3 Minute Wonder Research

Sawyer Hartman does a series of reflexive documentaries on YouTube called “Thru My Eyes”. He shows beautiful places that he explores through the eye of a camera lens for his follows to enjoy along with him. This style of documentary is captivating in each of its shot types.

Joshua Tree, CA:

Joshua Tree, CA is made up of mostly slow motion shots of specific beauties. I like how the smallest details have been captures, for example the markings on the dog’s tongue and the grooves in the rocks. The cinematography of every single second has been thought out and shot to a high quality which allows the audience to fully appreciate the magnificence of nature.

Santa Barbara, CA:

I like this one because the editing is done to the beats of the music, the shots change quite but they all have enough screen time. One of my favourite things about this one is that he uses different lenses to improve certain shots. For example, he used a fish eye lens to capture the trees close to the start of the piece. 

The Girl of Your Dreams:

I think this one may be my favourite out of all of Sawyer’s series as even though the whole video is about a beautiful woman it also captures beauties around Malibu. He has captured things that people usually take for granted and shone a massive well deserved light on them. The slow motion of the piece gives the shots a sort of breath taking effect on the audience. 

In all of Sawyer’s documentaries he enhances the colours in the shots to make them more vibrant. This is common when he has shots of flowers, animals and sun sets. Also, most of his pieces are made up mostly of slow motion shots. His cuts are usually quicker

and a little jumpy when the drum beats of the song used are more prominent.