night of the hunter:

1) In what way do the shadows and silhouettes of the Film Noir style affect the story of The Night of the Hunter? The shadows make you feel something, they make you almost nervous and you are on the edge of your seat because you don't know what will happen.

2) What role does music play in the movie? Music plays the biggest role in a movie i would say. With music you could make a scene that is scary and make it happier or make it terrifying all because of the music. 

3) A variety of animals were shown in the river scene where John and Pearl are fleeing from the Preacher, Harry. What do you think those animals symbolized? Animals can symbolize many different things, if the animal is big and scary that can symbolize the big and scary person they are running away from, but if the animal is small an innocent then that can symbolize them running away.

4) Name 2 ways in which the juxtaposition between Good and Evil were represented. I would say this was represented because Harry pretends to be good when really he is evil.

5) Select 3 words to describe each of the following characters

Harry Powell-Preacher cruel, irritating,evil

Ben Harper-Dad 

Willa Harper-Mom 

John Harper-Little Boy smart, trusting, brave

Pearl Harper-Little Girl childlike, 

Uncle Birdy - Dock master nervous,

Rachel Cooper-Rescuer trusting, lovable, gentle

6) Using the list above, place the characters in order, according to who you believe had the strongest moral character (1 being the highest).

1. Rachel Cooper

2. John Harper

3. Pearl Harper

4. Uncle Birdy

5. Willa Harper

6. Ben Harper

7. Harry Powell

7) What do you think motivates the Preacher, Harry Powell? He wants the money that the kids dad had.

8) Which character did you like the most…why? My favorite character was Rachel Cooper because she takes kids in who need help.

9) Which character did you like the least…why? The character that i like the least is the pastor because is rude and should not take care f the kids.

10) Would you recommend this movie to a friend…why? I would recommend this movie to someone who likes movies that people don't normally like but i don't think the average person would like it. 

1st semester exam

1) Describe the video in a sentence or two. The little kid is running with birds and says its my dads new website.

2) What is your 1st reaction to the video--how does it make you feel? I was confused and i still am but i thought it was super cute and meaningful because the son and dad are sharing a special  moment. 

3) Identify 3 emotions that you think the video was intended to elicit.  confusion, interest, awe

4) Do you think those emotions were successfully conveyed?  I think that all these emotions were successfully conveyed because the little kid is super cute and i was a little confused because it seems kind of random.

5) What *aspects of the video worked to elicit the emotions you identified (describe)?  I think its little kid that seems to be supporting his dad with his new website. 

The door two:

The Door

film reviews

Video one:  I thought that the video was really good I think that there should have been more added like why he didn't get a yearbook and why he should have gotten one.

Video two:  I really liked the idea of the kid going to the grandparents house not having anything to do and then going through the old yearbook and learning more about her past. If i were to add anything to the video I would add more to why you would get a yearbook. Overall I thought that the video was pretty good and it was my favorite out of the four.

Video four:  I thought the idea was really good some parts were a little confusing with what the old people were saying but I thought the idea was pretty good I thought that it was funny when she found the paper again. If I were to change anything about this I would changed the way things were said because at some points it was unclear.

My video: I would change my video completely. I really don't like the end product I believe it could have looked much better than it did i also wish we could have found a way to speed up the talking without changing the speed of the audio I feel like the video doesn't really flow that well. and gets confusing. If I were to have a second chance at this project i would do a completely different idea a more dramatic idea to bring viewers in and  make them sayI want a yearbook not what is this lady saying.

being there:

1) Did you learn anything from the movie Being There? If you did, what was it? 
I did no learn anything from this movie.

2) What is the message of the movie? Do you agree or disagree with it? 
I believe the message of the movie would be always be down to earth and always tell people the truth on how you feel. Yes i do agree with the message. 

3) Was there something you didn't understand about the film? What was that?  
I do not understand why he could not leave the house when he was a child because it would only make things harder for him in the future.

4) What did you like best about the movie? Why? 
 I like that Gardener is helping everyone around him out even though he is just being himself.

5) What did you like least about the movie? Why? 
What I liked least about the movie was when Eve cheats on her husband.

6) Who was your least favorite character? Why?
My least favorite character was Eve because she cheated on her husband.

7) What is the tone (mood) of the story? 
The mood of the story is  friendly everyone in the story is friendly to each other.

8) How does the tone help guide the viewers into an sympathetic reaction to the story? 
Everyone feels sympathetic for Gardener because when the old man dies he has no reaction but then when Ben dies he tears up and has emotion.

9) How is the character of "Chauncy Gardener" introduced? What does this tell us (foreshadowing) about what will happen in the story? 
He wakes up in bed and he turns on the tv because he loves tv most people around that time would wake up and read the paper but he never learned how to read.

10) What comment is the author trying to make about the culture of the characters in the story?  
During that time if you appeared like you had money then anyone would help you thats why Eve was willing to help Gardener. 

11) The personal qualities of the protagonist (Chauncey G.) are often a part of the lesson to be learned in a film. What are these qualities? 
The qualities they want you to learn is to be down to earth and say what you need to say.

12) Was there anything in the movie that you can relate to our current or recent times? Explain. 
Even today if you appear to have money then people will treat you differently. 

