Rarely to films ever bring me to tears but "The Camera" did. I wish I could explain why I felt so moved by this but one word that comes to mind would be nostalgia. An old house, old camera, it all gives us a look into the past and makes us reflect on our own. As this girl is taking pictures throughout this beach house a man keeps appearing in the photos but is not there in real life. It could be an old boyfriend, husband or maybe even brother. My first assumption would be that he had passed away some time ago, because if it was a recent loss she would have been too sensitive to revisit a place where his memory is so strong. Through the story she goes from reminiscing as she enters the house, amazement as she sees the man in the pictures and then contentment and acceptance of the situation. I also think that he led her down to the beach because that might have been their favorite spot. When she takes the picture of herself and the man is in the background, it could be a reminder that he is always with her even in death. Something about the simplicity of the film, no tripod and one camera, it almost makes the audience feel like they are with the girl in the house and on the beach. I think that a low production film can have just as much affect if not more than an expensive feature film. Again, it takes a lot to make me cry and this short piece achieved in making me feel something just as the girl did.
"The Camera" definitely brought me back to the past. I reminded me of those times I would explore my attic and find old objects that had stories behind them. The setting was really picturesque and must have been the main character's family summer home. I speculate that the girl's brother was the ghost and that he died a long time ago leaving behind that camera. The use of the old camera as a storytelling device was superbly done. Using the pictures as a way to show something that is not there was really creative. I felt that the cinematography of this short provided plenty of much needed visual information. That combined with the music really brought out emotions throughout the short. I really enjoyed the suspense of finding this ghost near the end as well. The only thing that I would criticize would be that I felt the set was a little too clean to be a place this character hasn't been to in awhile. I was expecting a fine layer of dust on everything or something along those line. Overall, I thought "The Camera" was a good film filled with heart and nostalgia. It kept me hooked till the very end.
"The Camera" is a pretty visually and audio...lly stunning short. The beginning is a little slow as the setting is established, but once the main character finds and begins to use the Polaroid camera the piece really begins to take off. There are a lot of subtle things I notice that I like, such as how Peter Lewis uses shaky camera shots to show action during the climax on the music, and then once it begins to cool down you notice that he has actually stabilized the shakier shots, such as when the girl has reached the beach in pursuit of the man. However, I could not tell if the girl and boy were related, ex lovers, or what. Also, I'm not sure if the girl was sucked into the polaroid at the end there. But it was still beautiful, and the short had great cinematography. I gave the movie another watch with the music off and I feel like the way it was shot ranks somewhere between acceptable and good, but the score pushes the overall short over the top. To sum up my review, I need to learn how to play the piano.
I liked the overall concept of people being stuck in the world of a photograph. The cinematography was clear and the acting was persuasive, but I found seven minutes to be too long for this piece. Perhaps this is a matter of personal opinion, but I like shorts that begin in a setting that forces the viewer into at least thirty seconds of confusion. The Camera began with a sequence of the main character frolicking on the beach. At the end, when the boy walks out on the beach, I found myself wanting her to stay and look at the house rather than go back to the beach setting that had been seen too much of. However, the ending was perfect and one that I did not see coming. Also, the scoring was perfectly timed and complemented the action well.
The camera is visually stunning, the clarity in every shot just amazed me. The music also kept you in time and in the moment throughout the film. There was never a question about the feelings you were meant to feel. When she took the first picture, my heart skipped a beat, just because it startled me a bit. I think by far my favorite moment is when she was fanatically looking for him with the camera. It showed how much she genuinely cared, which I applaud her acting. The ending was perhaps the most satisfying ending I could have imagined. Their reunion made me happy, and would have been disappointed if something different would have happened. I believe that the two were siblings and that the story is that they both passed and she was searching for him in the afterlife. The deserted beach and empty house gave me a feeling of them being completely alone the world. I could be completely wrong, but this film was beautiful no matter how you interpret it.
From a strictly technical standpoint, this was borderline flawless. Every shot seemed to be planned out and thought of and there wasn't really any "throw away" shots that a lot shorts/movies have. I thought the story itself was pretty interesting, 7 minutes may have been a bit long for me for what the story actually was, but it was still an amazingly shot short.
I really enjoyed this. The story is intriguing, and I was interested from the beginning. The end was very unexpected, and it really took it to the next level for me. I loved the location. I think the beach added really nice element of seclusion. The scoring was perfect, in my opinion, and is what kept it from becoming uninteresting at times, or tedious.
"The Camera" was a very unique concept. Those who have lost someone can easily relate as they have longed for this type of closure and reunion. The main character being alone emphasized how personal this experience was to her. The music seemed as if it was written for this film. Every edit matched the music flawlessly. There was a nice balance of shots of her moving around and taking pictures and shots of her emotional reactions to the pictures making the story very easy to follow. I liked how the lighting outside in the beginning was dull and became really bright at the end almost as if it expressed her happiness.
