Blog 7# Guo Shiyu

The digital video Overdue by Megan Troyer http://digitalstory.osu.edu/stories/personal/ describes the link between the OSU and the her and the memorable time she spent with Dr. Bob. Megan is a “born and bred buckeye” who claimed the OSU had already in her blood. To broaden her horizon, she took a student position in the CIO. At that office, she met Dr. Bob, the person who changed her life. Megan enjoyed in working with Dr. Bob so much that did not want to leave her position after graduated. After Dr. Bob retired, the admiration for his working ability and the child-like enthusiasm for working is still the Megan’s motivation for working in the OSU.

In my opinion, this digital story is successful one. Megan established her link with the OSU at the beginning of the video by using the sentence “The OSU is in my blood.” And then gradually express her admiration for the Dr. Bob. But if she could present her honor to Dr. Bob at the beginning to make the main idea of the video stand out more, the purpose will be clearer. Moreover, Megan’s voice is very clear and the speed is appropriate too. Her passion to OSU is thoroughly expressed through the rhythm and notes of the background music. She has inserted a lot of expressive pictures which help the main idea of the video stand out. The meaning of the video is transformed by the use of implicit and explicit images. For example, the image of the sun set with a tree shadow has compared the retirement of Dr. Bob and the “O-H-I-O” picture to present OSU. However, as a viewer, I am eager to see some pictures that Megan and Dr. Bob took together. Generally speaking, it is a good story which can attract audiences’ attention.