1) a) According to Martin and Jacobus, a
tracking shot is, “A shot in which the camera moves forward, backward, or
sidewise” (302). A tracking shot can sometimes be used to enhances what the
actor is saying.
b) Martin and Jacobus explain that a crane shot involves
a camera that “is on a crane or moveable platform and moves upward or downward”
(302). This is an easy shot to identify
because it seems as the camera is in the sky looking down on the actors.
c) A continuity cut explained by Martin and Jacobus is a
“shot edited to produce a sense of narrative continuity following the action
stage by stage” (303).
d) According to Martin and Jacobus, a jump cut is
“sometimes just called a ‘cut’; moves abruptly from one shot to the next, with
no preparation and often a shock” (303). Sometimes a actor will be in a new
city within a blink of an eye this is an example of jump cut.
e) A montage
sequence explained by Martin and Jacobus is “a sequence of images dramatically
connected but physically disconnected” (303).
2) There are two
different kind of participation experienced by film. One type of participation
is when a viewer puts themselves in the actor shoes. Sometimes as viewers we
like to think that we can be superheroes ourselves. The other type of
participation is when the viewer sees themselves in the location of the film.
According to Martin and Jacobus, in this type of participation we relate to the
“form” of the film (305). I think I mostly put myself in the actor’s shoes. I
tend to watch “chick flicks.” These types of movies I can relate to the
character. I have seen the movie Mean
Girls tons of times. I can relate to the girl characters in these movies.
Through the characters I experience going back to high school to all the drama
that occurs in these years of life.
3) I haven’t seen Casablanca but did learn about one of
the frames from the movie. According to the light usage tells the viewer that
Rick is explained by Martin and Jacobus a “shady” character in this certain
scene (307). The most light is on and the tallest figure happens to be Victor.
Martin and Jacobus say that “the shadows are least evident on his portrayal”
(304). These things come together to explained by Martin and Jacobus “control
the response from the viewer” (304). The director wants the viewer to pay
attention to where the most light is which is on Victor.
4) The movie Finding Nemo has great sound in it. When
Nemo’s mother was trying to get away from the shark in one of the first scenes
the sound was very intense. The viewer was able to relate to the struggle of
her trying not to get eaten by the shark. The music was very loud and fast to
indicate how hard she was trying not to get eaten. Nemo in this movie gets lost
from his father. When his father finally finds Nemo the music was a type of
reconnecting music. It conveyed the sense of happiness Nemo’s father and Nemo
felt for finally finding each other again. Both of these scenes music
contribute a lot to the movie.
5) The two movies Finding Nemo and Avatar have
two different structures. In Finding Nemo
the viewer doesn’t know the conflict that is about to arise in the movie. The
conflict builds throughout the movie. There are two settings that occur in both
movies. In Finding Nemo the setting is the ocean and the dentist’s office. In Avatar the settings is in the Avatar
world and on the space shuttle. In Avatar
we find out very quickly that the movie will have something to do with going to
the Avatar world to get its priceless treasures. The viewer can already infer
that this is where the conflict of the story is going to arise. In Finding Nemo the viewers are clueless
until Nemo gets taken away from his father.
The conflicts in both movies are given to us in different points of the
movie.
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