Commenting on Students’ Shots

I chose to comment on Chris’ and Lia’s storyboard shots. They both had very different shots which helped me see the variety of ways to film.

 I commented on Chris’ blog, 
“Nice job on all your shots, Chris! My top favorite shots were definitely the flash shot, the head-on shot, the eye-level shot, and the freezeframe. The flash shot truly caught me off guard because I was not expecting it, which is the purpose of a shot like that. Good choice. The eye-level shot was a pretty good example. It was good to record at Sergio's view to portray an eye-level shot. The next shot I thought was great was the head-on shot. Punching the camera is a perfect way to feel as if the shot was real in person, since it comes directly towards the viewer. The last shot I liked was the freezeframe shot. The way you recorded around Kenneth acting frozen made it seem more real as if he was actually frozen.”

I commented on Lia’s blog;
“Good job, Lia. The best shots you chose to do were cameo, establishing shot, long shot, and low angle shot. The cameo had movement in it to portray an action in front of a neutral background, which is done perfectly. Establishing shots are meant to set up a scene and your choice of recording made me understand the setting and mood in a good way. The long shot was done very well because it had a fair enough distance but still kept the subjects close enough in the frame. Lastly, my favorite one was the low angle shot. It was shot at a perfect angle!”

Both students did a good job to create emotions through filming.

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