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A video essay functions as a marriage between a traditional written essay and cinematic storytelling. It allows creators to use "a pen in one hand and a lens in the other" to tackle complex topics.

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: A successful video essay typically includes on-screen text, key quotes, found footage, archival images, and a carefully curated soundtrack or narration. A video essay functions as a marriage between

: Many institutions, such as Georgetown University and others on Coursera , now use video essays for college and MBA applications to assess a candidate's authenticity and storytelling ability. 0h6f6lh92nd02xhbq6m55_source.mp4