I have just got done with my new video for my six word story unit. I decided to write my story about originality as I currently feel like there is a lot of unoriginal content in the mainstream. I decided to make a drink that represents others ideas. I choose this idea because a water bottle can be littered and water can also be consumed without care. I choose to have the man who drinks the water later throw it in nature. I choose this because littering tends to be considered careless and I wanted the littering of the empty bottle to seem careless as well as put a negative feeling toward the man. I choose the color purple for the liquid because as my teacher taught me purple represents creativity and it also contrasts with the background. The man in the video is wearing a green shirt which I picked because green blends in with the background of nature like how certain content seems to blend in with everything else. I had two major issues while creating this project. My first one was that it was raining the day I made this project however, we decided to check the weather and find the perfect time to film. In the end, the darkness of the rain helped the atmosphere of the film. The other issue was I forgot to check out a tripod. This issue was not easily fixed as shown by some of the shots being shaky at times. I tried using certain techniques to keep the camera steady and I had to try multiple times for some of my shots that were hard to keep a steady camera for. Overall I enjoyed the project and the freedom it gave me.
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Over the past couple days I have been working on a project called the 19 unique shots. In this project I practiced 19 of the most popular shots in famous movies. We are practicing for an upcoming project where we only get 6 shots to tell a whole story. For this upcoming project I will have to make every shot count so I searched for the most effective and my favorite shots. I found a few that I will definitely use in the future to share with you all. Dark voyeur- This shot was fun to film because I liked the the look of the fence. I also felt stealthy when I was filming it. Birds eye- I enjoyed this shot because I got to get to an elevated place and film. I liked looking down below and seeing how small everyone looked. Following shot- I enjoyed this shot because of how challenging it was to keep up with my subject throughout the entire shot. Maser establishing shot- Right when I went outside to film I noticed the track and felt it was perfect to help grab this shot. It was exciting to see a shot presented for me perfectly. contract dolly- This shot made the shot look more exciting. At first I thought the shot was strange and there is no use for it but later I learned how interesting it made certain shots look. I will use this shot in the future if I want to show action. Low Angle- I used this shot in my last WALLDO project and enjoyed the effect it had last time. The shot makes the subject look larger than they really are and helps the camera reach new angles. This shot is one of my favorites and I hope to use it in my Six Word Story project that is coming soon.
We have recently began a unit about 6 word stories and at the end we will write and film our own six word story video. The most famous six word story is Ernest Hemingway's “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” When I first read the story I had assumed it was about a miscarriage. As I researched the topic further I found that I was not the only one with this theory however, others had interesting spins on the theory I hadn’t given much thought to. For example, one user had figured that the shoes were being sold by the father of the dead baby and the mother had died along with the baby. The user figured that if both the mother and father had survived they would have kept the shoes as a memory and sign of craftsmanship but if the mother died too the father may have sold them in an attempt to relieve pain. I decided to search further for a few other 6-word stories for inspiration and I found a couple that helped me out. Here are a few that I felt were funny: Selling Parachute: never opened, slightly stained. Virtual Friends, Best Friends. Meet? Awkward! Here is a link to the website where I found the new theory: www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-For-sale-baby-shoes-never-worn-attributed-to-Ernest-Hemingway
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