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Youtube link: https://youtu.be/eYT8vG2OOzg

My video is about myself explaining the impacts of single parenting on children. My goal was to bring awareness to this very serious issue. I think I accomplished my goal very well, I used real facts and added pictures to help with more visuals. Next time, I would try to memorize what I was saying, but I was a little nervous and kept losing track of my point. I also wish I could have had a better angle but my tripod was acting up, so the angle I recorded me talking was a little weird. I would like to vlog again, but I don’t think I will. I am very busy with work and other school, so I don’t think I will have a lot of time to vlog.

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My favorite YouTube is Ava Jules. Her work appeals to me because she is really eco friendly and brings awareness to outstanding issues, especially ones dealing with the ocean. She also only advertises products she actually likes and only eco friendly products. As well, she lives in Hawaii and I love the cinematic shots she records. Her vlogging style is very laid back and she is just herself on camera. I would like to apply her recording style and all the angles she uses to show off the beauty of nature.

Authenticity to me is originality and just being yourself. On the other hand performance is putting on a show or acting. Authenticity and performance are usually opposites, most of the time people who are preforming are not acting like themselves and are pretending to be something that they are not. But, in some occasions people, like some youtubers, can still be themselves while recording and perform without losing sight of who they actually are.

I think both are authentic, but I believe the live audience one is a little more of a performance. The live audience one they seem to try to be a little more entertaining and are constantly focusing on the audience. While, the at home clip they seem more invested in the interview rather than acting different to entertain the audience.