The Gaze. terrified, mortified, petrified, stupidfied by gaze..

The day is normal when I find myself walking into Borders to look at some newly released books and people’s magazines. However, one rare situation occurred to me when I walked into Borders bookstore and hear the alarm go off as loud as it could when I walked in. I was immediately asked to open my bags to see if I had anything suspicious. At this point in time, my face was already burning red in embarrassment for no apparent reason. Luckily, I was released soon after but I was able to feel the gaze from other customers waiting in line. I found myself in magazine section to avoid the gaze and to cool myself down. Minutes after looking into some magazines gossiping celebrities, I felt the gaze again. This time, it was from the ceiling, security cameras.

Production Notes: A student walks into Borders and triggers one large alarm.

The camera is in its neutral, free-floating position. A female with a height of 5’4” walks into Borders. She wears black jeans, orange Hollister sweater with hood and with #22 written on the front. She wears 5 yr old Uggs boots and enters the bookstore. The camera from the top and front zooms in close to the female. Suddenly, the alarm triggers and notifies securities with low-tone, but large, blinking beeps. The camera flashes in transparent red and white flashes, and also it zooms into the subject rapidly but not too uncomfortably for the viewers. The view of the camera change to left side via different camera. It shows the security, staffs behind the counter, and subject. The security asks the subject to open the bag so he can see what are in the bag. A quick two-second view shows the costumers, who are waiting in line, allegedly gaze at the subject. The view quickly returns to the subject by the left side camera and shows that the subject is released free.
The subject is taken to magazine section. This time, the camera shoots the subject from the front, and without any cut, the subject passes by the camera. Then, the camera follows the subject to the magazine section in first person view. Mild stutters are heard from the subject as the camera follows her. Lastly, the view is changed to bird’s eye view from the ceiling. Moments later, the subject slowly looks into the camera.