This Youtube video is an interview of Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Although it was only added to Youtube in August of 2009, this video was filmed over 5 years ago, before the exploitive The Social Network movie was made. In this clip, Mark briefly describes the creation of Facebook and the beginnings of this universal networking site.
Overall, this piece is very well edited. It has a variety of camera shots and angles. Additionally, they did not cross the line and made a cohesive film. They followed the rule of thirds and had correct camera shots in terms of spacing in the frame. They had a good shot durations and zoom.
I think that the piece worked very well. It was very easy to understand and kept the viewer interested throughout the entire clip. What worked especially well was the continuous editing between interview, photograph, landscape, etc. It kept everything interesting.
For me, what did not work as well was that sometimes the camera seemed to be shaky. Often it was clear that it was not on a tripod or flat surface and it took the attention away from the film when the camera moved. To solve this problem, they could have used a tripod and moved the camera closer to the subject so the zoom did not have to be used as often. Another thing that could have been different was the volume of the music. Sometimes it was so loud in comparison to the speakers that it was distracting.
I would try to use a better camera and would lower the music volume. Also, I would try to get more people to interview to increase the depth of the topic. Those resources may not always be available, so I was satisfied with the piece. For the most part, I thought that the film was very well done. I did not have many suggestions for improvement.
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