The theme for Boy21 is to do what's best for you and not for others. “I’m scared to leave my family. It’s hard for me to think of being anywhere but Bellmont. Then I remember the night I spent with Russ in the country, how there are better places” (Quick 244). From the very beginning, FInley has been doing what everyone has told him to do.…
If you’re looking for some mindless entertainment the film Rubber is perfect for you. Rubber was created in 2010 and falls into the horror comedy genre. Rubber was written, directed and edited by Quentin Dupieux. It was produced by Gregory Bernard, Julien Berlan, and Kevos Van Der Meiren. The main characters in the film are a car tire,…
It became clear to Nickelodeon after the first few demos that Big Time Rush would be more than just a small screen venture. " From the beginning it was always important that we could find people that could act and sing," says Henderson. "After the first few songs that we cut, it was that moment where they thought, 'I think we should go big on this.'" Although the boys play exaggerated versions of their own personalities -- the leader, the geeky one, the funny one and the conceited one -- they put their true selves into the music as much as they…
Documentaries and Mockumentaries – Scaffolding Hello, year 10 and Miss Johnson, today I will be discussing how bias may be present in documentaries and feature articles. The feature article that is being discussed is remembering chernobyl written by Tobias Muenchmeyer and the documentary be discussed is bowling for columbine directed by Michael Moore. The definition of bias is ‘prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair’(dictionary.com, 2017), bias can also be a way to manipulate an individual's decision because they will be give stronger point for or against one side. It is important to be able to identify bias because you should be able to come to you own conclusion about a situation, person or movement.…
The MTV supernatural TV Series “Teen Wolf” wrapped up the fifth season last month and ever since the curtains came down, rumors have been swirling around about the upcoming sixth season. Fans of the teen drama are busy in guessing games and it is being said that season six will be the last season. Well, nothing has been officially announced by the television network. What has come out is the title of the premiere episode and it goes by the name of “Memory Lost”.…
Initially I started this assignment by carefully reviewing over the worksheet given to me before the in-class assignment. The assignment was to create a scene with “silent tension” and to incorporate several elements such as a moment of pause. Even though I might not have to direct the scene, I started to think in a sense of how a director might approach this assignment and create a scene. I started to reference the “dead theatre” essay written by Peter Brook. I wanted to create a scene that the audience could emotionally and spiritually relate to.…
On Cartoon Network, the smashing hit cartoon show Total Drama Island is a parody cartoon version of the reality show named Survivor. On the cartoon show, there are twenty-two teenagers that are trapped on a camp site called Camp Wananakwa, which is a rundown island. While the teenagers are there, they must learn to survive vigorous challenges, which are insanely dangerous every week, to win a quarter of a million dollars and be safe from elimination. There are two teams which are the Killer Bass and the Screaming Gophers. The losing team has to vote a camper off the island onto the “Boat of Losers onto the Dock of Shame.”…
Dear Treehouse Board of Directors and to whomever else it might concern. Before I begin, I would like to give the assembled group of individuals a great round of applause. I thank you for the dedication and effort each of you has personally put into this theater to insure it’s survival for a great number of years. As a former student performing member of Treehouse Theaters JTF performing team, I wish to bring to the attention of the board an issue that I have personally been concerned about every year within the team: the lack of student commitment concerning rehearsal attendance. I would like to propose that a policy be implemented that if a student auditions for the JTF performing team with more than eight hours conflicting with the already…
Screwball comedy attempts to invert these several characteristics of film noir in order to create a more light-hearted approach to filmmaking. Like film noir, screwball comedy is an American genre that became popular during the Great Depression. Its purpose was to instill a feeling of hope within the audience through its romantic storylines. As film noir did, screwball comedy provided an escape for Americans. However, in screwball comedy, they look at the bright side in film noir, the characters are more brooding.…
American comedy having Canadian connections is not a new thing. Americans have been using Canadian ideals and lifestyles to their advantage for many years now in the comedic world and the rate that it happens seems to be growing. The joke “It’s easy to forget about Canada, all tucked away down there”, first off, is not very funny, it also is not even close to being a correct statement. In this essay Canada will be spoken about for its’ importance to the United States and also why it is so important for Americans to be in tune with Canada and its’ world affairs. After only doing a quick Google search, it was easy to find that this joke came from the popular Television show The Simpsons.…
Once upon a time, we surfed the Web, jumping from website to website, grazing on text, and clicking through hyperlinks whenever we wanted to learn more. Now we binge watch for hours or even days, rising from the sofa groggy and lethargic when the episodes run out. If we go touch the keyboard at all, it’s to search when the next “season” will be uploaded to Netflix. All of the bookmarks on our browsers will be for Youtube, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or HBO. It doesn't matter which one: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome.…
Much Ado about Nothing, I believe one of the best comedies because of the combination of full-bodied humor and the dealings with more serious matters like honor, shame, and love. The comedy starts with the title utilizing a play on words, the comedic elements are strong with saucy interactions between characters and the ever so memorable “Dogberryism” to have a hearty belly laugh. However, it has its moments that become very real and very honest. It has the ability to make an audience or reader feel agitated because of a strong sense of anger, hatred and despair in the main characters. Furthermore, it is the thin line between comedy and tragedy that really attracts the attention of the audience and it gets them involved in the narrative as…
Many performance pieces are characterized by audience interaction that tip toes the line of…
7. Andy Bell. Bell announced that he was openly gay in 1986 in an interview with Melody Maker. It was in December 2004 when he made another announcement stating that he had been HIV positive for 6 years and keeping it in control. 8.…
Does comedy help promote social change? Ramon Lopez, Iain Ellis and the documentary Tickling Giants demonstrate how comedy has had some social change but has not had a positive impact on society nor promoted great social change. Ellis discusses about how The Talk Show brought about a change in society but not a positive change in which the comedian expected since the nation returned to where they started or even worse. While Lopez discuss how the comedian Jon Stewart does not promote positive social change but rather degrading change in society. I agree that comedy can have a social effect but disagree that comedians can bring about a positive change.…