Under the Bridge: A Virtual Reality Visit with Homeless in Seattle
Description
Photographer Tim Durkan and KING 5 director of photojournalism, Matt Mrozinski, teamed up to chronicle the struggles of a woman named Tina, who was living in a homeless encampment known as the Jungle along Interstate 5 in Seattle. Toby Rigby did the editing.
What Works Well
This video provides a powerful look at the homelessness problem in America’s cities by letting the viewer enter into the makeshift dwelling of one woman struggling with addiction and lack of housing.
Discipline
- Communications
- Social Sciences
Keywords
homelessness, journalism, mental health, poverty, seattle, substance abuse, urban studies
Source
KING 5
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
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