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Preliminary Exercise 4: Analyzing Setting for National Lampoon's European Vacation

      The goal of the assignment was to analyze the setting in the clip. The clip came from a scene from Lampoon's European Vacation. In the film, a family was taking a trip to England. I was able to determine this because of some of the codes I was able to find in the clip, such as one of the main characters driving on the left. This led me to believe that the location couldn't have been in the United States because in the US we do not drive on this side. As a matter of fact, it is the opposite. The time of the day was morning because if it was nighttime, there would be no sun outside, instead it would be dark. Moreover, people in the clip seemed to be either going to work or school, which is done notably in the morning.

 

  In the clip, people dressed very sophisticated. Natives were primarily in their dress clothes. This led me to believe that the location of the film was in Britain because it depicts how British people are perceived by others. Furthermore, the British was also perceived as kind and friendly people, regardless of what happens. In the photo below, a guy was hit by the car the family were in. While the guy was hurt, he still proceeded to be friendly with them and help guide them to their destination.

  Overall, the mood of the film was supposed to be comedic. The message they were trying to convey was that British people can't get mad, no matter what happens. Moreover, the characters seemed forgiving, no matter what the circumstances were. Furthermore, the genre of the film was supposed to be a comedy. One of the scenes that made this evident was the scene when the guy was still being nice to the family, even after he was clearly injured. The timing of the blood pouring out of his hand made it even more comedic. 
  The link to my PowerPoint is below.


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