The Rider And The Storm from RYOT on Vimeo.
As I looked around for a piece with a high percentage of close ups to delve into this weeks theme, I stumbled upon this. While this piece doesn’t have that many close up, I found the close ups used very effective and that they were uniquely crafted.
This piece played a lot with depth of field. Most close ups where framed with an item in the foreground, which was either the focus point at the beginning or the end of the shot. I found this to be impactful and direct the viewer well. Also, the choice to focus in on a view items made them that much more memorable. For example, the shot of the Raggedy Anne doll stuck with me.
Other shots I enjoyed included: the shots from the front of the surf board; the character entering the scene from above the camera with a boot directly in front of the camera; the shot when the camera is still and they walk straight through the shot with the board, and the similar setup shot in the water when he is on the board and enters and exits the shot while paddling.
Overall this piece made me think about depth of field, framing and the use of close ups.