Week Eight: Video Reviews

1. Explain why you selected each of the three videos you choose from the selection listed above. The first video I chose from the selection was “Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England”  and I chose it because I found this era to be very interesting and I felt the video really caught the transition that this style came by and how it carried on from the middle ages to the renaissance. The second video I chose was “The Birth of the Middle Ages” I chose this one I because I found it very interesting how this period came to be known as the dark one. Lastly, I chose “Cairo Museum” because I found it interesting how this museum is known for the great pieces of work that are inside and the history behind it.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. In the “Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England” one key concept I learned was drastic art had transitioned into because of this style. In the second video “The Birth of the Middle Ages” one key concept I learned was how Japan also at the time had their own version of the middle ages this was very interesting to me since I never knew about it. The last key concept I learned in “Cairo Museum” was the famous pieces that are in this museum that I had never heard about it was quite interesting.

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? I felt the videos had a lot to do with the readings in the textbook like many of the other videos I felt the videos just give a visual description of what was read in the textbook. I felt some of it was repetitive but it was informative at the same time.

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? My opinion on these films was they weren’t as entertaining as past videos that I have seen. In the end, the reading in the textbook was dragging and quite boring. Even though the videos were better than the readings it still wasn’t as interesting as I expected.