User:Adamn1626/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
3D film

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article about 3D film because it was interesting to see the rich history that came with 3D films. In the first paragraph, it states that 3D films existed since 1915 and that the film industry stays away from making 3D films because of the cost and expenses that comes with it. This article about 3D films matters because even though 3D films have been around since the 1915s, lately 3D films have been growing and gaining popularity over the ages with the Avatar movie. My first impression of this article was shocking because I didn't realize how long 3D films were here for and the reasons why 3D films did not spike in popularity earlier.

Evaluate the article
3D film is a very developed article that provides the journey of 3D film over the years with lots of citations and references to different articles.

Lead Section

 * The lead section was concise and clearly defined what the article was going to talk about. It clearly defined what 3D film was and gave a little snippet of history to why 3D film was not so common even though its been around since the 1915s. The lead section provided an overview of what the article was about and the sections a reader would come upon when reading the article.

Content

 * The articles content was relevant to the topic. The way the article was broken up was easy for a reader to understand and follow the history of 3D film and how it came upon. The articled started with the rich history of 3D film and then it talked about the different patents that tried to come with 3D film. Then it talked about the incline in popularity with 3D films and then the decline in 3D films.


 * The content of the article is up to date for the most part. The content only goes to the 2010s. I think there is a lot more of information that can be added that happened after the 2010s. Specifically they can add a part that talks about manufacturers making consumer TVs where people can stream 3D films in their own homes.

Tone and Balance

 * Overall, the article is neutral and does not show biased anywhere throughout the article. The article is filled with a lot of history and facts. There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented. The article gives an unbiased set of knowledge to the reader to learn about 3D films.

Sources and References

 * This article contained a lot of sources and references. Especially in the history section, every fact that was stated was backed up with a source and a reference to another article. When the article was talking about different movies and what movies used 3D filming and helped 3D filming growing in popularity, every film was referenced and sources.

Overall impressions

 * Overall, this article was well written. It has a lot of sources and references backing up all the history and facts that are introduced in this article. The article was last edited recently so most of the information is being checked and is up to date. One critique is to add in more current content. The content stops at 2010 and there is a lot of information about 3D films that can be added that happened after 2010. Overall, this article does a really good job informing the reader about the history of 3D films all the way up to 2010.