Movie Scene Assessment Challenge Assessment 1) Apply all eight Components of Interpersonal Communication to you scene. The clip illustrates an excellent instance of interpersonal communication. On this clip Alpachino (The Blind man) is the key supply (encoder) in interpersonal communication. Charlie (Suspect/Witness), Dean, Willis Jr. , disciplinary committee and the scholar physique are the decoders of the messages. The group is astounded by the encoder and gave a constructive well timed suggestions which gave assured to the speaker to provide the speech boldly.
The bridge (channel) connecting the sender and the receiver is primarily verbal (vocal-auditory channel). For the reason that speaker within the scene is blind due to this fact there should not many seen facial gestures however the vocal tone (the highs and the lows) of the speaker compensates for his impairment. Sender’s blindness acts because the gatekeeper on this clip. The actor delivered the speech so properly that his impairment (blindness) by no means obstructs to speak with folks round him successfully.
Nevertheless, there’s a little however efficient use of arms to convey his message to the receivers. There’s a little trace of psychological noise within the scene too, which is clear because the Dean doesn’t need to hear the elevated and harsh tone of Frank. The context of the scene is in temporal and social-psychological dimension. The gravity of the scenario pressured the speaker within the clip to take an motion in a harsh method and the relation that had developed between Frank and Charles exhibits the social-psychological dimension.
The clip additionally consist the component of ethics in it since Frank defended the harmless (Charles). The speaker along with his excessive degree of interpersonal competence convinces everybody within the corridor to let justice prevail. 2) How can we see one of many 7 rules of Communication used on this scene? The clip is fairly wealthy in masking the rules of communication. Nevertheless, the obvious of all of them is the purposefulness of interpersonal communication.
5 such functions will be recognized within the scene; to learn- by means of interpersonal communication everybody within the scene learnt about justice; to relate- audio system closeness to Charlie(defendant) is clear by means of his phrases to defend him; to influence- the speaker by means of his phrase of justice persuaded and influenced everybody current within the occasion; to play- a proper outlay of the scene doesn’t introduces the component of playfulness; however the idea of Helpance is fairly apparent within the kind that the speaker helps by means of his phrase to persuade the jury and defend the Charles. ) Had been your characters from individualistic or collectivist cultures? Clarify how their characters affected the way in which they acted in direction of one another. The attitudes and conduct which are traits of a selected social group or group defines tradition. Frank the primary speaker within the clip encultured guidelines, regulation, self-discipline and self obsession from military in his previous which makes him lean in direction of individualistic tradition however in his speech to Help Charles he presents the tendency of collectivist tradition.
Whereas, Charles accultured tameness and shyness since he belonged to a hardworking center class household which is clear all through the film and in and the clip as properly. The Dean right here exhibits the tendencies of individualistic tradition since he portrays energy, authority and self-discipline. Subsequently, Frank and Dean all through the clip discuss aggressively, whereas, Charles act in a timid method. four) What’s a stereotype, and what stereotypes are current in your scene? Stereotype is a set impression of a gaggle of individuals.
Stereotyping is just not very evident on this explicit clip however giving a verdict solely on Charles whether or not deliberately or unintentionally by the Dean may very well be characterised as stereotyping. One other instance of stereotyping is by Frank (Alpachino) the place kinds an impression about Charle’s friends concerned in prank performed in opposition to the Dean as wealthy guardian’s spoiled brats. 5) Apply 4 components of Johari Window to one of many character in your scene? Frank (Alpachino) is a assured, blunt and an easy retired military man is his openself.
His hidden self is his remaining desires for an journey throughout the film which he later reveals to Charles on the journey to New York. Franks specific expression may very well be outlined as his blindself since he doesn’t understand how the opposite individual may very well be affected by his phrases and actions that he says and delivers. Within the film a number of occasions it may be seen that Franck experiences temper swings which is his unknown self, neither he nor anybody else speak about it however the viewers watching the film can establish it. 6) What’s self-serving bias and clarify how one character used it in your scene.
After we take credit score for the constructive and deny duty for the unfavorable known as self-serving bias. On this explicit scene Mr. Willis Jr. figuring out he’s answerable for the prank performed on the dean, denies, mendacity to avoid wasting himself that he was current on the location however didn’t have his contact lens on, due to this fact, couldn’t see and referred Dean, Charles being current on the location. 7) How might your characters have elevated the accuracy of their impression formation? For my part the one individual within the scene who would wish accuracy in impression formation can be the Dean.
He must look into ‘ANALYZE IMPRESSION’ by avoiding early conclusions on the premise of his observations and “REDUCE UNCERTAINIY” by studying about an individual by means of others; on this case about Charles. eight) Apply all 5 phases of the method of listening to the scene in you film. Since this scene mirrors courtroom room scene which is formal and disciplined thus there may be nearly no noise current within the clip and the receiving of the message could be very clear which helps the scholar, disciplinary committee, Dean and the suspects perceive interpersonal communication simply.
The remembering stage is barely restricted to temporal dimension because it’s on brief time period foundation however its influence would have remained in long run reminiscence. Assessment of the message is fairly simple too since its clear from the speech that Frank is making an attempt to defend Charles. Pupil’s response in type of an applaud in direction of the speech is the responding. 9) Identify a listening barrier that you’ve witnessed within the scene? Untimely Judgment is a listening barrier on this scene. Dean is drawing conclusions on incomplete proof. He doesn’t need to hearken to Frank’s speech and continuously attempt to cease him.
It may be implied from Dean’s facial gestures (non-verbal communication) that he doesn’t need to hearken to something anymore and simply need to give the decision. 10) Primarily based on what we’ve got discovered in our class, how might communication have been improved on this scene? Frank(Alpachino) is blind on this scene. I consider the communication might have been far more efficient if Frank wasn’t affected by this impairment. Moreover, if Dean would have listened to and analyzed the scenario indifferently and wouldn’t have shaped a untimely judgment, it could have taken lesser time to come back to a conclusion, thus, enhancing the communication.
