https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33 *Make sure you write your name as the title of your post*. 1. Choose a scene from the film that best highlighted a key message of the director, or made you feel a particularly strong emotion. Identify it in your answer, and include the timestamp if possible. 2. In your answer, explain your reasoning, and refer to how at least 2 film/doco techniques helped to make this scene so impactful. 3. Add a screenshot of the particular scene with your answer. en-us 2022-02-22 04:04:02 UTC 2022-03-02 03:49:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f40b.png lena_boby https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072571711 In this scene, the documentary starts off with a SeaWorld advertisement. It juxtaposes the fantasy-like living condition of the Orcas SeaWorld presents versus the cruel and inhumane reality and conditions the Orcas actually face. 

This scene was very powerful to us because it was like an almost humourous justification for the maltreatment of the SeaWorld Orcas. It also highlights the Orca's lack of freedom & raises questions as to how negatively the habitat they are kept in affects their welfare. The way they treat them is almost trivial as to how they display them in their media and marketing. 

A film technique used in this scene is the usage of archival footage to show the audience how SeaWorld displays the wellbeing of Orcas in commercials. They using editing to go quickly from the commercial to the videos of the Orcas being mistreated.]]> 2022-03-02 01:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072571711 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072573137 (17:38) The most powerful scene from the film was the interview with the sisters who recall when they attended Sealand of the Pacific and witnessed the murder of a trainer who slipped into the pool and was held underneath the water by an Orca until she drowned. The way that they described it was chilling and made me realise how messed up it is that the paper said she drowned accidentally leaving out the crucial detail of Tilikum holding her under.

One film technique I noticed was the use of archived footage voiced over by the interview audio to help tell the story. The sisters describe their perspective of the incident and old footage from the day plays simultaneously backing up their statement to prove that they are accurately recalling the events.

Another would be the lack of animation or recreation, which would be very inappropriate. It is much better that the show does not outright show the death, allowing the audience to fill in the blanks. It also adds to the credibility of the girls' recount because (as aforementioned) they instead used real, archived footage from the event.

One last technique I noticed was as the sisters begin to describe when it all went wrong the music becomes a little louder and the camera flicks back and forth between them in close up shots, becoming more and more intense, similar to the scene they are describing as the whales pull the trainer down repeatedly.

]]> 2022-03-02 01:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072573137 queenie_hu https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072592954 I believe one of the most powerfully convincing scenes was when Tilikum was captured as a baby. The fact that the orcas had a plan meant they had experienced such events before, and this not only made me feel a sense of anger but also sorrow for how many times that pod has likely had to experience this.

This scene used both Diegetic and non-diegetic sound to manipulate our emotions to help better convey the message. The director also used direct interviews with one of the people originally at the scene. Which assisted in making the overall experience become more emotional. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072592954 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072598224 I believe the most powerful scene was the explanation of how the orcas were captured, and what had happened to the other orcas that had been part of Tilikum's family. We saw the plans of the orcas, and how they communicated with each other in an attempt to save the babies. The man talking about how he had felt while capturing the orcas was also interesting as he acknowledged the orcas as being part of a family, and said that the orcas had been basically crying as they captured tilikum. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072598224 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072599764 ~1hr9mins
I found the most emotionally strong part of the film is the part where the other people in seaworld were saying things about what Dawn was like and saying things and accusing her without her there to say anything back. 
By using actual footage of the other people talking about this makes it more credible to showing that Seaworld is only trying to cover everything up and cutting to the other trainers saying that they had blamed her for all of it. 
cutting to specific points after one of the trainers makes a point adds to the fact that they were not telling the truth and that they were lying about what had happened. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072599764 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072600462 The capturing and seperation of the whales was a powerful scene because it showed the strong connections that the orcas had with eachother. It also showed how they tried to protect their young by diverting the hunter's attention. In addition, the sounds that the whales made when their young were being captured was quite emotional as you could tell that they were upset.

