Peer Review 12B

In this post, I focused on Payton's video essay on Kesha. In the review, I focus on form. I thought it was an interesting video essay that was clearly still a rough cut but well on its way to being a finished product. Payton's video essay can be found here, and it is currently untitled. Well, let's delve straight into the questions:

• I suggested that Payton might want to include more background music in the video essay. Today in class, we watched a video on a sexual assault awareness video prompting and encouraging college students to sign the pledge to prevent sexual assault. The video's emotional appeals were particularly effective, in my opinion, because the background music was moving. This is a touch that has a strong impact in video essays, and Payton's video essay only included music in the introductory segment.

• This is a suggestion that matches the expectations of a video essay. Although this is not touched upon in the student guide, our example video essays presented on D2L all include music as a strong component. For this reason, I consider it a really vital genre convention that cannot be ignored. 

• I really liked how the video essay focused on a relatable topic that targeted a wide audience. The focus is on Kesha, which is a famous celebrity that is well-known to nearly all viewers of the video essay. In addition, Peyton does a good job of including herself within the video format so that the author is incorporated into the material.