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Harrison Bergeron - Coggle Diagram
Harrison Bergeron
Sound
can be used to identify the time or setting in a scene, enhances mood and atmosphere, a critical role of success in delivering a perfect scene
"The music began. It was normal at first-cheap, silly, false. But Harrison snatched two musicians from their chairs, waved them like batons as he sang the music as he wanted it played. He slammed them back into their chairs. The music began again and was much improved. Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while- listened gravely, as though synchronizing their heartbeats with it."
the sound of the sink running as hazel goes about her night, washing dishes as her son dies on national television, but she is too distracted to realize it
gunshots and sounds of car crashes ringing through george's handicap to foreshadow events (gunshots for the way diana moon glampers killed harrison, and a car crash to signify the demise of more than one person)
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"That's my girl," said George. He winced. There was the sound of a rivetting gun in his head.
the various sounds that emit from george's ear handicap every twenty seconds- loud sirens, violent gunshots, indistinguishable yet eerily familiar noises- symbolize the underlying feeling that something isn't right
the textbook pieces played by the musicians in the theater as instructed by harrison- scores that are played perfectly and honour the composer set the mood for what's about to come. a moment too good to be true, harrison's death was brought along with it. bittersweet, but inevitable
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the booming sound of harrison's voice in the theater over everyone else's. standing on the stage, a place higher than the seats of the audience, and shouting loud to establish power
Costume
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masks worn by the ballerinas- ones you would find at a setting like a masquerade ball, much unlike the dim stage they were on, performing for those who have nothing better to do than watch
the movie version of harrison however is wearing a simple white outfit with heavy industrial weights chained to his upper body, wrists and ankles, and piece of wood that resembles a part of a guillotine is tied to his shoulders
in the story, harrison's costume is much more elaborate and fitted to embarrass him and strip him of any strength or wit he has left. a red nose, thick wavy lenses made to give him migraines on the regular, massive headphones in place of an ear handicap, and black capped teeth
"The rest of Harrison's appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps. He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up. Instead of a little ear radio for a mental handicap, he wore a tremendous pair of earphones, and spectacles with thick wavy lenses. The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches besides."
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basic handicaps- body weights full of birdshot, ear handicaps
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diana moon glampers, handicapper general, is wearing strictly business attire- a black pantsuit with slicked back hair that lets the growing ember in her eyes stand out
Props
furniture and props and anything else that dress a set and help sell scenes, enhance lore and add depth to a film
handicaps and weights can be counted as props or set pieces as well- they make the scene authentic, play as a big plot point in the story and can double as a costume-prop. depends on how you look at it
hazel's knitting set that she can be found working with throughout the movie as she converses with george and watches television
diana moon glampers' gun she uses to kill harrison, and any other additional equipment dragged in by the SWAT team
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Lighting
there to not only keep things visible but to set create a mood or atmosphere as well- ambiance is very important in performances as a whole, keeps the audience engaged and all components balanced
everything is dull throughout the movie- the lack of colours replaced with tones of grey and black, the wallpaper and furniture in george and hazel's home, the only colour in the theater being the vocal colours of the instruments
their society can be seen as colorless (boring, senseless, dull, devoid of any variety, a black and white world) and the lighting in each scene captures this very well
when george has flashbacks to when his son was carried out of his home by police, everything is ghostly and grey, a sad distant memory
the lighting as harrison dances with the ballerina is radiant- too bright and it could put you in a trance paired with the music and dancing like never seen before, finally free of the limitations from their handicaps
except for the outfits of the ballerinas, no pops of colour or anything vibrant was shown throughout the film, not even in the lighting- this represents their dull lives, with no sore thumbs or anything that stands out
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Set
sets make a movie, a movie- help identify time periods, specific locations, and probably the most important component of having a good film/performance- sets the mood and atmosphere (ex. somewhere gloomy would be a foggy forest, somewhere lively would be an amusement park)
set in a 2081 american dystopia where equality is above all and citizens are forced to be exactly alike, with nobody prettier, stronger or smarter than anyone else, enforced with physical and mental handicaps
united states of america- harrison was detained by police in washington, dc
george and hazel's home is the first setting we're introduced to- where the film opens and closes. we only see the couple seated on the couch in front of the television, and hazel by the sink as she washes dishes, oblivious to the tragedy that's happening right in front of her
the theater, where the ballerinas perform and harrison demands justice (the place where almost every major point in the film takes place. represents the rising action, climax, and conclusion)
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the news studio, where harrison's escape from jail was nationally announced
a very brief glimpse of the day harrison was detained by police services, dragged out of the hallway of his home in tones of grey and thrown behind bars
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