Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Is Uni Worth It? Video Podcast

http://current.com/items/88812437_is_uni_worth_it

Is Uni worth it video is an overall great example of how to make a good video podcast. The title of the video is self-explanatory and relates to what the podcast is about. Is Uni worth it video podcast is short and focused on one subject. It was created in professional quality in terms of audio and video. The video is presented in a series of interviews with university students and young adults. In addition, the video offered a deep insight regarding an issue that is critical to students.

The target audience of the video are students and young adults. The video presents a wide selection of perspectives from student interviews concerning the issue of enrolling in universities and if it’s worth it financially. The content presented is meaningful, precise, short, and focused on the main subject. For example, the video interviewed students and young adults on the streets and confronted them with specific questions regarding university. The video also presented several cases in which it talked about graduated students and the jobs they held after their graduation. Plus, the podcast presented 2 unique entrepreneurs who decided to start their own businesses instead of attending university. The video told the story through on-going interviews and through the representation of several unique student cases. The use of sound in the podcast was well evident. For instance, the sound of cash, camera shutter sounds as well as other sound effects. Plus, the use of the music in the background was to a great extent effective throughout the four minutes of the video. The use of typography made the podcast more attracting to viewers. For example, the podcast used text to represent several cases of university graduate. Plus, the use of text in posing interviews questions on the video screen right before asking the students. For instance, is university worth it? Why did you go to university? And how much does it cost?. The use of photographs was also well evident and effective too. For example, the podcast used photographs to present university graduates in which it grabbed my attention, as a viewer, and kept me in the subject presented until the end of video. The video demonstrated honest responses from all students.