This section of the book was kind of weird. Chapter 49 was about how to shoot footage of kids. I know that it is okay to film kids but for me it just feels unethical since they are minors. I never would want to come off as a creep recording kids in a park. It was interesting to read that viewers would rather see kids misbehaving than being “normal”. It makes sense the more that I think about it because humans are always more drawn to drama.  The most important thing that was

Jasmine Brookins 25 January, 2026 Jeffrey Sauger JRN 423 This last section talks a decent amount about the utilization of video effects, ranging from transitions to graphics and text. It starts off by talking about perspective. It is important to put yourself in the viewer's head while directing or producing. To me this sounds like another way to just say put yourself in their shoes. You want to be sure you can see it from someone else's perspective because it may help under

Jasmine Brookins 23 January, 2026 Jeffrey Sauger JRN 423 This section covered a lot of different information. It started with talking about anticipation and how it is important when trying to edit with your brain. If something happens that you do not want covered you can mentally get rid of it or think about how to change it so that you do like it. The further I get into this book I feel the chapters progressively get shorter and shorter. I really enjoy that because I am not