I had to watch this short twice. I think it was beautifully done and the narrative is really strong considering the lack of dialogue. I really enjoyed the shots inside of the house and the way Peter Lewis used the daylight coming in through the windows to cast dark shadows throughout the house. It really helped build the suspense and felt nostalgic to me. I also really like how he framed the shots of the polaroids. The first time she takes a picture and holds the photo up you see the boy sitting on the bed in the photo with the empty bed in the background of the shot. This is a climactic shot in the short and the music instantly goes from light to dark. I got chills watching it. I really enjoyed the ending, and I love how Lewis used the warm light from the sunset in contrast with the cool blues of the water on the beach in a lot of the wider shots. I think it really made those shots stand out.
“The Camera” by Peter Lewis was shot with such style that scene depiction alone conveyed emotion without the need for words. The transitions were smooth and flowing. The lighting was soft. The music was a graceful, rhythmical, but haunting piano, which is perfect as we don’t know exactly who or what our main character is seeing each time she takes a picture. Is it a ghost? A snap of the past? She chases the man from room to room, trying to figure out where he is going next until we reach the beach. She turns this camera, which has seen this man who otherwise isn’t there, onto herself and puts herself in the photo with him. It’s a moving piece told through the art of light and sound.
I thought "The Camera" was beautifully shot. The beach is where I think the best work was done. But the main thing that stood out to me in the film was the score. People say music is the highest art form because it goes the farthest and the fastest emotionally, and I think Lewis did a wonderful job to get the audience emotionally involved when it came to the score and the visuals (considering how shorts tend to have difficulty getting the audience emotionally involved because it is difficult to develop characters within the time frame). The ending was also good/original.
"The Camera," by far, is the best shot film out of all of these shorts. The fact that it's only 7:00 minutes long, that says a lot. I love the meaning of this story. As a filmmaker, this type of story line shows you that you can definitely make something out of nothing, you just have to do it. I like how the shots go from high to low to medium and back at the start of the film because it gives the viewers some sort of direction. As the girl enters the house, you can see that it is old, but, since she is entering it, she must either live there or spent some time there. The girl finds an old camera and begins to take pictures of a bedroom. The bedroom has two beds in it. As she takes the picture, she see's a boy in the photo sitting on the bed starring at the other bed across from him. This one scene gave me everything I needed to know about this short. I think the boy is the girl's brother, who has clearly passed away. The other bed is the girl's bed. This shows how close they may have been. The fact that the boy appears in the photo lets me know that even though the boy may be gone, he is still always there with the girl.
Rarely to films ever bring me to tears but "The Camera" did. I wish I could explain why I felt so moved by this but one word that comes to mind would be nostalgia. An old house, old camera, it all gives us a look into the past and makes us reflect on our own. As this girl is taking pictures throughout this beach house a man keeps appearing in the photos but is not there in real life. It could be an old boyfriend, husband or maybe even brother. My first assumption would be that he had passed away some time ago, because if it was a recent loss she would have been too sensitive to revisit a place where his memory is so strong. Through the story she goes from reminiscing as she enters the house, amazement as she sees the man in the pictures and then contentment and acceptance of the situation. I also think that he led her down to the beach because that might have been their favorite spot. When she takes the picture of herself and the man is in the background, it could be a reminder that he is always with her even in death. Something about the simplicity of the film, no tripod and one camera, it almost makes the audience feel like they are with the girl in the house and on the beach. I think that a low production film can have just as much affect if not more than an expensive feature film. Again, it takes a lot to make me cry and this short piece achieved in making me feel something just as the girl did.
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ReplyDelete"The Camera" definitely brought me back to the past. I reminded me of those times I would explore my attic and find old objects that had stories behind them. The setting was really picturesque and must have been the main character's family summer home. I speculate that the girl's brother was the ghost and that he died a long time ago leaving behind that camera. The use of the old camera as a storytelling device was superbly done. Using the pictures as a way to show something that is not there was really creative. I felt that the cinematography of this short provided plenty of much needed visual information. That combined with the music really brought out emotions throughout the short. I really enjoyed the suspense of finding this ghost near the end as well. The only thing that I would criticize would be that I felt the set was a little too clean to be a place this character hasn't been to in awhile. I was expecting a fine layer of dust on everything or something along those line. Overall, I thought "The Camera" was a good film filled with heart and nostalgia. It kept me hooked till the very end.
ReplyDelete"The Camera" is a pretty visually and audio...lly stunning short. The beginning is a little slow as the setting is established, but once the main character finds and begins to use the Polaroid camera the piece really begins to take off. There are a lot of subtle things I notice that I like, such as how Peter Lewis uses shaky camera shots to show action during the climax on the music, and then once it begins to cool down you notice that he has actually stabilized the shakier shots, such as when the girl has reached the beach in pursuit of the man. However, I could not tell if the girl and boy were related, ex lovers, or what. Also, I'm not sure if the girl was sucked into the polaroid at the end there. But it was still beautiful, and the short had great cinematography. I gave the movie another watch with the music off and I feel like the way it was shot ranks somewhere between acceptable and good, but the score pushes the overall short over the top. To sum up my review, I need to learn how to play the piano.
