Scene Deconstruction

Remember the Titans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guA_4AzXqh0

Theme:

      The theme that I think this movie has is unity. They all learn how to unit together and become a team no matter what color their skin is. In this scene the two characters talk about what the other is doing wrong for the team. Then in the end one says that he needs to look out for himself that when they realize they can’t just look out for themselves. I think the theme is active because they are being told many times they need to unit maybe not directly but in other ways and in the end they try to be one as a team. This works for them and they learn a great lesson from it and all become very good friends and team mates. 

Critique:

     When looking at the shape of the two characters they aren’t square or any shape like that. They are more round showing they aren’t harsh people and maybe they just want to get along but can’t because something is keeping them from that. I think if they were the have square shaped heads it would have changed the scene to make the audience believe that the scene would end up in a fight. But since they have a softer shape I think, even thought they are fighting verbally, they just want what best for everyone on the inside. Then when you look at their movement it’s simple movements and not harsh ones towards each other. When they move they get closer together trying to show dominance. But really I think it foreshadows that they are going to become closer and become good friends to help unit the team. Then there is a build of tension and release in the scene. It builds with them fighting over what they are doing wrong but then there is a release in the end with one of the characters releasing all his emotions in which ends the scene. I think this shows how the movie goes. It just builds and builds on each other till no one can take it anymore and they finally spill everything to everyone and become united as a team and all become friends. This unity is the same theme throughout the movie. 

Animation Deconstruction

The two animation characters that I chose are from the movie Monsters Inc. The names of the characters are Sully and Randal. Sully is the bigger blue monster and Randal is the purple smaller and skinnier one. Out of the two Sully is the good one in the movie while Randal is on the evil side. When looking at the color or the hue for them they have a similar purple to them but Sully is bluer. I think that creates a link between them they are both monsters but yet they are different at the same time. More people like the color blue so that would make people want to like Sully more and plus he is the good guy. When looking at the brightness of the colors in the characters Sullies color is more bright than Randal’s. Showing he is nicer and has a kinder side and that he is not dark like Randal. When looking at saturation Randal’s color look way more saturated than Selleys does. With the saturation the color becomes darker making Randal look more mysterious and dangerous when you first look at him. Then Sully’s color isn’t that saturation so he won’t have that mysterious/evil effect people may get when looking at Randal. When looking at lighting for the characters Sully would for sure have better lighting than Randal in the movie. But when looking at the picture Randal looks like he has more shadows that Sully does to show that he is a shady character. Shadows symbolize darkness and evil so naturally Randal wouldn’t be lit as well as Sully. Sully wouldn’t have many shadows because he is nice and doesn’t have shady areas when it comes to the well being of others. There is a lot of symbolism in these characters. The lighting can show it all with just being bright over a character like Sully to symbolize that he isn’t the bad guy here. When looking at the mood you get a good and happy mood from Sully because he isn’t in the shadows and it brightly lite. When Randal is in the shadows and has shadows cast over him shifting the mood when we see him. We get this uneasy feeling because we aren’t sure what evil deed he is going to do next and we are worried for anyone who tries to stop him. 

Storyboard Imitation

Wall-e

Overhead View

When looking at the scenes and the way the camera was placed I don’t think the director broke any of those three rules. I will explains why he didn’t break any of those rules. With the 180 rule the director never crossed the 180 line that would be known as the line of action. When he had the camera in the first shot then he went to a close up in the next shot the director did not pass the line there for not breaking the rule. When Wall-e goes away from his home there is a shot of him from the back going away into a lot of buildings. But the line of 180 has moved or the line of action has moved so the camera could be placed in a different spot and the director was able to take that shot. Every time the 180-degree line moves the camera have all new angles it can shoot from. For the rule of thirds the director used these for some shots. Wall-e was always in on of the thirds zone forcing our attention on Wall-e. But when there is that wide shot Wall-e is in the center not really in the rule of thirds. I think that the director didn’t really want is to pay that close attention to Wall-e and instead notice all the things around him that are in the rule of thirds. To show how damaged and destroyed everything is, just to pull more attention to it and know that something isn’t right. That’s what I looked to the first time I watch the clip. When looking at the rule of 30 the director always cut at least 30 degrees or went 30 percent in the shots. One he but 30 degrees and when from a MS to a CU and then back to as MS. The director didn’t break any of these rules. 

Song Deconstruction

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBcMKwbMEcQ

Cover of Set Fire to the Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dwWvs3ryqs

LISTENING FRAMEWORK

(SIMPLIFIED)

LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)

Tempo [slow, medium, fast]

       Medium or moderato

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]

       Drums and Bass

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]

       Intense, soulful, heavy, powerful

LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]

       Piano, bass, drums, violin

 Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]

       Intro/ Verse/ Chorus/ Verse2/ Chorus/ Bridge/ Chorus

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]

       The song stays mostly on the angry side through out the song

LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

       -Height [high and low of frequency]

              Low frequency

       -Width [stereo panning left/right]

              Not much width

       -Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness

                   Had depth, it was very loud

LISTENING FRAMEWORK

(SIMPLIFIED)

LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)

Tempo [slow, medium, fast]

       Goes from slow the medium

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]

       The clapping

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]

       Funky, intense, pulse, powerful, poppy 

LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]

       Piano, bass, guitar, clapping sounds, tambourine

 Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]

       Intro/ Verse/ Chorus/ Verse2/ Chorus/ Bridge/ Chorus

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]

      Was happier at first then just went to angry.

LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

       -Height [high and low of frequency]

              High

       -Width [stereo panning left/right]

              no panning

       -Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness

                   Was quite at some points but the had more depths during the chorus

Essay:

       For the song Set Fire to the Rain by Adele and the cover of the song they are both lyrically the same but if you listen to them you can tell they have many differences. When hearing the tempo the cover of the song starts much slower than the actual song. It does eventually speed up to have the same tempo as the other but you can definitely tell that it’s much slower in the beginning. The sources for the two songs are somewhat the same. They both have a steady beat but they are different instruments. The original had the drums and the bass leading it and the cover has what sounds like clapping steadily in the back round. Then for the groove they are both soulful and intense because that’s basically how the song flows. But the cover is more popish that the other. I think I would relate to a younger crowd because it’s got the hip-hop vibe to it. The songs had a few of the same instruments but they also had some that were different. Like the original had a violin when the cover had a guitar and a tambourine. Making them both have different sounds when they are played because each instrument adds something different to the song. For the structure of the songs they are both the same because the lyrics are the same. The cover doesn’t add any solos on the mix so the structure of the songs is the same. Now for the emotional architecture the cover starts out a little more happy I think in the beginning that the original does. But they both are angry songs when you get down to it. Yet that’s why the graph for the cover song starts a little closer towards being happy but this songs is no where near being happy. When talking about height Adele is singing at a lower frequency and the instruments are also low. But for the cover the singer sings a little bit higher frequency making the height of the song higher than the original. There wasn’t any width in the songs I could hear everything in both ears and I didn’t hear anything pan in the speakers. Then for the depth I think they both had some depths because at the chorus the song would get much louder voicing how hurt and angry they are. But when analyzing these two songs the one I like better is the original because of Adele’s voice and I like the groove of the song it never gets old for me.