My Own Oral:
The movie I choose for my oral presentation was "Million Dollar Baby". When looking back and reviewing my oral, I did a lot better then I thought I was going to do. I was clear and has information, but I realized I forgot to talk about a couple of things like cinematography and how the extract relates back to the movie as a whole. Talking about those two things probably would of helped my oral become stronger and receive a better grade. I feel like I was sorta organized, but at the same time I could tell I bounced around from different topics. My strongest topics that I talked about were the lighting and how gender takes a big role in the movies. I covered most of the material besides relating the extract back to the movie as a whole and the cinematography. Overall I think I did well even though I felt like I was going to do horrible. If I were to give my own oral a score, I would give it a 20. This is because I covered most of the subjects, I went deeper into the meaning of things, and because I was clear on most of my points. Also there reason once again why I would take points off is because of not hitting the topic of how the extract relates back to the movie as a whole and the cinematography, and how at times in my oral I wasn't overly specific.
Jenna Fontaine's Oral Presentation:
I choose Jenna Fontaine's oral presentation to critique. The movie she choose was "Edward Scissorhands". Jenna did a good job of explaining her extract and each topic. She throughly explained shot composition, sound design, and the sociocultural aspects. She really went deep into the foreground, midground, and background of her extract and what it meant. She also explained the dominating sounds in the extract and how they were brought about. I really like how she related the film to gays and AIDS; which are problems that still exist today in our society. She discussed how they were important in the time period of the film. Jenna made a lot of connections to the film which brought my attention because I saw more meaning to the story than before. I feel like she could of talked a little more about the target audience but I felt that her point was clear enough for people to understand what she was saying. Just like me, her weakness was talking about cinematography and sound design. Those two things I had trouble with talking about and i felt like maybe she did too. I felt that she focused a lot on how the character struggles with his surroundings and how that signifies his actions. Overall, I would give her a score of 22 because her oral presentation was well developed and she hit a lot of the subjects. She also went deep into what she was talking about so it was just simple details but a detailed analysis that takes time to really think about. Good job Jenna and keep it up!!!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Oral Presentation Part 3 Narrative- Million Dollar Baby
Part 3
IV. Narrative
1. How is this film constructed according to narrative/story being told?
The film is being constructed according to the story being told through not only the dialogue between the characters but the actions and reactions. My extract that I have chosen to evaluate is the last fight sequence near the end of the movie (1:28:30-1:33:30). The story is really told in this scene through the characters body language and emotions. In this scene, Maggie is taking on one of the biggest names known in woman's boxing. Through her mentor's words she gains the power to struggle through and start fighting back. Through anger and adrenaline the opponent hits Maggie during a time out and sends her to the floor where her neck lands on a chair and ends her career. At the time of her fall, you see her action of falling while we also see her mentor's reaction. He helplessly tries to save her by moving the chair out of the way, but fails in the attempt. During the extract we see how close their relationship has evolved not only as a coach and boxer but like a daughter and father.
2. Is the narrative organized by plot or time sequence, or some other way?
The narrative is organized by time sequence.
3. Does the film use other principles than narrative sequence as a structure (for instance, an argument)?
This film is a three act structure. The three act structure consists of a beginning, middle, and end whereas the plot is the main focus in the story. In this plot, the beginning, middle, and end help develop the story and that characters actions towards each other. Through out this film, the plot helps develop the climax in the film and how the characters have come to a conclusion.
4. What is the nature of our engagement with the story or characters?
The nature of our engagement with the characters are very relevant. Through out the story, we can closely relate to the emotions and struggles that the characters deal with on a daily basis. We all deal with the emotional struggles of relationships with the people around us in our everyday life.
V. Film Language and Representation
1. How are characters and issues represented?
The characters are represented through the issues that are brought upon them. The issues help build the characters and help express who they really are. As the big championship fight gets closer and closer, Maggie and her mentors relationship gets closer and closer as they train harder. Through the training process, we see issues with Frankie and Maggie not knowing wether they have become to close because they both don't want to deal with the risk of losing one another. Especially Frankie who has had a tough time dealing with his distant daughter.
2. What is the style and effect of acting and performance?
The style of the characters reveals strength and determination. Through out the film, the performances of the characters are intense, active, and also fearless. For example, Maggie's character is determined to get Frankie to be her mentor and boxing coach, while along the way she risks her emotional attachment with Frankie. Also Frankie risks having a close relationship with Maggie, when he told himself he never would be close with anyone again after what happened with his daughter. So both Maggie and Frankie are in the same emotional situation. The style of the acting definitely helps portray who the characters really are and what they are going through. This helps us relate more to them as we see them open up and spill more details out.
3. How is meaning created by camera angles, shots, and camera movement?
Meaning is created by camera angles, shots and camera movement because it helps capture the emotions through the characters expressions. The variety of camera angles help develop the tension and emotion in the story through close ups and quick cutting between fight sequences. In the extract that I picked, the camera angels and shots help develop the tension between the two fighters. Through the close ups we also develop the same feelings that we see the characters going through.
4. How is meaning created through proxemics, territorial design, or open and closed forms?
Maggie and Frankie has a relation in proximity. They both have been through the rough edges on family history. The proximity shows how close in relationship the two have develop through time when developing themselves. The majority of the scenes are in open form because you instantly know where the scene is being taken place at from the wide angles.
5. How is meaning created by editing and sequencing?
During the fight sequence at the end, the editing is cut at a good pace to keep people wondering what's going to happen next. In the extract of the fight sequence, when Maggie goes down the shot is slow downed to help with the dramatic tension. During the shot in slow motion, the editing cuts back and forth between Frankie's reaction and to the action of Maggie falling to the floor. During this cutting, we see how close they have become through Frankie's reactions to try and help Maggie before she hits the chair which breaks her neck and ends her boxing career.
6. How is meaning created by lighting, shade and color?
There isn't much lighting techniques used in this scene because it is a boxing ring. What they did was set it up like a actual boxing ring with the spot light above to brighten up where the fight is being taken place. In the scene if you look off into the background, it is dark compared to the actual ring. The lighting during this scene is to show that she has her spotlights and she has her dark moments. Her spotlights are when she makes a come back after being tossed around a little and the dark moment is when she takes a hard fall and hit her neck on a chair. The dark lighting helps show that we should feel sad. After the fight sequence it goes to a shot of Maggie in the hospital after the fight and the lighting gives you enough to see of how badly she was injured. On the other hand, there is a little shadow on the right side of her face to resemble how badly beaten up that side of her face is.
