Upon reflecting on Kirsten Johnsons visit and presentation in class, I can say that we as students learned a lot. As she was walking around, up and down the auditorium she was not only talking to students, but she was examining their postures, expressions, and attitudes. This helps filmmakers understand what they want to convey from their characters. I think the point she was trying to make was, we need to look closer at others to understand them and how to portray them in a film and artistic setting.
She then leaned on the floor. I believe the point that she was trying to about cinematography through that position was that there are different angles that we can see in film and in life. That we as individuals all see the world at different heights. This allows others to see a perspective that they may not have ever experienced before.
Afterwards we were shown a film sequence of balloons. We learned that she took almost an entire day just to get the right shot for one of the balloon clips. She got into the world of the balloons and put herself and the camera into its space.
She asked us to look into the eyes of another person for two minutes. I believe this was to teach us about the spaces of peoples and things. And also about communication processes of people.
What I could take away from her lecture is that being able to understand the difference and varying aspects of individuals and emotion we can create great films.
