Response to "Using Camera for Interpretation" by Agnes

This reading's focus is on the physical execution and implementation of different equipment as well as styles/techniques in creation of a film. The use of different types of framing and focus can create drastically different images for the viewer to see and change what they think about the whole story. It is purpose of the director and the filmmaker to decide what styles to use and what story they are trying to imagine.

There's a well known example of this that was seen on the internet during the Iraq/Afghanistan war. The original photo showed two American soldiers holding a prisoner-of-war. The POW had his hands died behind his back, and one soldier was holding his head back while another was pouring water into his mouth. The photo seen by most Americans, depending what news agencies you follow, was probably only one portion of this - but the real photo was never widely printed. You either saw the half that showed the soldier pulling the POW's head back, as if to be torturing him OR you saw the half with the soldier pouring water into his mouth. The whole photo seems to demonstrate that while the prisoner is incarcerated, the soldiers are still fulfilling his wish to quench his thirst.

However, by framing the photo differently and cropping it, it could show two drastically different stories.While this is one example, it does not necessarily reflect exactly on what this article is talking about. It's just an example of how framing a scene can tell two different images - but the original photographer who was responsible for the shot had already followed the concepts of this article in taking his shot - one that showed the negative but also humanitarian aspects of war. The critical role, then, still comes back to the photographer, the filmmaker, or the director...in utilizing an endless variety of tools and techniques to tell a compelling and complete story for their viewers.