Blog Assignment #5

In scene 11 of sex, lies, and videotape, the initial conflict at hand for analysis is the fact that John feels threatened by Graham and is trying to take control of the whole conversation. The opening value is John trying to put down Ann and everything she is doing in order to take that control of his environment and the conversation. As far as the beats go, the beats are broken down to where every time someone responds to something John says, John himself changes the conversation topic and the tone. And example of that is when John put down Ann's cooking. Graham had complimented it and as a result, John tried to shake it off. Once Graham had changed the topic, John had brought it back to himself to ask about an earlier reference Graham and Ann had made. With the closing value compares with the opening value because in the beginning, Ann doesn't want to have anything to do with Graham, and by the end, she wants to help him apartment hunt. The ultimate turning point of the scene is when Graham talks about having only one key. This I think helps to soften John's opinion of Graham and allows him to put down his defense a little. 

When it comes to Weston's ways of analyzing a scene, the scene is broken down into moments between characters and certain lines. I think the results are better with McKee because it is an analysis that is easier to understand and what I think easier to direct from. I however also like Weston's way because I think breaking down the scene between character interaction is beneficial to the actors more so than the director. 

Discussion:

1.) When it comes to analyzing and breaking down a scene, is there a politically correct way to do it? Or is it all left up to the director and what works for them?

2.) How can character breakdowns be beneficial to the director?