Since the beginning of 2020, the Hong Kong government has set up many controls in restaurants to cope with the pandemic. For example, the number of people eating at the same table should be limited to four, the dining time cannot exceed 10 pm, and it is necessary to record guest information and measure their body temperature. The original intention of these restrictions was to prevent the further spread of the virus, but the restaurants also paid lots of prices behind. However, some claims that these costs are worthy of us. Since it is a crucial problem for human beings, I would like to discuss this hypothesis further. Therefore，I chose control as my title and make the hypothesis be“The Hong Kong government‘s control of restaurants in order to cope the pandemic has brought more benefits than drawbacks”.
After consulting with my tutors, I decided to use an online questionnaire to interview different people’s opinions. I used Google Form because it is a questionnaire that is not restricted by time or region, and it can directly record and organize the data for me. I set no restrictions on the subjects of the survey because I think that restricting the subjects of the questionnaire will make the results of this research loses comprehensiveness and authenticity. The people who fill out the questionnaire are mainly my friends and their family members, so it includes different age groups, gender and identities, so I think the credibility of the questionnaire is sufficient. For details of the questionnaire, please refer to the link https://forms.gle/bZpyroiiBCF66zENA.
In the questionnaire, I mainly focused on the customers’ desire to eat in restaurants during the pandemic, their views on takeaways, and their attitude towards the government’s adoption of a series of control and maintenance. In the end, I received 43 responses. I think this number is representative. After sorting out the questionnaire data, I started to make my video. During the meeting with my tutor, the documentary filming I proposed was approved by them. Considering that I am not good at using various shooting techniques to shoot videos, I decided not to use any tactful expressions, nor artificially set any scenes, design any plots, but use a more intuitive lens to record the situation in the real restaurant. It directly presents the most real and closest aspect of our city life in reality. But at the start of my documentary, I designed a short beginning with some quick screen switching of thermometers, announcements of restaurant restrictions, and the restaurant’s conditions, as well as playing sounds of temperature measurement recorded by myself. I think these images can most directly resonate with the audience’s feelings about dining in restaurants during the pandemic. Because these pictures and sounds are what everyone sees and hears when they dine in the restaurant. In the documentary, I recorded my voice as narration, interspersed with videos shot in different restaurants and analysis of the results of the questionnaire to support my argument, and expounded my opposition to this hypothesis from three aspects. the reason. The detailed draft of the narration can refer to the link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RhoCpsdP4ZO6td7OiulvTtPrXrZl_Yq03F_RKPO7Tf8/edit?usp=sharing
This research inspired me that actually, no one would be able to bear the consequences bring by the outbreak of the pandemic even though the methods taken by the Hong Kong government to cope with the pandemic does not count the cost. So just like my argument, even everyone knows that government control of restaurants will cost us a lot. But for a city, public health and personal health should override all other costs.
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I like your topic and content very much. Even though many people hate the control policies and regard it as a trespass on freedom, you use your reasoning and research to refute this opinion. And I really appreciate your conduction of the research! Your online research is making your video more serious and academic. I also like your editing techniques for camera recordings and photos – the bottom left bar gives me an illusion that I’m watching a documentary presented by BBC or CCTV.
However, when these two elements are combined together, the organization is a little bit messy. For example, in 0:20, when you are transiting from the camera to the research graph, you switch them before you finish talking your sentence. In the rest part of your video, such transitions are not all counterintuitive like this, but are all a bit messy and stiff. Improving your transition of lens would make your video much more organized.
All aspects are addressed and presented with competent depth. The video demonstrates an understanding of and the ability to apply and synthesise research, concepts, and key issues relating to a well-identified topic. You were able to adequately identify the most critical aspects of the theme/place and present a competently articulated analysis and interpretation of the topic. The research is very well-done and thorough on the topic of control, it could be better crafted by having more visual documentations of restaurants to accompany your survey results. The video could have ended better with a conclusion or an open-ended question based on your findings. The written and verbal articulation are of competent academic standard, and adequately integrated into the overall presentation. Good effort!