Final Journal Presentation

At first, I took these pictures of my friend's little dolls, called Danbos, because I thought they were cute. I experimented with them in different locations and positions, and then I photoshopped them a bit. As the semester progressed, I started realizing a pattern or a theme with them. The "personality" that these Danbos take on is representative of my younger sister. She's 11 years old, and this is the first time we've been apart for longer than a weekend. Being at college in Florida when my home is in New York was a big shock for me, because I've never been away from my family for such a long time. I went from never being away from home for longer than a weekend to being away from home for months at a time. So, these Danbos and the activities they do in these photos are similar to what my sister and I did when we were together, and the traits that the Danbos portray, whether it's helpful, caring, or just silly, is how I see my sister.​ The relationship between my sister and I is depicted by the relationship between the Danbos and myself.

Final Project

The Last Move

Spencer Haberman: Edited

Wendy French: Art Director

Megan Kiley: Cinematographer

Andrea Diaz: Actress

Conner Zazzo: Actor

Process:
We were brainstorming ideas of what to do and came up with the idea of death. Want to play off death and how smoking kills but not directly implied, but the person smoking loses and dies.

Summary:
We have two characters sitting at a table under the veranda. Mike is smoking a cigarette and slowly puffing on it. Mike is wearing dark colored clothes and is in obvious pain. In between each puff, he coughs and wheezes. Sitting across the table is Susan. Susan is dressed in bright color clothes and munching down on gum. She is perky and excited to be sitting at the table. In the middle of the table is a set of dominos. Susan places a domino on the board and says “Beat that!” Mike responds “Easy.” and places another one down. Susan looks at him. She places another one down on Mikes side of the table. Susan, “You have been blocked.” Mike looks up at her and smiles. He has realize he has lost the game. Mike Coughs a lot more as he finished his cigarette. He throws it on the floor.

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Terms:

• Art of seeing: Setting (Sykes veranda), Mood (sad), Environment (college)
• Point of view: The camera will shift from points of view (ex. 1st person and perspective of the dominos)
• Metaphor: Domino is blocked and he loses the game (symbolizes he is about to die from smoking)
• Double Entrendre: Smoking kills
• Multiple frames: All of our different angles (wide, close, master, over the shoulder)
• Framing of the image: All of the shots will be framed and cropped to be aesthetically pleasing
• Life and Death: Cigarettes symbolize the death and color symbolizes the life
• Sound and Audio: Dialogue and sound effects (coughing)
• Implied sound: No cough sound when the cigarette falls

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