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Front-Ranger:
Thanks, Amanda, so glad you heard the screaming!! And, thanks a lot, magic, now I lay awake at night cataloguing which scenes Jack was left and right in. ::) (Peeling potatoes and clothes scene, reunion ending, doing laundry in stream...)
Front-Ranger:
Versatile scene...kissing Lureen goodbye scene...
Front-Ranger:
This is one of my favorite threads so I had to bump it. Ironically, photobucket is now blocked on my work computer, so I can't add or see any of the pix from there. >:(
Brown Eyes:
OK. I'm going to get serious here and try to start a list of important horizontal/ vertical moments. Some of these are pretty clear and obvious... I'm sure there are a lot of subtle instances of these things too that we can hunt for. I take horizontal/ vertical to refer to both body positions and instances of below/ above (for instance the reunion scene where Ennis is above Jack on the balcony but their positions are equalized when they move to embrace... Ennis must move down to have this happen... Jack runs towards Ennis but does not climb the stairs in order to hug Ennis). I'll add to this as I notice different nuances. I'd love to hear what people make of some of these choices in staging and "choreography."
Lee, if the task seems appealing to you, I nominate you to be our right/ left cataloger and point-person.
**Note, the reversals and changes in positions (and color, tone, etc.) in TS1 vs. TS2 have been well discussed so I will refrain from reiterating those intances in this list.
Ennis Horizontal and Jack Vertical:
-prayer of thanks camping trip- Ennis is lying down while Jack is sitting up and is elevated due to his position near the campfire. Ennis sits up to tell the Earl
story, but Jack still appears elevated in comparison.
-around the campfire directly before TS1- Ennis remains lying down while Jack stands up and runs to grab the extra blanket.
-"that's the most I spoke in a year" conversation- Ennis stays reclined by the fire while Jack is peeing and when Jack jumps up to goof around and mimick
being in a rodeo.
Jack Horizontal and Ennis Vertical:
-"Tent don't look right" scene- Jack is lying down while Ennis is upright and running around checking the tent. This arrangement seems very calculated in the
way the scene is filmmed.
-"You know I ain't queer" scene- Jack horizontal and Ennis vertical (positioned at right angle to one another at first). Ennis then sits to be closer to Jack's
position, but Jack remains in a more reclined position while Ennis is sitting up.
Ennis Below and Jack Above:
-the "maybe Texas" argument scene- they begin at the same level, squatting by the stream. But Jack stands up to leave Ennis squatting below him. Ennis
only stands up once Jack walks away.
-the hug at the end of the argument scene. Ennis collapses to the ground while Jack remains more upright at first as he tries to support Ennis. He
eventually kneels down too.
-scene where Jack picks out the low-startle point horse and the horse-spinning scene both involve Ennis checking Jack out while Ennis is on the ground and
Jack is elevated by sitting on the horse.
Jack Below and Ennis Above:
-scene where Ennis is washing out the coffee pot in the stream and looks up to see Jack high on the mountain with the sheep.
-reunion scene Jack is remains at ground level while Ennis begins at an elevated level on the balcony and comes down to embrace Jack.
Front-Ranger:
THis is really interesting Amanda! I'm looking at the movie with different eyes after this! It's interesting to see the "dance" of the two characters in a kinetic way. Ang Lee talked about "blocking" out the scenes, and I think this is what he was talking about.
--- Quote ---Lee, if the task seems appealing to you, I nominate you to be our right/ left cataloger and point-person.
--- End quote ---
Great! I will do this and use your post as a model. This is an intriguing project!!
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