Monday, April 11, 2011

Media Meditation #3: Kewl Kids at Champlain

The setting: a sunny Thursday afternoon on April 7th in Burlington, VT. Feelings of spring were running high on the campus of Champlain College. With the snow just on its way out, it was a perfect day to shoot the Champlain commercial for CCM120!

We filmed all over #campchamp, from Perry Hall to Quarry Hill! After putting in some time editing it on Sunday, here's the final result:


There is a good representation of CCM120's "Power Tools" in the video:

-The Limbic Brain is utilized when the effects occur, black and white changes to color, and when the music comes in.

-Technological Shift is shown because this video is available on YouTube with 1080p HD. This was filmed with a Canon t2i, a SLR photo camera with video. (photo from lazyphotog.files.wordpress.com)

-Different Production Techniques can be found throughout the video with the specific framing, color composition, audio track, filming style and editing effects.

-Emotional Transfer can be felt through the actors' genuine, happy promotion of the school.

-Pacing can be felt through the editing and voiceover. Also, this video is filmed in 24 frames per second to mimic film.

-Humor can be seen in the actors' speech and actions.

-Plain Folks persuasion is used by using real students as actors.

-Rhetorical Questions are asked with "Do you want to go to a school where...?"

-Symbols can be found with the campus setting and Champlain College sign and banner in the dorm room.

-Bandwagon method is used to convince the viewer in stating "Everyone's applying."

...and there you have it! I hope you enjoyed the complete breakdown of the ad!

- Joey

1 comment:

  1. Hi Joey,

    I've just spent some time exploring your excellent blog.

    And it is excellent.

    You do a fine job combining tools of analysis (our power tools) with tools of production (your video work, of course, but also your willingness to harness our Web 2.0 tools).

    I apologize for my lack of commentary during the semester - oddly, your RSS feed never made it into my RSS reader, meaning that I was not getting updates when you posted.)

    If we work together again in the future, let's make sure this does NOT happen.

    Have a fabulous summer, and keep meditating on your media, my friend.

    Dr. W

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