I chose the prompt “Recreation of Reported Events.” My video, ‘How did ancient civilizations make ice cream?’ from Ted Ed fits this prompt. In the video, the narrator goes over the history of ice cream and where it originates from. Many times during this, the animators show a recreation of historical events.
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I think that the animation did a good job at recreating events. While not 100% accurate, they are portrayed in an artful and entertaining way while telling the story. I also think that this was the intention for the video.
Compared to the other options within the prompt, (Recreation of Reported Events), it is more lighthearted and abstract about presenting its events. I think this is because its supposed to be a light hearted and entertaining video. For example, the films “Waltz with Bashir,” and “Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Winsor” have heavier themes and more of an informative style to them. My ice cream video is colorful with some humor in it.
This difference doesn’t put the film into any different categories, but I think it shows a more modern way to communicate the information. Instead of heavy, information dense and long form video, getting across their story in a short time helps with viewer engagement. Since the video is on youtube, which monitors and profits off of user engagement, it makes sense that they would prioritize these things in their films.
Artists who worked on it: Lesson by Vivian Jiang, directed by Masayoshi Nakamura, Good General. Music and sound design by Zak Engel.
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