal essay.
Your second clip was interesting too. Like you say i’m not sure if it fulfills the “personal essay” role, but it is an indepth look of him talking about youtube and his life. I think this clip has good descriptive words just as you mentioned, which for me helps to understand his points more clearly.
5. sara925&hellip | May 13, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I liked the first video. I like how it took you through her life and what she went through.The pictures were very moving because you could see the changes in her body.
The second video was alright. I think that it would have been better if he added pictures are something not just sat there reading off his comp screen. He was telling his story well but other then that it was kind of dark and boring. I definitely like the first video as a personal essay film better.
Sara