Month: March 2022

Desecration of a Corpse Scene Research

2:50-3:04

The LOOK-SEE episode 3, death of father

This is a good scene to study because it effectively utilizes horror and invokes suspense in the audience.

CueNote
The scene should be undetailedSuspense is built up over the course of the scene
The shot of the corpse is brief
The hand of the Look-See moves too fast to be clearly identified
There is no black screen to hide the man’s death, it just cuts to his corpse
Over head shot of the corpse

Summary

In order to effectively show the defiling of a corpse for a specific object, the sequence should be quick and should be an overhead shot as if someone was standing above the corpse. The shot should also be a close up of the corpse to hide the defiler and add mystery to the scene.

Andrew Stanton Storytelling

CueNotes
Make me careStory telling is joke telling
The most important thing for stories is to make people care
Stories should give you a promise at the start
Theory of 2 plus 2As a storyteller, you must hide from the audience that they are “working for their meal.”
Change is fundamentalIf stories go static, they die
“Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.”
Story themeIt is important to invoke wonder into your audience
All good stories have a theme
Use what you know, take truths from your experiences

Summary

It is key when telling stories to make your audience care about the story. This is done by allowing the audience to piece things together, “Don’t give them 4, give them 2+2.” Change is also key to keeping your audience engaged, since static stories make people bored. Characters should have spines, as this is another way to keep the audience engaged. Finally, it is important that your story has a theme, so that the story can have a meaning to it.

Story of Film Episode 2- The HollyWood Dream

This information is from Wikipedia

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