William Starkoff

This Story of a Life was different than all the others I have watched before. It was the story of William Starkoff, but everything you learn about him is a lie. Except for the amazing Dairy Queen eating. That was true. I think.
That is what I find so interesting about this movie. You are "learning" about this spunky high school boy, but at the end, you have only learned what you can from his hilarious and witty lies. This is a unique and extremely entertaining way of doing the Story of a Life project. Through the lies and jokes, you are able to see Starkoff's personality. In no way is this the deep, dark, story of his life, but it is the story of his witty approach to his life. The movie leaves you questioning, something never considered an option in the Story of a Life project, but it keeps you wanting more. Who really is William Starkoff? This is why I can say it is one of my favorite projects so far.
When I first began the video, I was blown away by the editing. It was such a modern way of filming and made you feel like you were either spying on William's life, or a part of it. The witty editing allowed this movie to be short and to the point. I must say, the movie was nothing without William of course, but its editing made it the successful movie it was.

Something to Be Proud Of

I watched Aubree Dipman's Story of a Life titled, Something to Be Proud Of. In this video, Aubree traveled to Kentucky where she told the story of a family that lives in the Appalachian Mountains. In the video, she introduces each of the family members and interviews them about their lives. I thought that the topic that she chose for the project was really cool. She traveled all the way to Kentucky to film and the story that she told was definitely a different experience. I really enjoyed learning about this family and I thought that she did a good job capturing how although their lives are quite different from ours, they are great people. I thought she did a nice job. The only thing that I thought could have been improved was the current life of the characters. She asked them a lot about their previous lives growing up and working, but she didn't ask a lot about their current lives. Otherwise, I thought it was a very interesting film.