Blog Assignment #7

STEP ONE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXbBlGBoUms

STEP TWO

The theme of Donnio Darko, in my opinion, is love and sacrifice. In order for Donnie to save his love from dying, Donnie must sacrifice himself by dying instead. It is exemplified in this scene by having Donnie and his lover in a movie theatre with no one else in it. He is then greeted by Frank, whom we find out later in the movie is the man Donnie kills and introduces Donnie to portals. In order to save both his lovers and Frank’s lives, Donnie must sacrifice himself and die instead. The theme is more didactic because it shows that morally right choices ultimately yield the best outcomes.

STEP THREE

The lines in the scene are much more linear as opposed to curvilinear. The lines of seats in the empty theatre as well as the entrance and lines coming up the walls help with that. Within the frames there is more affinity with the linear lines rather than any contrast. There are also very strong virtual lines with Donnie’s sinister look towards Frank. The shape of Donnie’s head is much more circular compared to Frank’s mask which, with the ears, is squarer. There is little movement in the scene only small camera movement. At first the direction is vertical coming from the top of the movie theatre back down to where we see Donnie and his lover together entering the theatre. Then, when they are in the theatre, there is slow horizontal movement of the camera as it gets closer to Donnie. The point of interest is consistent because it is a conversation back and forth between Donnie and Frank. The point of interest follows the rule of thirds with Donnie’s eye in the upper left third of the shot as well as Frank. Spaced is used within the first couple of frames showing the large theatre room completely empty with only Donnie and his girlfriend in it. This could symbolize that Donnie is doing this entirely on his own in order to save the lives of his girlfriend and Frank. The rhythm of the scene is pretty consistent because nothing really changes due to the ongoing conversation between Donnie and Frank.