Re-Submission of Introduction Video
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| Animoto |
According to Hicks (2013), to accomplish the goal of an effective video text one must use the MAPS--mode, media, audience, purpose, and situation method. This method allows the writer to determine the why, how, and who of the video they are producing. I decided to use narration, transitions, and music to enhance the audio quality. This was done with an online web based tool called Animoto. Animoto gave the choice to do voice-over narration with or without background music, and it had a library of transitional with audio choices to enhance sound quality.
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| Adobe Spark |
I chose to enhance the introduction video according to Hicks' (2013) video mentor text of technique by using written text, animated graphics, and an animated cartoon video. In order to import a collage of pictures into Animoto, I used Adobe Spark to first create the collages. I also made the cartoon video with infographics by using the web based tool Powtoon.
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| Powtoon |
My video aligns "is a composition of a short, personal introduction" with audio voice over telling my personal memoir, or a narrative genre (Hicks, 2013, p. 109). I followed the craft element according to Turner & Hicks (2017) includes the ability to create a video procedural knowledge of form, which must have video clips and still images, text in written form of titles and captions, and text in oral form with voice-overs.
References
Hicks, T. (2013). Crafting digital writing: composing texts across media and genres.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Turner, K. H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world: teaching adolescents to
read and write digital texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
I enjoyed your video! I loved the animation included in your video. Also, the slides, pictures, and narration gave a great visual and explanation of your story. Hicks (2013) explains that we need to ask, “whether we are merely decorating our story, illustrating a concept, or illuminating our viewers through the combination of media elements” (p. 110). I would agree that all elements you added to your video are not for decoration. The elements you included all helped illustrate and illuminate viewers about your story.
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ReplyDeleteI explored the Animoto tool when deciding a platform to create my revised video. Animoto was so easy to use! I ended up going with iMovie on my Apple computer, but Animoto came at a close second. One of my favorite features of Animoto is the templates that are available that already use engaging visual and audio effects. These features are so important to incorporate because as Hicks (2013) states, "visual and audio effects serve in much the same way as word choice, sentence structure, or punctuation do in print texts" (p. 110).
I love your revised introduction! I was nervous the first time I made mine, too. Now I see all of the options I had at my disposal to make my video a little more appealing. I am also excited to make a video in the future with some musical audio included. I have also been researching and improving ways to improve my blog design. Hicks (2013) stated, “When using video as a part of a broader multimodal/multi genre project, students have to be sensitive to the overall design.”
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