Sound/ Music – View O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Sound/ Music – View O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Sequence Analysis II

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 Your assignment consists of two parts: to create a shot list of the sequence and to write an essay analyzing the sequence from Jurassic Park(below). You will work to determine how the mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound design, and acting work together in the sequence to underscore its themes and those of the film as a whole?

Paper should be 12 pt font, Times New Roman, double spaced.

To submit, go to the ‘Assignments’ folder and click on ‘Turn in Sequence Analysis II Here.’

Sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqHVoZ0fzc

Part 1: Shot List

Include a detailed shot list of the selected sequence. Please model your shot list on the following sample:

Sample Shot list:

Shot 1: Long Shot establishing the view of a bank building. Carson enters through the front door.

Shot 2: Medium Tracking Shot of Carson walking across the bank lobby.

Shot 3: Close Up Shot of Carson’s hand as he slides it into his pocket.

Shot 4: Medium Long Shot of teller at her desk. Carson walks into frame from frame left to right.

etc….

Part 2: Brief Analytical Essay

Once you have compiled your shot list, consider the techniques used to comprise the shot sequence including the mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound design, acting, etc..

Develop an argument about how these techniques reinforce an aspect of the film’s narrative in a specific way. For instance, “This sequence is Hitchcock’s way of establishing the fear and lack of confidence Carson has as a bank robber and just how frightening this lack of confidence is to the hostages.” Use selective examples of the techniques to support your argument.

Use each of the five categories (mise-en-scène, cinematography, etc.) as headings and compose a 150-200 analysis for each category.

Include an introduction of the film, the basis of the scene, and your argument (that will serve as the thesis for your paper and should be the last sentence of the first paragraph).

Questions to Ask:

1. Mise-en-scène: How do props and costumes help convey characters and themes? Are particular colors dominant (or absent)? Is the setting significant? If so, how is it presented? How does the lighting help convey the setting and the action? How is character blocking and placement used?

2. Cinematography: Where is the camera placed in relation to the action? Distance? Angle? How do particular compositions draw attention to elements of the settings, characters or themes? How does camera movement function in the sequence? Are different focal lengths or depths of field used? How does cinematography reinforce the mise-en-scène?

3. Editing: What kinds of transitions are there between shots? Are these always the same? Do they change? Does the editing have a particular rhythm, and is it consistent? Does it conform to rules of continuity, or does it seem disjunctive or discontinuous? What spatial and temporal relations are articulated through cutting? Graphic relations? Rhythmic relations? Associational connections?

4. ound: What sounds are present? When does volume or pitch change? Is silence used? Are specific sounds linked to cuts or camera movement? When and how are onscreen and off-screen sound used? Are sounds diegetic or non-diegetic?

5. Acting: What moments of the performance stood out to you as effective and why? What (if any) moments of the performance stood out to you as ineffective and why? How did the other elements of the mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, and sound design contribute to your interpretation of the actor’s performance.

The above questions are just to get you started thinking about each category and will help you focus your argument.  Pointers:

• Aim to analyze how specific cinematic techniques function to underscore the film’s narrative ideas.
• Avoid evaluative language. (“The costumes are beautiful.”) Aim instead to analyze the effects of the techniques used. (“Ada’s restrictive, layered clothing impedes her movement through the natural surroundings and symbolizes her oppression.”)
• Use precise film terminology. (Is the camera movement a track, tilt, pan or zoom? Is it a high-angle shot or a low-angle shot?, etc.)
• Avoid vague language. (“The use of lighting in this scene is very effective” or “Parallel editing helps to create suspense,” etc.) Aim instead to analyze the specific effect of individual techniques. (“The closed frame compositions emphasize Carson’s entrapment.”)

Grading Rubric:

___/30 Shot List and explanations

___/5 Clear Thesis/argument

___/5 Introduction

___/10 Mise-en-scene Analysis

___/10 Cinematography Analysis

___/10 Editing Analysis

___/10 Sound Analysis

___/10 Acting Analysis

___/10 Clear grammar/paper structure