Phase 2 Debriefing

I wont spend too much time on this since It was extensively critiqued in class. Heres a reiteration of points brought up during the critique:

WALKTHROUGHT:

The video features a man set to represent us and our television viewing habits as a whole. As he quickly turns on the tv, the search for desirable content is renewed. Strangely, his television set and cable providers are having technical difficulties. Signals are getting crossed, programs are blending togather and our protaganist has little control. Whenever he changes the channel, it quickly changes back to something undesirable. Despite all this, his thirst for sustenance unwavers. As he struggles to flipps throught the channels he stumbles upon a world vision ad. Images that were once powerful and disturbing are merely shrugged off and ignored. The man then finds a music video called "Wipe Me Down" by the artists "Lil Boosie", "Webbie" and "Foxx". Entranced my the catchy beat, hot rhymes and beautiful women; the man's thirst is quenched and his attention lingers. All undesired content is now tolerated until the problem becomes too severe and the networks decide to display an error message instead of broken content.

DISCUSSION AFTER WATCHING:

1. "The Medium Is The Message" - How is it that this medium seemingly dwarfs the once powerful images held in the world vision ads? 

2. "Differant messages, same Medium" - How do other mediums enhance/detract from the message?

Example: low-quality camera and shakey camera effects work better for horror films. Why?

Example: World vision ad making use of hollywood style narration including panning, dollies, zooms, slow motion caputure and more. Why?

3. "The IronGrip" - If you went McDonanlds they try to force you to eat a Big Mac when you asked for a salad would you give in? Definatly not. Yet, television and the internet are filled with undesirables: popups, viruses, spam and unavoidable ads. So why do we go back?

Interesting stuff? I thoght so.

These were the thoughts that my video was meant to provoke. I believe I was successful to a certain extent. 

Why not try viewing the video again? Do you notice anything missed the first time through?: