The Last Shot
This assignment is the first time that I have ever looked at vlogs, so I was a bit unsure of what to expect. I went to a few of the recommended sights, and watched a couple different things and the vlog I chose was the only one that I was drawn to watch in its entirety. This vlog is shot in a bed room, with the camera in a fixed position using a long shot. Based on the short excerpt given on vidlicious about this vlog, I gathered that the woman making it was considering becoming a man and had begun testosterone therapy. This vlog was of her last injection, after deciding to stop the treatments and remain a woman. The video is somewhat dark around the edges, giving it sort of a mysterious look, which is intensified by the content and the fact that this is shot in a private bedroom. There is very little light, which makes it interesting to see this person, because in some ways she looks like a woman, but you might also think it was a man--which shows you what the testosterone injections have done to her. It almost feels like we are gazing into someone's personal life that we should not be seeing; yet this is posted on the internet for anyone to view. The story is conveyed through text on the screen, and the only noises are from this woman handling the needle. It is interesting to not hear this person speak because what she is doing is no small thing, and I would expect there to be more emotion conveyed. I was actually struck by the lack of emotion; I felt this through the fact that there was a dog laying on her bed throughout the whole clip, and this was the only witness to what was happening, and the dog just laid their, looking bored and disinterested. I find it odd in a way that this woman is sharing such a personal part of her life with complete strangers, yet it kind of drew me in.