The Engineers Of Our Future - ID# 121

Morton East
Documentary
Entry Description

"This documentary follows a class of engineering students and their instructors at Morton East High School as they work on a Hacking STEM project designed and supported by Microsoft. During the project students learn about the anatomy of the human hand before going on to construct their very own robotic hand and sensor-equipped glove". Music Resources: Manchester Music Library-Volume 23-Classical Masterworks I, Track 16. License was purchased from Production Garden Music on November 22, 2013. Unlimited Usage Lifetime Blanket/Royalty-Free.

Recent Teacher Comments

  • 4/25 8:24 pm - This was excellent! Terrific job of storytelling using multiple subjects and terrific job of capturing the B-Roll to show what these students are working on. I also enjoyed how you shot your subjects in multiple spots and your pacing was terrific. Great job!
  • 4/22 3:17 pm - With the voice over throughout this is more of a long news story than a documentary. It also feels like an ad for Microsoft as well. Otherwise, great job on showing the students actively engaged in what they were doing. The music is overwhelming at points and feels like it's driving things unauthentially.
  • 4/20 4:33 pm - +Good b-roll coverage of students working on the project +Everyone who is interviewed seems genuinely interested in the project which is great! All have thoughtful responses. -This seems more like a news package as there is VO running throughout -Lower third should not be in the middle -Decide on a framing for your interviews and stick with it
  • 3/5 1:58 pm - This is a news package, not a documentary. Positives: Interesting variety of b-roll of students working in the lab on the project; works well with the interview footage. Areas for improvement: A bit of a disconnect between the cutting-edge story and classical music bed. V.O. audio is not balanced with the rest of the piece.
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