Blog Post- Classmates Blog Commentary

Blog Post 3- Classmates Blog Commentary

1. Through looking through and analyzing the camera shots my classmates have worked so hard to take for Blog Post 2, I have gained significant knowledge and insight into how camera shots are able to evoke strong emotions in viewers.
2. I have chosen specifically to make commentary on the camera shots of Angela Rodriguez and Michelle Nguyen, who have been gracious enough to provide me their consent to do so.

Michelle Nguyen's Blog Post Commentary

1. The first camera shot of Michelle Nguyen that has caught my eye was her point of view shot. Her point of view shot captured the image of peering out of a dusty peephole. One significant feeling this type of shot has evoked in me was mystery, as I quickly became very curious about the vast world that exists outside of the peephole. Another significant feeling Michelle's point of view shot has evoked within me was suspense, as the lighting of this shot was very dark, creating an eerie feeling that the world that lurks outside of the peephole may hold great perils and horrors.

2. The second camera shot of Michelle Nguyen that has caught my eye was her low angle shot of a wooden replica of the spartan mascot of our school, Hollywood Hills High School. One significant feeling this type of shot has evoked in me was superiority. Due to how the camera was positioned, the mascot is holding its head up high and appears to be incredibly tall, creating the notion that the mascot is superior, in a position of great authority, and a bit intimidating due to the immense power it holds over its perceived subjects and surroundings.

3. The final camera shot of Michelle Nguyen that has caught my eye was her overhead shot, which portrayed a fallen stuffed teddy bear on the floor of a bedroom. One significant feeling this shot has evoked within me was vulnerability, as the positioning of the shot made the stuffed teddy bear appear very helpless and small. As I am an extremely empathetic person, this shot has also made me feel a deep sense of pity and sorrow for the stuffed teddy bear, despite the fact that it is an inanimate object, for the fact that it is photographed in such a compromising position.

Angela Rodriguez's Blog Post Commentary

1. The first camera shot of Angela Rodriguez that has caught my eye was a full shot (FS) camera shot she took at a high angle of her classmate dropping to his knees. One significant feeling this shot has evoked in me was great vulnerability, as we can see this classmate in a very compromising and humiliating position in front of several other students. 

2. The second camera shot of Angela Rodriguez that has caught my eye was a wide shot (WS) camera shot she took at knee-level of three classmates having a discussion, while a fourth student does not appear to be engaged in the conversation of her peers and is sitting farther away from them. One significant feeling this camera shot has evoked in me was isolation, as she is sitting alone, completely uninvolved with her classmates' conversation. This camera shot also does a phenomenal job at portraying the often exclusionary nature of friend groups that contain multiple members, as one member always appears to be getting left out from the group.

3. The final camera shot of Angela Rodriguez that has caught my eye was a medium shot (MS) camera shot at eye-level of her classmate being bold enough to eat food in front of a "No Food, No Drinks" sign in the conservative setting of a school library. One significant feeling this camera shot has evoked in me was defiance, as this classmate appears to show great disrespect for authority by eating food right in front of a sign that specifically tells him he is prohibited from taking such action. Another significant feeling this camera shot has evoked in me was shock, as other people were also in this shot, and any one of those people could have taken it upon themselves to report him for breaking the rule of eating in the library, but the risk of getting caught did not seem to faze or deter him in the slightest.