Video "One Million Veggies": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OofZijjsNQ4
The video “One Million Veggies” by Youtube user onemillionveggies highlights parents’s struggles to get their children to eat the recommended amount of vegetables. The video began with close-up shots of the narrator’s children eating vegetables while the narrator introduced them by name and described a few of their likes, adding humor by revealing, somewhat sarcastically, that his daughters both love Selena Gomez. The video then cuts to a shot of the children playing in a yard, while the narrator discusses some of the things that he and his wife try to teach their children, the last of which is to eat their vegetables. The video then cuts to another shot of the narrator’s youngest daughter struggling to eat an entire cob of corn, which highlights the struggle the narrator and his wife face in trying to get their daughters to eat their vegetables. The narrator reveals some comical tactics used to bribe his children to eat vegetables, including renaming carrots “pizza”. After this, the video takes a more serious turn. A sped-up wide-angle shot is used to show kids entering and leaving a school as the narrator describes the many health concerns for children right now. During this shot, facts about child obesity flash on screen to further emphasize the narrator’s point. The narrator then urges one million viewers to upload anything, including a recipe, a video of children eating vegetables, or even “a kid sharing kale with a cat” to encourage the narrator’s children and children across the world to eat their vegetables. During this time, numerous shots of children, vegetables, and children with vegetables flash quickly across the screen, with further emphasizes the large number of viewers being asked to participate.
Overall the video does a good job of communicating the message. Beginning the video with an introduction to the narrator’s children makes the video interesting, relatable, and grabs the viewer’s attention from the beginning. The video follows a logical sequence of shots in that it begins with an anecdote, describes the parents’ difficulty in making their children eat vegetables, and then shows how that message is applicable to all children. However, at one point there is a seemingly random shot of Mr. Potato Head being assembled, and this does not seem to fit in with the narration. Mr. Potato Head, a silly doll for children, does not seem to fit in as the narrator claims that “this stuff is serious.” Sped-up shots were used a few times in this video, and most of the time they made the video more interesting to watch. Using a sped-up shot during the time-lapse of children entering and exiting a school fit seemed like a logical choice in order to place emphasis on how many children are affected in just a few seconds of the video’s time. However, during the introductions of the narrator’s children, a sped-up shot was used for one daughter but not the other. This was confusing, since the narrator placed emphasis on how much they are alike by including that they both love Selena Gomez. Using this effect for only one daughter seemed to suggest that they are different, which contradicts the narrator’s point. Besides these few issues, the video’s organization helps to effectively convey the message that children should be eating more vegetables, and the comedic tone of the narrator keeps the video light and makes the viewer more willing to help out the narrator’s cause.
To improve the piece, taking out the Mr. Potato Head part and the irrelevant sped-up scene would help improve the conveyance of the message. Also, the narrator's voice was a bit low at times and difficult to hear. Making the narrator's voice clearer and louder would help to strengthen and empower the message
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The video “One Million Veggies” by Youtube user onemillionveggies highlights parents’s struggles to get their children to eat the recommended amount of vegetables. The video began with close-up shots of the narrator’s children eating vegetables while the narrator introduced them by name and described a few of their likes, adding humor by revealing, somewhat sarcastically, that his daughters both love Selena Gomez. The video then cuts to a shot of the children playing in a yard, while the narrator discusses some of the things that he and his wife try to teach their children, the last of which is to eat their vegetables. The video then cuts to another shot of the narrator’s youngest daughter struggling to eat an entire cob of corn, which highlights the struggle the narrator and his wife face in trying to get their daughters to eat their vegetables. The narrator reveals some comical tactics used to bribe his children to eat vegetables, including renaming carrots “pizza”. After this, the video takes a more serious turn. A sped-up wide-angle shot is used to show kids entering and leaving a school as the narrator describes the many health concerns for children right now. During this shot, facts about child obesity flash on screen to further emphasize the narrator’s point. The narrator then urges one million viewers to upload anything, including a recipe, a video of children eating vegetables, or even “a kid sharing kale with a cat” to encourage the narrator’s children and children across the world to eat their vegetables. During this time, numerous shots of children, vegetables, and children with vegetables flash quickly across the screen, with further emphasizes the large number of viewers being asked to participate.
Overall the video does a good job of communicating the message. Beginning the video with an introduction to the narrator’s children makes the video interesting, relatable, and grabs the viewer’s attention from the beginning. The video follows a logical sequence of shots in that it begins with an anecdote, describes the parents’ difficulty in making their children eat vegetables, and then shows how that message is applicable to all children. However, at one point there is a seemingly random shot of Mr. Potato Head being assembled, and this does not seem to fit in with the narration. Mr. Potato Head, a silly doll for children, does not seem to fit in as the narrator claims that “this stuff is serious.” Sped-up shots were used a few times in this video, and most of the time they made the video more interesting to watch. Using a sped-up shot during the time-lapse of children entering and exiting a school fit seemed like a logical choice in order to place emphasis on how many children are affected in just a few seconds of the video’s time. However, during the introductions of the narrator’s children, a sped-up shot was used for one daughter but not the other. This was confusing, since the narrator placed emphasis on how much they are alike by including that they both love Selena Gomez. Using this effect for only one daughter seemed to suggest that they are different, which contradicts the narrator’s point. Besides these few issues, the video’s organization helps to effectively convey the message that children should be eating more vegetables, and the comedic tone of the narrator keeps the video light and makes the viewer more willing to help out the narrator’s cause.
To improve the piece, taking out the Mr. Potato Head part and the irrelevant sped-up scene would help improve the conveyance of the message. Also, the narrator's voice was a bit low at times and difficult to hear. Making the narrator's voice clearer and louder would help to strengthen and empower the message
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