Difference between revisions of "JCM212/Stylistic Analysis"
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==Assignment== | ==Assignment== | ||
| + | #Due Sunday, February 18th, 11:59 p.m., via Blackboard/TurnItIn. Must be word-processed. | ||
| + | #This is the second of two critical analyses. Each is worth 7 points toward the 100 for the semester. | ||
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| + | ===Preparation Part 1=== | ||
#Choose a single scene in a movie, but not one we've watched in class. | #Choose a single scene in a movie, but not one we've watched in class. | ||
#Scene analysis: break it down shot-by-shot. | #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. | #*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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| − | ===Sample scene breakdown=== | + | ====Sample scene breakdown==== |
A template in a Word doc is [https://tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/JCM311/sampledecoupage/DecoupageTemplate.doc available online]. | A template in a Word doc is [https://tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/JCM311/sampledecoupage/DecoupageTemplate.doc available online]. | ||
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#CU Joel responds. | #CU Joel responds. | ||
#And so on . . . | #And so on . . . | ||
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| + | ===Preparation Part 2=== | ||
| + | Still to come... | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 7 February 2018
Assignment
- Due Sunday, February 18th, 11:59 p.m., via Blackboard/TurnItIn. Must be word-processed.
- This is the second of two critical analyses. Each is worth 7 points toward the 100 for the semester.
Preparation Part 1
- Choose a single scene in a movie, but not one we've watched in class.
- 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.
Sample scene breakdown
A template in a Word doc is available online.
- LS exterior of Maggie's house, night.
- MS interior. Maggie makes dinner for Joel.
- CU Maggie talks to Joel about the night before. "Last night you were so different..."
- CU Joel responds.
- And so on . . .
Preparation Part 2
Still to come...
