Reel Dialogue

Although the three documentaries all dealt with transgender and homosexuality issues in America, i thought it was great how they all discussed different issues effecting LGBT. Whether it was personal issues involved with being transgender, which the man in No More Lies seemed to have, although he claimed to be a transgender man, as the film progressed he seemed to become more confused about himself and how he tries to portray himself in society. Or the second film Don't Bring scottie involving family issues of being gay and the family acceptance of the boyfriend. And Kelly Anderson's film, involving coming out at the work place and the extreme difference in acceptance people have throughout different parts in America.

I thought David Palvosky's Don't Bring Scottie  was really touching in the way that David and Scottie struggled for Davids family to accept their relationship . It really displayed the difference in societies views on the issue, depending on your location. It really showed how people can also change their views once seeing the lifestyle that their not used to. when the family met Scottie i think they became more accepting of Davids lifestyle and realized that their son is normal just like the rest of there children.

Out At Work by Kelly Anderson really showed the progress that has come in the work place since the early 90s. it also displayed the huge difference in acceptance in the work place depending on your location. It was unbelievable in how different the librarians acceptance was who lived in New York city, compared to all of the other people that were in constant struggle for there acceptance. It really brings out the reality in the situation on how divided our country still is. cities are much more accepting to new ideas and ways of life than smaller towns, especially in the south.

What i see

After watching the movie Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock, it was easy to point out many instances in how Hitchcock was able to use the camera work alone to enhance and  progress the story along. The entire movie takes place in one apartment which makes it all the more difficult to keep the audience interested. through the use of camera angles and effects he was able to keep our focus.

There were many great examples of the kulashov effect in the movie. The scenes where James Stewart ( Jefferies) would look through the courtyard and into his neighbors lives. As he watched in, Hitchcock would use cuts, showing actions and reaction shots, many times Jefferies would have the slightest facial reactions but with the editing we were able to understand based on what we knew he was looking at. It was also interesting to see the camera techniques that Hitchcock used to enhance our vision on what we saw in the courtyard. as Jefferies would sometimes use his own still camera with a long lens to zoom into his neighbors apartments, Hitchcock would cut to a close up POV of what Stewart was looking through his camera.

The use of framing played a great role in this movie. the courtyard itself seemed to be a large painting with separate little frames in which each character lived there own little lives. and the only time Stewart could look into their lives if they were in the room ( the frame) that faced into the courtyard.