The director used a combination of animation and archival footage to show how the whales were captured. The director also used narration to further describe the capturing process. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072600462 hayden_abrahams https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072601486 I believe one of the most powerful scenes in this film, was the one where baby Shamu was separated from his mother and moved to a different park. This scene shows how strong the relationships between the mother and child of orcas are, as after Shamu was shipped away the mother would not stop crying out for him.

One of the techniques used is sound, as after they are separated the footage focuses on the distressing sounds the mother orca is making. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072601486 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072602376 This scene proved very powerful and traumatic for the viewers. The trainer was dragged under several times and was dragged around like a toy. The pressure of being dragged down so quickly and being dragged by a killer whale would have been enough to kill most I believe. Thankfully he remained calm and was able to escape. The scene was very traumatic as you could see that every time he came back up he was more tired and desperate than before. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072602376 yannitsounis https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072603596 In this scene the calf was taken away from her mother and shipped to Florida. As soon as the calf was lifted out of the water the mother made noises no one had ever heard before. She was crying and vocalising. This scene is one of the most powerful scenes to me because it shows how the whales have emotions and they are able to recognise when the are missing something. The mother was crying and making noises for days after and it shows how empathetic they are to their children.]]> 2022-03-02 01:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072603596 siennasmith4 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072604572 the most powerful scene for me while watching blackfish was the end scene of the ex trainers watching orcas swimming in the open ocean. This scene evoked emotion from the audience through the use of music and real footage. Rather than a voiceover or an interview, which is what had been previously done during the film, of ex trainers telling us what they did and what they saw, they included real footage of orcas swimming in packs. While this footage was playing, intense and emotional music was playing over the top of it. This music guided the audience into what emotion they should be feeling. The position of this scene being at the end of the film after already experiencing heart wrenching scenes throughout the entirety of the movie also allowed the audience to feel even more happy and moved while watching these orcas swimming freely.]]> 2022-03-02 01:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072604572 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072604625 I think one of the most powerful scenes from the movie was when Tilikum was captured and taken away from his family. This was quite an emotional scene to watch as even after they let the other orcas out of the net, they did not leave Tilikum behind showing how strong their bond is and how much of an emotional capacity they have. It was also heart breaking to know that the orcas had a plan to get away from the hunters, implying that they had experienced this before which is utterly just not okay. The sounds used, the images, the interview of the hunter just made this scene extremely powerful. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072604625 essa_joby https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072605940 The scene where they blamed the trainer (Dawn Brancheau), for the Tilikum attack is what I think was one of the most powerful scenes. In this scene there were people explaining on the news and blamed the attack on Dawn because of her ponytail, however there were many people that were against this because there was no evidence that this happened.  One person who witnesses the attack said that he thinks he saw the ponytail, but was unsure, so it may not have been the case. It was disappointing that they blamed the incident on Dawn after she died, so she has no say in this. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072605940 haalahmughal https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072606154 I believe that this is the most emotionally powerful scene because it shows and tells us that they would just pick off the young/ baby killer whales for Seaworld or other marine parks and way from their own pods. This scene also  shows us that these animals that belong in the whale family just like dolphins have a strong connection with their pods and it is just heartbreaking watching people take away from their family.]]> 2022-03-02 01:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072606154 roycegoh https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072606456 The most powerful scene in the entire documentary is the interview with former Seaworld trainers that were colleagues with Dawn. 

The director utilized close up shots on the faces of the trainers as they were elaborating about Dawn's incident, to better exemplify the fear and anger they displayed. In the picture, former trainer John reiterate what he saw and he even mentioned that this bothers him till now even though years have passed by.

Another technique utilized was the non diegetic music in the background. This helped to tone the scene to a sorrow feeling and could really be used to provoke sad emotions in the audiences.

I feel like this scene left the deepest impression to the world as it used a real life fatality incident to send a message about the consequences of animal captivity, which shouldn't have happened in the first place.


