Annotations for Discipline: Humanities

McBride openly discusses sacrificing marriage and family for her career in radio and later wonders if the choice was worth the loneliness. This reflects the era’s cultural tensions around women’s roles, domestic expectations, and the growing visibility of independent career women in the 1950s.

McBride's open discussion of loneliness in pursuit of her career highlights the cultural tension of the late 1950s between traditional expectations of women’s domestic roles and the new visibility of independent, professional women, who questioned the costs of their careers. At the same time, it reflects the era’s negotiation between older moral and religious values and the shifting social norms of a rapidly modernizing America.

The interview prefaces that they don't share the opinion of their interviewee, demonstrating a break from Sanger as a public figure associated with birth control in the 1950s.

A close up shot on Dali's eyes with a voiceover about how he "sees the world through surrealist eyes." The shot builds anticipation for the interview, while also portraying the personality of the interviwee which comes up repeatedly in the interview.

A slow-pan shot to Dali leading up to his answer to the question being asked in the interview. This film technique creates anticipation in the viewer. Too, it amplifies the inflection of the question being asked about Dali and how his personality and art converge.

A quick pan to Dali develops alongside a targeted question about his past.

A line of questioning continues in a close-up shot, not breaking the frame during dialogue. This shot helps to sustains and illustrate the tone of the interview.