Web vs. TV

After watching all three video packages of soccer free stylist Indie Cowie, I quickly decided my  favorite was the second web package by New York Times.  The elements that stood out about this package were the variety of shots it contained and the way they told her story.  The first web story and the TV coverage of Cowie focused more on the fact that she could do some cool tricks with a soccer ball, but the second web story got interviews with her parents and revealed more about her personal goals rather than just her accomplishments and her favorite tricks.  The New York times got shots of her in her home hanging out with her family and going to soccer practice, keeping the video relevant and interesting for the viewer, while the others just focused on her doing juggling tricks.  

All three videos talked about Cowie's favorite tricks and her accomplishments of juggling.  They all had a variety of shots of her juggling.  

The tv interview however wasn't as tight as the web videos.  The tv video also lacked a lot of variety in shots.  Both web packages used Cowie's interview to tell the story, in the tv story however there was a news reporter to relay the facts allowing Cowie to only share a portion of her story.  The style of the web stories was more entertainment based, that is they had music without voice overs while the tv package was more like something you'd see on the news. 

Overall the web videos were better composed, better lit, and didn't look as staged as the tv video.  The web stories provided more interesting information that hooked the viewer.  The web stories also widened their forces and talked about other aspects other than her soccer free styling skills.  

In my own projects I would like to use an interview to tell a story.  I think this adds an interesting element to a package.  I also would like to have my packages tell a story like the second web package did.  It clearly had a beginning, middle, and end, making the video flow.