Jesse West
Today, September 19, in class, we started the day by analyzing the objective and finding verbs on the board. Next we deciphered the difference between affect and effect. Affect bring action, and effect being the noun. Following that, we further analyzed scenes from "No Country for Old Men" (a movie we will soon be watching as a class together, so do not forget to fill out permission slip). As a group, we then broke down the scene to evaluate it by using mis-en-scene. We all collectively decided what characteristics of mis-en-scene in the scene. My personal group, decided that screen density, lighting, and character placement, were the most prominent and important characteristics in these scenes. Then, the class came together to discuss everyones choices for the most important characteristics of mis-en-scene in these scenes. In my personal opinion, I believe that depth of field is the most important to this scene. This is because, the boss was looked up to compared to the camera, to add power to him, and the other man was far away and shown as powerless. The depth of field made the scenes a lot more revealing of what rolls the characters had in the movie/scene. At the end of class, we could all determine the most important characteristics of these scenes by using mis-en-scene.
Jesse-
ReplyDeleteNice work explaining what we did in class. Even as we deal with business about dates and deadlines, you're bringing those details into the blog post. Those choices make the work more significant for students who were absent.
As for the second half of the assignment-- where is the extension? I need to see you take our learning and apply it to the world beyond our classroom. How can you show that these mise-en-scene choices (and devoting time on them) is worthwhile? You may make edits, but please let me know when you've completed so I can adjust with some partial credit.