The Cameraman

When assessing Burtynsky’s photography in relation to the BP oil spill, Lance Duerfahrd notes how Burtynsky’s photography encourages viewers “to become art historians” by way of “abstraction” (Duerfahrd 126). “Bitumen” also asks this of its readers by situating Burtynsky’s photography within the tradition of the sublime, while it also compels scrutiny of the “anaesthetics” and abstraction at work in Burtynsky’s OIL. In the following passage, the poem describes “Burtynsky’s drone helicopters” and…

To start off, when you first start to watch the video, the cameraman focuses specifically on four young dancers. These four young women are wearing white tutus, point-shoes, and white feathered headpieces. As the video plays on the dancers move along with the slow, then fast, back to slow, and then right back to…

As you watch the film, you notice shadows, chaos, and depth. Cameraman Toland brought deep scope, which adds extra dimensions to the scene, possibly to show Kane’s self-worth and isolation over the people in his life. When watching the film, notice how scenes are broken up and spaced out through things like a desk,…

stood far from the window which causes light reflections that are evident towards the end of the footage. It is believed that the astronauts actually filmed a transparency of the Earth that they had stuck to the window. A few minutes after this the cameraman focuses on Mike Collins and it appears that it is possible to see an exposure of the earth that has been taped to the window that is in the background behind to the right behind him, which seems to be the very same window that Aldrin was…

Guantanamo Bay prison and the abuse of its prisoners, Banksy set up an inflatable doll in an orange jumpsuit in the middle of Disneyland. After discovering the prop, the park security started shutting down parts of the park and even questioned Banksy’s cameraman for more than four hours. Despite the potential security threat, this incident most definitely received a lot of attention and caused people to concentrate on the issue. If that was the only way to get people to see the problem, than…

Literary analysis When you go out to the supermarket, how often do you look at the ingredients of your product? Do you ever ask if Tyson and Perdue treat their chickens with care or if big companies take care of their workers? In the analysis of this documentary there are noticeable terms within the first few moments of the video. The first being allegory, this shows how the food world is on the brink of being controlled by 4 companies and no one can really see how big the problem of mass…

Due to an extreme amount of unfortunate circumstances, The Vietnam War was deemed as the “unwinnable war”. Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War stemmed in August 1962, in support of South Vietnam and putting an end to the spread of communism. This started due to the separation between the French Indo-china and the following requests of realignment between the countries, yet the Vietnamese weren’t interested in the realignment. Australia’s engagement in the war mainly consisted of Army…

supersize his meal. Based on his established rules, he must agree to supersize his meal and eat the entire meal, no excuses. He does eat the entire meal (which takes him about 20 minutes), only to vomit out of his window immediately afterward. The cameraman then films the vomit on the ground in the parking lot. This is a strong emotional appeal toward disgust that argues to the audience that supersize meals are just way too much for an average person to eat. The film also makes appeals to…

Have you ever wondered where becoming insane can lead someone? The book, And Then There Were None and the short story, “Most Dangerous Game” show different possibilities that insanity can drive a person towards. They show that people can become insane over time and grow an obsession that can be destructive. Insanity has the capability to drive someone to their death. And Then There Were None and “Most Dangerous Game” are similar since they both show the results of insanity. The insanity is…

Since their conception, documentaries have strived to broadcast intriguing and captivating stories, pushing the boundaries of cultural norms and comfort zones. In 1972, Albert and David Maysles stumbled upon a fascinating tale of a mother and daughter inhabiting a dilapidated Long Island mansion, Grey Gardens, which later became the title of the film. Lee Radziwill, the sister of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy, approached the filmmakers in hopes of capturing the haunts of her childhood (Sutton…