The filmmakers purpose for making this “Calorie Detective” video is to inform people about what they are actually eating and that food places really just put any calorie count up there because it is by law, but they don’t have the completely exact count for each thing on the menu. The filmmakers audience is anyone who will watch, anyone who goes to the store and buys pre-made meals, anyone who eats fast food and anyone who eats food in general. Casey Neistat uses ethos in his film making because he shows his trustworthiness through going to actual food researchers and finding out the exact calories found in everything that is eaten by people and he also shows this through his tone. He sounds excited to inform people and show more about what is actually in our food and that food places do not always have the right calorie count. This Op-Doc is different from “Toys of War” because that filmmaker used a pathos appeal. “Toys of War” was shown as a way to get to peoples hearts and show the effects of war and how bad their country has it, while “Calorie Detective” is an informing video about the food in our country.
Articles and videos from newspapers generally have the purpose of informing, but Op-Docs are opinion pieces. Do you think Neistat is hoping to do more than just let people know that calorie labels aren’t reliable? Does he want something to change, or people to do something?