7. How is meaning created by sound and music?
There isn't much music in this scene, but at the end of the fight sequence when she takes the hard fall, sad slow music slowly fades in to help draw the feelings to the audience. The sound in this scene on the other hand takes a big role. In this scene you can hear the sound of the punches and the heavy breathing of the fighters. You can also hear the roar of the crowd. All of these sounds help the audience actually feel like they are sitting in the stands watching a boxing match. What really draws my eye is the use of expressionism during the slow motion part of the scene. When Maggie takes her big fall, you can't hear much of the crowd anymore or anything else. All you can hear is her body falling and when her neck hits the chair; the director really wanted to emphasize her neck cracking. When her neck hits the chair, all you can hear is her neck cracking, people's reaction and her hand hitting the floor. There is also a little echo feeling sound in the background that helps resemble that the scene is in slow motion. The isolation of these sounds helps the problem stand out to the audience. It also helps bring emotions to not only the characters but the viewers as well. The cracking off the neck makes me feel uncomfortable, which helps portray the feelings created by these sounds. Lastly when we see Maggie in the hospital after the accident, we hear the heart machine in the back ground and a machine that is helping her breathe. She also tries to talk, which is an attempt fail because of the injury. This short scene helps the audience see and feel her pain.
8. How is meaning created by location, set design and mis en scene.?
The location of this scene is a boxing ring in Las Vegas. The reality of the fight sequence and the location definitely helps portray that it is an actual boxing match. It gives the film a sense of reality. In this scene the set design is taken very seriously in order to pull off the action. Also there wasn't much props, but the props that were necessary helped tell the story.
9. Does the film make use of symbols, metaphors, or allegories? Share are they and how do they work within the context of the film?
I believe that Frankie, Maggie's coach, takes on a big role as a symbol. Not only has a symbol of a mentor but as a father figure she never had in her life. Frankie helps Maggie shape her life and shape who she is. He also guides her through the difficulties of boxing which help her overcome her anger. Maggie doesn't have a supportive family, so I think that she thinks Frankie is supporting her by pushing her to become the best she is capable of becoming. I believe that Frankie symbolizes as her turning point in her life and his life as well. He was afraid of opening himself up to others because of his distant relationship with his daughter, but when Maggie comes along something changes in him and he gives it a shot.
10. How is meaning created by technical elements such as production design, mise en scene, composition, special effects (matte paintings, models or animation, computer generated images….etc.)
Meaning is created by technical elements such as production design by the film blending boxing and the real world. Both boxing and the real world have moments where you have to think and make ways to get through difficult situations; and the two really come together when making a way for both. The production design of how boxing is portrayed in the movie helps show that boxing is not only a adrenaline rush but a way to express yourself through hard times and a way to get things of your chest. That is one of the reasons why Maggie was so devoted to boxing because she wanted to find a way to make herself feel like she knows who she really is.
11. What emotional information is conveyed through the film making process?
The emotional information that is conveyed through the film making process is how people are trying to make there way through life. The movie definitely brings a sense of reality because all the emotions that the characters go through are real. These real emotions allow the audience to connect to the characters immediately.
IV. Narrative
1. How is this film constructed according to narrative/story being told?
The film is being constructed according to the story being told through not only the dialogue between the characters but the actions and reactions. My extract that I have chosen to evaluate is the last fight sequence near the end of the movie (1:28:30-1:33:30). The story is really told in this scene through the characters body language and emotions. In this scene, Maggie is taking on one of the biggest names known in woman's boxing. Through her mentor's words she gains the power to struggle through and start fighting back. Through anger and adrenaline the opponent hits Maggie during a time out and sends her to the floor where her neck lands on a chair and ends her career. At the time of her fall, you see her action of falling while we also see her mentor's reaction. He helplessly tries to save her by moving the chair out of the way, but fails in the attempt. During the extract we see how close their relationship has evolved not only as a coach and boxer but like a daughter and father.
2. Is the narrative organized by plot or time sequence, or some other way?
The narrative is organized by time sequence.
3. Does the film use other principles than narrative sequence as a structure (for instance, an argument)?
This film is a three act structure. The three act structure consists of a beginning, middle, and end whereas the plot is the main focus in the story. In this plot, the beginning, middle, and end help develop the story and that characters actions towards each other. Through out this film, the plot helps develop the climax in the film and how the characters have come to a conclusion.
4. What is the nature of our engagement with the story or characters?
The nature of our engagement with the characters are very relevant. Through out the story, we can closely relate to the emotions and struggles that the characters deal with on a daily basis. We all deal with the emotional struggles of relationships with the people around us in our everyday life.
V. Film Language and Representation
1. How are characters and issues represented?
The characters are represented through the issues that are brought upon them. The issues help build the characters and help express who they really are. As the big championship fight gets closer and closer, Maggie and her mentors relationship gets closer and closer as they train harder. Through the training process, we see issues with Frankie and Maggie not knowing wether they have become to close because they both don't want to deal with the risk of losing one another. Especially Frankie who has had a tough time dealing with his distant daughter.
2. What is the style and effect of acting and performance?
The style of the characters reveals strength and determination. Through out the film, the performances of the characters are intense, active, and also fearless. For example, Maggie's character is determined to get Frankie to be her mentor and boxing coach, while along the way she risks her emotional attachment with Frankie. Also Frankie risks having a close relationship with Maggie, when he told himself he never would be close with anyone again after what happened with his daughter. So both Maggie and Frankie are in the same emotional situation. The style of the acting definitely helps portray who the characters really are and what they are going through. This helps us relate more to them as we see them open up and spill more details out.
3. How is meaning created by camera angles, shots, and camera movement?
Meaning is created by camera angles, shots and camera movement because it helps capture the emotions through the characters expressions. The variety of camera angles help develop the tension and emotion in the story through close ups and quick cutting between fight sequences. In the extract that I picked, the camera angels and shots help develop the tension between the two fighters. Through the close ups we also develop the same feelings that we see the characters going through.
4. How is meaning created through proxemics, territorial design, or open and closed forms?
Maggie and Frankie has a relation in proximity. They both have been through the rough edges on family history. The proximity shows how close in relationship the two have develop through time when developing themselves. The majority of the scenes are in open form because you instantly know where the scene is being taken place at from the wide angles.
5. How is meaning created by editing and sequencing?
During the fight sequence at the end, the editing is cut at a good pace to keep people wondering what's going to happen next. In the extract of the fight sequence, when Maggie goes down the shot is slow downed to help with the dramatic tension. During the shot in slow motion, the editing cuts back and forth between Frankie's reaction and to the action of Maggie falling to the floor. During this cutting, we see how close they have become through Frankie's reactions to try and help Maggie before she hits the chair which breaks her neck and ends her boxing career.
6. How is meaning created by lighting, shade and color?
There isn't much lighting techniques used in this scene because it is a boxing ring. What they did was set it up like a actual boxing ring with the spot light above to brighten up where the fight is being taken place. In the scene if you look off into the background, it is dark compared to the actual ring. The lighting during this scene is to show that she has her spotlights and she has her dark moments. Her spotlights are when she makes a come back after being tossed around a little and the dark moment is when she takes a hard fall and hit her neck on a chair. The dark lighting helps show that we should feel sad. After the fight sequence it goes to a shot of Maggie in the hospital after the fight and the lighting gives you enough to see of how badly she was injured. On the other hand, there is a little shadow on the right side of her face to resemble how badly beaten up that side of her face is.
