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“Who Needs Books?” by boltron- is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
“Hanging books” by timtom.ch is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“how to pretend reading a book” by HamburgerJung is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Reading a book” by Ed Yourdon is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
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“Soldiers Relaxing and Reading Books During Exercise Askari Thunder in Kenya” by Defence Images is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
“23 Feb 1968, Hue – A U.S. Marine takes a break from fighting to read a book. Around his neck he wears a pair of Viet Cong field glasses.” by Tommy Japan 79 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“I Read Banned Books” by Oak Park Public Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“I Read Banned Books” by Oak Park Public Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Old people read alone…” by Ed Yourdon is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Nigel Beale’s Bookstore Photos” by Literary Tourist is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“freedom/responsibility” by mamamusings is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Doesn’t anyone read a book anymore?!” by ekai is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Phone addicts” by The Shed1 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Committed to social responsibility | Comprometidos con la responsabilidad social” by Repsol is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Another controversial book found destroyed at my library” by Pizzo Calabro is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
“Receiving BBC 2 and colour television information book (book)” by British Broadcasting Corporation is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
“Cell Phone Angels Graffiti – Sunset Strip – West Hollywood, CA” by ChrisGoldNY is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
“Adventures in Ramsay 8: Second Interlude with an LFL Dropped off a few more of my Uncle’s books today at this Little Free Library in Ramsay while we were out and about. www.calhope.ca #unclecal #calhope #calhopelfl #lfl #littlefreelibrary #book #books #re” by jackshope is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
I really loved your theme in this video, it was clear and compelling, and so very timely, particularly in the climate of Florida. Though it was subtle, and frankly I missed it the first time I watched, I took the meaning to be that we need to get back to reading and spend less time on our phones, alienating ourselves and others.
I enjoyed the images at the beginning that revealed a crop of the words “who needs books” through cuts, it was a clever way to leverage one image in a dynamic way. The following images of books on the ground and books flying in the air were whimsical.
I found a few of the early cuts, beginning with the graph of responsibility and freedom to be off-beat, which may have been intentional, but I was expecting them to keep with the beat, similar to the early images.
I had to pause the video on the image of the silhouetted angels because I was puzzled as to how it was incorporated into the theme. When paused I was able to see that the angels appear to have phones helped up directly to their faces, which then made sense to me, but in the short clip within the video, it was initially confusing.
Your use of cropping, and zooming in on aspects of images that were repeated throughout the video was really well done and enhanced the message and overall tone of the piece. I liked the image you ended on because it was thought-provoking “how to pretend to read a book” and encompassed the overall message you were expressing.
Hey Saranya,
Your video, “Revive the Paper Joy,” highlighted an important social and cultural issue of our time. Certainly, people are more into their phones in the current day and age instead of reading more. I thought your image selection was very thought-provoking and conveyed your messaging perfectly. Seeing people of different demographics, and books being read in various locations showed great variety in contrast to the group of people sitting outside on their phones. Your use of taking one image and having different cuts at the beginning pulled the viewer in and demonstrated your excellent editing skills. Some of the images in the middle could have been timed better with the beat of the sound. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed your work.