The Video Essay

Examples of video content that draw on similar concepts for video essay pedagogy:

Innovation Field Lab Video Examples

These 3-minute video essays were created during the 2016 Innovation Field Lab semester:

• The City of Chelsea

• The City of Salem

HKS Independent Study Video Essays Examples (2018-2019, HILT/SPARKS-funded)

• Learning through Video Essays: A Screening & Discussion on Using Video as a Student Learning Tool

HKS Case Study Video Essay Examples

Example of how video is incorporated as a teaching tool for a case study assignment:

• The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Other examples:

Do Citations Work?

• This film focuses on how a local issue affects various community members (a business owner, SFPD, and the homeless). This is well-produced and showcases succinct storytelling. This level of production value is not necessary.

Chinatown: Immigration and Housing

• This example shows how a single story can share a larger problem(s) faced by a community.

Tin Can Town

• This provides an example of what can be done with b-roll and text overlays.

Education Reform

Resistance School

Walmart versus Publix

Waking Up HKS