7. How is meaning created by sound and music?
There isn't much music in this scene, but at the end of the fight sequence when she takes the hard fall, sad slow music slowly fades in to help draw the feelings to the audience. The sound in this scene on the other hand takes a big role. In this scene you can hear the sound of the punches and the heavy breathing of the fighters. You can also hear the roar of the crowd. All of these sounds help the audience actually feel like they are sitting in the stands watching a boxing match. What really draws my eye is the use of expressionism during the slow motion part of the scene. When Maggie takes her big fall, you can't hear much of the crowd anymore or anything else. All you can hear is her body falling and when her neck hits the chair; the director really wanted to emphasize her neck cracking. When her neck hits the chair, all you can hear is her neck cracking, people's reaction and her hand hitting the floor. There is also a little echo feeling sound in the background that helps resemble that the scene is in slow motion. The isolation of these sounds helps the problem stand out to the audience. It also helps bring emotions to not only the characters but the viewers as well. The cracking off the neck makes me feel uncomfortable, which helps portray the feelings created by these sounds. Lastly when we see Maggie in the hospital after the accident, we hear the heart machine in the back ground and a machine that is helping her breathe. She also tries to talk, which is an attempt fail because of the injury. This short scene helps the audience see and feel her pain.
8. How is meaning created by location, set design and mis en scene.?
The location of this scene is a boxing ring in Las Vegas. The reality of the fight sequence and the location definitely helps portray that it is an actual boxing match. It gives the film a sense of reality. In this scene the set design is taken very seriously in order to pull off the action. Also there wasn't much props, but the props that were necessary helped tell the story.
9. Does the film make use of symbols, metaphors, or allegories? Share are they and how do they work within the context of the film?
I believe that Frankie, Maggie's coach, takes on a big role as a symbol. Not only has a symbol of a mentor but as a father figure she never had in her life. Frankie helps Maggie shape her life and shape who she is. He also guides her through the difficulties of boxing which help her overcome her anger. Maggie doesn't have a supportive family, so I think that she thinks Frankie is supporting her by pushing her to become the best she is capable of becoming. I believe that Frankie symbolizes as her turning point in her life and his life as well. He was afraid of opening himself up to others because of his distant relationship with his daughter, but when Maggie comes along something changes in him and he gives it a shot.
10. How is meaning created by technical elements such as production design, mise en scene, composition, special effects (matte paintings, models or animation, computer generated images….etc.)
Meaning is created by technical elements such as production design by the film blending boxing and the real world. Both boxing and the real world have moments where you have to think and make ways to get through difficult situations; and the two really come together when making a way for both. The production design of how boxing is portrayed in the movie helps show that boxing is not only a adrenaline rush but a way to express yourself through hard times and a way to get things of your chest. That is one of the reasons why Maggie was so devoted to boxing because she wanted to find a way to make herself feel like she knows who she really is.
11. What emotional information is conveyed through the film making process?
The emotional information that is conveyed through the film making process is how people are trying to make there way through life. The movie definitely brings a sense of reality because all the emotions that the characters go through are real. These real emotions allow the audience to connect to the characters immediately.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Oral Presentation- Part 2 - Historical and Socio-colutural- Million Dollar Baby
II. Historical and Institutional Factors-
1. What are the institutional factors that may be important?
- as a production of a specific producer (i.e. Walt Disney), institution (Disney Studios), specific economic factors (Studio Film), or a political background? (U.S. politics 1959)
This film was distributed by Warner Bros. This film was shot down by many studios before Warner Bros. took the job.
What is the film’s historical significance?
1. as a document of its time?
This film is set in modern day time. The historical significance as a document of its time would be that this movie is about the female "Rocky". This movie can relate to the historical importance of who Rocky was and how hard he worked to become who is known for today.
2. as a part of history of film?
This film can relate to any other film that deals with a character wanting to embrace their strength and having a mentor to help them with this. This kind of conflict is often portrayed in films like the Karate Kid and etc. These movies are apart of the history of film because they both deal with strength and knowing what physical and mental strength you are capable of containing and controlling.
2. As a work from a specific culture?
4. As a work made for a specific audience?
What is the film’s historical significance?
1. as a document of its time?
This film is set in modern day time. The historical significance as a document of its time would be that this movie is about the female "Rocky". This movie can relate to the historical importance of who Rocky was and how hard he worked to become who is known for today.
2. as a part of history of film?
This film can relate to any other film that deals with a character wanting to embrace their strength and having a mentor to help them with this. This kind of conflict is often portrayed in films like the Karate Kid and etc. These movies are apart of the history of film because they both deal with strength and knowing what physical and mental strength you are capable of containing and controlling.
III. Socio-cultural context
What is the film’s socio-cultural context?
- as a work from a specific country?
The film was produced in the United States
3. As a work representing a specific part of its society?
This film takes place in a run-down town in Los Angeles. The film is influenced by our normal culture, where men are characterized as being "stronger" than women. But in this film, it is the women that shows off her strength. The film is also influenced by a part of society that has less. In this film, the main character, Maggie, comes from a family that isn't very supportive of what she does and just laughs at the whole situation. A lot of families don't seem to care as much about their children as they use to, which is demonstrated in this film. The run-down society that Maggie lives in is poor which can be seen in a lot of cities now a days because of the economic crisis. This movie can relate to the poor conditions that our society falls under in certain situations, while the culture ranges from who you are and what you believe in. But this film pushes the female main character to be stronger then the rest after she is down graded and not given a chance in the beginning of the movie.
4. As a work made for a specific audience?
The specific audience this film was made for is young adults (16) and older. The audience it targets are people who are in need of redemption. The movie can definitely reach out to females who feel that they are judged as being weak. This movie can reach out to the females who are looking for a way to show their strength and their ability to be accountable for themselves.
5. As a work made for a specific reason?
Clint Eastwood created this movie for a couple reason. One reason was to show the importance of unlikely friendships and how they come and go and sometimes you need to hold on to them. Clint Eastwood has had many relationships in the past and it took him awhile to settle on just one. I believe that he wants to express the message of never go without loving, because sometimes opportunities only come once in a life time. And in this movie, Maggie keeps fighting for what she thinks is right and keeps working hard to show the trainer that she can be a good boxer. Another reason this movie was created was to show how women are strong and to not hold back on anything that is put right in front of you.
works cited: http://www.allmovie.com/work/305809
works cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Dollar_Baby
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sound Design Short Film Treatment
By Maria Luevano and Jen Lewis
Logline: A man is desperate to get his hands on money and other valuable things, so he decides to brake into a house; the sounds he heard while robbing the house keeps reappearing and his conscious starts to take control.
