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.

4 minutes, 3 golfers, 2 days, 1 video. This sarcasm filled video follows 3 college Golfers over 2 days. There is plenty of average footage of Golf edited to make it appear youthful and energetic. Some impromptu interviewing along the way will hopefully give you some fun insight into 2 of UTRGV’s finest. I hope you enjoy seeing what we get up to in a day and can share some laughs too.

This Video was shot and edited on my old trusty iPhone 4 due to my laptop being in repair when I began. Regretfully I couldn’t find a good way of changing it to landscape, so we’re stuck watching this in Portrait for now. I am still happy with what I achieved given the equipment at hand.

The UTRGV men’s Golf team are lucky to travel up and down the nation in the pursuit of Trophies. We compete against some of the world’s best Amateur competition in the highest Division of NCAA Golf. The Team is represented by 8 countries, England, Scotland, Italy, Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico, Japan and USA. This week takes us to Laredo, a much closer event than we are used to, but arguably the most prestigious. The Border Olympics is the oldest remaining Collegiate golf event, with the inaugural competition occurring in 1952. Last year we placed 3rd as a team which saw us climb over 50 spots in the national rankings, this shows the importance of a strong performance in a strong fielded event such as this one. 5 of the 8 nationalities are represented this week. These Ten photographs follow the short journey to, and practice round portions of the week.

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