About my peers...

 

 ABOUT MY PEERS!

   Peer #1: Jacob Pina

 One of my peers, Jacob Pina, did a great job at utilizing a low angle shot. In his description he wrote how the low-angle shot may have the subject come off as arrogant, large, and give off confidence. His shot perfectly captured that. When I watched the clip of his shot I definitely felt confidence as well as arrogance coming from the subject, in this case himself. The only critique I have is that  you can see somebody moving in the corner, which I'm assuming was done unintentionally, so it can be a little distracting. However, I had the same issue where there was movement in the back of my shots so I have the same critique towards myself. 

 Similarly, Jacob and I both did high angle shots. Jacob explained how his high angle shot makes the subject seem vulnerable. While I did not get that feeling from viewing his shot, I still understand why he wrote that as most high angle shots do make subjects look small to the viewer. When I compare Jacob and I's high angle shot, I probably would chose Jacob's over mine. I mistakenly filmed mine vertically, while his was horizontally which is how they are professionally filmed. When comparing Jacob and I's shots, I would say we are on a pretty even playing field, yet he made a few less mistakes than me. 

  

  Peer #2: Kayla Jencic 

    My second peer, Kayla Jencic, also did a pretty good job when filming her shots. One I particularly enjoyed seeing was her overhead shot. Unlike most of us who filmed out shots here at school, Kayla filmed some of hers at her house. In her shot we can see her subject directly 90 degrees under the camera. She explained how she believed it was her best shot, and I agree with her. 

    Another shot of Kayla's that I enjoyed was her close up shot. I did not include any inanimate objects for my shots, however Kayla did which clearly sparked my interest. She did an extreme close up of a candle. Typically, I associate extreme close ups with human faces but extreme close ups are meant to show precise detail, which she did. That being said, she said how she could have done the shot closer and I agree with that statement but considering this was filmed on her phone she probably would not have wanted to get a lit fire so close to her camera lens. If I were to compare my angle shots to Kayla's I would say hers were a bit better than mine because she gave us a variety from the inanimate objects to the new setting/location! :)