Since I am retroactively writing some of these blog
posts, including this one, I will write this reflection based on the project I
had completed just prior to it: the portrait of a place. At this point in the
course, I had begun to recognize certain strengths and weaknesses I possessed. The
first thing I noticed upon reviewing my footage was that my images were by and
large static. Now, with the tone of
my portrait being melancholy, reflecting on the trapped and confined nature of
mental asylums, static shots were very fitting. However, a few shots with more
motivated camera movement and energy could have added to the diversity of the
piece and granted focus and emphasis on certain elements of my location. My
understanding and execution of camera movement could definitely use some
practice and improvement. However, I was very happy with my ability to express
the tone of the piece with audio, editing, and selection of shots. The use of
the interview overlaid on top of the images worked to bestow a sense of despair
and being trapped that I had initially desired. With lingering, starkly contrasting
shots mingling with the overtly disturbing interview of a suicidal woman, the
concept I had in mind was well translated to the finished product.
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