The other week, Louise showed us various video portraits that ranged from style and character. This particular video portrait was my personal favourite as it not only did the cinematography capture his artwork and the interview himself through a juxtaposition of long shots and close-ups, but captured Slinkachu’s character on a personal level through a conversational interview. His art works themselves also switch between close-ups and long shots to change the viewers’ perception and show how miniature they really are.

The staccato from the background music added an element of quirkiness that reflected his miniature street photography. It also provided the editor with more control to emit the background music whenever it would switch to interviewing Slinkachu. Furthermore, the 2 cameras used for the interview provided variation and kept me as the viewer visually intrigued and made me want to listen to what he was saying.

I’d like to incorporate some of these elements into my own video portrait myself. The 2 camera angles will allow to me transition through the interview and also cut out any ums or uhs he may say, I would hope to keep the interview informal and on a conversational level to engage a broader demographic audience, and use background that reflects his character and the tone of the interview.