KJ’s short doc, “The Above,” was interesting in how most of the film’s coverage included a shot of the blimp in nearly every scene. My eyes were drawn to the white surveillance balloon; thus fascinating me to want to find out more about the unknown. The doc presents us with a series of shots taking from different parts of Kabul. At first some might think that they’re just being shown a group of images, but rather each shot setup is revealing information about the surveillance balloon. I like the cinematographic choices when instead of focusing on the actual surveillance balloon, we are shown actual (playful) balloons. I was forced to find a connection between the shots of the surveillance balloon and the playful balloons. When I saw the shot of the green balloon floating around towards the end of the doc, it started to symbolize freedom and happiness. Contrasting that to the surveillance balloon, there is a level of uneasiness that the people are feeling because they feel as though they are being watched.