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VISUAL REVIEW #6: SHORT FILM

The Queen of Basketball – by Ben Proudfoot New York Times’ OP-DOCS https://youtu.be/vPFkcoTfr7g I have selected this 22-minute nonfiction short film because Lusia “Lucy” Harris was a legend in basketball.  And I love basketball and its history.  Lusia passed away in January 2023.  Her basketball handprint made her legendary.  The director Ben Proudfoot renders aContinue reading “VISUAL REVIEW #6: SHORT FILM”

ASSIGNMENT 5: SCAVENGER HUNT

Please follow the link https://youtu.be/CPa_HVMr7Bw to view Philippe Abizeid and Mia Yacura’s Collaborative Scavenger Hunt. We decided on shot types and camera moves to communicate an idea. Please enjoy our work. Video #/Camera Moves or Shot Types/Emotions/Character Traits or Visual Themes Video 1 (Plane over Georgetown, Washington, DC): Pan Right/Negative Space Video 2 (Pink-Fushia Flower): CloseContinue reading “ASSIGNMENT 5: SCAVENGER HUNT”

VISUAL REVIEW #5: MOVIE SCENE SHOT LIST DECONSTRUCTION FOR EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

March 1, 2023 I have decided to make the movie shots deconstruction for Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands movie. I went over scenes that took place right before the actual breaking in so as to give the viewer more context. Option B traces the shots/moves from breaking and entering to handcuffing.  Please click on the linkContinue reading “VISUAL REVIEW #5: MOVIE SCENE SHOT LIST DECONSTRUCTION FOR EDWARD SCISSORHANDS”

VISUAL REVIEW: ASSIGNMENT # 4

A PORTRAIT REVIEW — HUMANS OF NEW YORK I selected this image from Humans of New York’s “Invisible Wounds.”  The story depicted is compelling visually and from its writing.  From the photos alone, I couldn’t come to the fact that I was looking at a US Marine who served our country in Iraq and facedContinue reading “VISUAL REVIEW: ASSIGNMENT # 4”

ASSIGNMENT #4: PORTRAIT SERIES

Maud Collecting human moments that give birth to life through the lens. Maud seeing beauty in the Church, in restaurants, in hotels, and in nature. Maud is a Renaissance woman interested in a wide range of fields.  She was selected for this portrait series because she is multi-faceted.  Her educational background is in international relations.Continue reading “ASSIGNMENT #4: PORTRAIT SERIES”

VISUAL REVIEW #3: PORTRAIT PHOTO

February 7, 2023 Photo Credit: Shirley van Lieshout There is no fear. There is the feeling of love.  There is the view of interdependency.  There is the sound of silence.  There is the taste of power and heavenly serenity.  There is the smell of a healthy relationship. I selected Shirley van Lieshout’s horse portrait ofContinue reading “VISUAL REVIEW #3: PORTRAIT PHOTO”

PHOTO ASSIGNMENT: BINGO

The photos below depict twenty-five visual literacy terms. Although some photos may address more than one visual literacy term, I kept them in specific categories. I shot the photos in the Washington, DC area between the last week of January and 1st day of February 2023. For some photos I purposefully used different sizes toContinue reading “PHOTO ASSIGNMENT: BINGO”

VISUAL LITERACY #2: ADAM SENATORI’S PHOTOGRAPHY

When I first saw Adam Senatori’s aerial photos, I was captured by his colorful and precise shots.  The more I spent time looking at them, the more I realized that this Wisconsin-based aerial photographer not only applies the photographic techniques of angles, light, and shadow.  More importantly, his method is about focus and perspective.  InContinue reading “VISUAL LITERACY #2: ADAM SENATORI’S PHOTOGRAPHY”