Week 2: Exercise 1a

My group chose the Godfather scene where McCluskey assaults Michael hard enough to cause him to fall to the ground. I play as Michael, who the camera mostly focuses on.

 

This was right at the beginning of the scene. Jing Hong, who acted as McCluskey, was standing a rather threatening pose. This can seen as his chest was forward and his fists clenched and backwards. This implies hostility and possibly anger. I was standing in a neutral pose, showing that I may not notice what was coming and was not angry in any way.

This is moments before I got hit by Jing Hong. Despite the smile on Jing Hong's face, the movement of the punch was fast as can be seen in the motion blur on his fist. This implies anger. His pose also shows him throwing himself forward to put as much force in his fist as possible, once again showing anger or his willingness to punch. My hands rose in a shocked attempt to block or dodge the punch, although I was ultimately too slow as the scene requires that I get hit.

This was right after I got hit. Jing Hong's fist does not stop moving as it overshoots and was decelerating. His shoulder was pushed forward by the force he used on the punch. His body relaxed slightly from the punch as it appeared less threatening. I was forced into the direction that his fist moved and held on to my jaw, which was hit. Holding on to my jaw after such a punch shows pain.

This was moments after the previous keypose. Jing Hong's stature starts to relax while I was beginning to tense up. This can be seen as my pose in this screenshot (in which I was bending) differs greatly from the previous one (in which I was mostly standing almost straight). My bent down position, with my hands still on my jaw, shows that the pain was probably unbearable and my free hand was clenched, showing that I may be trying to resist the pain.

In this scene, I attempted to stand despite the pain, as can be seen with my free hand still clenched, my hunched body and my hand still on my jaw. I was also looking up to Jing Hong and staring at him, apparently not happy with what he did. Though hard to see, I was showing an angry expression to show hostility. My body was angling backwards as I began to lose balance, showing that I may be losing consciousness. Jing Hong appears much less threatening and more relaxed than the previous screenshots as he was done punching me. This can be see with his body straightening up and his arms not longer clenched.

In this final screenshot, I have fallen from my previous position as I was lying on the ground rather than standing. I haven't lost consciousness fully however, as my hand was still holding on to my jaw. The rest of my limbs were limp, implying my lack of strength to stand up. I was not looking at Jing Hong anymore, probably showing that I was too exhausted or angry to look up to him.

Here's the original video where these screenshots were taken from: