"Five Master Edits with Sound effects" https://youtu.be/XtjqosGLotg 

1) The first example of Nondiegetic sound occurs in the first three shots with the subjects. The first subject is seen with her head down; going back to that example of parallelism. The character does not hear the audience booing as the camera is turned on her, meaning that the sound effects added over the clip were Nondiegetic. This first clip makes the audience feel like its frowned upon to be sad, adding to the notion that the first subject is a downer. The same feelings occur when the second subject appears on camera, as the same sound is followed up when they are featured. The final subject , Zoe, has a different nondiegtic sound as the camera pans to her. To show parallelism, the audience is likely to feel the opposite way about Zoe. Her attitude and the cheers from the audience show that she is an optimistic character.

2) The following scene with the subject sitting and typing with suspenseful background music is an example of Post synchronization dubbing, because the music was added to the scene after it was filmed. The subject was typing aggressively to increase the intensity of the scence, showing how fast the time was passed during their working hours. This scence makes the audience feel scared and anxious about the events that are occurring.

3) The next scene with the subject walking in the doors is featured with a voice-over. However, this is not a typical voice-over. This voice-over features both music and the laughter of the subject. When doing this voice - over, the audience learns about the true feelings of one of the subjects. The subject finds it humors when one of the characters, Chandler, walks into a room. These moments are supposed to make the audience feel relief and a moment of shared comedy.

4) The second to final scence in this short film features Music. The Music in this film is upbeat and almost nostalgic, hinting at the audience that the adventure has come to a close. This Music was carefully selected to bring the theme of the film back together, which is focused around  different concepts of time and friendship. The audience should feel comfort and joy in this scene.

5) The final scene to this short film shows Carson sitting down at the back of the classroom, giving a heart to the audience. The Natural Sound of this clip ( direct sound) , was chosen to be left in this scence. The almost complete silence truly gives a conclusion to this short film, which should leave the audience wanting more.

 

The opening scene to the movie " Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico" parallels the scenes that proceeds. Shown in this seen is one of the side characters' son trying to retrieve his beloved dog from the clutches of the antagonistic, The Monster of Mexico. In a sense, the young boy feels as if it is his duty to protect his dog, as if he were the dog's guardian. However, the young boy freezes up in the face of the monster , and needs someone to save him. In the same way that this young boy attempts to save whom he is responsible for,  the young boy's father, Luis, wants to protect him. In the next scene, we watch Luis parallel his sons behavior, by racing to remove his child from the path of danger. Despite this, Luis is no match for the Mexican Monster. Both Luis and his son fail to stand up too the monster, and end up running to safety.

In this scene we see the main characters, Scooby Doo and Shaggy attempting to indulge in a large pizza. However, this is just the surface of the scene. The way the characters are willing to split their food with one another, and even station in the same house is symbolic of their friendship. Scooby Doo, as known to the audience, is a dog. Typically, dogs have the desire to eat anything they come in contact with, as well as are not understanding to the concept of sharing. The way Scooby Doo was willing to wait for the pizza, and share it with his best friend shows how deep the roots of this friendship are.

The scene above demonstrates the concept of Simultaneity, which is where two scenes are cut at different times or areas, to move the plot along. The entire Mystery Incorporated  gang is traveling to Mexico to unravel the mystery behind this mysterious monster. The scene begins with the crew's Mystery Machine coming to a standstill in traffic at the border. The audience feels anxious as they observe the expression's on the young teens faces. We see the scene stall for a few seconds, before transitioning into a different area, where the audience views the Mystery Machine driving at a high speed towards them. The audience should be relieved, as this change in location signals that the Gang is getting to their destination.

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The first clip seen in our short film is an example of parallelism. Parallelism can be defined as a similar comparison between different time periods, different characters, or behaviors. In this scence, we see myself and Luca mirroring each others behavior. The way we cope with the feelings of sadness are similar, but not 100 percent a replica of each other. The emotions are portrayed through the lowering of my head towards the ground, which indicates feelings of guilt and disappointment. Remorse is often associated with Sadness, which is why Luca and I can be seen to have similar body language.

In the second shot taken, parallelism is mirrored in an opposing way. The contrast between the body language of one of the subjects ( Luca), and the other subject ( Zoe), is clear. Zoe's body language is portrayed as being passionate towards the audience , which can be seen by the way she presents herself. Zoe sits up straight, while as Luca hunches over, showing the audience how the emotions each subject was feeling affected their posture. Zoe can be described as feeling joyous or confident, where as Luca's body language gives the image that he is in despair.

Simultaneity is portrayed in the third shot. Simultaneity is when a scence cuts from one time, or subject, to another scene somewhere else in time. This scene in particular shows an alarm clock counting down until it reaches 0 seconds, which signals the switch in time. The scence then cuts to the subject, Cayley, typing on a laptop. This is a metaphor for never having enough time in the day to finish the tasks at hand. The scene then switches to another alarm clock as it counts down, until the camera lands on the second subject, Chandler, typing rapidly. Both students feel as though time is against them.

