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==Assignment==
 
==Assignment==
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#Choose a movie or a single episode of a TV show, but not one we've watched in class.
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#Choose a single scene in a movie, but not one we've watched in class.
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#Segmentation: Break it down scene-by-scene.
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#Scene analysis: break it down shot-by-shot.
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#*Number each scene and write a ''very short'' description of it.
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#*List and number every shot in your scene and identify what type of framing was used (long shot, medium shot, etc.; you may use abbreviations: LS, MS, CU). Describe any significant action in the shot, using the characters' (not the actors') names. Include only the most significant dialogue; do not include every line. Include a screenshot taken from ''each'' shot. In effect, you are creating a storyboard of your scene.
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#Identify each of the narrative elements (from lecture; see below) in your movie or TV episode. Which scene (provide the number) fulfills each element?
 
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#*If your film or TV episode is missing an element, discuss the impact of its absence.
 
 
#Due Monday, February 5th, 11:59 p.m., via Blackboard/TurnItIn. Must be word-processed.
 
#Due Monday, February 5th, 11:59 p.m., via Blackboard/TurnItIn. Must be word-processed.
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#This is the first of two critical analyses. Each is worth 7 points toward the 100 for the semester.
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#This is the second of two critical analyses. Each is worth 7 points toward the 100 for the semester.
  
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===Sample segmentation===
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===Sample scene breakdown===
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Scenes:
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A template in a Word doc is [https://tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/JCM311/sampledecoupage/DecoupageTemplate.doc available online].
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#Rachel quizzes Joey about Chandler and Monica.
 
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#Credits
 
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#Central Perk: Ross reveals that his ex-wife Emily is getting married; expresses frustration at being single.
 
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#Chandler's office party: Chandler and Rachel are there as a couple. Chandler laughs too hard at boss' jokes--his "work laugh."
 
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#Central Perk: Chandler reveals that Doug wants to play tennis with Chandler and Monica. Rachel grills Monica.
 
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#Joey and Ross' apartment: Ross is angry at Emily.
 
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#Tennis court: Monica is overly competitive.
 
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#And so on...
 
  
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===Classical film narrative elements===
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#LS exterior of Maggie's house, night.
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#Single protagonist
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#MS interior. Maggie makes dinner for Joel.
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#Exposition
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#CU Maggie talks to Joel about the night before. "Last night you were so different..."
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#Motivation
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#CU Joel responds.
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#Narrative enigma
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#And so on . . .
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#Cause-effect chain
 
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#Climax
 
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#Resolution
 
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===TV-episode narrative elements===
 
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These are the elements for a ''series''. Remember that a ''serial'' handles these elements slightly differently.
 
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#Multiple protagonists
 
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#Exposition
 
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#Motivation
 
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#Narrative problematic (''and'' individual episode's enigma or enigmas)
 
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#Cause-effect chain
 
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#Climax
 
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#Resolution
 

Revision as of 15:08, 7 February 2018

Assignment

  1. Choose a single scene in a movie, but not one we've watched in class.
  2. Scene analysis: break it down shot-by-shot.
    • List and number every shot in your scene and identify what type of framing was used (long shot, medium shot, etc.; you may use abbreviations: LS, MS, CU). Describe any significant action in the shot, using the characters' (not the actors') names. Include only the most significant dialogue; do not include every line. Include a screenshot taken from each shot. In effect, you are creating a storyboard of your scene.
  3. Due Monday, February 5th, 11:59 p.m., via Blackboard/TurnItIn. Must be word-processed.
  4. This is the second of two critical analyses. Each is worth 7 points toward the 100 for the semester.

Sample scene breakdown

A template in a Word doc is available online.

  1. LS exterior of Maggie's house, night.
  2. MS interior. Maggie makes dinner for Joel.
  3. CU Maggie talks to Joel about the night before. "Last night you were so different..."
  4. CU Joel responds.
  5. And so on . . .
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