1. Do you see videos such as “Bus uncle” and its copies as a good addition to creative culture?
I see the copies of ''Bus uncle'' as creative culture. Take for example, the original video of "Bus uncle" is a real incident captured by the passengers, while its copies are being put with other ideas or ironic features. These newly put ideas make the copies having new meanings which are different from that of the original one. The copies may become ironic or even a joke, but since people put in creation and transfer the incident into a totally new idea, I think this is what by mean as creative culture.
2. Is the wide availability of such videos a good thing for society or not?
I think the wide availability is good for the society in some ways. This let people do their creations freely. Wide spread of such videos also encourage people to create and get involve in the society since one make creations on really hot topics. Also, others may see these creations as a way of relaxation. However, if the videos were made with negative ideas like bullying, discrimination or bad messages, they would create negative effects on the society. Since the online platform is so popular, negative ideas may then be promoted and affect the thinking of the people especially the youngsters.
3. How many viewers are estimated to have watched the Youtube video?
Over a million people watched the Youtube video. They have a really big influence not only in the city but globally.
4. How would you rate the video?Is it of high quality in technical terms? Is it interesting aesthetically eg camera angles, use of light, the narrative and so on?
The video is not of high quality in technical terms and not aesthetic I would say. This video was just one taped to capture an incident on the bus but not made as a film. The one who captured the video was just a normal passenger, so it is not of high quality nor aesthetic. He/she was not able to made it great either since there isn't any equipment. However, the video contain others' voices or conversations, these funny 'narratives' made the video even more interesting!
5. Do you think it deserved the attention that it received from the internet community?
I think it deserved the attention it received from the internet community in some ways. Firstly, it points out some problem that we may have come accrossed . Secondly, it shows how stressful it is of the Hong Kong people, this may provoke emotions of many people. And can bring out social issues for us to focus on. Thirdly, this incident somehow become a way of relaxation for the viewers. However, it is so popular that may be easily seen by kids, which may affect them as it includes foul language.
Anna Au: You have clear organization and most of your points are expressed very clearly. You also have good arguments on the creative culture and impacts on society, that show your ow analysis. You can talk more on how the copies of Bus uncle are interesting aesthetically and how important of the social issue that the video raises about.
回覆刪除Hi pansy, i think you have done a good analysis of creative culture and the impact of this kind of videos will bring to the society. However, i think you can also point out the difference of numbers of the viewers between the original video and the other one, i think the numbers of viewers of two videos are different.
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