Logline: A man is desperate to get his hands on money and other valuable things, so he decides to brake into a house; the sounds he heard while robbing the house keeps reappearing and his conscious starts to take control.
Treatment:
A man walking all the street, dragging his feet in a slump has been very desperate to get his life back on track. He sees happy people walking past him on the streets and is very jealous of what they have that he doesn't. He comes to a conclusion of braking into one of his good friends house. He doesn't take into consideration how bad he may feel afterwards.
It's a dark gloomy night, and dressed in all black in the man looking at his friend and his family leave their house as he sits and waits behind a car. As they drive away he walks up to the front door and uses a spare key that his friend hides incase he gets locked out. He opens the creaking door and turns on his flashlight. The door SLAMS shut behind him from the wind and he gets startled and jumps. As he makes his way through the house he hears creaking sounds through out the house. (Eerie music plays softly in the background) He starts to go through drawers and fins jewelry and money that he throws in his bag. While this happens, he hears glass breaking from a distance. Once again he gets startled. and freaks out a little. He stands by the window as he tries to not make any sudden changes in the house while grabbing more jewelry. The harsh wind blows and makes a loud screeching sound while a tree branch hits the window and makes a loud thud. As he tried to make his way out of the house the sounds keep getting louder and faster. He then panics and hurries out of the house.
Over the next couple days, he tried to go back to his normal life. His close friend that he robbed keeps trying to call him but out of guilt he doesn't answer. Walking on the street trying to enjoy the nice day, he hears behind him glass breaking. He starts to panic and sweat. He try's to keep walking but he keeps hearing it and the eerie music starts to start up again. He gets more antsy about it. He turns around and sees that it's someone braking glass bottles for an art work piece. He calms his self down and keeps on walking.
When he gets back home finally, he leans against a wall and tried to forget about what has happened in the past 12 hours. He takes a deep breath and suddenly hears a door slamming. He again starts to sweat and get worked up. It happens about 3 more times and starts to run. When he turns a corner, he stops in front of a family who was just getting home as well. The parents were arguing and slammed their doors in anger and the kids were frustrated as well and did the same. The family looks at it him and he stumbles over his words when trying to say "sorry". His heart keeps racing and his heart beat gets louder and louder. As he is running he hears the loud creaking sound from the wind and see that its a baby crying extremely loud.
He finally gets away from the loud community. He wonders into a beautiful open spaced area. He finds that maybe he can leave all of his guilt hear in the nature/woods and move on with life. As he recollects himself, he hears the wind blowing through the tall grass making sounds. He turns around and says "who's there?!" His conscious takes over his mind and starts to guilt trip him saying things like "How could you do that to your best friend? He has a family to support... and etc." He starts to get more angry about it. He starts to sweet more, the reoccurring sounds keep getting louder (glass breaking, heart beating, creaking, doors slamming) and starts yelling "NO, NO, NOOOOOO!" He finally runs out of the woods and runs home.
As he is about to get to his house, he walks by the police station. He tells himself don't stop keep walking and don't attract any attention. As he gets closer the reoccurring sounds start to get louder and louder once again. He then breaks down and walks into the police station and turns himself in. He tells the police the address of his house where to find the stolen items and money and who he stole it from. You can see that he was a wreck and had some issues. His conscious got to him and made him go crazy to the point where he couldn't take it no longer.
It's a dark gloomy night, and dressed in all black in the man looking at his friend and his family leave their house as he sits and waits behind a car. As they drive away he walks up to the front door and uses a spare key that his friend hides incase he gets locked out. He opens the creaking door and turns on his flashlight. The door SLAMS shut behind him from the wind and he gets startled and jumps. As he makes his way through the house he hears creaking sounds through out the house. (Eerie music plays softly in the background) He starts to go through drawers and fins jewelry and money that he throws in his bag. While this happens, he hears glass breaking from a distance. Once again he gets startled. and freaks out a little. He stands by the window as he tries to not make any sudden changes in the house while grabbing more jewelry. The harsh wind blows and makes a loud screeching sound while a tree branch hits the window and makes a loud thud. As he tried to make his way out of the house the sounds keep getting louder and faster. He then panics and hurries out of the house.
Over the next couple days, he tried to go back to his normal life. His close friend that he robbed keeps trying to call him but out of guilt he doesn't answer. Walking on the street trying to enjoy the nice day, he hears behind him glass breaking. He starts to panic and sweat. He try's to keep walking but he keeps hearing it and the eerie music starts to start up again. He gets more antsy about it. He turns around and sees that it's someone braking glass bottles for an art work piece. He calms his self down and keeps on walking.
When he gets back home finally, he leans against a wall and tried to forget about what has happened in the past 12 hours. He takes a deep breath and suddenly hears a door slamming. He again starts to sweat and get worked up. It happens about 3 more times and starts to run. When he turns a corner, he stops in front of a family who was just getting home as well. The parents were arguing and slammed their doors in anger and the kids were frustrated as well and did the same. The family looks at it him and he stumbles over his words when trying to say "sorry". His heart keeps racing and his heart beat gets louder and louder. As he is running he hears the loud creaking sound from the wind and see that its a baby crying extremely loud.
He finally gets away from the loud community. He wonders into a beautiful open spaced area. He finds that maybe he can leave all of his guilt hear in the nature/woods and move on with life. As he recollects himself, he hears the wind blowing through the tall grass making sounds. He turns around and says "who's there?!" His conscious takes over his mind and starts to guilt trip him saying things like "How could you do that to your best friend? He has a family to support... and etc." He starts to get more angry about it. He starts to sweet more, the reoccurring sounds keep getting louder (glass breaking, heart beating, creaking, doors slamming) and starts yelling "NO, NO, NOOOOOO!" He finally runs out of the woods and runs home.
As he is about to get to his house, he walks by the police station. He tells himself don't stop keep walking and don't attract any attention. As he gets closer the reoccurring sounds start to get louder and louder once again. He then breaks down and walks into the police station and turns himself in. He tells the police the address of his house where to find the stolen items and money and who he stole it from. You can see that he was a wreck and had some issues. His conscious got to him and made him go crazy to the point where he couldn't take it no longer.
This film meets the requirements because the point is to show how the reoccurring sounds of what he heard while robbing his friends house got to his conscious and made him go crazy. The sounds are suppose to make him feel more and more guilty has his mind makes him hear things that aren't really there. The sounds are also suppose to remind him of what he did to his best friend.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Textual Analysis- Part 1
What tradition or genre is it in?
The Genre that this movie falls under is sports drama. The movie is a sports movie because it involves the determination and hard work from this woman to step it up in order to become a contending female boxer. It also is a drama because through out the movie Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) deals with a painful estrangement of his daughter. Because of this, he has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone. Then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into not only his gym, but his life. As she persuades him to train her as a boxer, he starts to develop a father-daughter relationship with her. The drama can also be apart of the relationship at the end of the movie when Maggie winds up in the hospital due to a boxing event.
