Me and My Family

Me and My Family

Sunday, May 15, 2016




 
 
       This week, the assignment was to watch a segment of a show with the sound turned off and then watch it again with the sound turned on.  I decided to watch part of an episode for Fuller House.  My children have been watching it and I had yet to see an episode.  So, I turned off the volume.  The character of Kimmie entered the house with a really good looking man.  I tried really hard to figure out what they were talking about, but I couldn't.  The man's facial expressions showed a lot of confusion and showed that he felt like what she was saying didn't make a lot of sense.  Kimmie goes upstairs and DJ walks in.  She face shows shock that someone is in the house, but then she smiles and sticks her hand out for a handshake.  I could tell by the exchange between the two that they were making introductions.  DJ talks to this man and I can tell that she is telling him to follow her upstairs.  The man seems confused and I could tell that there was some mistake made; that DJ had made an incorrect assumption as to why the man was at the house.  He follows her upstairs to the bathroom and starts to take off his shirt.  She looks horrified and shocked and puts her hands up to tell him to stop.  When I go back and watch it with the sound on, I see that Kimmie brought this man home from a dating service to meet DJ.  DJ had called a plumber to fix the toilet and when she walks into the room, she assumes that this is the plumber.  Although I could tell that there was a huge misunderstanding from watching without sound, I really didn't know what the misunderstanding was about, until I watched with sound.  I was amazed at just how much I really could pick up without the verbal aspect.  The verbal communication helped to really fine tune my understanding and provide greater detail, but I pick up the basics of what was transpiring, just by watching facial expression and body language.

2 comments:

  1. Hello Shana,

    I have watched the whole season of fuller house earlier this year and I loved it. I know exactly what episode you are talking about. I know that you can misinterpret the body language without the sound, but watching it without the sound it forces you to pay attention to each body language, and every gesture. Good job on your post.

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  2. Hi Shana,
    I didn't know this show existed. I remember enjoying watching Full House when I was younger...always a great laugh :):). It is great that through observation you were able gather the basics from the non-verbal cues.It is amazing without hearing how your observation skills became more acute. Thanks for sharing.
    Take care until...
    SheenaB.

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