start with hope
0:00- starts off with an African American man, older, dressed casually named Joseph sitting in front of a greenscreen. the name is something that ends up popping on the screen. The video was being recorded from the side
0:01-0:03- seems to be talking about something, his location of where he is from pops up on the screen, being Washington D.C.
0:04-0:06- the camera changes its angle to being directly on his face showing his facial expression and focusing on his directly nothing else. he is seated and has his arms forward in front of him as he is telling a story. specifically seeing his facial expressions given to the camera showing he is serious.
0:11- the screen changes from Jospeh telling the story behind a green screen to now standing up and there is a purple light behind him. on the right side of the screen there seems to be a white light shining on Joseph as he is talking about something. he is motioning with his hands, his full body is not shown just the top.
0:12-0:16- Joseph is telling a story with some sort of passion because he is using his hand gestures at all times to express himself. the story seems to be about himself as his facial demeanor also seems very passionate about what he is talking about.
0:17-0:19 it goes back to the green screen this time from a side point of view again rather than face forward. In the screen he is staring to the side and seeming to be deep in thought, maybe some sort of sadness or disappointment.
0:20-0:23- the screen goes back to the purple screen, this time with his full body showing on the screen. the camera starts zooming in fully from a wide camera view to slightly narrowing, but not too close up.
0:24 it goes back to the direct camera shot of Joseph in the middle of the screen centered on his face behind the green screen. This time words pop up on the screen. “HOPE” is written behind him and the words “when we learn the power of” is right in front of the screen across his lower face. This was to emphasize what the video is about and to remind people in a way what is important.
0:25- the words “HOPE” pop out in clear green letters in front of Joseph and right under is “recovery is possible”. placing hope in the middle starts making people think about things that are worth having to be in a good place whether in addiction or not, it could even be thinking about helping someone else.
0:27-0:29 It ends with the purple background and Joseph’s front full screen with his whole body showing standing up. there are the words “find out how at startwithhope.com” placed right in front of him as well as the management behind the scenes.
with sound: The sound explaining everything going on gave the video a better understanding. there was nothing in the beginning that gave a hint on what the video was about. he was talking about his connection to substance abuse in the green cuts and when it went to the purple he seemed to be preaching about poetry and how to save his life. Adding that poetry saved his life was to emphasize how he had something to be “hopeful” on because he felt as if he had something in him.
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Counterintuitive Spring 2024 
Gymrat, you haven’t told me how much or how little time to spend on your Feedback, so I’ll just wing it, and you’ll owe me the same amount of time on revisions as I spend on Feedback.
I may not proceed all the way to the end of the assignment.
—I haven’t watched the video, which is how this should work. You should be describing the images so well that I can visualize exactly what you’re looking at.
—I have a lot of questions about the first 0:00
—Keep in mind these videos were produced for broadcast (not for viewing on YouTube), so the Ideal Viewer wouldn’t see labels such as those you see. (“Start with Hope” Joseph :30, for example, is NOT part of the Argument.)
—So, imagine this image pops up while you’re watching TV or a video that’s interrupted by an advertisement. WHAT’S YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF WHAT YOU’RE WATCHING?
—The isolated character in the middle of the broadcast screen (I’m guessing here) is motionless? Apparently facing someone else? Waiting for a cue? Answering questions that are posed by someone offstage? Is it a Product Ad, a pitch for a new medication? Is it going to be an interview?
—The Green Screen suggests that the scene takes place in a studio, where footage will be collected from this man’s performance and placed against a projected image, to give the impression that he’s “in a place” other than where we see him.
—And THAT means that the setup is quite artificial. Whatever this man says or does, it’s not “found footage” of him reacting naturally to his surroundings. This is literally a “set-up.”
—I have no idea what “being recorded from the side” means.
—Assuming that “from the side” means we’re viewing the character in profile, I visualize a man looking “offscreen” at someone we can’t see who may have asked him a question.
—Onscreen text appears to identify the man as Joseph and his location as Washington, D.C. That’s all clear. It also suggests that this “interview,” if that’s what it is, is one of a series that will feature other people in other locations. Does that sound fair?
—3 seconds seems to be a long time (1/10th of the entire running time) just to establish that a man is talking. Either: 1) What he’s SAYING is the important content, not what we’re looking at, or 2) You’re not telling me everything that you see.
—Does the green screen fill the entire video screen, or can you see the edges, and the room beyond, or rigging above, or the floor below, or crew hanging around with gear or clipboards?
—OK. Now. Whether we like it or not (we usually don’t want to admit it), we’re making judgments about Joseph. He could belong to any number of stereotypes. It’s NOT OUR FAULT. He was CHOSEN because he gives the visual impression that he belongs to a demographic. We are SUPPOSED to draw conclusions, fair or not, about his life situation.
—So, casually dressed is all you’ve said, and older.
—Was he cast because he looks like your dear grandfather? Does he appear affluent? Is he well-groomed? Does a look exhausted? Has he been ill? Is he employed? Homeless? Hungry? Depressed? A drug addict?
—If you guess wrong, IT’S THE FILMMAKER’S MISTAKE.
—Either that, or you’re being deliberately manipulated to draw a false first impression so the ad can SURPRISE you with a socially-conscious insight such as: “See? Even police officers can be homeless!” That sort of thing. Either way, you need to tell your readers here WHAT YOU SEE.
OK. I’m going to end my annoying analysis here and move on to aggravate someone else, but first, I’m going to view the first few seconds of your selected video.
I might also read a little deeper to see if you did an “after-viewing” and “after listening” analysis.
—I’m glad I read ahead. You’ve perhaps chosen a video that really challenges the nature of the assignment. Any video that’s primarily TALK doesn’t usually depend on VISUALS much to communicate meaning.
—But that’s all the more reason to get as much as you possibly can out of the clues the video provides.
I’ll provisionally Grade this post on Canvas when you’ve completed at least 30 minutes of revisions.
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