Blog 5

In my scene the director did follow the 180 degree rule.  All shots were taken from the same side of the desk.  There were really only 3 shots primarily used.  There was a 2 shot at the beginning, to a close up, then it mainly switches between a sort of over the shoulder shot from each direction.  The cameras never break the 180 degree arc.  The cameras were almost completely opposite of each other while being close to the 180 degree plane, they did not break it.

                The rule of thirds is used in the scene.  The 2 detectives faces are always at on of the intersections.  Mainly in the top left and right thirds of the screen.  In some of the shots it has one detective in the lower left third, and the other in the upper right third.  This gives a feeling of dominance to the detective on the right, and makes the other detective seem submissive and weak, even when he is actually the one yelling at the other detective, it still makes him seem stupid, and the other detective dominant over him..  Throughout the whole scene, the attention is always placed on their faces.

                The 30 rule is definitely applied in this scene.  There are no jump cuts, and all the camera shots have at least a change in angle of 30 degrees.  In the 2 widely used shots in the scene, there is a difference in around 170 degrees between the shots, and they are each zoomed in on the opposite detectives face.  So both rules are applied simultaneously.

All three of the rules were applied in this scene.  The cameras never broke the 180 degree plane.  The faces of the detectives were always in one of the intersections of the thirds.  The camera shots applied both changes larger than 30 degrees and zooms over 30%.

Blog 6

The 2 images I chose were from the movie Aladdin, and the series Adventure Time.  Both images are strongly using color to contrast characters in the scene.  In the scene from Aladdin, the Sultan and Jafar are colored very differently, to show the differences in intentions and personality.  The sultan, representing good, is colored in very light colors, such as the white beard, light blue, and whitish yellow.  This is heavily contrasted in the coloring of Jafar.  He is colored in darker colors, purples, reds, blacks.  This is to represent his evil nature, and perhaps relate him to the Devil, which is usually represented with reds.  The contrasting colors in the scene represents the conflict that is occurring.

                The scene from Adventure Time uses color in a similar way.  The ice king is colored in dark blue, which represents power.  Blue is also associated as a boyish color.  The background is filled with light blues, which represents calmness and healing.  Princess Bubblegum is colored in purples, which represents royalty.  Purple is also strongly associated as a girly color.  The Ice King’s and his lair are all colored in shades of blue, strongly contrasting the purple Princess Bubblegum, and emphasizing how out of place she is.  The blue brings a calming feel to the scene, even though that is the complete opposite feeling you should have considering what is happening in the scene.

                There is symbolism in both scenes.  In Aladdin, the Sultan is representing good, purity, whereas Jafar is representing evil and the Devil.  In Adventure Time, if you analyze what is happening in the scene, the Ice King is basically a powerful creepy old man, and Princess Bubblegum is a young princess, and basically the Ice King is kidnapping the princess and trying to make out with her.  It is not really hidden in the scenes, but is cleverly dismissed in the shows, whereas it is never acknowledged as being as serious as it really is.

                Both scenes use color to strongly contrast the characters personalities and intentions.  Both scenes feature characters in a conflicting situation, which is represented by the coloring.  They also both use symbolism to represent power and evil, and good and weakness.

Blog 4

Tonight, Tonight, Hot Chelle Rae  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzlNFcT2aOE&ob=av3e

Change of Seasons, Sweet Thing  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVFAWYPlcLU&ob=av2e

The two songs I chose were Tonight, Tonight by Hot Chelle Rae, and Change of Seasons by Sweet Thing.

                The songs have many elements that are the same.  Both songs have a medium-fast tempo, and both have an upbeat and happy groove.  The height of the 2 songs are also similar.  They stay in the medium and higher range of notes.  The drums were prominent in both songs and helped give the song its primary movement and rhythm.   In Tonight, Tonight, the bass guitar provides additional rhythm to the song, and in Change of Seasons, the piano provides additional movement in the song.  Both songs have similar emotional architecture.  They both end with the climax point of the song, with the highest depth of instrumentation.  Tonight, Tonight has a single drop of in intensity and then a buildup until the end of the song, whereas Change of Seasons has a smaller drop off after the first chorus, then a large drop off in intensity and then its buildup till the end.  The structure of the songs were fairly similar.  Both have the “verse, chorus, verse, chorus” pattern in the middle, and both songs end with the climax point.

                I like both of these songs, but if I had to pick one that I liked better, it would be Change of Seasons.  I really like the depth to the song, especially during the chorus and climax.  I like how throughout the song the piano adds a unique feel to the song.  The guitar in the background adds a really neat complementary sound to the song as a whole.  The background singing is almost used as an instrument in parts of the song.  I really enjoy the upbeat and happy feel to the song.  I particularly enjoy the end portion of the song with the build up to the climax, and quick drop off at the end.  Overall, I like the song because it is very deep and gives your ears and mind somewhere to go.  It gives you a feeling of not having a care in the world, and just having fun.