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Dog Food

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Reflection Paper

Dog Food

Over the past half of the semester, I have learned many valuable things that have boosted my understanding of art. Art has been a vague concept because I did not understand most of its meaning, particularly for those pieces utilizing several stylistic components during filming. Artists and cinematic producers use various aspects to bring their artwork to life, particularly by conveying the message well. During the Cinematic class, many things made it clear to me that elements incorporated in any film have a meaning behind them and sed to get a message to the audience. To document what I have learned during the half semester, I will analyze the film “Dog Food.” During the first half of the Cinematic Body Class, I learned the distinction between the different elements of cinematic work, the true meaning behind most of the films, how they are made, and the emotions they solicit as a genre.

The film Dog food is rather emotional, exceptionally when it starts. The dog owner seems to have a solid connection with the dog and engages in a conversation as if it were a person. After giving the dog breakfast, the owner leaves the dog, and on closing the door, he indicates that “I’ll be back before you know” this demonstrates a strong between the dog and its owner. The dog owner is a farmer with many animals, such as chickens, pigs, and sheep, that he takes care of. As the film progresses, there is a scene in a local glossary store where the director portrays several filming elements. When the girl enters the shop, there is some weird silence followed by awkward eye contact between the attendant and the girl. The film direct takes the shot with alternating angles during the conversation between the shop attendant and the customer. This filming angle alternation portrays a well-through camera angle with close-up shots that refine the looks and make the interaction between the two characters interesting.

Another camera angle, the subject-camera-distances, brings about the emotions and the connection between the shopkeeper and the girl shopper. Use of the director places the camera closer to the face of the shopkeeper to indicate that he is gaining a connection with the girl. As he hands over a brochure and points out he has a dog named “Ralphie,” the girl is elated and smiles passionately when she says, “Ralphie” is cute. Just after the girl leaves the shop, the film director uses an almost frozen frame to show the dog owner staring at the girl as she awakens. The film director uses cinematic elements to illustrate how emotion is built between different characters in the film. When the shopkeeper (dog owner) returns home, he is excited to meet his dog and claps severally to get his dog excited. The film director also uses zoom-out when “Ralphie” is being walked along the street. This frame shows a close bond between the dog and its owner in a relatively isolated town center.

On a day, the dog owner returns home and finds Ralphie missing; we see time...