classmate critique

      I was not the only one to have the opportunity to film videos on different camera shots and transitions, my classmates did some as well. I was able to pick 2 of my classmates and critique 2 of their videos on camera angles, and 2 on camera transitions. My opinions about them are below.

Vivien Tang

Camera Transitions-

1. Video 5:

This video depicts a girl on the phone, then it dissolves into her fights someone else. This video evokes an intense feeling because of the quick transition of her talking to then her fighting. Since it cuts off at the end, it makes you wonder who won. It also makes you think about why they are fighting. 

2. Video 1:

This video shows of the garden in our courtyard in two different shots and perspectives. The tilt allowed me to see the landscape. I like the calm feeling you get when you watch this video. The music is also nice, adding to the calm feeling in this video.

Camera Angles-

1. Video 5:

This video shows a bee crawling around a purple flower. You really feel connected to nature when you watch this video because of the flower, bee, and the slow pace of it. The slow pace also gives off a calm feeling. The extreme close up allows us to see what is going on better.

2. Video 1:

This video is a low angle shot of a tree. Since we are seeing the tree from a lower angle, it makes the watcher feel inferior and powerless. This also implies that we are seeing this from a short person, animal, object, etc's point of view.

Ashley Marshall

Camera Transitions-

1. Video 5:

This video shows the subject talking to a tree. This makes the audience confused because of the obscurity of it. This also needs the audience curious, wondering why she is talking to the tree. The smash cut reveals that she is talking to the tree.

2. Video 4:

This video uses a wipe to show the subject is coming closer to the camera. This gives the watcher a scared and creepy feeling. There is also no audio so it adds to it.

Camera Angles-

1. Video 1:

This video depicts the subject on the phone at the top of the stairs. Since she is on the top, it makes her seems powerful. Her looking over the ledge also adds to that.

2. Video 4:

This video shows a girl looking up. The video gives off an ominous feeling because we do not know what she is looking at. Since it is a high angle, it also makes the subject seem powerless or less powerful.