In this video I attempt to fast for five days. There was a lot of great background information I wanted to include but unfortunately the video had to be under 5 minutes. I feel for this topic a 10-20 minute video would have provided the best content and information for persuading, which was my intention as well as overcoming an obstacle. A further limitation was my self isolation after displaying some symptoms for COVID-19, fortunately they have gone but this limited the range of shots i could capture and present. I feel a little disappointed as this was a topic close to my heart and interest, and I would like to have displayed it better, though I hope you enjoy and perhaps learn something along the way. If you have any questions about fasting or my experience and reasoning please feel free to email me @ alexander.summers01@utrgv.edu.
I had 2 options with the shoot format, either make it a vlog style and give daily feedback on how I was feeling and coping, or alternatively i shot an entirely informational video that had very little personal content and was very wordy. I feel the one I chose is more personable and therefore serves the purpose of persuasion through experience rather than through literature.
Alex Summers 