I Am a Camera Essays

  • What Is The Purpose Of The Berlin Films By Isherwood

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    Isherwood uses the descriptive technique of narrating the story through the focal depth of a camera. He captures fleeting and evocative images of his surrounding environment and tries to mold his brain into an internal visual recorder. Isherwood uses the camera as a metaphor to portray his neutral stance as an author and the distance he creates between self and other. Isherwood’s famous opening phrase “I am a camera” shows readers that his purpose is to keep his shutter open, and the narratives that follow

  • Who Burglarized Tomikawa Sushi?

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    stacked safe- $1,600 US currency- $2,062 Total- $3,662 EVIDENCE: Video Surveillance INVESTIGATION: On Thursday, June 20, 2024, partner Officer Bisterfeldt and I were working uniformed patrol in a marked black and white police vehicle (Unit #45) with a call sign “1A21.” I was the driver and Officer Bisterfeldt was the passenger. At approximately 9:40 AM, we were dispatched to Tomikawa Sushi, located at 3539 E. Foothill Blvd. in regards to commercial burglary. Dispatch advised the front glass was broken.

  • My Car Observation Essay

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    On my daily basis, I would consider myself as social transportation passenger / urban cyclist, who enjoys a freedom of observation, looking at other passengers, staff which operates transporting vehicles and/or facilities. But when I am driving my car I have to focus on navigation through the matrix of interconnected roads and signs. Observation experience of other fellow drivers is limited to short glimpses due to safe driving mode. Such a limitation gave a reason to search for other possibilities

  • Analysis Of Being A Teller

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    harmed. Well at the bank I work at we don’t have anything separating us from the customer, not even a pain of glass. This makes the risk a lot higher because of obvious reasons like armed robberies. Really what I am trying to say is I think my bank doesn’t take security too seriously since we also don’t have a lot of CCTV cameras inside which means some angles in the bank aren’t covered which is a serious issue that needs resolving. In fact, we don’t actually even have any cameras outside the premises

  • Why I Chose Photography Research Paper

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    If I had the time to learn how to do one skill I would choose photography. I have always loved photography. In second grade my teacher told my class to take pictures that describe our life and I was so excited. I took pictures of everything. My house, my family, my dogs, the place where I took dance, and more. After that I was obsessed with taking pictures and I asked for a new camera for Christmas every year. There are multiple reasons why I love taking pictures, but the main reason is because

  • Summary: Long Beach Police To Use 400 Cameras

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    watching and going through our things. I know this because there is a Ted Talk that I watched about privacy and how the FBI goes through our emails, messages… etc, without our permission. To sum that up, in the article “Long Beach Police to Use 400 Cameras Citywide to Fight Crime,” in paragraphs 2 and 3 says that “Chief McDonnell is turning more than 400 cameras citywide as a solution to stop crime,... McDonnell has set up to tap into hundreds of privately owned cameras” to watch over the city and what

  • My Passion For Golf

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    When I was 13 years old, my goal was to become a PGA Tour player. I basically lived at the local golf course throughout the summer, playing and practicing almost every day. Over the following years, I realized that my passion for golf was not for the game itself, but for the opportunity to analyze and improve a process (the golf swing). I often taught other golfers, because I was fascinated with how unique golf swings are and I wanted to help others improve. At the time, I had no formal idea of design

  • Personal Essay: Photography, My Hobby

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    I remember when I was younger it never cross my mind to be a photographer, I always had this crazy idea about being a Mafia leader, cause they seem interesting to me. As I grew up, I realized that Mafia leaders have money, cars and everything they could possibly dream off but they did not get that legally. Then I started to lean towards a more positive goal in life Along the way I kept changing my mind about what I wanted to be Since photography is my new hobby, it has affected my life, therefore

  • Exploring Britney's Lack Of Fame

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    When I was a young girl, I watched Britney Spears grace the public with upbeat songs about being “more than just friends.” I then watched her shave her head and attack a paparazzi with an umbrella. Poor Britney serves as a warning to anyone hoping to achieve fame. It is hard to gain and all too easy to lose. I have been waiting for fame my whole life. I paraded around my home in sunglasses so big they would make Britney jealous and attempted to write intricate and meaningful novels about the life

