BLOG 3: CRITIQUE CORNER

BLOG 3: CRITIQUE CORNER

Hey, besties, welcome back to my blog! 

    Today I will analyze 4 wonderful camera shots from 2 of my beloved classmates. We will discuss what type of shots they are as well as the emotion that is being conveyed by them. With that being said, let's jump in to today's blog content!!

First Blogger: Sweet Watermelon

    Sweet Watermelon was one of the first blogs that attracted my attention; the blog's name suggests that this is going to be a CUTE one (and my tuition was right). The first thing that greeted me was video of her niece (she was so adorable); among the 5 different camera shots she did, I enjoyed her close-up and two-person shots the most. In her close-up, she positioned her camera in a way that captured the entire face of her niece; within the 2 seconds long, the video was able to capture her niece's emotion, going from confused to content (I was MESMERIZED). The video definitely triggered the cuteness aggression inside of me; I just want to pinch that girl's pillowy cheeks (my inner demon slipped out for a second). Similarly, the two-person shot evokes my alternate nosy personality (the next-door aunty, the one who knows ALL the drama in the neighborhood). This shot perfectly captured the characters' body language; however, the blogger purposely excluded the dialogue. With the interesting body language and face expression, these make the viewer want to find out the conversation's context (I just want to JUMP straight into the video to get some of that tea!!).

Second Blogger: Fashion Queens' Club

    Fashion Queen's Club is probably one of the MOST aesthetic blogs I've seen in my life. Everything in her blog is pink-coded; however, it's giving a high-end, classy vibe, the complete opposite of Sweet Watermelon's cute aesthetic(Fashion Queens' Club surely INVESTED her time here!!). 

This is her blog cover for the camera shot post.

    She has one of the most unique camera shots among all the blogs I've seen; my favorites are the overhead shot and the ground-level shot. The overhead shot drew my attention the most; the shot captured the character's loneliness while emphasizing the emotional distance between her and the scene; this helped convey the viewers' sympathy for the main character. Other than that, this shot reveals a lot about her hobbies, as the majority of the frame is covered in clothes; this can suggest that she's a FASHION GIRLY, which she obviously is. In contrast, the ground-level shot emphasizes power and authority as well as the main character's overpower femininity. The catwalk that showed in the shot suggests that she has EXPLOSIVE confidence as well as a high self-value; these combined truly inspired young female audiences, such as me. 

    

    Overall, you can clearly tell how different camera shots can evoke different types of emotion, from emphasizing the emotional distance with an overhead shot to simply evoking an admirable feeling with the close-up shot of Sweet Watermelon's niece. These display the significance of choosing an appropriate camera shot to achieve different purposes. This will conclude today's blog. Thank you for reading and see you next time, beautiful!!

P/S: These are the links to the mentioned blogs; you should DEFINITELY check them out!!

• Sweet Watermelon

• Fashion Queens' Club