I think that the theme of this movie is to understand the consequences of your actions, and to accept responsibility for them. The theme is actively shown in this scene because Jules is directly discussing what he's learned throughout the course of the movie, and that itself is the theme.

The lines in this scene reinforce that the while theme of the movie is being stated here. In this scene Jules is saying how he's learned that he can't let himself be used as a tool for evil men. The lines in the scene tend to point right at his face. The line from his gun forms a path right to his face, as does the line from Bunny's gun. The line form the diner seats also tend to lead back to Jules. The lines, mostly the lines from guns, help to give focus to Jules and in turn focus on what he's saying, as he's giving the whole theme of the movie in this scene. It also leads back to the fact that his shape is in contrast with the rest of the scene. His afro is a very rounded shape compared to the rest of the characters.

The rhythm of the scene also gives importance to what Jules is saying. The rhythm is mostly Jules talking then allowing someone to comment, then coming back to Jules. This rhythm gives even more importance to what Jules is saying, which is important because what he learns is the whole theme of the movie.

Blog Assignment 7

These are two stills from the same animated show. These two stills have very different properties in terms of color. For hue, each image has a very different structure. The first image contains a similar hue throughout. Most of the first image utilizes warm colors with the orange, green, and white in it. There is one set of cool color but not much. The second image relies on contrast of colors in it. The background of the still is entirely made up of cool colors, while the character in the foreground is entirely composed of warm colors. This allows the character in the second still to pop out from the background much more effectively than the character in the first still. The brightness of both stills are also very similar. The colors are fairly bright, with the characters being brighter than their background. The colors from both are fairly saturated. The characters have more saturation than their backgrounds. In the first image the grass is a soft green, while the character is not very saturated at all. In the second the background is medium in terms of its saturation, with the character in front having higher saturation in his colors.

The lighting from each image is very similar. The only place with shadows in the first image is the background. There are no shadows at all on the character. This means that the source of light for this image is most likely directly over the characters head, and it contributes to the fact that he is very evenly lit. The second character shares the same lighting as the first. His lighting is very even with no shadows coming across his features. The symbolism of both images in a direct contrast. The first image has the character happy and smug. The second image has the character very angry at something. This is mostly shown through their facial expressions and how their body is positioned. The first character has a very relaxed pose about him while the second character has both his fists raised in a righteous anger. The mood for both images is shown by the colors of the characters. You can tell the mood of the first character because of his even coloring and facial expressions. The second character has an entirely red face in contrasts to the rest of his body. This shows the extreme state of his mood.

Blog Assignment 6

The director broke a lot of rules when making this scene. The rule of 180 degrees was broken multiple times. It was broken when he was approaching the bathroom as well as multiple other times in the scene. I think it was broken because he was the only character in the frame at the time. Another reason for breaking the rule is that the director wanted to get reactions from the character, so we know how he felt about what was going on without directly telling us. The look of suspicion on his face after the camera zoomed in on the door handle directly show us what he was thinking. There were some times when the rule was followed. One instance where it was followed is that the rule can be broken when another character enters the scene. When the zombie comes out of the bath room the camera passes the 180 degree mark, so that was following the rule. The rule of thirds often comes into play here. The director often uses the ground, the actor, and the building to appeal to the rule of thirds. In the opening scene dark ground in the first third of the frame, the gas station, with the actor, is the second, and the dark background is the third part of the scene. Many scenes are also set up so that the building is the back third, and the ground is the first third. The director often follows the rule of thirds. The director also likes to break the 30 degree rule. Oftentimes, the camera shifts are seemingly random and often go over 30 degrees. I think this is because the director uses the placement of the gas station itself to let people know the positions of the actors, and doesn't believe the shifts will be too jarring. I think the director broke these rules for two main reasons. The first reason is that for part of the scene there is only one actor, so the director is allowed to break the 180 degree rule. The second reason to break these rules is that we are shown the position of the gas station early on which gives us a reference for where things are in the scene, allowing him to break the 30 degree rule.

Blog Assignment 5

Listening Phase 1
Tempo-
Medium

Source-
The cello, drums, and bass.

Groove-
The groove is a driving, yet mellow, melody.

Listening Phase 2
Instrumentation-
Cello, bass, drums, and vocals make up the song.

Structure/Organization-
The song is mostly a cello repeating a cord structure while the bass and drums support it.

Emotional Architecture-
The emotional structure starts in the middle, rises to a climax, then goes down into a low point, rises back up to a climax, and then fades out.

Listening Phase 3
Balance
Height-
Bass is the lowest frequency and the cello hits the highest frequency.

Width-
Balanced the entire time.

Depth-
The cello and vocals are at the forefront with the bass and drums supporting them from the back.

Listening Phase 1
Tempo-
Medium, Fast.

Source-
Pizzicato cello with drums and bass driving it.

Groove-
Driving sound with folk rock architecture.

Listening Phase 2
Instrumentation-
Guitar, bass, cello, and drums drive the song.

Structure/Organization-
The song is guitar following a constant cord structure with the cello playing a melody while bass and drums keep the rhythm going.

Emotional Architecture-
The song starts off pretty high then comes up to a climax which quickly drops lower than the beginning, then drives back up to a climax where it remains until the end.

Listening Phase 3
Balance
Height-
Bass is the lowest frequency while guitar and cello are the highest.

Width-
Balanced the entire time

Depth-
The guitar bass and drums are all fairly repetitive in the background while the cello and vocals are at the front.

These songs are very different, but they do share some characteristics.

The lyrics from both of the songs talk about very different things. The first song, Foxglove, is talking about the singers love interest, while the second is talking about his brother. The lyrics for the first one are often soft, and repeat in sections where the singer hits high notes. For the second song, brother, the lyrics are faster and the singer sings them with much more intensity. For Brother the singer tends to focus more on lower sounds whereas in Foxglove he tends to hit higher notes. With Foxglove he is also going into repetitive lyrics more often than Brother.

The melody from both of these songs are very different. Foxglove has a very disjointed melody that is mostly conveyed through the vocals. For Brother the vocals do give away the melody, but it is mostly presented through the instruments. The melody for Foxglove is also very slow and even while Brother has a much faster and more intense melody. With Foxglove the melody is much more similar to a ballad. It's slow and steady and doesn't really change much throughout. The melody of Brother however is much more similar to a folk rock song. It is much faster and more intense than the Foxglove melody, while maintaining a rigid structure.

The musical quality for each song has some similar characteristics. Both songs have the cello at the forefront, and with both songs the cello is constantly changing its playing style going from arco to pizzicato and staccato to legato. The bass in both songs serves a similar purpose as well, it mostly stays in the background playing the cord structure while keeping the rhythm. Foxglove has a much slower rhythm while Brother is much faster. The intensity of Foxglove is also much lower than Brother.

I like Brother better because it has a better melody and I enjoy the lyrics more. I also enjoy the playing techniques that the cello utilizes to get the sound they do. I also like Brother more because of the faster rhythm and melody, while Foxglove is much more mellow.