Actor-network theory

Thesis: After her performance in 12 years a slave, Nyong’o received her first Oscar and has been in many successful films. ______________________________________________________________________________ Introduction A. When you first think of an actor or an actress, you may think of someone who has been in Hollywood for quite some time or Leonardo DiCaprio, who finally won an Oscar after all the films he has starred in. B. Lupita Nyong’o differs from everyone in the acting business. Why?…

For a lucky few, a stage is a beginning. It’s the path to a perfect pirouette or or a standing ovation, to Broadway or Hollywood or a distant land. If Shakespeare was indeed correct. If all the world is a stage, then there are a lucky few that have a corner on the market: Their home, their world has always been the stage. And for those pursuing a degree from The University of Alabama’s Department of Theatre and Dance, their home, their stage does if fact span all the world—to performances of…

How to utilize time in a production is a difficult enough process when working only with human actors. Although, it becomes more difficult when those actors are creating characters with puppets. Demolishing Everything was successful in utilizing the puppets properly because they slowed down. A specific moment is when the puppet couple were brawling and the man crouched down…

Sitcoms Then and Now “I’ll be there for you! ‘Cause you’re there for me too!” The opening song to Friends is the perfect beginning to the show. Friends, which was created in 1994, carries the viewer through the roller-coaster lives of 6 friends living in New York, who no matter what, are always there for each other. This is a show much more preferable to the raunchy sitcom How I Met Your Mother because it has a better theme, focal setting, and content. It is hard to believe that Friends…

By comparing and contrasting the movie to the book we will gain a better understanding, which will aid the author in part 3. FINISH? Jonas is the main character in The Giver movie as well as the book. Because of this he changes very little. His main change is having love or feeling towards Fiona. His second big change is that he is older. The movie changes Asher from a minor to major character to do this they made him a drone pilot and had him chase Jonas. Fiona had the biggest character…

While being first and foremost a comedian, his style of acting doesn’t always have to have an over the top feel. Critics would say “all we ever see is mork” but if you look closer you will see an actor that can help us search our sole through the use of comedy. In the movie Bicentennial Man, Robin plays a robot that is trying to find his place in the world, searching for his own version of humanity throughout his long life. Or the movies Good Will…

And then I guess, Pilar Hernandez, a role I played for Dreamteam, a long running TV show in the UK on SKY1 and FOX. I was part of the regular cast for two seasons, and the challenge there was to keep--keep--keep exploring--to stay curious even when you’ve played the role for a long time. And because Pilar was such a ballbuster, I had to find the moments her vulnerability could shine through and give the role more depth. What would you say was your most challenging role and why? What has been…

After 6 months, 51 co-hosts, great deals of backward and forward as well as way too many teases to count, Live! With Kelly still hasn't already filled up the open seat next to Kelly Ripa given that Michael Strahan's separation. A resource informs E! Information, the choice can be made "as late as May," which is "just what functioned the last time she was looking for a co-host" after Regis Philbin left the program 2011. And also, the consistent thriller of waiting on the choice has actually…

2003). She then spent two years in Germany, England and France where helped her gain global attention and led her toward worldwide stardom. This special period in Wong’s life, was also a sensitive period for Chinese immigrants, for all the colored actors and actresses in Hollywood, who…

Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright are fan favorites on Vanderpump Rules. It looks like Brittany is the perfect girl for Jax and it took him a bit to find her. Jax has been through his fair share of girls before landing with one that just knows how to understand Jax and make their relationship work. Now the rumors are flying that these two might be getting their own spin-off show on Bravo. This idea is crazy, but fans would love to see more of them. The Hollywood Gossip shared the details about…