What are the features determining genre?
The features that determine the genre are cinematography and acting. The cinematography throughout the film is diverse. Through out the movie, the drama gets more intense and the cinematography gets more real. During the fighting scene we get to see the action up close, which allows for the viewers to not see but actually feel the pain Maggie goes through during the fight. Some of the shots were brutal to look at because of how much detailed they showed to us, but that's what allowed the cinematography to really capture the picture at times. Also the acting was another feature that determined the genre. The acting was phenomenal from start to finish. Director Clint Eastwood definitely picked a excellent cast that allowed for the scenes to seem more real then scripted. The actors and the acting both brought emotion to the shots. In the end of the movie when Maggie is in the hospital, you really feel Frankie and her emotions as they both struggle to keep their relationship alive. Frankie doesn't want to have to lose someone close to him again, but Maggie can't take how much mobility she has lost and how much pain she has gone through. She feels like her life isn't worth living anymore because she has lived the life she has already wanted. And through the acting we capture the actors feelings in our own real life situations. What other work might it be connected to?
Some other work that would be connected to this movie would be the Karate Kid series. Both movies connect because they both have a mentor who takes on a underdog and turns them into a stronger person through a sport. Also both movies have a mentor who takes someone under there wing after they have gone in the wrong direction of life. These mentors not only change others lives, but their lives change as well. These movies both resemble each other in the fight to gain self-confidence through a sport and the help of a trainer/mentor. Hilary Swank has played a role in both Million Dollar Baby and The Next Karate Kid. These movies both are connected through the story lines and how an underdog becomes a stronger person and ends up on top.Who made this? Why?
Clint Eastwood made this movie after a various amount of studios rejected the project. Throughout Clint Eastwood's life, he has had many relationships with people. I believe that Clint Eastwood made this movie to show others the importance of relationships. In the movie Million Dollar Baby, relationships takes on an important role in the movie. In the movie, Maggie refers to Frankie as her father because of their close relationship. Maggie's family isn't very supportive of her, so she turns to her trainer as a father figure in some one who she can trust and confide in. On the other hand, Frankie has lost a connect with his daughter which he tried to reconnect and replace his daughter with Maggie. The importance of relationship in both the movie and Clint's life takes a big role because they develop a strong bond to keep people in the right track.
What can we tell about its’ creators?
I can tell about its' creators that they wanted the story to really wanted to portray the theme of reality and relationships. Through the fight sequences, there was close ups that showed us pain and suffering that Maggie went through. Through showing us the pain and suffering she went through, we go to feel the reality of the film and that things like this actually do happen. Relationships on the other hand fade away in a lot of peoples life. And in this movie the creators wanted to show us that relationships come and go but that doesn't mean you have to not be close to anyone else again. How does it fit within the director's other work? Does it share significant narrative or thematic concerns? Does it share particular visual or technical elements?
This movie fits in with with some other work of Clint's. I believe that this movie and the movie Invictus can relate. I believe this because they are both a drama and they both dealing with hard times and being able to challenge through those times and come out strong and at the top. Both of these films star Morgan Freeman which is significant because he is a main actor in both movies. I believe they share thematic concerns. It shares the theme of being an underdog and coming through and showing how strong you can be. I think both the movies have similar visual elements because both movies have good cinematography and show the reality of things.
What is the film's theme?
The theme of this film is redemption, even though it's achieved in the unlikeliest of ways. Both the characters, Maggie and Frankie, do the opposite of what their instincts tell them. They both have a hard time with relationships and keeping them because of the past. But both these characters feel they need to redeem themselves. Maggie feels the need to redeem herself through boxing in which she finds her trainer Frankie. Not looking for a father-daughter relationship, they both find what they are looking for. Someone that won't give up and leave. Through out the film Frankie covers up his pain with humor. He attends church and sends letters to his daughter but he receives them back saying "RETURN TO SENDER". This is the kind of thing that Frankie is holding himself back from. He is afraid of losing another close relationship, but he ends up replacing his daughter with Maggie in search for happiness and a new start in a relationship.
What is the target audience? How does it address its audience?
The target audience of this film would be anyone of the ages 13 and up. The movie rating is PG-13. This movie is has violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language which should only been seen by ages 13 and up. This movie takes a heavy toll on emotions throughout the film which is another reason. The movie address' its audience through the emotional connections that people can relate to. It also grabs peoples attention by the relationship we see growing and how we can relate that growing relationship to one in our own lives. I believe that the strong emotional connection is what gets everyone because that is what gets me.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Hurt Locker Analysis
1. Opening Remarks
The Hurt Locker is a film that takes a new turn in the movie industry. This movie vividly expresses the chaos of war that still goes on today. The army bomb squad must come together in times of need when everyone around them in the city can be a potential enemy and bombs can be lying anywhere and everywhere. I believe that this movie try to reveal the unrecognized heros in the military that go through various jobs where there is only two outcomes; life or death. This movie is very thrilling and it definitely gets your heart racing in a matter of minutes.
2. Context
A. Place the film
i. Directors work
This film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal. This film won an academy award in 2009 for american war films.
ii. Time when made (historical, socio-cultural)
This film was made during the Iraq War, which is a big historical event. The war and life in Iraq is the main idea for the film.
iii. Relations to other films
The film can relate to a lot of war films that currently exist. This film can also relate to any other film which characters who have a struggle with their living style and obsession.
iv. Thematic Threads
The overall theme for this film is that in life we only cherish/enjoy few things. When we do find that one thing we can't get over, we become attached to it and it becomes an obsession. It becomes apart of our daily life.
3. Setting, Acting, Costume
A. Visual Style
This film is very vivid. We see a lot of details and it makes us feel like we are right there on the battlefield with the actors. I think that the details captured in the film is very realistic.
B. Iconogrphy
The symbolic representation of the guns, bombs, tanks, and etc give us a sense of danger which helps captures the feelings of a war film. The enemies (bombers) also create the vision of danger in life. The soldiers create a hero like figure where they are the center of the film. The people in the city of Iraq are a source of needing help because the soldiers need to help them become safe.
C. Actors
The actors in this film were very good. They portrayed their roles as a soldier. The characters were all male. as the movie progressed we learned a lot about the characters. We started to see the emotional aspects that war does to a soldier when away from home for so long. We also see the emotional contacts that are constantly being ripped away because of the war. The characters can be characterized as brave, loyal, helpful, and emotional.
D. Production Design
The film was filmed a couple miles out of Iraq in a city called Jordan. Being able to film in the area of where the event is actually being taken place helps bring a realistic sense to the film. The props and costumes couldn't have gotten any better. They looked real and it looked like we were actually on a battlefield with the soldiers.
