Thursday, January 14, 2010

RE: le podcast de Van

VAN!

I was immediately intrigued by the manner in which you decided to introduce viewers to your podcast subject, Charles Dickens. Now, i'm aware that i'm stating the obvious by refering to this particular portion as quite a creative way to go through some of the arguably more bland requirements of this podcast... the dreaded 'brief biography'. I found myself relaxed and already enjoying the piece - which was a lovely way to start off my *ahem* Podcast Viewing Experience.

Your transitions, use of images and incorporation of video clips made yoru podcast veyr interesting to watch. Referring back to that single portrait of Charles Dickens made your content easier to follow, and how easily you moved from picture to picture and topic to topic was icnredibly smooth. However, it was your use of video that really made an impression on me. instead of focusing on images (which is sort of what i expected from most podcasts), you decided to rely heavily on film adaptations of Dickens' characters. I felt that this worked extremely well, because viewers would be able to better identify with these 'lifelike' characters. I found myself also trying to guess which movie was which... (which jsut made watching your podcast all the more interesting).

All in all, your use of characteristic tone, flawless and complimentary changes in the background music and use of images all created a podcast worth watching. I feel that i have a much greater, clearer understanding of Charles Dickens.

*PS Great use of humour. well done. :)
"resume being deceased. farewell "<--- SO FUNNY AHH

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