Assignment #8

In the figure eight still there is a few emotions within the still. Temple’s emotions include panic, uncertainty, and comfort. Temple is in her state because I believe this is the part where she saw her grade. She’s distraught. She feels comfort in the squeeze box she created. Her roommate’s emotion are concern, fear, and disgust. She catches Temple in her squeeze box, unsure of what it is and its purpose. She misinterprets it for something sexual, and later Temple gets sent to the dean.  The cinematographic details I noticed was the wood in front of the squeeze box. That detail shows urgency for the compression and comfort that the squeeze box provides. It shows that Temple did not have enough time to remove the wood out of the way as they are right in front of the opening. I could use this image to show the urgency that goes through an autistic person’s mind when they need relief from whatever is stressing them. The evidence that this still provides is that the average person does not use a squeeze machine however it was concluded from Temple’s study that it has comforting effects for most people whether typically developed or autistic.

In still figure eight you see how far Temple has come in her design success. She is discussing her designs with someone that owns a large slaughter house. The cinematographic details includes a room full of men in a circle with the exception of Temple. I would use this still as evidence that high-functioning autistic people can lead successful lives.

By dissecting the film by stills there is more detail to be seen that might have been missed previously. From this exercise I learned to analyze a scene better, by taking in more information that would have passed me due to the speed of the scenes.