I discovered this during this year's Olympics, and have probably watched it ten times since. It is set as a fictional race, showing each medalist in the Olympic 100 meter dash since 1896, and their position on the track relative to Usain Bolt as he crossed the finish line this summer. The subject was interesting, and the conclusions were shocking. It is a very unique, well-constructed video, and I think that it presents a lot of information without being overwhelming. My favorite part of the video is at the end, when the race is "run." This was interesting because it put the information in context, and helped drive home the producers' larger point.
This is different than most multimedia that I have come across, as it does not include actual video, but rather pictures and, at the end, an interactive graph. This unique presentation was perfect for the situation, because it was useful, like a graph, while presenting the information in a more interesting way. The same information could have easily been presented in a written story, but the multimedia platform kept the story interesting throughout, whereas a print version might have been boring and hard to follow. The producers of this piece clearly put a lot of effort and time into making this, and I think that the result was excellent.
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