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Please watch 5:30-8:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogvTPJCgasM
Carefully watch the 3-minute video clip from Revolutionary Girl Utena (episode 6) and respond to the
following questions. Please submit your answers in a Word document of 500-600 words (double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font)
Use time stamps when citing specific examples from the anime clip.
Ex. “(0:24-0:28)” = seconds 24 through 28 of the clip
Use page numbers when citing from the readings.
Ex. “Ruddell defines X as Y (115).”
[Language note: DANIキラー = tick/mite spray]
1. This clip comes from an episode in which Nanami (the blonde character) has experienced a series of
accidents, such as items randomly falling on her, and has become paranoid that someone is actively trying to kill her. She has also become increasingly jealous of her older brother (red-headed) Touga’s relationship with (purple-haired) Anthy. (CW: parodic discussion of both murder and suicidal ideation.)
There are three moments of heightened dramatic and emotional tension in the clip, at time stamps (A) 0:54-1:20, (B) 2:00-2:15, and (C) 2:18-2:38. Choose ONE and give a close visual/aural media analysis of what makes this moment dramatic and emotional for the viewer. Use at least two key terms we’ve used in class in the “anime” unit (Weeks 2-3) and two key terms from the “manga” unit (Week 1). You should also engage with secondary readings (esp. Ruddell and/or McCloud) to support your argument about the viewer’s emotional engagement. [14 points, rubric below]
You may choose to approach this question by thinking about the following questions. These are just jumping-off points for thinking about your response, you are NOT required to answer all or any:
–What happens (visually, aurally) at the transitions that begin and end this scene?
–How is the audience “sutured” into the scene? –is there a sense of spatiality?
(What’s happening in the background? Is there a strong sense of location in which a viewer
could orient themselves? If not, how else is the viewer involved?)
–What happens (if anything) in the “gutter” between shots, when the ‘camera’ angle changes? And does the changing ‘camera’ angle itself give the viewer any additional information or impressions about the
characters or emotions involved?
–Are there moments of “closure” which invite/require the viewer to participate?
–Where do we see anime-ic qualities in how movement is depicted, and what effect do they have?
–Are there moments of stillness, and if so what is their effect?
–Are there moments when we lose color? (Why? What is the effect of a switch to black-and-white or
grey-scale?)
2. Self-reflection: What is the most important thing you learned in the past two weeks (about course
materials or yourself)?
Rubric for Question #1
(A) Usage of class terminology
(=Can you describe specific details of what you see and terms introduced in class to identify them?)
*Partial credit may be given for partial mistakes or lack of clarity in description of details
Please use time stamps!
(B) Using (A) as evidence to support an argument
6 points: Answer skillfully considers how the specific details and associated concepts described in (A) effect the viewer to create an emotional/dramatic moment. Engagement with secondary sources (especially Ruddell and/or McCloud) will help here!
5 points: Answer brings together details from (A) with thoughts about viewer engagement, but connection is vague and could use more explanation.
4 points and under: Surface-level analysis that does not explain how the details described in (A) effect the viewer. Ex: “The limited animation I mentioned earlier makes the viewer more engaged.”
