Assignment 1 – FOLIO ITEM

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I’m very fond of shooting the detail after a large scene is finished or on the contrary, details shooting first then the large scene. Because sometimes I feel such can better reflect the character’s expression, the moving trace of an object, and that there are more else in the large scene, etc.(matters often appear different if looking far from or close to them). That’s why lots of lens switching are in my video from far to close up. For example, switching lens from the close up of a street light to a large scene with the light and persons, then to the close up of the reading person, in which I hope the audience to reason where each person and object roughly is from each clip in the video.

Besides in editing this video, I may subconsciously arrange these clips in the sequence of shooting time and scenes, and I would organise some related clips together, such as scenes of children playing, scenes with paths and green land. Maybe they are justly at the same area, in such way its linkage may be probably impressed strongly, as well clearer where I have shot them(from the basketball stands, children’s facilities, paths, trees, grassland, chairs, where must be a park).

 

W2: A COLLECTION OF LIKE OBJECTS – “signs”

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Every city has many different signs. They are indispensable to some extent, reminding people to pay attention to for different things, although not everyone will pay attention to them. But what if they are taken separately in the lens? What is the look like? What are their original purposes?

 

This photo is very interesting. I can’t even shoot a version that is not covered by leaves. There are also some graffiti and signatures. Is this a sign or a drawing board?

            

“Sorry, what do you want to tell us?” I mean, some signs without words can be confusing, and really make people forget them at a glance.

 

But I personally like some of the logos very much – ok, I know what’s you mean, this place is there.

 

The photo I chose is this one. The top of this sign is a little ageing and it looks like it is already old. Who will notice it? In addition to the driver, the passers-by will not pay attention to the fact that there is a sign. When the film was shot at first, the original theme was signed. Now, what can be noticed in this photo is the person or the sign next to him? (For me, the staff who wearing orange clothes is more attractive to me)

Maybe some of the signs that reminding people can be recreated beautiful and interesting? By this way, people may be able to notice them more. But it is tangled that: it seems that it is not a good thing to attract attention on the road. Maybe the traditional colours like red, yellow, black are more warning?

 

 

Assignment 0 – Individual Post

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It has been empirically argued that actual knowledge is not acquired through learning, but rather through actions complemented by a period of critical reflection. After watching ” A Bite of China”- characterized as a documentary that vividly showcases a wide range of food from various places, I have been greatly provoked especially concerning what has been learned in the course, which encompasses the use of aesthetics, music and the truths reflected in the document.

One of the highlights in the documentary “A Bite of China” is the aesthetics involved. Viewing from the documentary, I can easily see that the flexible use of shooting skills brings food to life. A lot of shallowing close-up shots impresses the audience to a great extent, to which the effect of aesthetics is created. Although the food has no life, the way the documentary is shot adds life, aesthetics and brilliance to the food. This has given me a great lesson on how we can employ documentary to show aesthetics, and involve audiences into the documentary with a variety of shooting skills applied, which deepens my understand of using food to convey aesthetics. “A Bite of China” also uses different kinds of music in different scenes. The application of music vigorizes the documentary. For example, the music uses fast-moving strings and high-and-low jumping woodwind instruments to create a vibrant life for all things to be revised urgently. This helps me to understand the principles of using music to create a sense of atmosphere that drags the audiences in. Music in the non-fiction media contributes to triggering the audience’s imagination about what occurs in it.

What strikes me most in the documentary is the utilization of itself to exposes the truth. As it is obvious, “A Bite of China” shows audiences the appealing food, which uses simple materials to make credibly delicious food, but the food is itself the show of the culture. Throughout the documentary, the food, including the Sichuan cuisine and Guang Dong cuisine etc., reflect the habits and traditions of the people in different regions respectively. This considerably provokes my thoughts on how a documentary is well connected with the culture itself. That’s why we say we need a documentary to interpret and transform the world.

To conclude, “A Bite of China” is a documentary that depicts various food in various places”. From this, I have learned how the non-fiction media, especially its music, aesthetics and the reality exposed, helps us to understand and interpret the world. So in the future when I plan to embark on the field of film shooting, this experience helps me to better utilize film and document to show what life it is.