4. Cinematography and Lighting
A. Style- realistic/formalistic
The style of this film is realistic because the focus of it is on a current event that still goes on today in our society. The attempt of this film was to focus on a bomb squad and there everyday struggles. I believe that the people that put their lives in line for us don't get enough recognition for what they go through to keep us safe. I think that this movie tried to bring a real issue to the screen to show us the life and death situations that our soldiers go through without resistance.
B. Angles, Framing, Lens choice
The angles and framing in this film help bring the dramatic tension to the screen. A lot of close ups are used to help show us the stress and emotions that the soldiers struggle/deal with on a daily basis on the battlegrounds. The close ups were used extra during dramatic/tense scenes while information from the characters were being revealed. The lens choice was amazing on the directors choice because it had to stand the heat and dust that they were filming in. The lens had to withstand a great amount of heat through out the days they filmed.
C. Camera and Actor blocking
The director in this film uses establishing shots to distinguish the scene and then cuts to waist shots and close ups for dialogue and information. The director uses a variety of shots depending on the mood of the scene.
D. Dominant imagery/icons/color
I believe that part of the film was meant to show us how corrupt some people are. I think that the bombs resemble those corrupted people in our world. The icon of the film is the soldiers and their hard work that they put in to keep our country safe. They are the heros of the film. There isn't much bright colors when you think about this film. The colors that are continuous throughout the film are orange/red and green/cache. The orange/red resemble flames and blood which connects to danger and violent like the war. And the green/cache resembles the soldiers uniforms and how they are brave and protect our country from harm.
E. Camera Distance/ Proxemics, territorial design, open vs. closed forms
A lot of the camera distances was based on the tension in the scene. There wasn't a lot of long shots unless the director was showing us the bigger picture to a problem. Mainly there was close ups used to reveal tension and stress through the characters emotions. The camera is close to the action so we can see the details that we normally wouldn't pick out with our own eyes. The film has a lot of areas that are new throughout the film that the director uses establishing shots to distinguish where they are at. There is a lot of area that the director needs to reveal through out the film. The film is made of open forms compared to using closed forms.
F. Light Design- Key and Contrast
The sun is mainly used as the light source for most of the film since they are shooting on location outside. The only times that they had to deal with additional light is when in doors and at night. In one shot there is a explosion which causes fires that spread. This shot is at night so the fire's flames are used as a light source. That is probably one of the only contrast lights. There isn't much low key light because it is shot mostly during the day.
5. Editing
A. Style
The style of the directors edit is quick short cuts during intense war scenes. There wasn't any flaws in the editing process because the finished product of the film was smooth and the flow kept going. I believe that the director wanted to keep the reality of the film more then adding special effects to create bigger war scenes. The reality of it all kept the flow.
B. Manipulations of time and speed
From what i can recall the only time where time and the speed of the movie in manipulated is in the beginning of the movie at the first bombing. During that scene there is a shot of the initial explosion, a car, and the sand coming off the ground from the explosion. Those 3 shots are captured in slow motion and are shown about 2-3 different times throughout that explosion sequence. In this scene time is re-winded a couple times where we see the explosion happen over and over again and where we see one of the bomb squad members being thrown in the air and hitting the ground at his death.
C. Length of cuts and pacing
The length of cuts depended on the scene. In action/war like scenes the cuts were fast. The pacing of each shot in those scenes were short and dramatic. In scenes where the director wanted us to feel the sadness that an actor was feeling the cuts were longer and the pacing of shots were held longer. This help us grasp the emotional connections that the soldiers dealt with a number of times.
D. Narrative techniques such as flashbacks/forwards, parallel action.
Through out the move neither flashbacks or forwards are used. This is because the flow os the film is kept in order to keep the audiences attention. But from what I can recall in the end of the film, one of the soldiers talks to his son and his obsession for war and then we encounter a flash forward to the near future where he is back in Iraq in the bomb squad outfit.
E. Montage or Visual Metaphor
I believe that some of this movie is a visual metaphor. Sometime in the beginning of the movie we see a limping cat which can resemble many things. One thing that comes to my mind that it can resemble is how vulnerable and in danger the city of Iraq has been in. It also shows us how our world is broken and we are trying to piece it back together one piece at a time.
6. Score
A. Style
There isn't much music in the film besides the ending. But when there was music it was up beat and resembled a feeling of awareness and danger is around. Some of the sound had an erie feeling to it.
B. Repeated Motifs
Some repeated motifs through out this film are gun fire, bombs going off, and the frustration we hear through the soldiers voice.
C. Foley or FX
The sounds of the gun fire and bombs are most likely recreated at a different time because I don't think that the characters would actually be firing a gun or actually blowing a bomb up.
D. Synchronous/ Nonsynchronous
The film's sound is very synchronous. We know what a gun fired sounds like and etc. When we see an object we have a realization to what the sound is going to sound like. During a lot of the scenes there is a various amount of sounds that are going on at the same time. We can depict each of those sounds and understand where each of those sounds are coming from.
7. Script
A. Narrative Structure/Style
The character dialogue flows through out the film and is continuous. There is no narration over the dialogue from the characters. If there was narration, I believe that it would ruin the feel for the film.
B. Character Driven vs. Plot Driven
I believe that this film is character driven. This is because the characters emotions and actions are what lead them to the next day. There actions are the only things that are moving them forward or holding them back from doing what they have to do. Even though what happens in the film is created and controlled by the director, the director has witnessed the war and written down events so the events in the film are similar to what goes on in actual Iraq.
C. Nature of Dialogue
The dialogue in the film flows and it sounds very well. I can picture that in an actual battlefield they would be saying the same things that are said in the film. It is informal with swear words, but I believe that this helps create the stress they go through.
D. Use of humor, subtext or irony
I believe that the use of some humor in this film made it more realistic. These men deal with life and death situations every moment of their day and they have to have some laughs while they could be living the last minutes of their lives. I believe that the title "Hurt Locker" has a deeper meaning to it. Everyone sees a different meaning in it. What meaning does it have to you? The meaning it has to me is that every day they live out there in Iraq, fighting not only for our lives but theirs, they struggle through the option of living and dying even though they don't have a choice at times. There life is a hurt locker out there on the battlefield.
E. Thematic message/Archetypes/Myth
I think that a thematic message to this film is that this men want to serve their country and prove people right, but in the end they don't necessarily know what they are getting themselves into. They are dealing with their lives on the line every second of the day.
8. Genre
A. Features determining genre/How film meets genre
The features that determine this movie as a war film/action are the battles fought every day, the bombs, guns, and people killed. It can also de labeled under a drama genre because these soldiers deal with the loss of friends while at war and the hardship of not seeing family members for a long time. Also because they deal with drama on the battle grounds. This movie can be labeled with all different kinds of genres.
