Class Exercise D

For this week class exercise, we were tasked to take a few camera shots of a subject within or area just outside of the lecture theatre. I chose a can drink as my subject. For any human being, there is a head and body, whereas a can itself is just a cylinder. Hence, the types of shots I could take for a can is less compared to taking a human as the subject.

Long shot of the can



Full shot of the can

Low angle shot of the can

High angle shot of the can

Since this week Monday is Valentine's Day, I took a few shots of a bouquet of roses. I realised the types of shots for objects are ambiguous depend on how you define it.

Full shot of the bouquet

Medium shot of the bouquet

Close up shot of the bouquet



The first photo gives a close-up-eye level view of the object and gives a sense of ‘close-ness’ towards the object. More importantly, due to its eye level, it gives a feel of neutral and view of high details.

The second photograph is a close-bottom-up view of the same object. This gives a sense of ‘superiority’ to the object —> like being worshipped.

The third photograph shows the object from a long distance high angle view. This creates a feel directly opposite to that in photograph 2, a sense of lost and vulnerability.

The last photograph shows a general view of the object from a longer distance than that of photograph 3. This gives an overall neutral view of the environment the object resides in.

Ex D Groupmate: Keng Kok



Assignment 2 - Less Is More

For assignment 2, the task is to create one pictogram that comprises two celebrities or politicians. I chose Donnie Yen and Chuck Norris as the two celebrities. Donnie Yen is famous for his role as Ip Man in the two movies. Chuck Norris is famed for his roundhouse kick and the Internet phenomenon in 2005. Therefore, I chose the Ip Man photo and Chuck Norris in his kicking pose. The visual statement I want to present is two famous martial artists from the east and the west facing off.

After the class critique, the feedback I gotten was that there was no interaction between the two celebrities because the two were not in contact. The reduction process for the fifth and sixth was not much different. The suggestion I received was to add in a boxing ring as the background and bring the two characters close to each other.

*The new version will still be the same two celebrities but the photos used will be different. It is in the process of finishing.