Alex's Advice
Monday, October 26, 2020
Double Indemnity: Frame Analysis
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Film Noir Poem
Murder in the Shadows
Pounding rain on the cobblestone alley
Deafens the sound of the woman’s engine
The motor sounds like a gunshot exploding
The engine howls like a wolf
She lays on the asphalt
Her body is cold as night
Her teeth chattering like a fan out of gear
The killer jumps out of the darkness
Fingers scraped and bloodied
The body stiff as a fish in an icebox
Keys, money, purse all still by her side
The murderer disappeared like a ghost
The shadows darken as did the scarred marriage
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Minority Report: Frame Analysis
Witwer is shown in between the heads of the three Pre-Cogs through the fog of the glass, they stare as if they can read his mind. The tranquility is also depicted by the Pre-Cogs floating in water; the water representing calmness and relaxation. Witwer also is taking up the majority of the screen to show how important he is in this serious matter. Generally speaking, blue lighting usually represents peace and serenity. In this shot, the director, Steven Spielberg, is foreshadowing the death of Danny Witwer.
These creatures look like animals in a cage who are being experimented on, rather than people. Spielberg wants the viewer to know that these three characters are not viewed as human, they are seen as objects, whose knowledge is taken by other humans, or in this case, the United States government. Witwer's discovery is very important because not only is the reveal the first time the audience sees the truth, but it also reveals that Witwer was always someone trying to do the right thing, despite him hunting Anderton for a lot of the film.
I believe the overall lighting in this scene is meant to show the Pre-Cogs in a ‘non-aggressive’ state. Spielberg uses this to show that the Pre-Cogs don’t move, almost as if they are more robot than human. This is foreshadowing because later in the film, Witwer is murder when he discovers the truth about Burgess, but the Pre-Cogs don’t predict it because they are offline.
Another detail that Pre-Cogs are less than human are the wires coming from their heads, and these could have something to do with their ability to generate predictions. The lighting on Witwer, combined with the fogginess of the glass also gives him this very concerned, anxious facial expression which is something I found super interesting in this scene; even though the blue lighting is supposed to represent peace he has the nervous look in his eye.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
America’s Greed
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Journal Entries
1. The best thing I ate today was probably a breakfast sandwich I made. I was on 2 everything bagels, with scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage. My family is eating somewhat different types of food like lettuce wraps, and chicken wings, however will still eat classics like spaghetti with meat balls which is always good. I personally have been eating similar food to what I have been usually eating besides eating out as much.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Junior Theme Reflection
In my junior theme essay, I focused on the issue of why teenagers spend more time indoors and how that affects them. I realized that this generation has severity lost its touch with nature, and I was curious to find out what was causing this type of behavior. The most influential factor I found in my research was technology and that this generation specifically, uses technology so much more then previous generations. Along with technology, I found out that parenting strategies/techniques have also changed immensely which limits a teens freedoms. Finally, that being indoors for longer periods of time can make teens more susceptible to anxiety and depression.
The topic of why teens spend more time indoors may seem like a bland topic, however through my research I found out there are many factors that affect how much time someone spends indoors. The most surprising thing I found in my research was that most teens or just people in general spend time outside because they are bored and trying to eat up time. This surprised me because when I was younger going outside was a privilege being able to hang with friends, nowadays it is seen almost as a burden for people just going outside. My opinion on this subject didn’t really change during my research because going into it I had a pretty good idea that technology was a major impact on why teens are staying indoors more. In my research I found many great websites, newspapers articles, and a couple books which further helped me obtain facts and statistics that I needed to write this paper. The aspect I am most passionate about is how not spending enough time outdoors effects our health and what benefits this generation is missing out on.