Final Blog Post by Jared Sammarco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K99oV99ja2c

The link leads to a scene from the movie, Pulp Fiction, which is possibly my favorite movie of all time. The scene I chose is the scene where Butch and Marsellus get kidnapped and held hostage in the basement of a pawn shop. This scene is compelling to me for a variety of reasons. The scene starts out where Butch has escaped the basement and is about to leave the shop. There is about thirty seconds where Butch opens and closes the door and keeps looking back at the basement because he is not sure whether or not to help Marsellus. Marsellus has tried to kill him in the previous scene, so it was interesting that Butch tries to save him. There is no dialogue in this part of the scene but the repeated opening and closing of the door and the look on Butch's face perfectly captures the dilemma inside Butch. Butch is trying to decide a weapon he can use to save Butch and experiments with a few different weapons. There is a fantastic use of sound when Butch picks his weapon a choice which happens to be a katana. The camera is looking down at Butch from overhead while he looks up with a look of awe on his face. A saxophone starts playing which that sound builds up the excitement of what the weapon is going to be along with how we the audience sees the look of awe on Butch's face but we cannot yet see what he is looking at. There is great tension as Butch walks down to the basement with the sword in hand as we feel he can be attacked at any moment. When Butch gets to the door where Marsellus is we can hear sounds coming through the door but it is closed so we don't yet know what is going on. We are than horrified to see that Marsellus is being raped and Butch kills one of the rapists and has the other one held at sword point. The mood of the scene is very intense up until this point with the suspense of what is going to happen but when Butch takes control of the situation the mood of the scene changes to relief as we know feel safer that Butch has killed one rapist and can very easily kill the other. There is than a fantastic dialogue conversation between Butch and Marsellus where they put aside their differences and know they can move on. Marsellus very chillingly alludes to what he will do to the surviving rapist which is very satisfying and at the same time horrifying. The composition of the scene is perfect. When Butch is in the main floor of the shop it is very bright and has a safe feeling but as he gets to the basement it gets darker and feels less safe. The cinematography is perfect with great shots that build tension and perfectly shows character reactions. Everything is also very in camera such as when Butch kills the one rapist with the sword and Marsellus hoots the other one in the stomach with the shotgun. The scene does not shy away from showing these acts of violence. The sound is perfect as it builds tension and excitement with the examples stated earlier. Overall, it is a fantastic scene that has great writing, acting, tension, and is very well shot and lit. It is possibly my favorite movie scene of all time.

Poster Assignment

This is my favorite of the three posters. This is my favorite because of its simplicity. It says vote in huge letters so it doesn't waste words. The red color I feel also makes it stand out and gives it a serious effect. This was my poster for these reasons.

1. This photo is representative of my college years. I was very excited to attend Towson. I had always wanted to go to Towson since I was a kid and I am very happy and excited to be here now. The picture is very welcoming and I like how the sign is very much the focus with the building in the background.

2. This is a sign of the community college I went to. I spent the first two years of college there. I was not very happy to attend CCBC, I only went there to save money. While its good I will be saving money I think it would have been better if I had just came to Towson right away. The picture I feel isn't focused that well and the glare of the sun is distracting.

3. This is a film camera. I love movies and I want to work in them which is why I am a film major. I am not a fan of this picture because I don't like the way the camera is angled and the lighting and background I feel is too dark. The camera does look cool in the picture though.

4. This is Verizon stadium. I posted this picture because I am seeing Green Day there in a couple of weeks at this stadium. I love Green Day and I have never been to an official rock concert so I'm very excited. I think the building gets a good focus in the picture. I feel it might have been better if they took it a little closer to the building though.

5. This is a picture of the attack on Pearl Harbor. My grandfather was at Pearl Harbor. If he had died I wouldn't have been born so it puts it into perspective how precious life is and how easy it can be taken away. The picture is great because it captures how scary that moment must have been. The quality isn't that great with the black and white and the smoke.

Blog Photo Assignment

1. This I think is a good shot of some of the academic buildings on campus. I like how the photo has a lot of students in it because it shows the scope of the school and how big it is. I don't like how the photo shows the buildings all stacked together because it gives it a city like look.

2. This photo is a good aerial shot of the campus. I like how it gives you a birds eye view and shows a lot of the different buildings. I don't like how the picture doesn't really do the campus justice because it doesn't show all the buildings.

3. This photo is a welcoming sign to the campus. I like this photo because the sign looks good and the building behind it I feel adds more to the depth of the picture. I feel there could be more to the picture than just the sign and building like perhaps add some people standing behind the scene. Besides that I feel that the picture is very welcoming.


4. This is a picture of the front of Stephens. I do not like this picture because it is shot very poorly. Whoever took this took it way to low to the ground. Also the flower is drawing my eye more than the campus and is very large and distracting. I do like how the flowers look but that is not really the point of the picture.


5. I like this picture because it makes the campus look large and it shows off the tiger statue. I don't like how flag cuts through the clock I think it would have been better if the flag was more to the side but it does make the picture look more symmetrical.

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