Thursday, April 27, 2017

YouTubers - Last Day

Happy Thursday!
Today we will continue our look at YouTube and independent creators of content.

We'll use this site to check out the categories they named for YouTube videos:

  • http://mediakix.com/2016/02/most-popular-youtube-videos/#gs.uZB=RJg
You'll choose one more video channel to check out, based on what we see today.

That means you will have a total of three YouTubers you will write about tomorrow:
  1. The one you wrote about last Thursday (in a Google Doc - check the 4/20 blog post)
  2. One you select from the list of VidCon presenters (someone with a type / style of channel different from your first choice)
  3. One you find today, based on the categories we see.
You'll have half of class today to watch videos from those channels. For tomorrow's essay, you will need to:
  1. Use some of the technical terminology we first looked at last week on these sites:
    1. Media Studies glossary (NZ)
    2. Media Studies 101
    3. New York Film Academy Glossary
  2. Describe the basics for your channel - type of content, number of viewers, role of "host"
  3. Compare / contrast the ways in which these channels present content and appeal to viewers
    1. Who is the intended audience?
    2. Is there continuity from one video to the next? Is it easy for new viewers to just jump in?
    3. How do they use different technical / video / film techniques to add to this appeal?
  4. Conclusions about YouTube based on the videos we've watched together and the ones you selected.
You'll have the whole period to work tomorrow. Bring headphones / earbuds!

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