Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Shots


Medium long shot
at the airport, waiting for her husband to come out of the plane after the Hiroshima attack
-main character on the right side& higher up than anyone else- indicates strong woman 
- even though being special, being behind the fence tells us there is something more special/important
-the pole of the fence also being the pole of the american flag, not interfering with each other


long shot
 Rafe coming out the plane 
-the contrast of light- dark coming out the plane--> something bad/sad happend
- center- weakness
medium close up from the side
-right side- still important and one of the main characters
- having sunglasses on shows her confidence/ coolness  --> taking the off the glasses - confusion

long shot-
 everyone coming out
- everyone very stiff and no motion - some secret hasnt been published
the military on the right -power
- but people out the plane- more important because top left corner

medium close up-
 Rafe out the plane
- top left corner- powerful & important
- more than the girl because the was always on the right side 
- lightning - happy and sad side - dark and light 

medium long-shot
Rafe getting the coffin out of the plane
-  dark and light, plane being the lightest- happy for revenue 
shadow of coffin and rafe getting out the coffin- dark- sadness 
everything happening on the left- important 
big close up
Evelyn being irritated where her husband is
contrast: everyone in the back happy, she being confused 
two shot
Evelyn walking towards Rave- understood what has happened
rafe in the middle, the weak one- but not in strength- but emotionally 
evelyn coming from the right 
medium close up 
from bottom
-left top side- looking down upon her husband
now she has to be the strong one 
extreme close up 
hand touching leather jacket of lost husband 
close up- showing connection between the two 
creating ethos within the audience


two shot
hugging for sorrow 
both in the middle- having their weak moment
but man is stronger in emotion that's why higher up 


dead persons shot
from top- meaning the view of the dead husband


the whole scene  happening  at the Golden times
-the hour before sun goes down 
-best lightning (goldish) 
- not creatable 
- makes the scene and framing looking prefect, such as the retruning
- but since is a sad ending, through the perfect setting , it builds a greater contrast and adds more emphasis on the returning with the sad message

Lighting

Rembrandt lighting 
is a lighting technique that is sometimes used in studio portrait photography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. Rembrandt lighting is characterized by an illuminated triangle under the eye of the subject, on the less illuminated side of the face. It is named for the Dutch painter Rembrandt, who often used this type of lighting.









The typical Rembrandt lighting setup

Monday, November 21, 2011

First Memory

It all started back in time, where memories began, revenge was her living and pain was a part of loving, all these emotion driven though rhetoric and put together in the poem "First Memories" by Louise GlΓΌck.


"For what I was"(V. 5). Being dissatisfied about herself, but not blaming her own. Revenge was he living. Partly of this idea leads back to the first line of the poem, when the narrator has been "wounded". As an outcome of being hurt the narrator wants "to revenge"(V.2). These emotions are rationalized through out the next verses three to five. The revenge is set against her father, but yet not for "what he was" (V.4), but - here is set a major break within a juxtaposition, which affects the whole idea and emphasizes the upcoming- the narrator searches revenge against her father for "what I [the narrator]was" (V.5) . THrough this, it breaks the rhythm and makes the audience think. Mainly the focus lys on emotion but is reasoned through rationality. 


Where does the pain come from? Going back to where remembrance started. Pain doesn't mean not being loved. The verses 5-8 begin "from the beginning of time" (V. 5),  within few words everything is linked back to memories, which ties to emotion and creates meaning within. In form of repetition this time period is specified as her "childhood" (V. 6), because beginning of time is childhood. It's the introduction to empathy on behalf of the audience. Again the narrator refers back to being "wounded" (V.1) through the word "pain" (V. 7), which she thought meant not being loved ( comp. V. 8). This is the first connection when love and pain are brought in context. 


Love is like a fairy tale, there are good and bad and doesn't always make up a Happy End. 

Monday, November 7, 2011

Act IV, Scene iii

Always remembered. In our minds and the continuos generation St. Caspian's day will remind of the English battle against France. St. Crispian's day will be a day of remembrance. The day's importance is being emphasized by Henry by saying that old man forget all but this day. Linked to this are the soldiers "then shall our names" (V.34), meaning every individual will be remembered. But also referring to the small amount of fighters, who will all be named in history. Through an hyperbole "he'll remember with advantages"(V.33)Henry exaggerates their feats.Listing different important men and using a simile of the familiarity of the words as "household words"(V.35), he defines them all the same status. To their honor and remembrance, he will drink to them,pointed out by "be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd" (V.38).Henry ends his idea by summarizing the importance of St.Crispian's day and overstates with hyperbole that it will last "to the ending of the world"(V.41)always in remembrance of us, the English. In these verses 31-42 Henry keeps repeating to the importance of day and that they will always be remembered. Their willingness to this fight must be written and kept in history.