Author: y.mohamed

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This documentary was shot beautifully. The documentary mostly consisted of a sequence of 5 shot sequences, and most notably there were many close up shots, making the viewer feel like they were invading private and intimate moments. It immersed the viewer into each of the family’s lives.
The heart wrenching stories were told from the patients and the family’s themselves. The music was utilized very effectively towards the end. The lack of music throughout the movie made it feel a lot more realistic.
The editing style was clean cut, no fancy transitions, and it all made sense structurally. The pacing was quick but smooth and to the point. Every single shot mattered and each shot contributed to the building of suspense. The stories were structured chronologically, but were told through three different family’s perspectives, although I was a bit confused in the beginning, I think the editor did a good job organizing the video in a way that both separates the three cases, but intertwines them through the similar themes of love and death.
The B-roll was less creative, and more of a literal visual of what is going on. I think the filmmaker was probably granted access by building their a relationship with the doctor at the hospital. This must have taken a while, considering there were numerous patients involved and they must have needed to be granted consent. They probably had trouble with the mic because the rode mic needs to pointed in the direction of the person talking and sometimes it is hard to anticipate who’s going to speak next.

Proposal: Faithfully Sustainable Nonprofit Event highlighting the horrific mistreatment and underpayment of garment worker in the United States. Highlights the flaws in the fashion industry, as the workers toil in unsafe, crowded, dirty, poorly ventilated factories. I am going to interview the founders of the nonprofit and ask them about their goals.

Beauty in Unexpected Places:

I plan on going to lesser known areas of New York to reveal the beauty in these places. It would consist of random little things like graffiti on walls, couples on Valentine’s Day, little messages on street poles, friends having a good time, etc. each visual would first start with a closeup and then I’ll zoom out. I will write a poem to pair it with the visuals, the theme would be the beauty of life. The music would be dreamy, or sentimental. I want it to convey the importance in finding beauty in everything, even things that are destroyed or worn out. Not just the things that are already known to be beautiful.