9. Closing Remarks
The Hurt Locker is a powerful film that attracts a lot of people's attention because it is an issue that still exist today. I liked this film because we all known about the war and the movie itself attracted my attention from the start. The reality of this film is very detailed. This film remind me though of how corrupted our world is and how there is evil still out there in the world. We try to make our world a better place for everyone but there is ignorant/selfish people out there who don't see the good in mankind. I recommend this film because we need to understand how for our safety other put their lives on the line.
2. Context
i. Directors work
This film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal. This film won an academy award in 2009 for american war films.
ii. Time when made (historical, socio-cultural)
This film was made during the Iraq War, which is a big historical event. The war and life in Iraq is the main idea for the film.
iii. Relations to other films
The film can relate to a lot of war films that currently exist. This film can also relate to any other film which characters who have a struggle with their living style and obsession.
iv. Thematic Threads
The overall theme for this film is that in life we only cherish/enjoy few things. When we do find that one thing we can't get over, we become attached to it and it becomes an obsession. It becomes apart of our daily life.
3. Setting, Acting, Costume
A. Visual Style
This film is very vivid. We see a lot of details and it makes us feel like we are right there on the battlefield with the actors. I think that the details captured in the film is very realistic.
B. Iconogrphy
The symbolic representation of the guns, bombs, tanks, and etc give us a sense of danger which helps captures the feelings of a war film. The enemies (bombers) also create the vision of danger in life. The soldiers create a hero like figure where they are the center of the film. The people in the city of Iraq are a source of needing help because the soldiers need to help them become safe.
C. Actors
The actors in this film were very good. They portrayed their roles as a soldier. The characters were all male. as the movie progressed we learned a lot about the characters. We started to see the emotional aspects that war does to a soldier when away from home for so long. We also see the emotional contacts that are constantly being ripped away because of the war. The characters can be characterized as brave, loyal, helpful, and emotional.
D. Production Design
The film was filmed a couple miles out of Iraq in a city called Jordan. Being able to film in the area of where the event is actually being taken place helps bring a realistic sense to the film. The props and costumes couldn't have gotten any better. They looked real and it looked like we were actually on a battlefield with the soldiers.
4. Cinematography and Lighting
The style of this film is realistic because the focus of it is on a current event that still goes on today in our society. The attempt of this film was to focus on a bomb squad and there everyday struggles. I believe that the people that put their lives in line for us don't get enough recognition for what they go through to keep us safe. I think that this movie tried to bring a real issue to the screen to show us the life and death situations that our soldiers go through without resistance.
B. Angles, Framing, Lens choice
The angles and framing in this film help bring the dramatic tension to the screen. A lot of close ups are used to help show us the stress and emotions that the soldiers struggle/deal with on a daily basis on the battlegrounds. The close ups were used extra during dramatic/tense scenes while information from the characters were being revealed. The lens choice was amazing on the directors choice because it had to stand the heat and dust that they were filming in. The lens had to withstand a great amount of heat through out the days they filmed.
C. Camera and Actor blocking
The director in this film uses establishing shots to distinguish the scene and then cuts to waist shots and close ups for dialogue and information. The director uses a variety of shots depending on the mood of the scene.
D. Dominant imagery/icons/color
I believe that part of the film was meant to show us how corrupt some people are. I think that the bombs resemble those corrupted people in our world. The icon of the film is the soldiers and their hard work that they put in to keep our country safe. They are the heros of the film. There isn't much bright colors when you think about this film. The colors that are continuous throughout the film are orange/red and green/cache. The orange/red resemble flames and blood which connects to danger and violent like the war. And the green/cache resembles the soldiers uniforms and how they are brave and protect our country from harm.
E. Camera Distance/ Proxemics, territorial design, open vs. closed forms
A lot of the camera distances was based on the tension in the scene. There wasn't a lot of long shots unless the director was showing us the bigger picture to a problem. Mainly there was close ups used to reveal tension and stress through the characters emotions. The camera is close to the action so we can see the details that we normally wouldn't pick out with our own eyes. The film has a lot of areas that are new throughout the film that the director uses establishing shots to distinguish where they are at. There is a lot of area that the director needs to reveal through out the film. The film is made of open forms compared to using closed forms.
F. Light Design- Key and Contrast
The sun is mainly used as the light source for most of the film since they are shooting on location outside. The only times that they had to deal with additional light is when in doors and at night. In one shot there is a explosion which causes fires that spread. This shot is at night so the fire's flames are used as a light source. That is probably one of the only contrast lights. There isn't much low key light because it is shot mostly during the day.
5. Editing
The style of the directors edit is quick short cuts during intense war scenes. There wasn't any flaws in the editing process because the finished product of the film was smooth and the flow kept going. I believe that the director wanted to keep the reality of the film more then adding special effects to create bigger war scenes. The reality of it all kept the flow.
B. Manipulations of time and speed
From what i can recall the only time where time and the speed of the movie in manipulated is in the beginning of the movie at the first bombing. During that scene there is a shot of the initial explosion, a car, and the sand coming off the ground from the explosion. Those 3 shots are captured in slow motion and are shown about 2-3 different times throughout that explosion sequence. In this scene time is re-winded a couple times where we see the explosion happen over and over again and where we see one of the bomb squad members being thrown in the air and hitting the ground at his death.
C. Length of cuts and pacing
The length of cuts depended on the scene. In action/war like scenes the cuts were fast. The pacing of each shot in those scenes were short and dramatic. In scenes where the director wanted us to feel the sadness that an actor was feeling the cuts were longer and the pacing of shots were held longer. This help us grasp the emotional connections that the soldiers dealt with a number of times.
D. Narrative techniques such as flashbacks/forwards, parallel action.
Through out the move neither flashbacks or forwards are used. This is because the flow os the film is kept in order to keep the audiences attention. But from what I can recall in the end of the film, one of the soldiers talks to his son and his obsession for war and then we encounter a flash forward to the near future where he is back in Iraq in the bomb squad outfit.
E. Montage or Visual Metaphor
I believe that some of this movie is a visual metaphor. Sometime in the beginning of the movie we see a limping cat which can resemble many things. One thing that comes to my mind that it can resemble is how vulnerable and in danger the city of Iraq has been in. It also shows us how our world is broken and we are trying to piece it back together one piece at a time.
6. Score
There isn't much music in the film besides the ending. But when there was music it was up beat and resembled a feeling of awareness and danger is around. Some of the sound had an erie feeling to it.
B. Repeated Motifs
Some repeated motifs through out this film are gun fire, bombs going off, and the frustration we hear through the soldiers voice.
C. Foley or FX
The sounds of the gun fire and bombs are most likely recreated at a different time because I don't think that the characters would actually be firing a gun or actually blowing a bomb up.
D. Synchronous/ Nonsynchronous
The film's sound is very synchronous. We know what a gun fired sounds like and etc. When we see an object we have a realization to what the sound is going to sound like. During a lot of the scenes there is a various amount of sounds that are going on at the same time. We can depict each of those sounds and understand where each of those sounds are coming from.
