Classroom Critique

 Hey bloggers, I commented on Marco Jarmillio and Nicholas Nunez's blog post.

                To begin with, Marco used a variety of shots in his blog post. The one that I commented on and really enjoyed was his second and fourth shot. Not to discredit his other shots all were equally phenomenal, but those specific shots caught my eye. In his second shot, he used a variety of shots, all in all, he used a low-angle shot, mid-shot, and high-angle shot. In this shot, Marco recorded a chair in many different angles and the way he set up his camera he was able to capture all of his surroundings. This shot conveys a sense of peace and self-reflection because you can imagine someone sitting right there on the bench and reflecting. Additionally, In Marco's fourth shot, he uses an establishing shot. Once again, he uses the bench as sort of a focal point of some sort, and then he begins to shift his focus onto the surroundings in that area. The shift from the bench to the surroundings evokes a sense of new beginnings and hopefulness. 

 

              Secondly, Nicholas also used a variety of shots in his blog post. His shots seemed to be pretty simple but really effective. The two shots that I really enjoyed from Nicholas were the reaction shot and the two-shot sample. In the reaction shot, you can see that he is recording someone reacting to something off-camera. This shot can be seen as humorous to the viewer because the person in the video's reaction can catch someone off guard in a laughable way. Moreover, this shot evokes a curious mood because now you wonder what was off-camera that made that person react in such a manner. Additionally, the two-shot sample was really magnificent. Even though this shot seems pretty simple, it is really effective. The camera angle captures both people speaking to each other. This shot evokes a mood of curiosity because the viewer is going to be interested in what they're discussing.