Assignment #3 Aesthetics and movies

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I enjoy eating ice cream. I like taking the metal scoop and digging into the soft, white ice cream in the flimsy, cardboard carton, then putting the scoops into a tall, frosty sundae glass. After the ice cream is in the glass, I pour the rich, dark brown hot fudge on top, watching as is is slowly slides down the sides of the glass. As the chocolate is settling, covering the ice cream, I slowly spray whipped cream on top, making sure the swirl doesn't fall over. The finishing touch finally goes on top; a rich, ripe, perfect red cherry with a long stem sticking straight up. I admire the perfectness of the sundae before grabbing a long handled spoon and digging in.

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2. When  Pavarotti was singing "Nessum Dorma", I wasn't really sure about what I was feeling, because there was such a mixture of emotions that the song evoked. The long notes in the song created the feeling of passion and also tension, and I could tell that the singer was extremely passionate about what he was singing about. The long, held out notes that Pavarotti sang made me draw the long, steady lines in the picture. The tear drops represent the sadness that I thought Pavarotti was feeling.

3. The establishing shot in the movie is one of the most important aspects of the film, because it creates the mood that the entire film will follow. The first thing you see when the film begins is the establishing shot, whether it is a camera panning scenery, shots of different items in an apartment, or a steady camera shot with people bustling around in the forefront. The purpose of the establishing shot is to create a feeling and set the scene for the entire film that will follow. As viewers, the establishing shot tells us how the movie will pan out, and what we should almost come to expect of the rest of the film. I think that the establishing shot is extremely important, because without it the film could go in any direction, and we the viewer wouldn't really have any aspect of what direction it is going to take. The establishing shot can essentially make or break the entire film.