Asterios Polyp is a perfect example of an art form exploiting its medium. It's visual metaphors and clever framing brings the art of storytelling through illustrations to its maximum potential. The contrast between the geometric and organic shapes representing the two main character represents the difference in personalities and how they compliment eachother. The color scheme and abstract drawings symbolize feelings and behaviors of people. This trickery is best achieved through comic strips or visual novels rather than live action. The intricate representations in the drawings went hand in hand with the dialogue which transmitted its messages with much clarity and at the same time entertaining.

     Asterios Polyp is a perfect example of an art form exploiting its medium. It's visual metaphors and clever framing brings the art of storytelling through illustrations to its maximum potential. The contrast between the geometric and organic shapes representing the two main character represents the difference in personalities and how they compliment eachother. The color scheme and abstract drawings symbolize feelings and behaviors of people. This trickery is best achieved through comic strips or visual novels rather than live action. The intricate representations in the drawings went hand in hand with the dialogue which transmitted its messages with much clarity and at the same time entertaining.

Similarities between Jim Jarmusch's three films discussed in class

-Slow ongoing shots.

-Unique characters that aren't your typical hollywood heroes.

-Coincidences that take the characters in different situations/

-Reoccurring topics such as violence/guns, sex, death, drugs, and love.

-Sexist implications.

-References to musicians.

-Harsh reality of life.

-Settings are usually in cities and towns surrounded by society.

-We find ourselves rooting for the "bad" guys which in this case are the protagonists.

-Dark tones with small chances of hope.

-Point of views are similar when they cut between the main characters.

-Themes of regret, redemption, revenge, freedom.

-Justice has its way at the end.

  

GOOSE FATHER SHORT FILM­­

VISUAL CUES PRIORITIES

1.     Introduction to Gilho being lonely in his apartment

a.      Establishing shot of apartment

b.     Camera focuses on family photos

c.      Gilho going about his lonely life.

d.     Advertises his need of an assistant.

2.     Wuesong is introduced with the goose in front of Gilho’s apartment.

a.      Cut to Wuesong making breakfast for Gilho.

b.     Scene dedicated to conversation between the two men

c.      Reveal Wuesong’s past and the reason as to why he has a goose.

3.     Gilho and Wuesong go out on a Kareoke night

a.      Show friendship between the two men.

b.     They both get tipsy with the alcohol intake.

c.      Gilho and Wuesong almost kiss, but Gilho slaps him.

d.     Wuesong runs away crying.

4.     Gilho returns to his sad apartment and skips work because of sad events

a.      Parallel editing between Gilho and Wuesong

b.     Gilho stares at the sunset outside his balcony

c.      Wuesong walks around the city with his goose with no destination in mind

d.     They both miss each other.

5.     Gilho goes out with friends at a Korean bar

a.      Show Gilho  having fun with friends, but clearly still has wuesong in his thoughts.

b.     Gilho returns to the apartment with one drunk friend (Taeyeong)

6.     Gilho and taeyeong surprisingly finds Wuesong inside the apartment cooking a meal.

a.      Taeyeong screws with the goose until the goose bites him

b.     Wuesong panics and patches him up.

c.      They decide to go to sleep.

7.     Wuesong wakes up in the middle of Daeboreum (full moon night)

a.      He finds his mother on the balcony

b.     Intimate moment between boy and mother.

c.      Gilho wakes up as well and is surprised to see the goose was really his mother all along.

d.     Gilho and Wuesong decide to kiss in this magical moment and the screen fades to black.

   
     Hypothetically speaking, as a director of photography for the screenplay "sleep donation" I would try to visually transmit a neurotic feeling. When one goes a full day without sleep, you see the world through a different perspective. Everything is exactly the same, yet at the same time everything feels slightly off. It's as if you're living a different version of your life where you don't pay too much attention to details and everything feels a bit surreal because you don't have the brain power to register everything as you usually do. In order to translate this feeling visually, I would use a large variety of dutch angles and plenty of depth of field. With a tilted camera, everything can feel "off" similar to that neurotic state of mind. The excessive use of depth of field will get rid of the needless details and focus on only what's important. Dizzy and strange movements of the camera would be done to relate to the feeling of drowsiness.