7. Script
The character dialogue flows through out the film and is continuous. There is no narration over the dialogue from the characters. If there was narration, I believe that it would ruin the feel for the film.
B. Character Driven vs. Plot Driven
I believe that this film is character driven. This is because the characters emotions and actions are what lead them to the next day. There actions are the only things that are moving them forward or holding them back from doing what they have to do. Even though what happens in the film is created and controlled by the director, the director has witnessed the war and written down events so the events in the film are similar to what goes on in actual Iraq.
C. Nature of Dialogue
The dialogue in the film flows and it sounds very well. I can picture that in an actual battlefield they would be saying the same things that are said in the film. It is informal with swear words, but I believe that this helps create the stress they go through.
D. Use of humor, subtext or irony
I believe that the use of some humor in this film made it more realistic. These men deal with life and death situations every moment of their day and they have to have some laughs while they could be living the last minutes of their lives. I believe that the title "Hurt Locker" has a deeper meaning to it. Everyone sees a different meaning in it. What meaning does it have to you? The meaning it has to me is that every day they live out there in Iraq, fighting not only for our lives but theirs, they struggle through the option of living and dying even though they don't have a choice at times. There life is a hurt locker out there on the battlefield.
E. Thematic message/Archetypes/Myth
I think that a thematic message to this film is that this men want to serve their country and prove people right, but in the end they don't necessarily know what they are getting themselves into. They are dealing with their lives on the line every second of the day.
8. Genre
The features that determine this movie as a war film/action are the battles fought every day, the bombs, guns, and people killed. It can also de labeled under a drama genre because these soldiers deal with the loss of friends while at war and the hardship of not seeing family members for a long time. Also because they deal with drama on the battle grounds. This movie can be labeled with all different kinds of genres.
9. Closing Remarks
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Maria & Jennifer's Documentary on Firefighters and the Night of the San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
By Maria Luevano and Jennifer Lewis
Purpose:
To give people a view into the daily life of a firestation and show the responses of firefighters in the area to the San Bruno fire as well as its effects.
Contacts:
San Bruno firefighters (specific station?)
Interview Questions:
what was your inspiration to become a fire fighter?
what was your first reaction upon seeing the fire?
what goes through your head when you hear the alarm going off?
most memorable moment on the job? good and bad
how does it feel to have such a huge responsibility on the job every day?
how does it feel to live in the station for long periods of time?
what were the biggest challenges you faced during the san bruno fire?
how was the fire unique, if at all?
General Flow:
beginning: with a day in the life of the firefighters and their everyday activities. We introduce our topic of firefighters and introduce a fire station(s). Shots of a fire station and firefighters at work will be displayed to reach out to the audience about what they will be viewing. B-roll will debrief what it is like daily for a firefighter on duty.
middle: Next what it is like to be in these fires and their personal experiences on the job will be discussed through brief interviews with fire fighters themselves. Also footage from the San Bruno fire will be taken into consideration.
ending: Finally with their responses and reactions as a unit and personally to the san bruno fire and its lasting effects. The firefighters will give us their insights on what this fire meant to them and how they delt with the effects of it.
Shot List:
-CU of fire hydrate an pan over to reveal a LS of a fire station
-LS of firemen
-CU of interviewers(firemen)
-CU of fire fighting materials
-LS,WS,MCU(b-roll) of fire fighters in action with their different jobs
-MS of fire truck
-MWS/CU of badges
-POV of a job that a fire fighter would be doing in a fire station
Intro:
Firefighters all around the world save many lives everyday. Sometimes we don't really get to see what the life is like for a firefighter on a daily basis. Rescue operations are what they are trained for. Recently fire fighters from all around came to our city of San Bruno and cleared out a gas fire. Firefighters do the best they can do for their community. As we all look up to them as heroes, they don't think of themselves with a title of being a "hero". They are just doing their job they state. We are going to take a deeper look into the life of a firefighter on a daily basis and what their thoughts are on their personal experiences with the San Bruno fire.
Closer:
In the end, not everything may be what it use to be, but firefighters stop the disaster from introducing us to a living hell. On a daily basis, how many firefighters risk their lives for our safety each and everyday? Do we know what it's like to be put in a life or death situation? We don't those numbers and answers! These men and woman put their lives on the line for ours. More recognition for the work these firefighters put in for our lives needs to be granted. We need to show our support for them and how we appreciate what they do to keep us and our communities safe!
Purpose:
To give people a view into the daily life of a firestation and show the responses of firefighters in the area to the San Bruno fire as well as its effects.
Contacts:
San Bruno firefighters (specific station?)
Interview Questions:
what was your inspiration to become a fire fighter?
what was your first reaction upon seeing the fire?
what goes through your head when you hear the alarm going off?
most memorable moment on the job? good and bad
how does it feel to have such a huge responsibility on the job every day?
how does it feel to live in the station for long periods of time?
what were the biggest challenges you faced during the san bruno fire?
how was the fire unique, if at all?
General Flow:
beginning: with a day in the life of the firefighters and their everyday activities. We introduce our topic of firefighters and introduce a fire station(s). Shots of a fire station and firefighters at work will be displayed to reach out to the audience about what they will be viewing. B-roll will debrief what it is like daily for a firefighter on duty.
middle: Next what it is like to be in these fires and their personal experiences on the job will be discussed through brief interviews with fire fighters themselves. Also footage from the San Bruno fire will be taken into consideration.
ending: Finally with their responses and reactions as a unit and personally to the san bruno fire and its lasting effects. The firefighters will give us their insights on what this fire meant to them and how they delt with the effects of it.
Shot List:
-CU of fire hydrate an pan over to reveal a LS of a fire station
-LS of firemen
-CU of interviewers(firemen)
-CU of fire fighting materials
-LS,WS,MCU(b-roll) of fire fighters in action with their different jobs
-MS of fire truck
-MWS/CU of badges
-POV of a job that a fire fighter would be doing in a fire station
Intro:
Firefighters all around the world save many lives everyday. Sometimes we don't really get to see what the life is like for a firefighter on a daily basis. Rescue operations are what they are trained for. Recently fire fighters from all around came to our city of San Bruno and cleared out a gas fire. Firefighters do the best they can do for their community. As we all look up to them as heroes, they don't think of themselves with a title of being a "hero". They are just doing their job they state. We are going to take a deeper look into the life of a firefighter on a daily basis and what their thoughts are on their personal experiences with the San Bruno fire.
Closer:
In the end, not everything may be what it use to be, but firefighters stop the disaster from introducing us to a living hell. On a daily basis, how many firefighters risk their lives for our safety each and everyday? Do we know what it's like to be put in a life or death situation? We don't those numbers and answers! These men and woman put their lives on the line for ours. More recognition for the work these firefighters put in for our lives needs to be granted. We need to show our support for them and how we appreciate what they do to keep us and our communities safe!
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