A wide-angle shot of a study taken at dusk. Zoom in on a UHU glue-filled medical syringe pinned into foam. Focus shot on pens lying on a few medical masks. Up-to-standard medical masks have become scarce and hard to come by. By the convenient accompaniment of architecture human models lying down, a tone of despair may be hinted with the addition of the blue-toned filter. The haphazard pile of pens indicate that the stationery has been in use for a long time, perhaps even weeks of avoiding going out, shown in detail through the technique. This shows the effect of

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Field Homework #1: Tranquillity in the City Space: Sidewalk Camera Location: In-between 1. Wide-angle A broad and sloped street between blocks of flats, with few people walking. 2. Zoom A narrow street with more cars than pedestrians, peeked through an uphill opening. 3. Focus A tree sapling on the sidewalk, between iron fences and parked motorbikes. 4. Crop Narrow stone steps with no vegetation around. 5. Bird’s eye / aerial A quiet sidewalk leading to a block of flats, and the iron door shut. 6. Worm’s eye Someone walking towards the student dormitories, the tall buildings in the background. 7.

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Coronavrius is a scary nightmare as many hide away to keep safe. Zoom Life goes on differently, work continues on but virtually, adding on more stress some may say…     Aerial Every day with 10+ hours on the mac, filling up the life we lack.     Skewed Multiple tabs, clickty clack, days at home getting wack.     Wide Angle Multiple favorite tracks on rewind, working assignments on the grind.     First Person View Social media refreshing daily, there’s really just a limited amount of content that’s interesting when you’re lazy.     Perspective When everything inside

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1. Wide-angle: Corner of the park. 2. Zoom: Expensive masks on pharmacy. 3. Focus: A book promoting women’s rights which also made into a movie. 4. Crop: One book named South of the Border, West of the Sun I read.   5. Bird’s eye：The city is still working. 6. Worm’s eye: The public library is closed. 7. First person view: Some teenagers are playing basketball. 8. Skewed angle: A man concentrates on reading in a bookstore. 9. Perspective: One secondary school  is closed. 10. View frame: Gazebo without people 11. Chiaroscuro: Hiking with friends on Tai O. 12. Seriality: Some

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Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Because of teaching suspension, the school is empty on weekdays. one of used disinfecting wipes Masks should be folded up to prevent the spread of bacteria. Even while talking with each other, families have to keep their distance. It is said that boosting immunity is an efficient way to fight off pneumonia. Wearing only one mask is too weak to prevent the transition of germs. How many masks does a family of four need for daily life? To protect against coronavirus, we are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine. During two weeks, the only scenery

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Wide-angle: An overview of the attic where I usually entertain myself during the outbreak of virus. It has become kind of our activity room because we can’t go out.   Zoom: Lately I’ve had more time to sit in this hanging chair and enjoy reading.   Focus: Part of the mask storage which is necessary to daily life recently.   Crop: Out of boredom, I started playing the guitar that I hadn’t played for a longtime. Life is meaningless without music isn’t it.   Bird’s eye: The staircases connecting the attic and downstairs. Entertainment upstairs, daily life downstairs.   Worm’s eye:

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Wide-angle: The pleasant weather lights up people’s lives when a lot of us are having a hard time. Zoom: One of the changes since the coronavirus outbreak was that people wash their hands many more times a day. Focus: Masks are stored properly at home as they are the crucial physical barriers now. Crop: Many still need to go out for work so as to make sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. Bird’s eye / aerial: There have been much fewer people wandering around the streets than before. Worm’s eye: Clothes are washed once we take them off.

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