Ivan Yang
Annalisa Dailo
Tianxing Sun
Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/MdYHV4VFj28
Our goal is to look into why Asian Americans are commonly seen as politically apathetic and are never really included in the American political discussion. Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the nation, however it seems to not be equally reflected on the political level. By presenting statistics that showcase the low voting and registration rates of Asian Americans, we hope to make our audience more aware of the downfalls of voter apathy and use this video as a call for action to get more Asian Americans politically involved. We believe that everyone will have something to gain out of this video, whether it be motivation to participate in politics or more statistics and information on API political participation.
Audience:
This video is basically for all members of the Asian American community who refrain from participating in politics. Most of the audience may have a general impression that American politics is severely lacking of Asian American representation or do not have the best impression of politics. Politically active Asian American individuals, as well as scholars who have done research in this topic are all aware of a need for more API civic engagement.
Work in Progress:
This is only 50% of the video. We will add:
Evidence:
The percentage of unregistered college educated APIs that are eligible of registering
The percentage of API congress members in comparison with the rest
Reasons:
Language Barrier
Emphasis on Community Harmony + Younger generations conforming to parental ideology
Lack of Understanding of Political System
The lack of knowledge/preference of parties due to no official reaching out to these communities.
Do not believe the effect of the voting
Feedback:
Any constructive criticism is welcome! Going off our work in progress, what do you all think of the statistics that we have right now?
P.S.
Uhh but yeah lol ik we all got werk 2 do but ya know ;-)
Individual feedback from each member.
ReplyDeleteFrom Jarrod:
Hello from Section 1!
We hope you liked our video and cannot wait to read your feedback.
Going through each rubric activity:
Concept/Message: B. Plot progression incomplete. Very beginning of skit could be cut slightly short.
Content/Organization: C. While it is easy to predict how opening skit reinforces message, further plot is needed. Little supporting evidence is included.
Quality: C. Microphone may need replacement and polarization filters to guard against wind. Also, get rid of that stupid record scratch noise. It’s as campy and cheesy as a Limburger in the woods.
Teamwork: B. Good camaraderie was established, though it appeared as though Ivan and Annalisa did more work.
From Wes:
Hey guys! Good stuff so far, I enjoy the topic. First I felt like the intro could be cut shorter since you don’t really need the scene of the 2 guys walking to the door. It just adds more time to the video. I think the freeze frame on “voter registration” felt out of place. It might be distracting to viewers. I think the topic of why Asian Americans are perceived as apolitical is interesting, but there is a lot of nuance. You guys should make it clear that you guys are tackling the perception of why Asian Americans are apolitical and not just saying Asian Americans are apolitical. Many Asian Americans are involved in politics, but just not at the higher levels and many of our stories get overlooked. Going to the reasoning of why more Asian Americans should get involved in politics or fight for a larger platform could help dive deeper into the topic too. It could also help to differentiate between the older generation and younger generation of Asian Americans. The older generation tends to be less involved in politics. I hope this helps and can’t wait to see what you guys do with this topic!
From Analei:
I like the light-hearted approach this video has. The introduction was very engaging, although I do think that it can be shortened a little bit. I think it would be very helpful to have some of the statistics on the screen, to provide both visual and oral presentations. Otherwise, I think the statistics mentioned are clear. A minor detail that stuck out to me was the clip from 0:32-0:34. I think freezing that frame was very noticeable. I also think that some of the pictures do not quite match the voiceover (e.g. 0:58). I think adding a call to action and describing specifically how Asian Americans can become more involved in politics, would provide a clear message as to the purpose of this SAPSA. As for the actual recording, I found the breaths of air very noticeable. (I believe you can adjust the audio in the video editing to lessen the breaths). Overall, I really like your topic and am looking forward to seeing the final video!