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The two classmates I decided to post a comment on their Week 2 assignment were Carson Chambers and Alyssa Martinez.
Carson's point-of-view shot placed the camera in the eyes of his dog. This change of view changed the perspective of the scene to match that of the dog's own view which is quite different from ours. Not only does the camera shot appear way shorter than normal shots but makes me feel as if I am the dog. The over the shoulder shot showed the the dog's head as well as what the dog was looking at. The significance of this shot is that we can see what the dog is viewing but we are also able to see the reaction of the dog to whatever he/she is looking at. The head on shot proved to give me the most emotions as I started off curious as to what the dog was doing just sitting by the couch but suddenly it rushed towards the camera, creating a sense of shock for me until the cuteness of the dog just overwhelmed me and brought me back to my senses. The extreme long shot/establishing shot demonstrates a shot of presumably Carson's house. The shot gives off a tone of serenity and beauty as the surroundings are peaceful and easy to look at. Also since the shot is far away it causes the dog in the driveway to appear minuscule compared to the house.
Alyssa's follow shot shows Woody, the subject in the frame, as he walks down the sidewalk to an unknown location. Since we can not see what he is looking at on his phone nor to where he is walking to, I am left with an undying curiosity and simply want the shot to continue in order to find out what happens next. The low angle shot shows a boy looking down at the camera raising his arms to mostly likely scare the viewer. As a result of the low angle of the shot, the boy appears all-mighty and powerful compared to me or the viewer who may be seen as significant. The reaction shot shows the little boy reacting to something off camera. This creates curiosity as I want to know what is happening behind the camera but also causes tension as I have no idea whether or not the reaction is towards something terrifying or exciting. The flash shot shows an initially blank scene until a little boy pops out from under the view of the camera to scare the viewer. Since I initially have no idea what is going to happen in the shot, the prospect of a little boy popping out to scare me never crosses my mind and when it does happen, I am caught unprepared and a bit shocked.
Carson's point-of-view shot placed the camera in the eyes of his dog. This change of view changed the perspective of the scene to match that of the dog's own view which is quite different from ours. Not only does the camera shot appear way shorter than normal shots but makes me feel as if I am the dog. The over the shoulder shot showed the the dog's head as well as what the dog was looking at. The significance of this shot is that we can see what the dog is viewing but we are also able to see the reaction of the dog to whatever he/she is looking at. The head on shot proved to give me the most emotions as I started off curious as to what the dog was doing just sitting by the couch but suddenly it rushed towards the camera, creating a sense of shock for me until the cuteness of the dog just overwhelmed me and brought me back to my senses. The extreme long shot/establishing shot demonstrates a shot of presumably Carson's house. The shot gives off a tone of serenity and beauty as the surroundings are peaceful and easy to look at. Also since the shot is far away it causes the dog in the driveway to appear minuscule compared to the house.
Alyssa's follow shot shows Woody, the subject in the frame, as he walks down the sidewalk to an unknown location. Since we can not see what he is looking at on his phone nor to where he is walking to, I am left with an undying curiosity and simply want the shot to continue in order to find out what happens next. The low angle shot shows a boy looking down at the camera raising his arms to mostly likely scare the viewer. As a result of the low angle of the shot, the boy appears all-mighty and powerful compared to me or the viewer who may be seen as significant. The reaction shot shows the little boy reacting to something off camera. This creates curiosity as I want to know what is happening behind the camera but also causes tension as I have no idea whether or not the reaction is towards something terrifying or exciting. The flash shot shows an initially blank scene until a little boy pops out from under the view of the camera to scare the viewer. Since I initially have no idea what is going to happen in the shot, the prospect of a little boy popping out to scare me never crosses my mind and when it does happen, I am caught unprepared and a bit shocked.
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