ReplyDeleteI liked the overall concept of people being stuck in the world of a photograph. The cinematography was clear and the acting was persuasive, but I found seven minutes to be too long for this piece. Perhaps this is a matter of personal opinion, but I like shorts that begin in a setting that forces the viewer into at least thirty seconds of confusion. The Camera began with a sequence of the main character frolicking on the beach. At the end, when the boy walks out on the beach, I found myself wanting her to stay and look at the house rather than go back to the beach setting that had been seen too much of. However, the ending was perfect and one that I did not see coming. Also, the scoring was perfectly timed and complemented the action well.
ReplyDeleteThe camera is visually stunning, the clarity in every shot just amazed me. The music also kept you in time and in the moment throughout the film. There was never a question about the feelings you were meant to feel. When she took the first picture, my heart skipped a beat, just because it startled me a bit. I think by far my favorite moment is when she was fanatically looking for him with the camera. It showed how much she genuinely cared, which I applaud her acting. The ending was perhaps the most satisfying ending I could have imagined. Their reunion made me happy, and would have been disappointed if something different would have happened. I believe that the two were siblings and that the story is that they both passed and she was searching for him in the afterlife. The deserted beach and empty house gave me a feeling of them being completely alone the world. I could be completely wrong, but this film was beautiful no matter how you interpret it.
ReplyDeleteFrom a strictly technical standpoint, this was borderline flawless. Every shot seemed to be planned out and thought of and there wasn't really any "throw away" shots that a lot shorts/movies have. I thought the story itself was pretty interesting, 7 minutes may have been a bit long for me for what the story actually was, but it was still an amazingly shot short.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this. The story is intriguing, and I was interested from the beginning. The end was very unexpected, and it really took it to the next level for me. I loved the location. I think the beach added really nice element of seclusion. The scoring was perfect, in my opinion, and is what kept it from becoming uninteresting at times, or tedious.
ReplyDelete"The Camera" was a very unique concept. Those who have lost someone can easily relate as they have longed for this type of closure and reunion. The main character being alone emphasized how personal this experience was to her. The music seemed as if it was written for this film. Every edit matched the music flawlessly. There was a nice balance of shots of her moving around and taking pictures and shots of her emotional reactions to the pictures making the story very easy to follow. I liked how the lighting outside in the beginning was dull and became really bright at the end almost as if it expressed her happiness.
ReplyDeleteI had to watch this short twice. I think it was beautifully done and the narrative is really strong considering the lack of dialogue. I really enjoyed the shots inside of the house and the way Peter Lewis used the daylight coming in through the windows to cast dark shadows throughout the house. It really helped build the suspense and felt nostalgic to me. I also really like how he framed the shots of the polaroids. The first time she takes a picture and holds the photo up you see the boy sitting on the bed in the photo with the empty bed in the background of the shot. This is a climactic shot in the short and the music instantly goes from light to dark. I got chills watching it. I really enjoyed the ending, and I love how Lewis used the warm light from the sunset in contrast with the cool blues of the water on the beach in a lot of the wider shots. I think it really made those shots stand out.
ReplyDelete“The Camera” by Peter Lewis was shot with such style that scene depiction alone conveyed emotion without the need for words. The transitions were smooth and flowing. The lighting was soft. The music was a graceful, rhythmical, but haunting piano, which is perfect as we don’t know exactly who or what our main character is seeing each time she takes a picture. Is it a ghost? A snap of the past? She chases the man from room to room, trying to figure out where he is going next until we reach the beach. She turns this camera, which has seen this man who otherwise isn’t there, onto herself and puts herself in the photo with him. It’s a moving piece told through the art of light and sound.
ReplyDeleteI thought "The Camera" was beautifully shot. The beach is where I think the best work was done. But the main thing that stood out to me in the film was the score. People say music is the highest art form because it goes the farthest and the fastest emotionally, and I think Lewis did a wonderful job to get the audience emotionally involved when it came to the score and the visuals (considering how shorts tend to have difficulty getting the audience emotionally involved because it is difficult to develop characters within the time frame). The ending was also good/original.
ReplyDelete"The Camera," by far, is the best shot film out of all of these shorts. The fact that it's only 7:00 minutes long, that says a lot. I love the meaning of this story. As a filmmaker, this type of story line shows you that you can definitely make something out of nothing, you just have to do it. I like how the shots go from high to low to medium and back at the start of the film because it gives the viewers some sort of direction. As the girl enters the house, you can see that it is old, but, since she is entering it, she must either live there or spent some time there. The girl finds an old camera and begins to take pictures of a bedroom. The bedroom has two beds in it. As she takes the picture, she see's a boy in the photo sitting on the bed starring at the other bed across from him. This one scene gave me everything I needed to know about this short. I think the boy is the girl's brother, who has clearly passed away. The other bed is the girl's bed. This shows how close they may have been. The fact that the boy appears in the photo lets me know that even though the boy may be gone, he is still always there with the girl.
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