Film Technique Analysis

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Please see the instruction and write a technical analysis of the scene: https://youtu.be/XrJ5hA_BTPU?t=25m14s It starts at 25 mins and 14 seconds to 28:14. 1. don’t forget to contextualize the scene. Do not waste time introducing /summarizing the plot of the film. You can give a brief description (2 sentences max) then go about situating the excerpt in the plot of the film, explaining how it relates to what comes immediately before and after. This should only be about 1/3 of a page and should culminate in your thesis statement that will offer your reading of the significance/meaning of the scene to the film or the director’s vision. 2. As I mentioned in class, I would prefer that you organize your response paper by technique. This will ensure you treat technique thoroughly and also are able to consider how these elements evolve over the course of the excerpt, from one shot to another. There may be certain elements that give a sense of progression and others that give a sense of stasis (are they really Going places or are they turning in circles?). Given that there is not a list of mise en scène elements as there was in the first response paper prompt, here is what I recommend you analyze (though you can group them differently, certainly). Framing/composition (including point of view, as well as scenery) Camera movements (including static shots) Sound (dialogue/ music/ ambient sound) Editing ( transitions, effects of juxtaposition and repetition) 3. Let me also clarify the prompt : “Situate the scene within the narrative [this is what you will do in your intro contextualization] . Using technical terms [including but not limited to the elements I propose in 2 above] pay particular attention to such features as comedic repetition [this depends on the degree to which you find the scene /film comical. Repetition, however, remains very important here], soundtrack [one of the technical elements i proposed above], the power dynamic between the characters [important to consider to nuance your argument perhaps, but does not have to be a focal point, unless it is directly related to your thesis], and possible echoes with earlier or later scenes [echoes I also would restrict to the introductory contextualization–not enough space, better to address the techniques more thoroughly. ].”