FILM 1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Giancarlo Esposito, Danny Aiello, Joie Lee
Document Summary
Do the right thing (1989, written and directed by spike lee, dp was ernest dickerson, edited by barry alexander brown, music by bill lee) Dramatic character study with comedic undertones about socio-economic and racial tensions on the hottest day of the summer in the bedford-stuyvesant neighborhood of brooklyn. Pino - john turturro (dislikes neighborhood, antagonistic brother) Mister senor love daddy - samuel l. jackson. Calm, melodic saxophone intro plays as the production and title cards begin to roll. 40 acres and a mule productions (reference to the fallacy of reparations during reconstruction) Denoted as a spike lee joint (specific language; not a film, furthering the art of cinema) Cut to medium shot of woman dancing in the street as public enemy"s fight the power plays. Explosively obtrusive introduction; contrapuntal to the saxophone that drew the viewer in. Sexualized nature of the dancing woman through: staging of the bump and grind type dancing costuming (drab colors highlight skin tone)
