Communication Assumptions

This assignment was harder than I had first anticipated. Not having sound and actually hearing what the actors were saying was difficult to follow the story line and understand the plot of the show. I picked a T.V. show that I have heard of but was never keen on watching. Not knowing what the show was even about made it even more of a struggle to know what was going on. In one scene of the show I picked up on many facial expressions of the man, which I took to be of worry, when speaking to what I thought was his daughter. I also assumed that they were speaking about a boy she might be involved with by the look on her face and the smile she wore when speaking. A lady walked into the conversation and put a hand on her shoulder while giving her a big smile. This made me think it may be either her mother or grandmother; it was actually hard to tell. When I did get to hear this part of the show with sound, I was right about it being a father daughter relationship, but when I thought they were speaking about a possible boyfriend they were actually talking about a secret admirer she had. Those facial expressions I noticed in the father were more of a criticism tone than worry which is what I had originally assumed. Also with the sound I was corrected when realizing the lady in the scene was the grandmother and not the mother.

In another scene I made sense of the father being a detective and walking to a crime scene with his partner. When they were standing over the scene the look in the father’s eyes and the stare in his face when seeing the body made me think he had known this woman. When watching with the sound I came to realize that the father had an epiphany when seeing the girl thinking it could be the work of a killer that he came in contact with on another case four years ago. I was wrong about him knowing the girl and this assumption put the whole series going in a different direction for me when watching without the sound.

Not being able to listen to what the individuals were actually saying in the T.V. series I watched made it very difficult for me to follow what I was watching and the relationships in the show. I didn't think this would be so challenging for me until I actually had to accomplish the task. I do think that my assumptions would have been more on target watching a show I knew very well. I would have already known the relationships of the actors which I think would have put me a step ahead anyway. Knowing what the show was about and the overall demeanor of the actors would also allow me to become more familiar with the conversations had between characters.