Tori tackled a very well known author in a different, quirky sort of way. The name ‘Lit Ninja’ and the flash animations were fun and kept my attention. Although as a real podcast those kind of effects would not be possible, as a videocast it was adorable and entertaining. The animated creations accompanied the text perfectly and didn’t take away from the text, never overpowering it. However, while she was reading her story the characters moved very little and seemed frozen in time. Something else should have been put in there as it seemed like Tori ran out of time.
Another unique concept was that she offered information not only through the words she was speaking, but through the animation and text on the screen. She told us through her voice that C.S. Lewis was sent to a catholic boarding school, and used the text / character on screen to provide us with the little tidbit of information ‘We weren’t even catholic!’
By having a little ninja represent the characters and C.S. Lewis himself Tori managed to keep our attention and visually represent Lewis’ life.
The use of humour throughout Tori’s piece was also very effective as it made things funny and light, keeping the tone enjoyable and not overpowering.
I was a little unsure about Tori’s original piece at first, as I knew I had seen her write better, more engaging works. However, when she went through and explained the techniques in C.S. Lewis’ work, and how she mirrored them, it made sense why she did things the way she did. This made me enjoy her original piece more.
It was cute and fun, and for those reasons I enjoyed Tori’s podcast. Woo!
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