preventive measures in the mtr   Panning: Advertisement about the virus is present at stations       Zoom in: Cleansing the hands thoroughly at disinfection points of stations       Close up: Avoiding touch of personal belongings with public facilities as much as possible       Slow-motion: Abandoning the usual practice This video shows that the usual practice of holding the handrail while using the escalator is abandoned due to the deadly virus. Despite the broadcast (? sound on!) and the banner on the floor, one does not want to touch the public facilities. The slow-motion emphasises

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Framing: A few people passing by the shelter from the rain because of contagion. https://youtu.be/9-7R83Zy9Tg Lighting: It embraces the shy and lonely coming home from work during the outbreak. Point of View Shot: I was drawn by the s of a car, stepping out of the tunnel. When I was looking for the cause of the sound and looking back, the only thing I can see was the empty tunnel. It acts as a silent guide to light up only a stretch of road. I use POV(Point of View Shot) to focalize my(the character’s) experience and feeling regarding this space.

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1) https://youtu.be/sDu4jxiu25Q Everything outside the campus looks perfectly fine yet everything inside has changed.   2) https://youtu.be/nQd6xwF9sqA The framing technique is used here, focusing on one teaching building of the school.   3) https://youtu.be/pZ3n512OoG0 The sky is grey and no one is sweating on the field as before.   4) https://youtu.be/MJjYfoU4-rw The time when usually a crowd of parents come to pick their kids up.   5) https://youtu.be/ZurqIASADas Lights are always on at night no matter what happens.   Description: (video 3) The grass is moving in the wind from beginning to end in the video clip and the camera gradually

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The view from a part of the waterfront where Kowloon and part of Hong Kong Island can be seen under an overcast sky. The activity and relationship between leisure and the ocean can be seen by the instance of litter in the water, in this case, a cheap fishing utensil. The camera pans over the stretch of the waterfront, showing the construction work carried out and human activity despite the virus. The overcast weather shown adds to the gloomy atmosphere — despite human activity, the fear of the virus still looms. A zoomed in shot of a spotted dove flying

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1. The traffic gradually recovered in the city. Bus stop is waiting for its comers. I try to record a slow-down moment in glasses.   2.  Street trees start to turn green and a dog runs on the road like it went out for the first time since the crisis breakout.   3. A sprinkler is cleaning the surface of the road at in the evening. Lights coming from and moving to the various directions make the night bright within the relative still frame. 4. The old man in rags with mask appeared in the frame. It is hard to

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1.(Static camera, dynamic object, reverse) This stairway is located on the podium garden of my housing estate. It is popular among residents of my housing estate, as they will need to get to the club house and leave the podium through the stairs. There should be more people using the stairs. Me being able to film myself walking up and down the stairs uninterrupted by others showed that fewer people go walk around the podium for fresh air during this part of the day. In fact, they should have more time and incentive to do so due to the virus

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The series Playground Nostalgia centers around a young girl who reminisces the days she could freely roam around the playground without virus fears. | Panning & Framing Shot | We are introduced to a young girl who stares out the window to her favorite playground. | Slow panning POV Shot | We see the playground from the young girl’s perspective, as the camera follows where her eyes trace.  | Handheld Tracking Shot | The young girl daydreams about the virus-free days she would run around the playground with her friend, and the instability of the handheld tracking shot allows a

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[Medium Shot] Witness_1: Through the windows, the tram plays a movie of the city. [Tracking Shot] Witness_2: The only driver who is not restricted by law. [Zoom Shot] Witness_3: Together with the architecture, the masked people move with different intentions. [Dutch Angle] Witness_4: The dutch angle presents the suppressions the built environment creates. [Panning Shot] Witness_5: Description: The tram is the moving storyteller of the ever-changing city. Travelling through the static concrete jungle, passengers experience the dynamics of the city. The people and the spaces convey the narrative. In particular, the contagion once again triggered people’s questions towards the future

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1) The longing to return home is halted as they arrive at the escalator. 2)The constant movement of the walkers…The constant avoidance of pausing. 3)Melancholy, in everyone’s mind. The video attempts to portray pessimism in people’s minds nowadays. Their fear of crowdedness and physical contact as they step foot onto the long arduous escalator, and amplifies as they reach to the top of the footbridge. Like the ocean waves, the herd of people flows in all directions. Their body tackling yours, their stoic masked faces facing towards you and their sharp eyes gleaming at you. Not only does the virus

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