Week 3: Activity 3

My favorite video was Vanessa's. I think it had the strongest & best sense of the 7 elements of digital storytelling. She seems to be a natural at telling stories. I also enjoyed the other 2 (by Jared & Amber). The video by Sara was no longer available. I hope we get the chance to do a similar project, as their stories, photos, and musical choices fascinated me. I left encouraging comments on all of the videos I could view, not only because I was instructed to, but because it is important to give validation to creation. We are all finding our voices in this course & in life. Although, the video by Amber was not orally narrated, the story was a wonderful tribute. I think her words were powerful, but there is something lost in the tone when you can not audibly hear someone share their feelings. I think her video could have been even stronger with voice narration. The other videos by Jared & Vanessa were very emotionally strong & I felt better connected to their stories. I found Vanessa's to be the ideal standard to which I would hold my own aspiration up to, if I do such a project.