13) What were you thinking as you finished watching the film? 
I was/am still confused because i believe the Gardener has a bigger purpose in the movie.

14) Would you recommend this movie to a friend? Explain your reasons. 
I thought that the movie was good overall I would recommend it to my friends because i feel like they would enjoy it.

15) What do you think the title of the film, "Being There" refers to? 
Maybe being there at the right moment and everything happens foe a reason. 

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Harold

      Over all I enjoyed the movie it was very different but good. I have never seen a movie with this kind of idea. Harold really likes going to funerals and enjoys death. He likes to pull pranks on people where he " kills " himself. He has done it on his mom so many times she is used to it. Maude is a little old lady from somewhere in Europe. She also enjoys going to funerals because it reminds her of life and freedom. She teaches him a lot about the value of life. She does not want to live past 80 so on her 80th birthday she killed herself and for the first time he felt sad about someones death. Harold's mom has not loved him like she should have. She has always been about what she wants and less what he wants. When she needs to find him a wife she fills out the paper for herself and doesn't ask him for what he wants. Harold's uncle is in the army and always gives him advice. Harold and his Psychiatrist have an interesting relationship. In some parts of the movie Harold will copy things that he does. In parts of the movie there is foreshadowing and thinking about now if i watched it a second time i would be able to point out a lot more things.

"Don't Be A Sucker"

1) What parallels can you draw between this 1947 War Department propaganda and today's current political climate?

    - Back then and even today we have problems with race and if you are a real American or not and this film relates back to that.

2) How effective do you think that this video would have been when it was first shown?

     - I think that back in the day this would have been vary effective because no one really talked about that subject in that way. Everybody always talked badly about the other races during that time period and in the video they are trying to stop that so i feel like this video had a lot of talk because not everyone would agree with it.  

3) How effective do you think that this video is when shown today?

    - If you were to show this video in a movie theater today I feel like a lot of people would take it serious but most people would not pay attention to it because these kinds of things are talked about daily and everyone has heard it  everyday. We see these types of things on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and so many other social medias that it becomes a part of our daily lives. 

4) If there is a difference, what do you think accounts for it?

    - I think the difference is the time period. In 1947 this video would have been very effective and today it would still be effective but not as effective. 

"Gift"

Video 1

1) Describe what the main concept or "big idea" behind the video is.

    - The main idea of the story is to adopt a dog when you are ready to so you don't leave it behind and so you can take care of it.

2) What is the emotional tone of the video..Happy? Sad? Optimistic?

    -It starts off happy and everyone loves the " little girl " or the dog, but then the owners start to understand how crazy a puppy can be and the already have a kid. It ends in a sad way because he takes the dog and leaves it in a field when he could have taken it home and trained it or just never got it in the first place.

3) Were there any clues that the adopted child was a metaphor for an adopted dog?

    - Yes, he plays fetch with her, he treats her like a dog when they eat, he walks with the other little girl and just leaves the dog,and when the dog made a mess they took it to a field and left it there. 

4) Identify the message the filmmakers were trying to convey.

    -They were trying to get a point across by saying to take care of a dog you need to treat it like family and not leave it behind or forget about it.

5) In your opinion, was the message effectively conveyed?  (Use examples to support your opinion)

    - Yes the message was very effective, you can see that the little girl id confused and doesn't feel as much love and you can see the sadness in her eyes. When she gets dropped off at the field you can see how sad and confused she is and the it transforms into a dog and it all makes since. 

close reading two

The wrong trousers:

Title/opening credits: The movie starts out sounding like a scary movie again but the turns into a happy day with everything working out just the way it should.

Story/plots/narrative: The morning starts out great everything is going just the way it should. Wallis needs to get some money to pay the bills because he spent all his money on birthday gifts for Gromit. He wants to get someone to rent out the spare room in his house to make some more money. A penguin rents out the spare but instead he takes Gromits room and then starts to take his passion in the house. This causes Gromit to leave the house. The penguin takes over the house and the uses Wallis to steel a diamond. After he does this Gromit saves the day and Wallis and Gromit turn in the penguin and get there money from the reward.

Motif: Once again they use cheese again.

Characterization: Wallis- innocent to the whole idea of the penguin being bad. Gromit- has a bad feeling about the penguin and keeps his out out. The penguin- very bad and uses Wallis.

Scene and set up: This was filmed in a studio.

close reading one

A close Shave:

Title/opening credits: They make it feel as if you are about to watch a scary movie. 

Story/plot/narrative: The story is about Wallis and his dog and together they invent things. They make a machine that helps get the wool off of sheep. An evil dog with a good owner tries to steel the sheep to make dog food out of them. They frame Gromit for killing the sheep and then he ends up in jail. However Wallis and all the other sheep save him. At the end one of the sheep saves the day and the inventor makes the robot dog good again.

Motif: They keep repeating different types of close shaves, also cheese comes up in the film many times.

Characterization: Wallis: nice and helps save the sheep and an inventor. Gromit (the dog): helps invent things and gets accused of killing the sheep. The main lady: does what the dog tells her to and that means killing the sheep. The robot dog: the one who is in charge of hurting the sheep.

Scene and sets: This movie was filmed in a studio.