The Third Man

The Baron is a symbol of fear of the upper class and their power, and through various camera shots tension builds to show this relationship.   In the scene where Holly is walking with the Baron he comes along the porter he spoke to earlier.  As Holly talks to the Porter the camera shot switches back and forth between three shots, the conversation of Holly and the Porter, a long and medium shot of the Baron, and a low angle shot of the Porters wife.  The switching back and forth creates tension it tells a story and we can see the alarm of the wife as she witnesses the advancement of the Baron on Holly and the Porter.  Holly and the Porter converse and then the shot goes to the Baron who looks on at them and we see a medium shot of his face it looks troubled and menacing , we can tell he doesn’t like what he sees and he is going to stop it. He begins to walk towards Holly and the Porter. This switching between shots so quickly, known as a quick edit, creates tension and prepares the viewer to see the situation from the wife’s point of view.   The camera then cuts to the wife in a low angle shot showing her point of view she can see the whole situation form her window .The wife is watching the conversation between Holly and the Porter but she can also see the Baron approach them, as this is happening we see the Baron, then her face, which looks rather alarmed as if she fears him, because she knows he has power. She quickly hurries outside to the two men before the Baron arrives and overhears their conversation, because she knows that contradicting the Baron would be unwise.  The mere presence of the Baron alarms the working class because he is seen as dangerous and powerful, and they don’t want any trouble, and through the quick edits we can see the whole story unfold and the tension it creates.

Snow White Analysis

     Snow White and the seven Dwarfs portray women as needing to be saved and protected. We can see this through the presence of men and their protecting Snow, in the case of the Dwarfs and saving her, seen through the prince.  Although the main character is female the movie upholds the stereotype of men being dominate, this is seen in the beginning when Snow is singing about falling in love with a prince. Although Snow appears to be in control and living happily the movie demonstrates her need for a man and soon after meeting a prince she is convinced she is in love with him and he will save her and take her to his kingdom, she is demonstrating that she feels she needs a man to solve her problem and to live "happily ever after." Another instance where we see male dominance is the scene with the dwarfs leaving for work, as they say good bye they tell her to lock the doors and not let anyone in, showing their dominate position and that they are wise, which we can deduce form their older looking appearance and the way they speak as if to a child telling her right from wrong, she promises to listen. Later it is affirmed that the dwarfs were right to be concerned because naive Snow lets in the evil queen and this is the reason she will need saving.  The final instance we can see that men dominate is the final scene where the prince comes to Snow's rescue, this illustrates her need for a Man to save her, because only true love's kiss, from the price she’s convinced she loves, will save her. The presence of the Prince and the dwarfs shows that men are the dominate force because women are naive and need protecting and saving.

Savanna's Ted Talk

What Worked: Savanna's speech felt like she was speaking to us not at us, and I could really tell that physical education meant something to her, she was passionate and real.  Her use of Narrative with her personal stories really drew me in and made it interesting; she started out with the funny little story about how the little boy loved her braces.  Then she went into persuasion and research with her statistics on the percent of kids in gym classes, and this fit well with her next point that kids need to exercise for health and for fun because it gives them so much joy, which helps persuade us to see why physical education is important and why it’s so important to her.  She was well organized and had great tone.
What didn't work: There were a few times when she would look back at the power point and look back for reference, which wasn't so bad but can be improved upon. I also noticed a few verbal tics where she would say and "yeah" or "so” to transition. The video was a little long and I lost interest when she stopped explaining and talking about the video. I think she could have gone a little more in depth with the research with solutions to the problem or talked about how she would change that in her career. 
How to Improve:  Rehearsing will help take care of the reliance on the power point and help build confidence, and with transitions.  When you aren’t talking I get bored so shorten any videos or cut them off sooner if you aren’t going to explain or talk about them.  Could possibly do more research to bolster your points, tell us why it’s not good to cut Gym, and how we can solve the problem.
Overall Savanna's speech was great, the points were easy to follow and the stories and personal narrative worked the best. Her expression showed that she really cared about what she was talking about, which helped with her confidence in speaking and engaged us. Also props for going first.