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These are the examples of three shots I filmed in one of the alleys in Elizabeth Olympic Park, which represented the shots that actually changed my mindset about the filmmaking process.
The first shot, with its imperfections, like the long time it took for me to set it up in the beginning, showed me the way other people shaped my small projects. For example, the guy in the shot saw me filming and decided to show some tricks right in front of the camera, giving me the opportunity to make my project good. It is especially ironic, as I intended this project to be one of those soulless but technically good advertisements of the place. However, because of other people who influenced my shots, I actually got more footage showing more humane moments, creating a completely opposite effect. And this random participant was not the only one. In that place, the alley where I filmed, I was approached so much by curious and happy people that it completely changed my understanding of the location. I actually felt how it was to be there, and it impacted the choice of the subjects for my shot.
With my second shot, I attempted to control the environment in a generally uncontrollable environment. The day before that, I liked how wind dropped leaves in front of me, creating this beautiful picture. Yet, I got unlucky in a way the next day as there was no wind. So I tried for like 3 minutes to create this effect. It did not really work as I intended yet, but I liked that I kept persisting that day, as in the end I at least got enough material to work with in postproduction.
Finally, my last shot was something I was really proud of. This shot was an accumulation of my 3 years as a filmmaking student. It combined everything: my personal experience of what looks good on camera, my self-found findings on how to make a shot look good, my technical skills, and, I guess, my aesthetic sense too. This shot is static (the camera movements are decreased to a minimum). Yet it feels alive and dynamic because of the focus change and wind in the shot. In a way it made this shot magical and conveyed this sense of hidden beauty within the location I was working in.