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Liudichen Liu
June 21, 2007
Time-writing Three
Directions: If you were to create a filmed advertisement (a “trailer&rdquo
for a movie based on The Grass-Eaters, which scene would you select? Why? Discuss ways in which you might film the scene (100%)
If I want to create a filmed advertisement, I want to use the final scene of the story. Ajit Babu comes out to pick up some coal and grass with his wife with in worn-out clothes .When in the pipe, Ajit Babu and his wife cook the meal with the grass as the staple seasoning with pepper and salt , there are smile on their face.
I choose this scene because the film’s name is Grass-Eaters. When the audience see the scene, they may immediately know why the film is named Grass-Eaters as well as what the film is talking about. I think this scene should be the most impressing scene in the story. With the help of the great contrast between the pleased smile on the characters’ face and the poor situation they stay at, the audience should be touched and begin to be interested in the film. In addition, when the trailer comes into spectator’s eye, the spectator may start to think about their life. Ajit Babu and his wife, although live in such a poor life, they did not give up. We will have a lesson due to their positive attitude and the spirit of never give up.
In the advertisement, I want to people to see the scraggy legs of Ajit Babu and his wife at first, so that they will learn the fact that they live a tough life. And then the camera moves on to their clothes which is almost decrepit but quite clean. They try their best to find out the coal on the track and pick up the grass carefully. The expression on their face is so earnest that whoever sees they do so will not laugh at them. Then we shift the scene to their home. They are cooking their dinner. Ajit Babu adds some salt into the boiler while talking to his wife. He seems to talk some jokes because his wife similes. Their life seems to be simple but happy.Then the visual angle moves up to let the audiences know what is in the boiler. It is the grass. Then the visual angle moves around to show what kind of home they stay in. The camera moves out of their home and people can see that they live in a pipe. The music of the movie should be traditional India music which may lead people to imagine a picture of daily life and also the rhythm should be convivial. At last, we will show the movie’s name.
