I chose to watch sitcom called "Up All Night." This was the first time this show was aired. After watching the show with the sound off I was able to make many assumptions regarding the couple's relationship. Based on the pictures I was aware that the couple was happily married and just had a baby. As the show went on I noticed tension and stress between the couple. I could make assumptions regarding their mood based on their body language and facial expressions. I could tell that they were upset when they were arguing because of how animated they were when they spoke. I could see that the couple was exhausted and tired. I also noticed how loving the couple was to their baby by their facial expressions and the way they looked at her.
Watching the show with the sound on, confirmed my assumptions. However, being able to hear what they were saying, I was able to have a better understanding of why the couple was stressed and feeling the way they were. With the sound off, the communication between the couple was very animated and tense. After listening to the conversations between the couple, I became aware of the resentment between the couple, due to the husband choosing to stay home with the baby, and the wife going back to work. In the end, the wife showed her love and commitment to her husband and baby by choosing them over her boss. I feel that I would have made better assumptions with a show that I already knew. Because this was a new show, I did not know the history between the couple and their personalities.
Hi Angie,
ReplyDeleteI also chose to watch this show :) I agree with you, some things were really easy to pick up on because there were some great facial expressions and body language but when I watched the show with the sound on I was surprised about how far off I was from the plot (especially what was going on at the work place)! I realized that I had many assumptions that were based off of my first impressions of the characters and had to change them when I watched the show a second time.
I think that you're right, if I had done this exercise with a show I was more familiar with I too would have made better assumptions and would have picked up on some of the more subtle details. However, I think that I picked up on a lot more things than I normally would the second time around because I was aware of the body language from the first time watching it.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Hey Angie,a nice post.Some shows are hard to follow with the sound on, I can imagine a new one the first time watching was hard.
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