Sunday, May 28, 2017
E1 Pre-screening: Brown or Yellow?
https://youtu.be/oXe5bokj0c4
Section 1:
Vince Olanda, Kimi Villaroman, Katrina Asuncion, Larry Wang
Objective/Target Audience:
To open up the discussion about the fluidity of the identities of brown and yellow. From our Q&A, we have learned that being yellow and being brown both have their own unique characteristics and history behind them, so we are attempting to unpack the concept.
Incomplete work/Work in Progress
Things to critique: Whether or not Q&A effectively answered our SAPSA topic. Whether or not we should shorten some segments or emphasize them!
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Group 3D - Anika Troeger
ReplyDeleteCritique: 1E Pre-screening: Brown or Yellow?
This topic was definitely interesting, as I personally have never thought about how there is a distinction between the two labels, and I found the video to be informative enough for me to make a decision on what label I thought fit me better.
However, I think the video was too long, and although there was a lot of information, it was unclear what the objective of the video was. What were the views of the creators of the video on the idea of brown vs. yellow? What was the audience supposed to take away from this video? I had a general idea, but the objective of the video is overall unclear.
I like the interview format. All the interviews were in the same location, and the sound was clear enough. However, I think there could be like a subtitle for each person’s name and title, since not every person said their name before saying their piece. The interviews in the beginning were short, but then the rest of the video ended up being mainly two people, and I think the extra time spent on those two people can be used to clarify what the main objective of the video was!
I do like the topic of the video a lot and think the interviews in the video are enlightening, but I do think it can get even better.
Thank you for bringing to light the concept of brown versus yellow, especially as Filipinx-Americans trying to solidify their respective identities. There are several plusses and deltas with your video, but it’s okay since it’s only a pre-screening and you have another week or so to polish. One prominent strength that is consistent throughout the interview responses is the mention of FilAm hxtory and its roots in America. Our stories are often compared with the goals as those of the African American and Chicanx/Latinx diaspora, which could have led to our confusion as brown people, and not so much as yellow, as in identifying with other East or Southeast Asian populations. Also, based on who you interviewed, I assume your target population for this SAPSA is the millennial generation since you featured our peers. That’s important since we are becoming more active in seeking and defining our identities. Lastly, the affirmation bags in the background were cute. :)
ReplyDeleteOverall, your objective is clear. However, what is it about the concept of brown versus yellow that you would like to address? Why is there even a conflict? Why are you speaking only about FilAm? Since you interviewed peers, I would like to see or hear evidence of sources. I don’t doubt their information is false, but it would be beneficial for those who are not familiar with this surface information. Also, I suggest to trim the time allotted for interviews (especially Mina’s because her answers were getting repetitive – sorry) and add more content from yourselves. In addition, replace Kimi’s asking interview questions with textual transitions to be consistent with other segments. To add to the overall presentation, perhaps reshoot the interviews in a room with more flattering lighting and without the background noise.
-Caitlyn Minas
I really like how your interviews turned out, and I thought the people you featured were very insightful. I can see how these interviews help meet the objective, but they do not fully explain the issue. I think it would be helpful to add some history to back up why the terms brown and yellow are fluid for some people or even how brown and yellow are stereotypically defined in the United states to show why it is difficult to choose one or the other. One thing I would do for the video format is make the interview segments for each person more proportional. One interview was quite long compared to the others, and I think it would help the flow if it was cut up and dispersed throughout the video instead of straight through. It might also help to put a caption with names and race to show who these people are and why you chose them to interview. I also noticed for the second question there was one clip where the question was audible, so I would put that one first. You could also end the video by emphasizing a line that you think fully summarizes your objective. Overall, I think your topic is quite interesting, and not something I have considered before despite using brown and yellow interchangeably to describe myself.I am really curious as to how the final product will turn out and I think you can make an amazing video with some minor improvements.
ReplyDeleteAnna De Villa
I found your topic to be really interesting and something that I haven’t really seen covered and honestly had never thought about before. The video as a whole was very long so I think that is something to keep in mind while editing. The very first interview after the question “Do you identify as brown or yellow?” but the interviewer asked “What do you think it means to identify as brown” and so the interviewee was still answering the first question, not whether she identified as brown or yellow. I would remove the slide of the question “Do you identify as brown or yellow?” (@1:21) and leave the one @5:33. Also I felt that the interview @1:21 although it was insightful, was very long and you could definitely cut out some sections. Also the last interview began at 7 minutes but she did not answer whether she identified as brown or yellow until around minute 8. I know that the other terms she identifies with like Filipinx-American and also Asian-American are important to her identity and I don’t want to take away from that but I do think that for the sake of the video it would aid in staying within your time constraint. Also she mentions a lot of the same topics at the beginning so it was a bit repetitive. There were no East Asians or people that identified as yellow in the video but I would like to see you add those perspectives for the final video. Overall I understood what your topic was but I didn’t really understand what the video contributes, aside from personal anecdotes. I think it would be good to include some research or background of when these divisions between brown vs. yellow came about. I liked your use of interviews because they were all insightful. I know that it is still a work in progress and so I think that it has really good potential. Good job so far!
ReplyDeleteGabriela Garcia-Mejia