English Advanced - Year 11 - The Great Gatsby + Moulin Rouge: Video Essay - Properties

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Planning and Creating a Video Essay

The obvious ways that a video essay is different from a written one is that you will need to consider all of the different production elements that you are using in your essay.
You will need to consider image, voice, pacing, text, sound, music, montage, rhythm, etc. What is important to remember is that your use of all of these techniques should be appropriate for the tone of video essay that you are hoping to create...continue reading...

What is a Video Essay?

A video essay is a video, or in some instances a multimedia text, that presents an argument or discursively explores an idea or thing. Unlike written essays, video essays combine written and oral arguments with film, sound, and images.

Video essays are a relatively new genre of visual essay. They are usually 4 to 5 minutes long and either give a broad introduction to a subject or focus on one specific idea. In video essays, authors narrate a video which advances their argument. This is laid on top of a series of visuals - still image, video clips, video of the creator - so that all these components combine together to advance the argument. 

What Does a Video Essay Look and Sound Like?

A video essay is an essay that utilises visuals to enhance the point that the essayist is making. 
While there are no specific rules that a video essay must follow, as the genre becomes more common and respected online, it appears that there are some conventions that most of the prominent video essayists are following...continue reading...