Technical Reading : My Sisters Keeper

The opening scene features visual effects in order to emphasise the theme of despair in the film. Initially we are introduced to the character of Alice Paul with a long-shot of her on a swing. The shot appears as a horror film, setting off a daunting tone. We are then eventually displayed with a montage of flash-forwards and flash-backs into Alice's future and past. A close-up is used of Alice's eye, which appears fearful and exhausted, blood-shot and struggling to remain open. This sets an initial sense of despair. Following this the montage features sped up passing storm clouds to foreshadow the darkness and despair to come. These editing techniques were used by Garnier to convey the theme of despair in the film by allowing little easing into the situation. In relation to the wider world, although this theme of despair was being emphasised by these

The first section of the film is opened with an extreme close up of a faded

This weeks reading, by Corrie Goldman, supports the neuroscientific benefits of a close read by providing readers with preliminary results of a very spesciffic tests. In this research, subjects were asked to read a passage twice, at first they were asked to skim trough it. The second time they were asked to read "closely" as if studying for an exam. Not only were they reading but they were doing so while being scanned by an MRI machine. Results indicated that while both readings increased blood-flow to the brain, the close read had substantial difference, demonstrating that a close read requires the synchronization of various cognitive functions at one time. I support this conclusion, when I "catch" myself skimming trough important information

In addition to camera movements, he uses camera distances and framing to create images that make the audience feel cheerful. When he frames a shot, if it takes place outside, there is ample amount of bountiful nature within the frame. The most prominent example of this is toward the end of the film when the narrator is describing the after effects of the massive storm. It is a medium close up but the narrator is only in a small portion of the frame, the rest if a

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is a well-known book even though it is banned, it represents toughness and love. The amount of support Kate gets from her family is awesome and that is why many people love this book although it is sad. This is why this book is familiar to

Two scenes from the film and various cinematic techniques will be used to demonstrate specific aspects of the film such

The novel My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult has an astounding contrast between appearance and reality. Throughout the world people keep secrets from each other. What motivates them to do this? Jodi Picoult develops this contrast by examining each character’s thoughts and motivation through a point-of-view narrative. Picoult demonstrates that there is a difference between the way people appear to feel and the way they truly feel. This statement is true to all the characters in My Sister’s Keeper, because they all hide their true motives from

My sister's keeper is a 2009 film directed by Nick Cassavetes. A 16 yr old Kate has been diagonosed with cancer since she was the age of 5. While the family is closely knit and are very supportive of Kate it continues to be an issue and a cause for arguements. My sister's keeper is an enjoyable film as it displays all kinds of relationships whether its a sister relationship such as Anna and Kate; or a mother and daughter relationship between Sarah and Kate. I personally would recommend My sister's keeper as it is definitely a tearjerking and inspirational film, it also hooks the audience in whilst making them feel as if they are apart of the movie.

The camera cuts to an insert shot at a dutch angle of the protagonist’s face. As her hazel nut eyes glistens in the sunlight, a dried gash can be found on her cheek, peeling and

It primarily features shots of the band sitting in a living room, Lynn singing to the camera as the other two members sit on the floor and play a video game. As she’s singing, items in the room rise up and begin to float around. The living room shots are interlaced with shots of the band standing at the bottom of a pool, using some of the objects from the living room shot while underwater.

In the last few seconds of the 1st minute shows a shot of a sea and then the title which appears above the sea shot. As the sequence advances (02:00) the camera shows an extreme long shot of different parts of the city (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) at the bottom of these shots the credits are running along the screen. (02:37) There is a shot of Nick again at a low angle with very dim lighting because the the time of day. The 3rd minute of the movie the camera shows Nick in his car going to a bar. The background music is non-diegetic this is the narrator commentary which is added for dramatic effect. As the 4th minute approaches there is a close up of Amy as she writes an entry in her Diary. While this is shot is being portrayed a voiceover is happening and dialogue between the 2 main characters is happening a two shot surfaces out. The last minute of the movie (05:00 )the camera shows a full shot of people in the background at some sort of gathering . An extreme close up then appears of the two characters l flirting and making eye contact. The opening scene draws my attention so much because Fincher has a very lavish style of

The opening of the film starts somewhat differently. It is outside and dark though two outside lamps are lit, the

This week’s movie was Days of Heaven by Terrence Malick. The movie, shows this one couple (Brooke Adams and Richard Gere) and a child (Linda Manz) finding ways of achieving ultimate success and walking away from the extremely labor intensive environment that they were used too. A solution they think of is by trying to swindle this rich guy (Sam Shepard) by pretending that the relationship that the couple had was a brother sister relationship. He doesn’t their false pretenses and marries the female counterpart. In addition, the male counterpart heard that the rich gut was about to die in a year. However, after a year, he still lives and in turn causes the couple to turn anxious. Succeeding events after the nonexistent death led to further division among them and the gradually caring for the rich guy. Yet, with all of these events he dies because of the male counterpart killing him. Anyways, from this short summary of the movie, the watcher has a chance to view, look, and understand the actress and actors in certain shots and angles . Some of these shots range from the beautiful countryside or the raging inferno both internally and externally of the characters. Days of Heaven by Terrence Malick uses many various shots to help emphasize and prolong the memory of characters or nature into the watcher's eye.

Based on the best-selling novel from Jodi Picoult, My sister’s keeper, this novel is jam packed with many different themes but the strong major theme that are clearly portrayed in the novel is the bonds of sisterhoods. Sisterhood is a strong theme throughout the novel. It appears in the novel all the time. We can see it through the characters of Anna and Kate, Sara and Zanne and Julia and Izzy. In each case, the sisters share an intense bond. These three sets of sisters all show the importance of sisterhood. They always rely with each other and keep on supporting each other no matter how hard it is. Sometimes that support just means one sister listening to the other’s thoughts or problems, as we see each pair of sisters do multiple times in the novel.

The film opens with an older couple in their home Mirabella Robertson who is 82, is in the kitchen washing dishes while her husband Henry Robertson, who is 83, is sitting at the table reading the newspaper. Their 11 year old grandson, Sammy, runs into the kitchen with his parents behind him. He tells his grandparents that he needs to know the story of their lives for school. Sammy’s father who is also the elderly couple’s eldest child, Eric Robertson, explains that he is supposed to interview members of his family and present what he found out for class. The couple agree and the family all move to the living room to hear their story. Henry starts the story by saying that his childhood was fairly normal, he was an only child, grew up in a well off family, but that his wife had a completely different life before they got married. Mirabella then takes the lead in the story and starts telling her family about her early life. [The Ordinary World]