| "Do you know about the situation
in Darfur?"
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As they expected, the
answers revealed a general lack of knowledge or understanding of the
devastation in Darfur. The documentary's thesis is further supported by
the emotional interviews of two rabbis who remind the audience of the
creed, "Never again."
The documentary, just
under eight minutes, closes with each girl proposing solutions that are
feasible to their audience: become educated about the situation in
Darfur, spread awareness, write local politicians, and become involved
in an activist-centered club on campus. The one shortcoming of the film
is the sound quality of the interviews, which at times are,
unfortunately, barely audible.
Overall, the "Save
Darfur*" documentary is an exemplary example of solid rhetorical
strategies and design within multimedia student texts. This video
demonstrates the potential that these productions have in enacting
social change. The lack of clear audio is the only regrettable aspect
of the piece but also demonstrates the importance of the technical
aspects of video production.
Similarly, the other
documentaries produced in different sections of the course that
semester demonstrated strong rhetorical strategies interlaced with
various production problems ranging from access to technology, poorly
managed topics, and questionable source material, to incorrigible
errors in the written text displayed in the videos. >>
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