]]> 2022-03-02 01:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072606456 anand_raghuram https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072606819 [10:30]The scene where the whales were being captured was very powerful. It was very saddening to see the orcas struggling against the people. The fact that the orcas that weren't being captured stayed in the vicinity when they didn't have to to comfort the orcas that were being captured showed what a sense of emotional connection they have with each other.

The sound that the mothers made when their children were being captured was used by the director to emphasize what a traumatic experience it is for all the orcas involved.

Also, the fact that they kept emphasizing that they were "only after the little ones" helped the watcher empathize with the whales.

]]> 2022-03-02 01:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072606819 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072608361 The most powerful scene to me was when the mother and the child were separated in captivity. Kalina and her mother Katina were seperated after Kalina was 4 years old. The trainers report that Katina used long distance calls that had never been heard before or documented before.

Re-enactment was a particular technique used in the documentary as they played sad sounding whale noises over a video being played of a whale being taken away.

Non diegetic music played along with fake orca sounds to create an extremely sad sounding scene that made you feel terrible about the situation that was occuring]]> 2022-03-02 01:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072608361 kartheekladdipeerla https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072610788 [35:36]
The scene where one of the baby calf whales was being separated from its mother. The mother orca sent out some sort of long-distance sound that had never been heard before. It was really sad to see how heartless the seaworld people were, especially when they already knew the importance of community, family, and emotional connection to the orcas. And the next scene where the mother whale was distraught about losing the calf.]]> 2022-03-02 01:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072610788 chase_rodgers https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072612808 (1:05:50)

The most impactful scene for me was the scene where Dawn is killed and Seaworld proceeds to make a bunch of excuses blaming her hair and her actions for her death instead of taking responsibility and realising Tilikum's instincts and understanding that this has been brewing for a long time.

For me, it's the frustration of Seaworld just not acknowledging the events that have led this to happen. It's not just missing all the red flags but then proceeding to not acknowledge when finally the inevitable happens.

A close up of the coroner's report identifying the injuries one by one helps us understand that this wasn't a small event where it was an accidental drag.
Shots showcasing the joyful toys and huge attendance of SeaWorld matching with the dialogue of how they don't want to agree that these Orcas are killers at heart really helps emphasize the effect of the whole "entertainment-driven" SeaWorld.

]]> 2022-03-02 01:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072612808 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072614798 One of the most impactful scenes from the documentary, Blackfish, is when a trainer was held under the water repeatedly and held by the foot.

While it wasn't a vicious attack it was still a tense situation that could of lead to the death of the trainer. It was impactful because compared to the other deaths where they were attacked and bloodied, this one wasn't the orca attacking the trainer, but holding them under the water to drown. The tension that was created in the documentary by showing almost the entire interaction while another trainer talked about how the only reason he survived was because of his calm actions and his experience as a scuba diver resulted in the viewer thinking about how if it was anyone else, they would of been drowned. 

The simple action of holding the trainer underwater contradicts the narrative that the orcas are doing tricks because they want to and are friendly creatures. It also makes the orcas seem more dangerous than if they attacked as holding the trainer underwater seems like a calculated move.

The hopelessness in the scene also added to the impact it created on the audience. The orcas are natural predators in the water and nothing anyone could've done could help the trainer in the water. They were forced to just stand by and watch and wish for the best. ]]> 2022-03-02 01:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072614798 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072775857 Scene: 
A whale family acted intuitively when they were being followed by boats; the mothers with calves split up from the others, who led the boats in another direction. Unfortunately, people in aircraft saw the orcas when they resurfaced for breath. The boats then turned and went the other way because they were only after the young ones, eventually cornering the mothers and calves.

Film Techniques:
The main technique used here was animation, to clearly depict the event and help audience understand both the intellectual and emotional aspect of orcas. This scene also makes viewers, especially mothers, empathise with the mother whales. The fact that the whales gave their best to protect their young gives a sad tone. Personally, the animation helped me understand that the whales separated by swimming into two different channels, rather than just parting ways in the middle of the ocean.]]> 2022-03-02 03:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/7r377pie3x73wc33/wish/2072775857