In the next scene, we observe the subject, Chandler, demonstrating Leitmotif. Leitmotif is a reoccurring musical, or cinematic idea often associated with a subject. Chandler is associated with a violin passage based off of a pizzicato excerpt ( simply because Chandler is a minimalistic character). Anytime Chandler enters a room, we hear this sound following his entrance.

 The final scene shows an example of Symbolism. Symbolism is when an object, sign , or logo represents a deeper concept. In these scene, the heart made from flowers represents the love this group of friends has for each other. Love extends deeper than a material representation of a gift or symbol, It is a feeling.

                                  The movie I chose to watch was " Hocus Pocus". This movie was released in 1993, which changes the way the angles of this film were done. Since it is right around that time of year, I felt like this movie was an appropriate pick. The genre of this movie is a mix of a drama, thriller and comedy wrapped up into a family friend film. The beginning of this movie starts off with a dramatic seen of a boy trying to save his sister from being "used" by three selfish witches. This first eye level shot helps the audience to feel the emotions that the boy feels when he sees his sister being dissolved into vapor. The sadness and despair is moving.      

                                           

This second scene is a valuable scene to the movie. The witches were almost stopped by this boy trying to save his sister, however, he was no match for the witching book. The boy is zapped with electricity by the book, and is hurled across the room on to the floor. This gives one of the witches, Winnie, a chance to cast a spell on him. In this scene, a birds eye view of the boy on the floor is shown. The audience feels pity and sorrow for this boy, who was unable to save his sister or himself.

                                              

                      

                               This scene is taken from the middle of the movie, when our main character Max is introduced. Max has an attitude that he is invincible, which truly works agaisnt him in this scene. Max does not believe in the legend of the Salem Witches, so he finds the " house of the witches" with his sister and Allison. Max finds the old spell book and conjures the witches as a joke, and to his disbelief the three sisters appear. This shot is taken from the point of view of Max, as he is seen trying to run behind the caldarium to avoid being captured by one of the witches.

This scene shows the three witches from a Low angle show to make these witches appear more powerful. The witches were preying on the little girl , so this gives the effect that they had an extreme amount of power.  This makes the audience feel intimidated by these witches.

This scene shows a close up on the witches' faces, which shows us what the witches are feeling. You can tell that the leader of the group, Winnie, is looking mischievous. Sarah, the witch on the right seems to not be enjoying seeing the main character, Max, running away from them. She looks as though she is contemplating going after him or not. The witch on the left seems to be looking towards Winnie for guidance. She is a bit confused on the situation.

This is an example of an Long Shot. This scence was taken from the beginning of  the movie when we saw the boy looking for his sister that had been taken by the witches. The audience is able to see how the boy feels, and how he is confused when looking for his sister. His body language, especially his arms going out and his position shows the audience how he feels in this moment.

finished- Cayley McCloskey

 The peers whose posts i reviewed were Emily Solis and Zoe F.

Here is what i commented on Emily's post: 1) The choker shot made me feel close to the dog, like i could feel all of his emotions. He looked irritated , which was clear by his little bark, so it is clear why a choker shot can be used like an extreme close shot.

2) I enjoyed watching the eye level shot of the dog. Dogs are at a lower level on the ground than humans are, which was interesting because i felt like i was the dog himself.
3) The full shot of the subject was also interesting because we could see the dog's body language. He looked like he was on high alert.

Here is what i commented on Zoe's post: One of my personal favorite shots was the Dolly shot. It was felt as those i was being moved through an empty space, and it was the shot that i felt most connected too. The high angle shot was also moving because it made it feel like the courtyard was being swallowed up , and made me feel more powerful. My other favorite shot was the eye level shot gave me the most familiar view , because it was like i was looking at the subject in person

Storyboard Video Shots

 

1) This is a low angle shot taken from a lower point of view looking at the subject. This subject is posing for the video, and the whole body is in the shot.

2) This is a tilt shot , where the camera moves vertically and looks at a building from the bottom to the top. This shot shows a staircase from this view.

3) This is an example of a two shot, where two people were having a conversation in a frame wide enough for it. Here we see an example of two people having a conversation at a lunch table.

4) This is an over the shoulder shot, which is when a characters point of view is seen, but also where the person's side or shoulder is seen.

5) This is an extreme close up shot, where the small detail of the pupils can be seen.

6) This is an example of an Eye level shot.  The subject is seen leveled with camera.

7) This is a pan shot of the courtyard. The camera is moved horizontally around a fixed axis. 

 

8) This shot is called a Follow shot. In a follow shot, the camera person follows the subject, like seen in this example of following Zoe.

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9) This is called a Dolly shot. In a Dolly shot, the camera person has to film on a moving object. In this video, the camera person filmed on a rolling chair.

10) This is an example of a Close up shot. In this shot, a part of the body is zoomed into.

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 Hi, my name is Cayley McCloskey and im taking this class because i love learning new things. I hardly know anything about movie eras and genres, and i am not technology savvy. It will be interesting to learn how to create an opening for a movie, and to understand how plots develop. I am extremely excited for this year.