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How to read a book

Go to a library, bookstore, or your own book collection and look through the books. Please do not read any. Just pay attention to what catches your eye.

• On the side of the book there are different hues of grays and whites.
• I like seeing observing small details.

Choose a red book and open it to page 6. Close your eyes and put your finger on the page somewhere.

• I placed my finger on the word "silver" that was located in a movie screen shot.
• There are infinite straight lines.

Using your other senses, explain what the paper feels like.

• It is slick.
• It feel like plastic wrap.
• I do not feel the ink from the words.
• Nope!
• There are textures. If I focus my attention on the paper I can imagine it being mountains.
• The cover has a lot of history. The scratches, tears, and dents tell a story.

Without destroying the book, unless you own it and want to, see if you can figure out how the book was constructed.

• It appears to be glued.
• There is no cloth.
• Paperback
• Not to my knowledge.
• The glue reminds me of elementary school.

Flip through the pages and look at the end papers.

• Yes, someone write notes and highlight certain sections.

Examine the book more.

• The cover has a lot of character. The corners are bent. It has dents, scratches, and tears.

Look at the pages of the book.

• It is a dull white.
• The book has photos relating to film.

Think about the history of this book.

• The book has a lot of history. Someone handled it okay.
• The corner of the pages are bent.
• I can not imagine what someone else was thinking while reading this book.
• It is a possibility.

Flip through the pages quickly.

• It sounds like something small is clapping.
• I did not feel the breeze.
• I moved the dust particles with the wind generated with the book.
• This is a possibility.

Drop the book on the floor.

• I experienced dropping the book on the floor.
• I heard the sound it made.
• Nope!
• Nope!

Hold the book between your hands with one hand on each cover and the book closed. Close your eyes.

• The book it cool.
• It is warm.
• YUP!
• My old house gets cold. I read and notice the small details.

Smell the book.

• Green eggs and ham.

I do not recommend tasting the book for health and safety issues… :-)

Now, finally, read the first page. If it is just pictures, read the story of the pictures. 

• FILM ART (An Introduction) 9th Edition
• David Bordwell is an O.G.

Reflect back on this entire exericise.

• It still love looking at books. I don't read as much as I would like.
• Nope!
• Nuffin.

Now think about this class.

• You made use use and think about the majority of our senses on something that we use almost everyday.
• Focus
• You can pull something out of anything.

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Class recap

Yesterday in class we pushed the boundaries of our senses by turning off the lights for a portion of the class and not speaking for another portion of class.

The purpose was to understand good communication.

This is an interesting topic. Good communication is different for everyone. In past experiences being able to be remembered was good communication. In different scenarios action was good communication. Currently good communication are senses.