Magic Lantern

Magic Lantern

Friday, September 4, 2015

Episode 2: Britney

Almost immediately after the interview begins, the author of the book begins an anecdote about the time that she saw Britney Spears at a restaurant. After quickly describing the superstar, she explains that the story is so relevant because she was holding her book "To Feel Things". As she explained that amazing moment in her life the music in the background began and strongly enhanced the moment. It helped you to know how excited she felt and the contrast with the previous 3 minutes without music tell the audience that this moment is an important one to remember. The rest of the interview was built off of this realization. 

At the 38 minute mark, the host of the show begins to ask the man that she is on the phone with if he is confident and likes himself. When he responds in a negative manner, it adds a negative feeling to the talk show and pulls strongly away from the story, changing the way that the audience feels and distracting them by making them feel uncomfortable. The previous tangent involving the clerk whose parents won the lottery became relevant once tied to the story but I felt that the tangent involving this man very negatively affected it and should be removed.  If removed, the audience could better focus and the feelings that were built up prior would not be interrupted. I do not believe that anything would be lost, other than a quick break from the Britney overload. 

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