In class we have been learning a lot about revolutions especially the industrial revolution in Britain. During this time we were assigned a project that consisted of researching the causes and consequences of the railroads in the industrial revolution in Britain. After finding some information on this subject we had to create a visual essay on what we had learned.To create a visual essay we used an app called Explain Everything. We made an animated video to represent the question we reached which is “What are the causes and consequences of the industrial revolution in Britain?”
here is the outline for the visual essay:
I focused on three major impacts of the railroads including the social, economical and political impacts. In the video I listed off the causes and consequences to answer the question.
Throughout the process I found it hard to make an animation video that was interesting but still made sure it was educational. My first draft was good with all the requirements met and I thought I didn’t really need to do anything because it was a pretty good “Explain Everything”. But because PLP is a program where it always about getting better and improving, I wasn’t done.
Here is my first draft:
When I finished my first draft we evaluated each other’s in partners and got excellent feedback. I went onto the second one where I looked at what I needed to improve. After I finish this draft I felt better about my visual essay because I made some changes on the talking and animation but just small changes that made a huge difference and made the video higher quality.
Here is my second draft:
However, it still didn’t seem finished so we were put into groups and watched each other’s “Explain Everythings” and gave them each four different improvements that the person could use to make their video even better.
After taking everything into consideration of what the group said, I came up with a final draft.
These are the improvements that were suggested:
1. There are times when you are not talking and it’s just the slide
2. At the beginning the text is not easily seen, maybe make it more visible
3. All of the pictures make lots of sense and are great but some are a little blurry
4. The end is a little bit abrupt so maybe change that
Was a great “Explain Everything” other than those little things
After a long process this is my final draft: