Donald Duck in 'Der Fueherer's Face"

1. How are the Germans (and Japanese) portrayed in the opening sequence? How is irony created? They are all happy and singing and walking out of order whereas in real life they are all formal and quiet and all look the same with there facial expressions.
2. How is propaganda and the effect of propaganda portrayed with the introduction of Donald Duck? Everything is hitler. his cooko clock is hitler and stuff
3. How is irony continued into the breakfast scene? That the bread is like wood, rock hard and he puts a fragrance on called aroma of bacon and eggs, so that he smells like he just ate it even though they hardly get anything, so that German food is bad
4. How is Nazi Germany portrayed in the opening shot at 3:30? A massive dark castle, like hell, there's no light
5. What is ironic about the song lyrics regarding work and what is happening in the scene? The song was in a happy tone when Donald was working hard, they say that they will never be enslaved when Donald is
6. What does the conveyor belt portray regarding the lifestyle of Germans? All ammo and pictures of Hitler
7. Why do you think that there aren't actually any people that force Donald to work? We only see the ends of bayonets and a speaker. No, since its only a dream
8. What is ironic about the vacation? The vacation was only for a couple of seconds, because the Germans don't get vacations
9. In the dream sequence, how are the Germans portrayed? Why? Fat, skinny and lazy, and they all like Hitler, there like the shells that are being created because they only want to destroy
10. What do the pajamas when we see Donald in his bed tell us?That he's an American and everyone wears 
11. What is the Statue of Liberty used to convey? That he is fateful to America, proud to be an American, freedom
12. How is Hilter portrayed at the end of the film? What is it about his face that is important? His head was on the wall, and that his face was all straight.

Why is this a representation of propaganda? Why is it actually ironic considering the way the Nazi's are portrayed?

Who are the villains, victims, and heroes? Villains: The German. Victims: the Americans, Hero:the Americans

How are the Villains portrayed? That there the good guys.  What can you conclude about how these characters are portrayed knowing that this was produced in 1943 USA? That they didn't really think the Germans would hae done muh and it was sort of just a joke to them, since they bagged them out quiet a lot in the video. (write a short essay including a discussion of the director's use of film techniques.)

Finding Visual Techniques - Life is Beautiful

 (4:20) How are camera angles used when Joshua says 'Thank you' (not in German)? Which angles are used to view each of the characters? What does each of these angle signify? 
Joshua:A High Angle Shot, to show that he is small, we look down on him. The German Waiter: a low angle shot to show that he is scary and stands over us. 

(4:45) What shot distance and angle is used to show Guido's concern for Joshua when the German waiter leaves the room? Describe the composition) Eye level, medium shot 

(4:46) How is shot of Guido contrasted to the shot of the German waiter walking away to tell someone what has just happened? Describe the composition and compare it to the previous shot of a concerned Guido.
Guido's shot is at eye level in a sort of mid shot, where he is standing at the door and is watching with a worried look on his face. He is sort of leaning out of the doorway, bending over. Whereas the German is all stiff and formal and is walking down the corridor which is like a box. he is all straight and walks the same way all the time(5:02-05) How is the shot of the German's contrasted to that of Guido teaching the children to say 'Thank You'?
Medium and Long shot. Its all orderly when it looks at the Germans and then when it shows Guido is all dis-orderly. Its a low medium shot looking at the Germans and then a high angle long shot. You can see a separation, all the children and Guido and then the Germans by themselves.
HW: How are visual techniques utilised to evoke empathy from the audience and clearly delineate (indicate) who are the heros, villains, and victims in this scene?

Life is Beautiful HW

Life is beautiful, even though it is on a dark topic, is an engaging story, bringing out the dark side of the holocaust, but doing it in such a way that the audience wants to see what will happen next, with a bit of humour. Life is Beautiful is an engaging story because of what Guido did/does and why he does it to save his kid, Joshua, and find his wife, Dora.

