Film Scene Analysis: Patch Adams

Sample Scene: Talking to the Meat Packers This scene is an early sequence in the film and occurs when Patch gives a speech at a meatpackers convention.

Questions: Apply each step/component of the communication process model to Patch's speech on stage at the podium. This model is briefly described in our text on page 374 and described in more detail in the online module (Communication Process webpage). Provide behavioural evidence from the scene to support each response. Behavioural Evidence: verbal behaviour, non-verbal behaviour, situational factors, individual differences (e.g., personality, perceptions, values etc.).