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Tour de France 2019

Description

The Tour de France is a men’s stage cycling competition that crosses France with occasional incursions into neighboring countries. Its first edition took place in 1931 to increase the sales of the newspaper L’Auto, organized by Henri Desgrange and Géo Lefèvre. Since then, the race has been held every year, except during the two world wars. Often called “the Tour”, or “the Great Loop”, it is gaining in importance and popularity over the years, its duration is extended and its reach extends throughout the world.

What Works Well

This video provides a fan’s eyes view of the race, in progress, as it travels past spectators in the French countryside.

Discipline

  • Recreational Services
  • Social Sciences

Keywords

athleticism, competition, cycling, endurance, race, spectator, sport

Source

Francois & Pam Belorgey

Level of Guidance

What does this mean?

The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.

For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.

Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.

Location

Watch in Class

Tour de France QR code