VIDEO REVIEWS

1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above

I chose the video entitled Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England 1400-1547 because I love how the Gothic Artstyle looked and I wanted to learn more about the style of artwork. The other videos on the list by looking at their titles did not interest me in anyway. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you have learned

Key concepts from the video: More Human than Human

 1. A statute that is 25,000 years old can be valued at $60 million as of now

 2. Baby chicks are stimulated by their mother's beak if there is a red dot on it

 3. Egypt was considered a full civilization by 5000 BC and Egyptians used images of the body inside of their artwork

Key concepts from the video: Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England 1400-1547

 1. When King Henry VIII reign ended during 1547, the Middle Ages finished

 2. The concept of hell, heaven and purgatory are very significant in the Briton's lives

 3. During the Middle Ages, the church functioned as a social center and a place to worship

3. How do the videos relate to the readings of the text?

For the video entitled More Human Than Human, it relates to the text by stating that usually for the most part, statues are seen as being unrealistic. The video also relates to the text by describing a new way to create statutes. In the video it talks about an artist named Polyclitus dividing the body into quadrants and made the statute as if it was moving and inside the textbook one piece of artwork is that follows this is Laocoon Group. For the second video entitled Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England 1400-1547 it relates the to the text by showing examples of gothic architecture such as the castles and houses. 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

For the video entitled More Than Human, it adds depth to my understanding of art by explaining the transition between unrealistic like sculptures and realistic such as dividing the body into parts in order to make the body seem as if it is moving. For the video entitled Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England 1400-1547, it gives me a better understanding of why the Gothic architecture looks the way it does.