Evaluating the Cognitive Feats of Terence Fletcher, 'Folder theft' scene (Whiplash, 2014)

Overview Terrence Fletcher, the abusive conductor of the jazz band in the Shaffer Conservatory in New York City, is the primary antagonist of the masterpiece movie Whiplash. He amasses a series of extraordinary feats while molding Neiman into his perfect drummer. In this document, I aim to analyse, explain and scale just a few of his feats as seen in this clip: Whiplash - Give A Retard A Calculator Scene Grey —— Exposition and analysis of scene Red —— Manipulation, SQ, strategy Yellow —— Foresight, planning Green —— FSIQ, EI, learning ability Blue —— Perception and sensory Bold + underline —— Anti-feats Pink —— Scaling ________________ FEATS 1. Fletcher talks to the little girl and her father Neiman peers out of a door to see Fletcher talking to a little girl and her father, who is presumably Fletcher’s friend. Fletcher comments on how little she was when he last saw her. After finding out she started playing piano, inquires if she would like to play in his band when she is in college; to which she agrees. He seals the deal with a high-five. Fletcher is 6 feet tall. The girl is approximately two-thirds of Fletcher’s height, making her ~48 inches tall, the exact average height of 7 year old girls in the United States. As such, we take that she is 7. With college beginning for most only at 18-20 years old, it is fair to say she will likely only enter college 11-13 years later. Here, Fletcher demonstrates long-horizon planning. By pre-emptively recruiting a child, he …