This will be my first class-related blog post, and I will discuss my first assignment. It consisted of Shots and Angles, a topic covered the previous class. The assignment required us to tell a visual story using an animate object which was the main character, and human characters could also be involved to show more context.  In total we had to use 15 shots. 10 specific and mandatory shots, the remaining 5 were chosen by my partner and I. This assignment was our quiz to demonstrate our understanding of different shots and angles, the meaning of them when you want to tell a story and when it is right to use them to provide a better context.

As our animate object, we chose a pair of glasses. We decided to tell a story about a girl who loses her glasses while riding her bike, and the rest of the story follows the journey of the glasses as they find their way back to their owner, who is also their only friend. In this visual story, the viewer can sense how important the glasses are to their owner and how much the girl means to the glasses. We used different angles and shots that gave meaning to the story. For instance, in one of the shots we used a Dutch angle when the girl starts running after realizing that she had lost her glasses, showing her confusion, which is the purpose of the Dutch angle. Or when we incorporated the POVs of each character, we provided their perspective, which helps the viewer understand the story more deeply. 

We chose my partner's glasses as the main character because we thought they would be a unique and fitting choice. When we had the glasses, we started planning the story, making sure the glasses would not only fit into the scenes but also enhance the story’s meaning only by seeing it. We listed out each shot, making some changes as new ideas came up. We also used the notes we had taken in class to make sure we selected the most effective shot types for each scene of the story.

I think I made the right choices in the order of the shots and giving each the appropriate meaning, I think it gave the context that we wanted to communicate. However, I feel I could have done a better job in choosing a different type of angle in a particular scene. For instance, I should have used a high angle when the girl  runs to her mom, this would have communicated a sense of weakness by showing the girl from above, appearing confused and vulnerable, which is the purpose of this angle. Therefore, next time I will be more mindful in selecting the angles to better show the emotions I want to communicate.