Sunday, September 16, 2012

I-Carly with and without sound


This is what I see when I muted the television show, i-Carly.
I see a young couple walking down a hall which looks like a school hallway. The young male is in crouches and has a cast his left foot. Their relationship looks to be that of high school friends. A girl with blond hair approaches them and with a big smile on her face, she directs her attention to him. The other girls facial expression changes from a smile to a frown. It seems as though she is not liking what the other girl is telling the male. The male looks flattered as he raisins his eye brows and pouts his chest. The girl that was with the male takes a step away from them and shrugs her shoulders. She then grabs the male in crouches and kisses him until the blond girl leaves. I guess I was wrong. Their relationship has changed from high school friends to high school sweethearts. The male smiles and the scene changes to another location.
Side note-I am glad I have cable that allows me to rewind live television. I don't know how I would have been able to complete this assignment. Now with sound.
I sure was wrong. I feel that I made assumptions that were incorrect just based on the non verbal gestures of the characters. My assumptions would have not been wrong if I had been watching a chow I know well because certain characters are made to be predictable. That's what makes a character popular. They are expected by the viewers to do and say similar things. After I heard the dialog of the scene, I realized that the couple were not high school sweethearts. The girl just wanted to get rid of the blond girl who was trying to ask the male to a party. She did kiss him but she was talking in a sarcastic tone  and made her jealous with the kiss. The plot of the scene was totally different.
This assignment reminds me of what children that come from other countries feel on their first days of school in another country. Know that I think about it, there are children in the same country that can feel that way.  

1 comment:

  1. Hi Frank! I enjoyed reading your experience with verbal and nonverbal communication. I have become more observant of the gestures and body language that people use during communication. This has helped me become more effective when interacting with others. Thank goodness for the comcast cable features!

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