In this week’s class, we watched an ethnographic video. What made it very popular in this field was a one-take shot of a park in China. The point of view is a waist view. We passed by people dancing, walking, talking, getting ready, on the phone, sitting, standing, or playing. What I noticed from the video was that there were many elderly people and young children in the park. Very few young adults or teenagers. I wonder at what time this video was taken in the day, and a visual map of where the camera passed through. I also noticed that they dressed very loosely; clothing wasn’t skin tight, women used a lot of sandals, heels, long shirts, or dresses. Men had a lot of polos and tucked-in shirts. Some people in the video were staring at the camera with confusion, irritation, or some waved and smiled. The camera felt very close to people, a lot like an invasion of personal space. We watched a clip of the ethnographer being interviewed, who seemed not to care about recording people without their permission or the fact that the camera setup could affect how people reacted, and was unnatural. This is the whole point of ethnography is to observe a community, not disturb the community or influence them into doing something unatrually.