The first video shows how to harvest Pa' akai, which I am assuming is a cultural resource for the authors culture. I can hear the voice of a few different children explaining how the process takes place. The children are laughing so I can infer that this is an enjoyable activity and embrace it in their culture.
The second video is of an elementary school's science project that appears to be an almost self sufficient fishery. I think the purpose of the video is to show the great things students can accomplish at a school that will inspire and give them the opportunity. The point of view is from the whole school I would guess, but the voice is that of the teacher.
Element #2: See if you can find a dramatic question in the examples for this section. A dramatic question is posed by the narrator at the beginning of the story to create tension and draw in the audience. A dramatic question is usually not an actual question that the narrator poses; rather, it is an intriguing statement that causes the viewers to ask themselves a question.'I was seven years old when I met my father' is an example of a dramatic question. It hooks you in and motivates you to listen to the story until its conclusion. Is the question resolved in each movie or are you left without a resolution?
A couple dramatic questions in this example was the throwing of trash out of the back of the truck and showing the extent of the trash. The question is not resolved, but instead makes you want to find the answer and do something.
Element #3: See if you can identify the emotional paradigms behind these stories.
The emotional paradigms I saw in these stories were: depression, anger, solidarity, rejection, love, kindness, and compassion.
Element #4: What impact that the voice plays on the overall effect of the story.
Voice gives the story passion, the person telling the story gives it life. The voice of the storyteller is using can sway the story is viewed by the audience.
Element #5: What impact does the music have on the emotional content or purpose of the story?
Music sets the tone of the story, it changes the mood. A story with an epic sound track can make you feel like they are on an adventurous quest, while the same story with joke noises and funny music can turn the story into a comedy.
Element #6: Look at the examples in this section and consider the decisions the authors made about length of clips, types of transitions and sequence of events. Are you able (as a viewer) to fill in the missing pieces? Give an example?
The videos had the pictures in different orders and all told a different story about the girl. This made it hard to know what was really happening in the story. The first two videos were similar in that they were both about the girl getting her own living space, but the third video used a lot of different images and it was a story about reading a novel to her children. This made it pretty much impossible for me to fill in the missing pieces because I had no idea what was truly happening. Jumping from story one to two was not bad and I was getting a picture of what might be going on, but the third story through all of that out the window when the new story line and images were revealed.
Element #7: How does the narrator use their voice to pace the story? Give a specific example.
The narrator uses their voice to pace the story by giving a sense of urgency when they speak more quickly. In the video the students speak quickly to give the video a sense of urgency because earthquakes are a danger where they live and they need to learn how to be safe now.
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