Tonight's blog is about how Barack Obama had an edited version of The Road We've Travled to help with his reelection campaign. The original film was shown earlier this year. The film was lowered from 17 minutes to 7 minutes. What caught my eye is what usually catches my eye on most articles I read, it's the fact that I have no idea that this stuff happens. As a student i believe this definitely affects because it shows me that I need to really keep myself informed. I'm sure I am not the only student that did not know about this, so I think all students should keep up to date with news etc. What caught my eye is that I like how Government in this case Barack Obama, can connect in these types of ways with Filmmaking. As a future filmmaker I believe that this affects me because I can see that there are other ways of using my films not only to show in theatres but also with government and other stuff also. This article makes me think "Will Obama get more votes because of this edited film ?"
Link : http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/tom-hanks-david-guggenheim-obama-video-makes-edited-appearance-at-dnc-tonight-oscar-the-road-weve-traveled-democratic-national-convention/
I actually was watching that & I asked myself if that was a strategy to get more votes. I agree with you Laura on the topic that Obama is connecting his campaign with film
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