Module 4: Coffee

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For this module I decided to record the process of making a pot of coffee. I used a Flip camera, MP4 to AVI converter, and Windows Movie Maker. I decided not to add any music or narration because I really like the sounds that you hear when making coffee. The camera shots I used were full shots and close-ups. The angles I used were high angles, eye-level angles, and one bird's eye angle.

Full shots were used mostly to show the subject (coffee pot?) and close-ups were used to show details, like the coffee brewing in the pot and the coffee beans being poured into the grinder. When I used the bird's eye angle I did so because it was the only way to show the coffee filling up the cup since it was opaque, plus I thought it would be neat. I had to use a floor lamp for lighting because I don't have a kitchen window in my apartment.

I guess it what I was aiming for was information acquisition, because the steps of brewing a pot of coffee. Most people probably already have a schema for how to brew a pot of coffee. This video just serves to demonstrate the steps ;)