Final Project

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Blog Assignment 4

For this blog assignment, I have chosen to analyze the video “Dont Hug me, Im Scared.” It is a video on youtube which subconsciously criticizes the two political parties. There are lots of different shots and cuts in this film, which is completely done with animation and puppets. To start off with closeups and Long shots, there are usually closeups on the paper book character when he/she is stating something about creativity. However, when the paper book is speaking as if it were teaching and engaging the other puppets, there is a more long distance shot which shows every character being engaged. In terms of the sounds, there is a lot of voice over since we are dealing with puppets. The soundtrack throughout the video changes drastically. In the beginning of the video, the soundtrack consists of a lot of happy sounds and what almost sounds like children’s music. At the midpoint of the video however, there is a 360 animated shot of the camera around the characters. This is also where the soundtrack changes drastically from preppy and happy, to an off key playing of what sounds like a violin in a nightmare. Between these two points in the video, color also changes a great deal. In the first half, colors are mostly bright and comprised of whites, light blues, beige, and yellows. In the second half however, you see a lot of blacks, reds, and dark purples. Overall, the video is very well done due to seamless cuts, the color pallets, and the soundtrack.     

Extra Credit Blog (Sharon Hayes film)

Before coming to this event, I didn’t really know who Sharon Hayes was or what she did. When I heard that she had a screening of a new documentary at hunter, I didn’t really know what to expect. To be honest, before I actually attended the screening, I was a little worried that the screening would be boring and about a topic I wouldn’t really care about. However, when I attended the screening and found out that it was about interviewing homosexual woman about what its like to be in their shoes, I was pleasantly surprised. With that being said, due to the fact that I am a heterosexual male, I could not directly relate to their experiences. Throughout the documentary, you see Sharon in front of a group of college woman, asking them a bunch of questions. These questions ranged from “what do you think about sex?” to “What it’s like to attend an all female college?” Hayes got a range of responses from woman that come from different walks of life. Some woman appeared to be heterosexual who casually experiment with woman, while others went as far as a complete sex change. I liked some of the documentary techniques Sharon uses throughout the film. Some of these techniques include having complete silence towards the beginning of the movie and showing others girls reactions while a certain girl is speaking. Some of her questions were very thought provoking as well and even allowed room for a somewhat heated conversation about woman in society towards the end. Overall, I learned a little more about how to conduct an interview with a group of people and the energy the interviewer should have.