Not sure I know what a media persuader is, but I get and like the analogy of being a mechanic and “lifting the hood” and making sure all the inner workings and running smoothly. It reminds me of watching a professional golfer playing a flawless round, his golf swing, when in tune, looks effortless like he’s not even trying to hit the ball hard and the result is a pure ball flying true to its target. I’d like to think of a media persuader as the movie make applying their signature or fingerprint onto the production.
It could be because of my inexperience in DST but it never occurred to me that a story could be viewed as advertisement manipulation. Just like every other documentary, there is a viewpoint that the director has and he tells his story from that perspective. So, I have no problem with the concept of media persuader, just an issue with Ohler and his self-promoting jargon. He does himself a disservice with his language.
Lastly, I appreciate the “media bumps” explanation and the guidelines Ohler gives to help address the identification of the bumps and the process to fix them after they’re recognized. Again as a new DST learner, I find the parts where Ohler shows teachers what to practically do in their classroom the most informative writing in his book. I could see myself being able to describe what a bump is and what parts work best after I create my story.
Josh,
ReplyDeleteMy understanding of media persuader is that in any form of production, students will be trying to get their audience to see their topic or idea their way, and it's the job of the producer to help the audience perceive the idea the same way that the creator perceived it... so you're basically using media to persuade your audience to see something your way. That's how I understood it anyway!
Thanks for sharing your take on Ohler, always there is the good in everything (one philosophy...).
ReplyDeleteI am not sure how your video developed from your story map. I think you could develop it further with some more ideas thought out through a story board. Ok, having said this; the video is engaging and creative. You may want to include transitions of text to layout the context of the scene such as who are the men, where are they, the date, and so on. Good start.
ReplyDeleteInteresting- the first line of text made me laugh out loud. Well done. Your Jiminy Cricket voice is difficult to understand in some parts. Perhaps some text with the video would be easier to interpret?
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