Video Analysis

Topic:
I picked the topic of humanities. I picked this general topic because I've always been very passionate about what I can do help people in need. I immediately thought of world hunger and how so many kids, 22,000, are dying everyday from hunger-related illness. For six years now I've been working with my youth group to raise awareness about this issue and already knew a lot of facts and information about. I presented world hunger as an overwhelming problem, one that often people say they can't do anything about. Then I show them that a dollar a day can feed a child. Then consider what they're spending a dollar on and if they could give that one item up they could feed a kid. So my argument is that we can put a dent in world hunger by giving up one one-dollar item and donate it to those in need.

Photos: My photos of posters are signs that kids in my youth group made to hold on a street corner and raise awareness. The photos of kids I used are all photos of kids I know except two. They are all photos of kids I meet on my missions trip to New York. You'll notice I didn't use a single picture where the kid looked awful. My goal was to use more "happy" kid pictures to show that a dollar can bring these kids hope. I also set it up so the problem (globally picture) is presented, with the kids it affects, then the overwhelming number of kids that die, showing that sometimes it seems like the problem is so big you can't  really help which is why my next pictures show that a simple dollar can feed a child for a day. Then I show the silly things we spend a dollar on then a kid who could be feed with this dollar. This show truly how easy it to make a difference by simply giving up a coke for day and giving to child in need instead. Lastly, I used some creative pictures to propose the the question "what will you spend your money on?" I wanted to leave with people thinking how easy it would be to make a difference. I didn't want them to fell guilty and overwhelmed but empowered and that they can make a difference in a very simple way.

Music: I picked "waiting on the world to change" by John Mayer. I thought this song fit my topic and more of an optimistic feel. I want to make sure people felt like they could go out and help, not super guilty and like they're horrible people. I wanted the music to be like the pictures and give off an idea of hope rather then doom like many hunger commercials out there.