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Dziga Vertov has been credited as the father of documentary film capturing reality and a world that otherwise escapes our preoccupied eyes. Vertov’s 1929 masterpiece Man with a Movie Camera reflects his championed concepts of “life caught unawares” and “film truth” but were these captured in actuality? His ‘fly on the wall’ approach inspired many documentary filmmakers throughout the 20th century resulting in the birth of direct cinema throughout the western world. D.A Pennebaker approaches his…

To everyone who found a way to cleverly avoid being caught by speeding cameras or red-light cameras, the law applies to you now too. Our Arizona Senator from Tucson, Steve Farley, originated bill 1073, which last month was overwhelmingly passed in the Senate (20-10) and was signed by the governor a few days ago. This new law makes it illegal for a person to have a covering over their license plate (like a clear plastic piece over it). While a cover seems innocent enough, many people used one in…

What are the benefits? Body worn cameras can be used for safety measures and used to display possible evidence in court. Also, in any incident that may occur when an officer is dealing with a possible suspect. According to NIJ (2012), body-worn cameras “offers significant advantages in keeping officers safe, enabling situational awareness and providing evidence for trial” (p. 1). Nonetheless, there are some major concerns about these body-worn cameras such as proper usage. NIJ (2012) stated…

Marketers, those who are in charge of a company’s advertisement, have to appeal to the largest group of people that they can for it to be truly successful (Source F). To do this, they attempt to create a commonplace among viewers such as Dove’s, “Camera Shy” campaign which focused on insecurity. Though this commercial focused primarily on women, it focused on women of different ages and ethnicities and only focused on women to lift this group up and fight society's pressure on women to be…

Meta Description: The Ring Doorbell Camera replaces your doorbell and provides video-recording and motion alerts at your main door, even when away from home. Introduction The Ring Video Doorbell is a new and innovative twist of the traditional analogue internet-enabled surveillance cameras. The gadget comes with easy-to-use application that you can install in your tablet or smartphone to view your guests by simply pressing a button. You will use to talk to your visitors at the main gate via…

Body-worn cameras are becoming increasingly popular among law enforcement agencies today. With the increased concerns of racial bias, excessive use of force claims, and lack of trust in law enforcement within the community, it has become an essential tool in rebuilding this broken relationship. As we will see body-worn cameras protect not only citizens from excessive use of force by police officers it also protects the officer from false claims, and attacks from citizens. There is still very…

Canon EOS SL2: The Perfect Camera for the Beginning Vlogger In this day and age, people live in a world of technological advancements, which are vastly improving the ways individuals communicate with one another. Technology developments, such as the internet, have extended the reach of society’s ability to connect with other communities nearly worldwide. These connections have made it easier, for the average citizen, to communicate with a large group of individuals and share their views. One…

Are body cameras a bad thing? Body cameras have been used to prove many cases and can help prove what actually happened at a scene, however some people believe they are invading privacy. Should police officers be required to wear body cameras? Conventional wisdom suggests the body cameras would both hold police officers accountable and help to protect the public from officers with violent tendencies. But there is very little research currently available to back that assertion up…

in “Considering Police Body Cameras” 1795). There is a lot of controversy about the use of body cameras and police officers. Body cameras are intended to make the public feel safer around police officers. They are supposed to capture every interaction that a police officer has with a citizen. There are mixed feelings from citizens about the use of police body cameras. Some people feel that it will improve the relationship of police officers and citizens…

Upson English 363 10 May 2016 Enforcing the Laws through Body Cameras There has been many incidents involving police using excessive force. According to Nick Wing, the senior editor for Huffington Post,states, more than half of the incidents using superfluous force had dropped over the year when using body cameras (1). Implementing body cameras can change how the world is today. Police officers should be required to wear body cameras because it will create equal opportunities for everyone,…