After previewing the video tonight I decided that this is what we will be doing in the near future with our projects. This was an example of how Movie Maker can be used to tell stories or provide information. The piece had music words and pictures that all went together to create a short story through media. I liked several aspects of the movie such as the pictures that were appropriate and the background music that was playing as the narrator was speaking. The things that I did not like about this movie were some of the pictures that seemed inappropriate and boring at times. The ending of the movie was also somewhat pointless, the music playing for 30 extra seconds with no picture was not needed. My favorite part of the movie was the story line and how it related with the appropriate pictures. The narrator gave a short story about how “mean girls” treat eachother throughout their school years and the pictures illustrated those same mean girls. The repetition of the cougar picture was very clever reminding us of what we were watching and what a mean girl is really like. This was an interesting way to portray and tell a story that adds character rather than being a simple reading of information. If I were the author of this piece I would consider changing the ending by adding more pictures or keeping the last picture on until the music had ended. The tone of the narrator’s voice was appropriate and I would not change that as well as the mood that the music puts you in. This was a sad story and the music and the narrator’s voice helped fit the storyline.
As I prepare to create my own movie using Movie Maker the points that I have made about this movie will help prepare me for the production of my own. I will consider the negatives and positives that I pointed out and make note of those in my final project by avoiding the negatives and employing the positives.
