Tuesday, April 22, 2008  101 Dalmatians: Part 4A  This sequence
introduces Cruella, but it does a couple of other very
interesting things as well with parallel behavior and with
geography.  The preceding sequence uses the joke that owners
resemble their dogs. The parallel between dogs and humans is
taken further in this sequence, starting with shot 1 by Les
Clark depicting the marriage of Roger and Anita while Pongo and
Perdita take their vows in the foreground. The composition
reinforces the fact that the dogs, not the humans, are the main
characters.  Shot 2 establishes Roger in the attic and the dogs
on the main floor. We also see the front door with its glass
window. The geography of the house is very important to this
sequence.  The sequence proper begins and ends with the two dogs
animated by Ollie Johnston, creating both a symmetry and a
reversal. In the opening shots, Pongo is nervous and Perdita
calms him by licking his nose. In the final shots, it is Perdita
who is nervous and Pongo calms her by lic