Studio Ghibli – Zoe Jenkins

As a fellow fan of Anime and in turn, Studio Ghibli films; I found this presentation to be quite interesting. The use of .gif files in the presentation made the slides visually interesting and stood out from the crowd, as no other presentations had utilised this feature. This did lead to a slight problem with some pages being overly crowded with visual information, although i found this to only be a problem on one particular slide with four .gif files playing at once. Verbal presentation overall was clear and passionate to the topic, as Zoe clearly has a passion and knowledge for her chosen topic, with the only gripe being a distinct reliance on palm cards, yet this can be said about most of the presentations. The structure and argument of the presentation was comprehensive, explaining an in-depth history of Studio Ghibli, its films and accomplishments. For evidence of research, the presentation left me with no unanswered questions, and felt as if all that needed to be discussed was covered.

Overall I found this presentation to be a clear and in-depth overview of Studio Ghibli.

 

Victorian Photography – (Could not get students name)

This presentation was one that took me by surprise as one of my favourites. Although, I had previously known about post-mortem photography being common in Victorian times due to such high infant mortality rates and wide-spread disease, I had never ventured into this topic further than seeing it mentioned in documentaries and text books. The visual presentation of the slides, although simple, worked perfectly with these types of images, due to the photographs on each slide being the discussion point of what was being said.  Some arrows were added at certain points which helped identify key aspects. The verbal presentation had a continuously steady rhythm of information. If there was not enough information on her cards for the allocated 20 second slide time, the student would quickly break away and engage with the images on the fly. The structure was well presented, with a clear progression through history, even linking back to the present time. Overall there appeared to be a vast amount of research for such niche, but noteworthy aspect of visual communication history.

In conclusion, this presentation was very engaging in a topic I never knew I would find so intriguing. I will probably look more into this subject in the future.