Scavenger Hunt Recap

The best:



This was the best video not only because the video quality was relatively good but also because of the interviewee herself.  She was extremely personable, and I felt her emotion more than anyone else we interviewed.  From the things she said and the way she said them, any viewer can tell that she truly loves living in the Lehigh Valley.

The worst:



This video was the worst in my opinion because of the video quality.  While Mark had interesting things to say, he was cut off because the sound piece of the phone was blocked during his interview.  At one point in the video, you can barely hear him, if at all.  Also, Mark was situated in a position where he was looking directly into the sun.  The fact that he has to squint the whole time detracts from the emotion in his answer.

Looking back at the scavenger hunt, there were a couple of things I would have done differently.  My group shot all of our videos horizontal; however, they were still somewhat blurry and contained bad lighting or sound quality most of the time.  I feel like we were so concerned with completing each task that we lost our focus on obtaining good quality videos at times.  In addition, for our videos we prepped each person with the question and then filmed them while they rambled.  After looking at other people's videos, I realize it would have been more effective if we had asked them the question, as well as follow-up questions, while filming them.  Groups that did this ended up with videos that had more genuine emotion and that seemed less staged.

To me, both using a mobile device for video and using our cameras have different advantages.  I feel as though both have around the same shooting ability and quality video-wise.  The benefit of using the Zi8 is the ability to edit and work with footage once you've taken it.  However, using a mobile device is beneficial when you want to upload a video quickly and on-the-go.  Both have different uses, and I believe there is room for both in the world of video.  You simply have to know the circumstances in which to use each one.