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Shot Breakdown Assignment

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The “Shot Breakdown” asks students to focus on one scene and to name formal elements such as the framing, sound, lighting, camera movement, and set design using title cards or in a voiceover. They then use these concrete observations to make simple arguments about how the ingredients work together to give that scene its tone and meaning.

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  1. Welcome Adam Hart and Simona Schneider with essays by Garrett Allen, Susan Bin, Alex Cox, Nicole Flanary, Jermaine Heidelberg, Jeremy Korn, Kathy Li, Elodie Saint Louis, Annie Lu, Abi Polinsky, Eli Rivas, Nina Sapers, Keyon Vafa
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  1. The Brood by Garrett Allen
  2. Eraserhead by Alex Cox
  3. Videodrome Shot Breakdown by Mercedes Flowers