- Complexity
- Juxtaposition
- Contradiction
- Depth
Monday, February 7, 2011
Multiple Choice Test Question
What are some of Murray's examples of elements that result through the use of layering?
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Know Your Meme Grade
The "Know Your Meme" video I graded is Christian Bale Rant. Below is my justification and grade for the video:
Perspective (18 points)
Although the video really only incorporates one head-on camera angle throughout the video, I thought that this angle made the video seem professional and serious. The video becomes humorous because of the serious nature of the camera angles, while the content is humorous and sometimes even ridiculous. Instead of using various camera angles, the camera does zoom in and out on the speaker throughout the film, particularly at the end of the video when the speaker's face is zoomed in on which gives the viewer the idea that this part of his script is the most important. Although the camera angle makes the video feel very serious, and thus makes it funny, the video could have incorporated more camera angles, therefore it doesn't get a perfect score in this category.
Juxtaposition (20 points)
Juxtaposition is incorporated frequently throughout this video, as Christian Bale's "rant" is edited in with other dialogues several times. This is very effective, as there are numerous dialogues it is used with, and they are very different. It ranges from president Obama, to the adult animated show Family Guy, to the children's animated show Dora the Explorer. The vast use of juxtaposition in this video was both effective and humorous.
Layering (16 points)
Layering was not a frequently incorporated element of this video. Throughout the video, Christian Bale's dialogue is edited together with other dialogue frequently, so the audio was layered, however not once was an actual image of Christian Bale layered along with the other person he was supposed to be speaking with. I thought it would have been funnier if he had been pictured yelling at the people he was supposed to be talking with rather than his audio just being played along with the still images. The one time that visual layering took place was when an anteater was imposed into an image from the movie Titanic (while after watching the video 5 times still does not seem to have any relation to the video). The video still receives points for layering because of the audio layering, however loses points becuase it did not seem to take full advantage of opportunities to layer images.
Unity (19 points)
I thought the unity throughout this video was strong. The video incorporated several examples in which the "Christian Bale rant" was incorporated and they evolved from political figures, to Youtube videos, to animation. Each example played long enough to be comprehended, however was short enough to keep the viewer's attention. There was enough examples to hear t majority of the "rant" but no too many that the viewer got bored. The only part of ht evideo that ws not completely straight-forward was when the analyst was describing how the video became quickly played out, as his wipe-board was not adequately explained.
Final Grade: 73/80, A-
Perspective (18 points)
Although the video really only incorporates one head-on camera angle throughout the video, I thought that this angle made the video seem professional and serious. The video becomes humorous because of the serious nature of the camera angles, while the content is humorous and sometimes even ridiculous. Instead of using various camera angles, the camera does zoom in and out on the speaker throughout the film, particularly at the end of the video when the speaker's face is zoomed in on which gives the viewer the idea that this part of his script is the most important. Although the camera angle makes the video feel very serious, and thus makes it funny, the video could have incorporated more camera angles, therefore it doesn't get a perfect score in this category.
Juxtaposition (20 points)
Juxtaposition is incorporated frequently throughout this video, as Christian Bale's "rant" is edited in with other dialogues several times. This is very effective, as there are numerous dialogues it is used with, and they are very different. It ranges from president Obama, to the adult animated show Family Guy, to the children's animated show Dora the Explorer. The vast use of juxtaposition in this video was both effective and humorous.
Layering (16 points)
Layering was not a frequently incorporated element of this video. Throughout the video, Christian Bale's dialogue is edited together with other dialogue frequently, so the audio was layered, however not once was an actual image of Christian Bale layered along with the other person he was supposed to be speaking with. I thought it would have been funnier if he had been pictured yelling at the people he was supposed to be talking with rather than his audio just being played along with the still images. The one time that visual layering took place was when an anteater was imposed into an image from the movie Titanic (while after watching the video 5 times still does not seem to have any relation to the video). The video still receives points for layering because of the audio layering, however loses points becuase it did not seem to take full advantage of opportunities to layer images.
Unity (19 points)
I thought the unity throughout this video was strong. The video incorporated several examples in which the "Christian Bale rant" was incorporated and they evolved from political figures, to Youtube videos, to animation. Each example played long enough to be comprehended, however was short enough to keep the viewer's attention. There was enough examples to hear t majority of the "rant" but no too many that the viewer got bored. The only part of ht evideo that ws not completely straight-forward was when the analyst was describing how the video became quickly played out, as his wipe-board was not adequately explained.
Final Grade: 73/80, A-
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