For this assignment I was instructed
to watch an unknown show with no sound.
I choose to what “The Have and the Have Not’s” by Tyler Perry. I picked this particular show because I have
been meaning to watch it and never actually got around to doing so. I watch two clips on YouTube. The first clip
was titled, “Candice turns the table on Jim.”
The other clip was called, “Veronica fends for herself.” I was very curious to know if this show was
as good as so many people say it is.
In the first scene there was a woman,
Candice, who was on the phone with a man.
She was smiling and laughing and seemed very happy to speak with
him. Later, he handed the phone to
another gentlemen. This is when she
looked to become angry and became yelling.
Her face looked as though she was up to know well. Also, without knowing any of the characters I
thought the first man was her boyfriend and the other man was someone who she
had kidnapped.
In the second scenario, Veronica
looked as though she had enough. She
wanted her boyfriend out of her house but he would not go. Her facial expressions looked very serious
and she seemed to not being playing around this time. Also, the man looked very fearful. The way this clip ended it really draws you
in and makes you wonder what happens next.
After watching both the scenes again
with sound I found out some very useful information. In the first scene, I seemed to have been
right. The lady on the phone and the first man that she was talking to were in
on it together for the kidnapping of the other man. However, it did not go into details about
their relationship. In the second clip,
turns out that she did in fact want him out.
As well, Veronica had threatened to kill his entire family if he did not
leave. Finally, through speaking with
someone who actually watches the show on a regular basis I learned some
additional information. Candice and the
man that was kidnapped was actually having an affair. In the second scene Veronica was tired of her
boyfriend coming around drunk which is why she wanted him out. I think if I were watching the show more I
would have known more, however my assumptions were pretty accurate.
You gave a great example of how some nonverbal cues may mean different things to different people. For example, when you mentioned with the sound off Candice smiling and laughing gave you the impression that she was happy but you actually realized with the sound turned on she was laughing and smiling because she was being mischievous. I think when we communicate we understand the person more that we are communicating with when we are familiar with them. Being that you were not familiar with the show, you would not know that Candice is mischievous, by on her nonverbal cues you would think of her as a person who is always cheerful and happy.
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