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Remember the Titans – Close Analysis of ‘Lesson from the Dead’ Scene A Kirk 2013 1 Year 11 Visual Text Study – Remember the Titans Close Analysis of ‘Lesson from the Dead’ Scene Image from Film Visual Language Explanation Establishing shot of a building as lights from players’ rooms come on Sound of a foghorn used by Boone to wake the players Dark due to it being in the middle of the night Midshot of players congregating outside the building Actors are coughing, yawning, and rubbing their hands together due to tiredness and cold Sound of murmuring and unhappy people complaining Dialogue: Let’s go, wake up gentlemen. It’s late, it’s 3am in the morning… Midshot of Boone looking amused as he addresses the players Boone: Listen up. You will follow Doc, myself, and the other coaches and we’re gonna take a little run through the woods… Yoast: Coach, this is a High School Football Team, we’re not in the marines here.

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Page 1: Year11!Visual!Text!Study–!Remember&theTitans& Close ... · Remember&theTitans!–!Close!Analysis!of!‘Lesson’fromt! heDead’!Scene! 3! AKirk!2013!! • CloseIupof!Yoast!as!he!realises!that!

Remember  the  Titans  –  Close  Analysis  of  ‘Lesson  from  the  Dead’  Scene     A  Kirk  2013     1  

Year  11  Visual  Text  Study  –  Remember  the  Titans  Close  Analysis  of  ‘Lesson  from  the  Dead’  Scene  

 Image  from  Film   Visual  Language   Explanation  

 

• Establishing  shot  of  a  building  as  lights  from  players’  rooms  come  on  

• Sound  of  a  fog-­‐horn  used  by  Boone  to  wake  the  players  

• Dark  due  to  it  being  in  the  middle  of  the  night  

 

 

• Mid-­‐shot  of  players  congregating  outside  the  building  

• Actors  are  coughing,  yawning,  and  rubbing  their  hands  together  due  to  tiredness  and  cold  

• Sound  of  murmuring  and  unhappy  people  complaining  

• Dialogue:  Let’s  go,  wake  up  gentlemen.    It’s  late,  it’s  3am  in  the  morning…  

 

 

• Mid-­‐shot  of  Boone  looking  amused  as  he  addresses  the  players  

• Boone:  Listen  up.    You  will  follow  Doc,  myself,  and  the  other  coaches  and  we’re  gonna  take  a  little  run  through  the  woods…  Yoast:  Coach,  this  is  a  High  School  Football  Team,  we’re  not  in  the  marines  here.  

 

Page 2: Year11!Visual!Text!Study–!Remember&theTitans& Close ... · Remember&theTitans!–!Close!Analysis!of!‘Lesson’fromt! heDead’!Scene! 3! AKirk!2013!! • CloseIupof!Yoast!as!he!realises!that!

Remember  the  Titans  –  Close  Analysis  of  ‘Lesson  from  the  Dead’  Scene     A  Kirk  2013     2  

 

• Dialogue  (Boone):  Let’s  go!  • Lingering  long-­‐shot  as  players  run  away  

from  the  camera  in  formation  • Sound  of  lots  of  footsteps  running  in  

unison,  across  ground  and  in  water  • Music  introduced  “A  Hard  Rain’s  Gonna  

Fall”–  by  Bob  Dylan  (Upbeat  tempo  and  strong  drum  rhythm)    

 

 

• Long-­‐shot  of  players  arriving  at  Gettysburg  as  sun  is  rising  

• Actors  look  exhausted  following  the  players’  long  run  

• Music  continues:  http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobdylan/ahardrainsagonnafall.html  

• (Lyrics:  Tell  me  where  you’ve  been,  my  blue-­‐eyed  son?  It’s  hard,  oh  it’s  hard…)  

 

 

• Long-­‐shot  of  Boone  looking  out  towards  rows  and  rows  of  gravestones  of  the  soldiers  who  fought  at  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg  

• Eerie  mist  and  breaking  sunlight  • Music  fades  out,  heavy  breathing  • Dialogue  (Boone):  Anybody  know  what  

this  place  is?  (Long  pause)  This  is  Gettysburg…  

 

Page 3: Year11!Visual!Text!Study–!Remember&theTitans& Close ... · Remember&theTitans!–!Close!Analysis!of!‘Lesson’fromt! heDead’!Scene! 3! AKirk!2013!! • CloseIupof!Yoast!as!he!realises!that!

Remember  the  Titans  –  Close  Analysis  of  ‘Lesson  from  the  Dead’  Scene     A  Kirk  2013     3  

 

• Close-­‐up  of  Yoast  as  he  realises  that  Boone  is  making  an  honourable  point    

• Sound  of  heavy  breathing  of  the  players  following  their  run  

• Dialogue  (Boone):  This  is  where  they  fought  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  Fifty  thousand  men  died  right  here  on  this  field,  fighting  the  same  fight  that  we  are  still  fighting  among  ourselves  today.    

 

 

• Camera  pans  to  close-­‐up  of  Bertier  as  Boone’s  point  about  racial  hatred  is  sinking  in  

• Dialogue  (Boone):  This  green  field  right  here,  painted  red,  bubblin'  with  the  blood  of  young  boys.  Smoke  and  hot  lead  pouring  right  through  their  bodies.  Listen  to  their  souls,  men.  

• Music  –  instrumental  and  powerful  

   

 

• Cuts  to  mid-­‐shot  of  Boone  turning  to  address  his  players  

• More  of  the  gravestones  are  in  focus  giving  a  strong  impression  of  the  futility  of  racial  hatred  

• Dialogue  (Boone):  I  killed  my  brother  with  malice  in  my  heart.  Hatred  destroyed  my  family.  You  listen,  and  you  take  a  lesson  from  the  dead.  

 

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Remember  the  Titans  –  Close  Analysis  of  ‘Lesson  from  the  Dead’  Scene     A  Kirk  2013     4  

 

• Cuts  back  to  a  close-­‐up  of  Ray  as  he  looks  pensive  about  his  own  racist  views  

• Dialogue  (Boone):  If  we  don't  come  together  right  now  on  this  hallowed  ground,  we  too  will  be  destroyed,  just  like  they  were…  

 

 

• Cuts  back  to  Boone  in  a  mid-­‐shot  as  he  walks  towards  the  players  with  the  gravestones  in  the  background  

• Dialogue  (Boone):  I  don't  care  if  you  like  each  other  or  not,  but  you  will  respect  each  other.  And  maybe...  I  don't  know,  maybe  we'll  learn  to  play  this  game  like  men.  

 

 

• Final  shot  of  the  scene  is  another  close-­‐up  of  Bertier  as  he  realises  the  role  he  will  have  to  play  in  uniting  the  team  due  to  him  being  the  Captain  

• The  scene  then  cuts  to  the  players  training  at  night  time  using  the  headlights  of  cars  to  light  up  the  pitch.