It was alot of fun making the video collaboration, however it did take more work than I thought. I think that all of the readings had an influence on how we put the movie together. The most influential was the short video we watched by Michael Wesch about You Tube. I think this video helped to give our group ideas. After watching the variety that was being posted on YouTube, it made our group realize how creative we could get, no matter how weird we got.
As far as the editing was concerned, McCLoud’s reading was helpful. In his book he discusses the importance of the order of frames. When Katie was editing the video she had to put the frames in a specific order so that the video was clear to the viewers. McCloud also expresses the importance of color. Just the simple colorful screen at the beginning of the video that introduced the song was appealing and makes the viewer want to see more. We also chose to make our video a colorful visual instead of having it done in black and white. This made a major difference in the presentation of the video.
The readings by Williams, Strunk and White were helpful when it came to making sure the material in the video was clear. We did not want to confuse the viewers so it was important first to use language that was familiar to the audience, give an introduction to the topic we were addressing, then tell the story.
I think there is a definitely a relationship between comics and short movies. The importance of the images, wording, and order are just a few things that directly relate comics with short movies.
