[Video Essay] Ordinary
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Author: Yan Zipeng
[MOOD BOARD] Our life should go on
As written in the mood board, people have been freed from staying at home, I would like to design a documentary that record people’s life after the threat of COVID-19, and express the idea that no matter how many things we have gone throw, our life should go on as usual finally.
Reading Response: Carl Abbot
In the article, the author imagines the idea of migratory city in the future. He suggests three kinds of migratory city: hunter-gatherers, cities riding the rails, and distributed cities. From my point of view, people’s motivation of making cities movable like avoiding disasters really matters than making cities moving itself. In the examples shown, the author discussed some social problems like class distinction. Science fiction may present a imaginary background associated with people that are typical compared with the ones in the real world. Environmental problem is another concern considering the destruction to the environment when developing technology(Maybe the migratory
[Field-Homework 3]Daily life under concern of coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, the Chinese government has set up restrictions to prevent people going outside. This documentary focuses on an ordinary people’s daily life in China under concern of coronavirus. It shows an ordinary people’s cautiousness of eluding being infected and courage to fight against invisible virus. Watching this documentary can help you observe part of the Chinese society under a special condition and offer some suggestion for an epidemic disease condition. https://youtu.be/5sC30XbPazU Yan Zipeng 3035637826
Reading Response: Pamela Wojcik
The author talks about some personal understanding of apartment plot of films in the article. She points out that as a genre, apartment plots in films are not only settings presented as a background, but also a part of narrative, it can show characters’ identity like gender, race, ethnicity and class. From the opposite part of view it makes the film logical, making characters’ behaviors reasonable. A successful apartment plot may let audience experience immersive entertainment. With the film plot going further, the audiences are stepping inside the film and thus the apartment will offer them a sense of familiarity.
Field-Homework 2 In Order
# I chose the street as the infrastructure and chose a high angle shot to express a sense of full view. However, my camera seems not high-tech and the videos are not presented well… https://youtu.be/IhZyJfF3Hag A guy shows his pass to enter a residential area. https://youtu.be/nubcTQh9iGU A guard picks up a garbage on the street. I witness this frame by accident. I used a high angle shot not only because the limitation of camera location, but also trying to give audiences a full view of the whole frame to let them judge if it is good or not. Under
Reading Response: Ackbar Abbas
The author talked about the disappearance of history reflected in architecture and some understanding of colony under the context of Hong Kong. The disappearance of history is occurring commonly since the whole society is under development due to economic and political activities and mood. As architecture is not only stationary image, it reflects tradition and culture. In the article, the vanished Kowloon Walled City and the preserved Hong Kong Cultural Center, Flagstaff house and Repulse Bay Hotel are presented. The author persists that disappearance can go together with concern of presence and preservation can increase the sense of identity of
[Field-Homework 1] Desire
#This is a modification blog, since I have posted my field homework 1 to 2019 blog…. I choose my study place(,which is in my bedroom) View frame: unmanned streets outside the window Zoom: frame of the half-opened window Worm’s eye: Desk with learning equipment Focus: used facial tissue Chiaroscuro: inside and outside the window The fear of virus contagion force everybody to stay at home. And it has been a long time without going outside, which cause anxiety. In my photograph, I take the window as a barrier, using curtain to make chiaroscuro. I change the contrast of photo,
[Field-homework 1] Desire
I choose my study place(,which is in my bedroom) View frame: unmanned streets outside the window Zoom: frame of the half-opened window Worm’s eye: Desk with learning equipment Focus: used facial tissue 🙂 Chiaroscuro: inside and outside the window The fear of virus contagion force everybody to stay at home. And it has been a long time without going outside, which cause anxiety. In my photograph, I take the window as a barrier, using curtain to make chiaroscuro. I change the contrast of photo, making shade inside and brightness outside, to express the desire of going outside. However, since