Mis-en-Scene - Remember the Titans

I choose to evaluate a scene from Remember the Titans. The scene I used is a scene is a major scene in the movie. When coach Boone, (Denzel) leads his team on a run to the Gettysburg memorial. At this point he gives a speech to his team about overcoming the differences between the races, and uniting as one team to achieve greatness. Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot does an outstanding job using the rule of thirds to capture this shot. Placing coach Boone on the far left in a red shirt against a neutral background allows for all attention to be directed to Coach Boone. Also, the graves really begin to illustrate the path this team is on by ignoring and hating one another.  Also the parallel lines created by the actor and the tree combine to further enhance the parallelism coach Boone is making with his dialogue. This scene is the turning point in the movie, and he parallelisms makes a beautiful piece of production.

Compose a Frame- Action Golf Swing

In this picture, I had the ability to put a timer on a camera that would record my swing. I decided to take the shot at The Ledges Golf Club on the 12th tee. This hole allowed me to place the camera on level ground even with the tee. With the rule of thirds in mind I decided to crop the picture with me in the center creating a vertical line in the middle allowing for the background to create symmetrical balance.

The mountain range and the different color of rocks create horizontal lines that are seen over and over as one scans the image. All the horizontal lines bring the eye to the golfer. The lines created from the mountains, grass, and shrubs all influence the index vector and bring eyes back to the golfer.

Axioms - Nike.com

The website I choose to demonstrate the axioms of web design is Nike.com. When one arrives on the landing page the eye is immediately drawn to hero image that takes up the majority of space. This image changes from Serena Williams, to Rory Mcilroy and continues on a cycle. The page is formatted in a landscape format with div elements that divide the navigation links, header, footer. The color scheme is simple grey, black and white. The nike logo is Top left and helps move the viewer from left to right and they progress through the page. An asymmetrical layout also creates good balance making the page aesthetically pleasing.

The page is very simple to navigate because of the direct links to the different type of apparel and sporting goods. The drop down lists also make finding specific groups of items easier. Also the navigation tabs are broken down by age and gender to help shopping easier and navigable. The is not any unrelated clickbait found on the page, just links and contact information.