Continuity & Dialogue - DJ

After watching the videos it gave me more of a clear vision on what we are supposed to be doing with this assignment. Something I find super fascinating in films is how every little thing counts as symbolism. In the video 'The Royal Tenenbaums Bridge Scene Analysis' the commentator brings up how the distance shown between Eli and Margot in how far they are standing from each other and the small gap in the railing show the distance in their relationship. This video/scene is a good example of showing continuity with the camera angle switching from Margot walking onto the bridge and then Eli walking towards her. There was also a good example of the 180 degree axis, when the two characters coming together in the Fram it's closer to Margot showing Eli. In class we talked about the Monty Python video and how it uses continuity as a comedic expression. I think it was clever because the whole time you're waiting for the person to get closer and right when you get used to the idea he's never going to get to his destination, then it cuts to the guard getting stabbed and works as a jump scare for the audience. For a creative writing class I told last semester I had to watch 'My Dinner with Andre'. So seeing the edited version with all the dialogue cut, at first watch it feels very awkward but as it goes on you get the feeling that  two characters are having a serious conversation with breaks for jokes. Something super evident across all the videos is that dialogue and continuity work hand in hand and without each other a scene could feel really off.