Script Analysis Week 3 - Lecture notes 3 PDF

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Prof. Paul Foley, film studied is "Brick"; concepts covered include noir homages, pity and fear for protagonist, trope vs cliche, surprise vs suspense, and narrative theories (Harmon's 8 and Pixar #4)....

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Brick ● Dialogue ○ Social affect, everyone speaks like a noir film - has a resonance that gives depth to the movie ○ Difference between Brick and Juno ■ Everyone talks like this in Brick; Juno talks weird bc it’s her character ■ World vs. character choice ● Mom scene ○ Funny because they are high schoolers, brings back to grounded reality ● Music ○ Reference to The Third Man Pity/Fear ● Pity ○ Brendan is isolated ● Fear ○ What if he gets murdered? Tropes vs Cliche ● Trope - something we expect ● Cliche - overused trope ● Avoid cliche by changing the setting/world ○ Puts everything in new context- high school ● Difference between suspense and surprise ○ Dode’s murder - surprise, we don’t know he will be shot because we never see gun ○ Suspense: Hitchcock’s bomb, tell the audience there is a bomb and they wait for it to go off ● Shoe shots ○ Reference to genre ○ Takes off shoes, knocks guy out - this isn’t his first chase. ● Catharsis ○ Laura stole the brick, blamed Emily, told Tug that Em was pregnant, led to Em’s death Rian Johnson dir. Brick -> Rian Johnson dir. Star Wars ● “If you can do a lot with a little money, what happens when we give you all the money?” Harmon’s 8 ● Character in place of comfort

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○ Isolated, alone, dealing with fall-out of Jerr But they want something ○ Wants Emily, then wants to know who killed her Enter an unfamiliar situation ○ Party at Laura’s, upper-crust Adapt to it ○ Adapting to party world, pours himself a drink Get what they wanted ○ The Pin hires him Pay a heavy price Return to previous situation They have changed

Pixar #4 ● Once upon a time _____ ○ There was a kid named Brendan ● Everyday _______ ○ He sits behind the school and eats alone ● Then one day _______ ○ He gets a note from his ex ● Because of that ______ ○ He tries to help her ● Because of that ______ ○ She dies ● Because of that _______ ○ He investigates ● Because of that ______ ○ Etc. ● Until finally_________...