Continuity Assignment

http://youtu.be/nM3PazthyCQ

What I hear

I decided to tune into the sounds of my commute home via the N train. I sit down and try to figure it all the sounds. I hear low grumbling of the movement of the train. There seems to be some pieces of the track that are larger because they make almost a clapping noise as each of the carts run them over. I think it happens twice per cart. I hear the metallic clinks and clanks of the tracks as well. The turns cause the connecting doors at this end of the car to make sliding noises as well. The train releases a hiss of gas as it slows down. The brakes squeal as it brings the train to a stop. The usual electronic voice play in the background as passengers get off and others on. The sounds of coats shuffling and foot steps float around me.

The all too familiar electronic boon-boon soon followed the "Stand clear of the closing doors please." The doors stutter before closing. The sound of the doors closing was louder than I thought it would be. The train lets out another hiss of gas and the what I believe the engine whirring grows louder as it propels the train. The newer trains I noticed the "engine" is higher pitched perhaps it could be spinning at higher revolutions. The volume of the heater blowing fluctuates throughout the ride.

Among the passengers, I hear the jingling of keys from the man beside me. I hear the squeaking from the soles of another passenger's rain boot. Among the conversations I hear one about how are the trains running post-Sandy and another about the recent election. To top it off, some sniffles are sprinkled on this train's musical track. (Shameless pun)

Interview Assignment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GclAA9iSM

Define a Space

I decided to define the bathrooms of Hunter. I thought it had a semi eerie feel and I noticed it's has writings all over by the students. I wanted the bathroom to almost talk to it's audience.

Orient Express

In this 3 minute short by WongFuProductions, it tells of a love triangle with only 4 lines of dialogue. The establishing shot shows a restaurant and a car pulling up to it. The scene is shown in very muted colors. This suggests a solemn tone.

In this second shot provides a voyeuristic view of a female.This voyeurism suggests a mystery around this women. As an audience we only know so much, we can only see through this window. The mise-en-scene also tells that she is in the restaurant with something on her mind.

These two people also carry this solemn look on their faces. They look heavy with thought as well. Creating this, What are they all thinking about? feeling. The man on the left looks down. It cuts to a POV shot of an envelope that reads: Alex & Sarah    Tran. His thumb traces over the Tran. This very subtly highlights the significance of it.This creates more questions. Is he Alex? Is she Sarah? The guy in the driver sear says the first lines, "It's not something I'd do." The guy in the white shirt with rushes out emotionally

In this shot they greet each other with a hug happily and then sit down to chat. Still shot from this outsider shot. It goes back outside to the driver playing with a lighter. He turns on his stereo which plays a solemn track as well.

The first shot that is actually placed in the restaurant reveals the waitress coming to take the protagonist's order. She says, "Well?" and that is the second line of the short. He denies it by waving and it cuts back outside the window. We are given a glimpse into the actual story between these two both visually and plot wise. 

In this shot he is shown pleading with her. The lack of dialogue creates ambiguity. Is he breaking up with her? Is he trying to convince her out of something?
This draws the audience by using suspense.

The driver who is an audience to what we see as well leans in to see more clearly. We are thrown into the restaurant once again. The third line of the short is uttered from the female, "It's not what I expected."

Following the Hitchcock rule of size = importance. A close up her phone reveals Alex to be calling. Our protagonist isn't Alex. A man is shown coming into the restaurant. Our protagonist is seems to be conflicted by his entrance. He looks once more at the female and asks," Are you sure?" His one last ray of hope is smothered by her silence. In another close up it reveals her ring and that she is Sarah. The new man in the restaurant comforting her. In this action and the protagonists response comfirms that they are the Tran couple.

              In this last shot it shows the envelope being burned, while the car is driving away. It reveals the significance of the lighter the driver was playing with. This burning of the past and leaving it. His burning of the bridge between him an Sarah. What's shown in the frame is what ultimately revealed this romantic tragedy to the audience.

 Link to the Orient Express short: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_Crfh5-Ts