Guido is a father and a husband to his son Joshua, and his wife Dora. He had a life back in Italy running a book store with his son. Throughout the movie, the audience begins to see what Guido is like, how he does things and why he does them. We get to know Guido more and more as the story progresses, the more we begin to like Guido the way he is. Smart, funny, caring, and will do anything to get what he wants, in this case, Dora. Once they have a kid, Joshua, you can see how Guido changes, from standing up and talking, he gets down low with Joshua and speaks in a gentle tone, not wanting to shout at him or speak down to him, but so they are both equal .

You can start to see this more clearly once they get taken to the concentration camp with the Germans. When Joshua starts asking questions, Guido got down and even though he lied, it was for Joshua's own safety. Throughout the concentration camp, Guido makes up a game about how they need points and by staying hidden, they are earning those points. So when all the kids go missing, Guido explains that they are all hiding. To prove that they are, Guido sneaks Joshua out when he is the waiter for the German party, and shows Joshua the kids that are playing the game of hide and seek. And when Joshua see's them, you can tell that he had believed Guido was right, that they are hiding. Guido has only done what he has so he can keep the people he loves safe from harm, even if it means his putting his life on the risk. this is what Ii find engaging, the way Guido show kindness to the people around him, good or bad, and how he always has one goal in his sight, but avoids it if it means keeping the people he loves safe. It makes the viewer wanting to see what happens next, to see how Guido will over come the challenge at hand and what he would have done to keep people safe.

Finally, you can see how Guido would risk his life to save his son, Joshua, in the end, when he hides him in the steal box. He says to Joshua if he doesn't come back, if he was "caught" by the guards, to only come out when know one else is around. And once he does get caught, and see's Joshua staring at him from the box, he does a march that makes Joshua laugh, to convince him that he was caught in the game and that he wasn't about to die and that Joshua had to still hide since everyone was looking for him. Guido sacrificed his own life looking for Dora and trying to save his son, and in the end he did. And even though he died for it, it was his own decision to go out there and find Dora, and to escape with both of them, and that is what I found the most engaging, for even though capture was highly possible, he still went out for the people he loved.

So in conclusion, Guido's love for friends and family, and what he would do for them in there time of need is what i think engages the audience to keep on watching to find out what happens next.

Hero's and villains in life is beautiful

1. The Germans are giving orders for what they want the Jews to do for them. When they ask for a translator, Guido puts his hand up and makes up the rules of the game that he is trying to convince his son there playing.
2. The Germans are the villains because they have captured the Jews and forced them to do work for them. The hero in the scene would most likely be Guido, since he is saving his son from worrying to much and stops him from thinking that he would die in this place, but to think that its all just a game. but by saying that he's putting everyone else at risk because they don't know what's going on

Holocaust Unit: Key Question and 'Life is Beautiful

1. A tragedy is when something bad happens to someone/something which is remembered as a bad thing with either good or bad outcomes.
2. The reason 'Life is Beautiful' is a tragedy is not because the movie was bad, but on what the movie was based on. The holocaust was a tragedy since millions of Jews and people died and history was scared by the remembrance of this war
3. yes, there was humour in the movie
4. A villain is usually port-raid as the bad guy in the story, for example the joker or lex Luther but in Life is Beautiful it would be the Germans. A hero is the good guy or guys who do good things to help other people, in Life is Beautiful, Guido dies saving his son and trying to find his wife. And the victim(s) are the people who are effected by it, so in Life is Beautiful, the victims are the Jews who are tortured and put in the conviction camp.
5. Question 5 is in Question 4
6. Guido plays one of the important roles, since its about him and his son Joshua who get taken to a concentration camp. The movie is based on there survival and Guido lying to his son to keep him safe and not to make him worry about if he is seen, he will be killed. Joshua and Dora, who are the son and wife of Guido, are the other main characters. The story is based on Joshua's story about how his father lied to him to make believe its just a game and in the end, died for keeping his son safe, and trying to find his wife and keep her safe.