Notable
Children’s Videos Evaluation Form
Video Title: Jump
In: Free Style Edition
DVD
Copyright or
Release Date: April 3 2007
Video
Distributor: Walt Disney
Video
Circle All
That Apply: Animation Iconographic Live Action Claymation
Awards: 2008 Andrew Carnegie Medal, 2008
DGA Award
Description
of Video: A young
boxer, Izzy Daniels, discovers a newfound passion on a jump rope team while a
female boxer fights to be taken seriously.
TECHNICAL RATING Excellent Good Fair Poor
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Composition: Excellent
Color Quality:
Excellent
Focus/Exposure:
Good
Comments: The
movie does not feel like a made for TV film, the technical quality is great.
CONTENT RATING Excellent Good Fair Poor
Authority (Accuracy):
Excellent
Organization/Creativity:
Excellent
Narration and
Acting: Excellent,
the narrator was a nice addition to the quality acting
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Although the film addresses some serious themes about gender and
socioeconomic equality, it does not come across as heavy handed and the
predictable happy ending is a nice wrap up to the conflict.
Intended
Audience: Preschool:____ Grade K-3:__X__ Grade 4-6:__X__ Grade 7-:______
Overall Rating: Excellent: __X__ Good:____ Fair:____ Poor:____
Uses: This dvd is a great motivtor to encourage children to pursue their dreams even if they seem unconventional. The bullying storyline is a familar tale, but Izzy's refusal to be a vitim or a bully is a nice lesson in handling a bully in a kid's life.
Watch Alikes: Ice Princess (2005) Walt Disney Pictures, Stick It (2006) Touchstone Pictures
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