week eleven

We looked at a show called Deadwood. It has a great story, and we mainly looked at the dynamics between the characters. We were mainly looking at the main character, Swearingen. His movements, speech, and eye contact are all important, and the people who wrote the script made it so the person who is watching the show can tell most of what is happening through his body movement and the tone of his voice. We looked at characters, the way they act, how Swearingen controls everybody, and how he relates to the antagonist. We also looked at how the characters look and how their clothing corresponds to the way they act. For example, the dandy guy from New York in the show, Deadwood, acted all stuck up and thought he had all the cards on Swearingen because of an acquaintance of his from New York, and the way he acted kind of reminds you of one of those sort of characters because he has a tight collar and a bow tie.

What I found interesting about this show was the setting. It takes place in a western town called Deadwood, where many people have struck it rich. There is no police officers or law inforcers yet, so people can basically do what ever they please. Every character has their own deep story line just about them. Some people have known eachother since childhood and they are still good friends, others have almost died, some have killed people, some have reputations, and others have a past that makes them what they are now.