  • Argumentative Essay: The Usage Of Body Cameras

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    thanks to the use of cameras? Or even worse all the innocent people who could be incarcerated without the evidence of videos and pictures. Well, according to the Telegraph in the UK almost seven out of ten murders are solved using footage captured by CCTV in Scotland (Edwards). Thanks to the improvement in technology, we’ve been able to communicate effectively from different places of the world and through different forms. One of these many popular technological improvements is a camera. Yes, the ones

  • Film School Admission Essay Sample

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    live in a media orientated world. Film and television have been, and continue to be, hugely influential in just about every area of my life. I am fascinated by every aspect of film, from the way in which various creative industries lead in the process of production, to the way in which they are received by the audience, and the impact they can have on cultures, societies and

  • Cameras And Surveillance At Shopping Centers

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    of cameras? Or even worse all the innocent people who could be incarcerated? Well, according to the telegraph in the UK almost seven out of ten murders are solved using footage captured by CCTV in Scotland. Thanks to the improvement in technology we’ve been able to communicate effectively from different places of the world and through different forms. One of these many popular improvements is a camera. Yes, the ones we use for social media such as snapchat, instagram and for selfies. Cameras have

  • Violence, a theme in the Movie "The Shining"

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    essay I am going to talk about the movie "The Shining". I will explore in this essay I am going to set to prove that Stanley Kubrick is trying to prove that violence can happen when you are lefted alone and isolated. I use a screen from 1:43:44 to 1:53:08 to prove this point. This scene is about when Wendy looks though Jacks work and is scared though the whole scene and and ends up knocking him out and trapping him in a storage room. I will use techniques such as Camera angles

  • Time Lapse Photography Project Description

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    In order to choose my exit project, I had to do a lot of thinking and deciding in order to uncover what I would select as my exit project’s subject. Originally, I had several ideas at hand; learning how to produce film, restoring an old camera, building a camera, and learning post production editing. These projects were my original choices because I am a photography enthusiast and amateur. Later on, I realized that these projects weren’t achievable because of the requirements and difficulty level

  • The Panopticon Reflection

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    I first experienced the concept of the Panopticon when reading The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider. Although minimal to the plot of the story, the subject caught my attention immediately. The overall idea of the Panopticon is that it is the “ideal prison”; originally designed by Jeremy Bentham, the Panopticon was composed of several cells surrounding a tall guard tower. From the tower, the guards were able to see the prisoners, but the prisoners could not see the guards, causing them to

  • College Admissions Essay: My Passion Of Photography

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    Since as long as I could remember, I always wanted to substantiate that I was different. I have never really been exceptionally fond of standards, and I always wanted to follow what I believed was right. When I was around 13 years old, my uncle showed me his camera for the first time. He let me hold it, and told me to take care of it as if it was my baby. Astonished, and at a loss for words, I picked up the camera, and started taking pictures. I instantly fell in love, and have never looked back

  • My Mentor Experience

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    I remember what the feeling of leaving friends and family behind. I remember the feeling of having the last look at my school and home. Now I am here, United States of America. I carried my dream and future to this unfamiliar land, facing challenge by challenge. Of course I am not getting through this on my own, different mentors appeared in my life to shape me and ready me for those obstacles. The mentor who give me a dream is my father. My father is a warehouseman, when I was a child, I could not

  • Reviewing Saving Private Ryan

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    suffering of war.’ I will be telling you about how far I agree with this comment. The main part of the film that I will be writing about is the opening scene of the film. My overall view of this film is that I think that it is a great portrayal of war and that Spielberg is not afraid of shocking his audience. This is one of the reasons why I think it has turned out to be such a classic. During the film I felt as if I was actually in the war because of all of the handheld camera shots that Spielberg

  • College Admissions Essay: How Movies Influenced My Life

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    To put it simply, there is nothing more I would rather do than influence how people see good and the bad in our world, and to me there is only one medium for that, film. As you probably could have assumed, I love to watch any film I can get my hands on, and my once strong friendships are hanging on by a thread due to hours spent helping on short films of mine. Unlike some applicants, I come from a farming community with no film connection, none of my classmates are interested in pursuing a career

  • Importance Of Emotions In Photography

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    “Who am I? What’s my identity that distinguishes me from other people? How can I fulfill my value for being a unique individual?” This kind of questions always haunt in my mind. I don’t know where does it come from; however, I realized that it is the motivation in my life. During the past few years, I was seeking answers to the aforementioned questions. I have to admit that I got lots of inspirations from photography, because it offers me a unique point of view. Through cameras, I can see a world