The Final Scene

While Cleo and Strongman are portrayed as evil, the final scenes of the film turn the freaks into something more sinister. They lurk under stairs, peer through cracks in the walls, and inch slowly closer to their victims who can never escape. Though no one would object that Cleo and Hercules got what they…

A stage manager will provide practical or organisational support to the director, actors and stage crew/ technicians throughout the production process (ACCT.2016). A stage manager will work with the director from week one to create a monumental final production will keep all onstage and off stage crew organised, this includes organising/conducting rehearsals, blocking, light changes and set changes. This information will be recorded in a prompt book/script, this allows the stage manager to call…

in life that cannot be categorized movies are the same way. Sometimes genres define movies incorrectly. The Wild Bunch pushes viewers to question their perceptions on the west and their perceptions of good and evil. The opening scene, a sequence that’s set up like the final shootout at the end of the movie, represents the Western because it too… consists of excessive amounts of pistol and rifle-fire. So while the “Wild Bunch” is the group of main "hero" characters the audience follows, the…

depending on their taste. Genre groups different movies into one whole bundle that shares similar characteristics. Under horror, people expect the films to be insanely scary and nerve-racking due to strong sense of nervousness. Silent Hill, Insidious, and Final Destination coexist under horror, each one of the movies present terror and gore that surprises the audience. All three movies uses virtual storyline with creative setting, mentally amuses or rather mind tricks people to think…

Once freed from the rock, Ralston maneuvers down the mountain. Upon finding help, the shot establishes an emotion of hope for the future, as the rescue helicopter prepares for landing. I view this scene and feel empowered for the future. Throughout the obstacles Ralston faced, the helicopter’s prominent position in the shot establishes its significance to the film, as a means of escape. Focus is directed toward the rescue, which allows me to feel…

The Patchwork Quilt In ‘The Patchwork Quilt’ project, we used a variety of stimuli to create the final performance, in which we presented to friends at school. These stimuli included: a sketch of an old lady, photographs of situations including loss, happiness and war, a piece of music, a poem and an extract from the story ‘NightJohn’. In my opinion, it is good to have a range of different stimuli as starting points due to the fact that it can expand other ideas about the project that students…

When it comes to living life, there is often that though inside one’s mind about the end of life, about death. It is a common topic that reflects upon the humanity of oneself and those around. Life and death are a topic that is versatile to authors of diverse genres. Virginia Woolf is one of those authors who was drawn to this continuum. Woolf’s childhood was filled with death, born in 1882, her mother passed in 1895, her half-sister died in 1897, her father followed in 1890, and her brother in…

I have just finished watching the film "The Princess Bride" and would like to give my review and opinion on the movie. "The Princess Bride" was directed by Rob Reiner and has since been known as one of the more popular princess/fairytale movies since its original release in 1987. The run time for the film is 98 minutes and has a 97% from "Rotten Tomatoes." "The Princess Bride" is set in fiction and fantasy places but the movie mainly takes place in "Florin" and "Guilder." The movie begins with a…

The definition of sacrifice is an act of giving up something of value for the good of something else. John Steinbeck often uses the theme of sacrifice in his novels; The Grapes of Wrath is no different. Often times Steinbeck describes the migrant workers sharing and working together to survive. Throughout the narrative multiple characters find themselves in situations where they must push aside their personal feelings for the groups well being. Characters like Ma Joad, Jim Casey, and Rose of…

“BANG, BANG!!!!” Colonel Macnab just got killed in the movie Kidnapped yet, if we go back into the original book, the whole scene isn't even there! The movie and the book are very much different in the sense that the movie cut out and added scenes that were not in the book. Like in this scene, where in the book there is a completely different ending, they never even meet Colonel Macnab, Alan and Davie just go in their separate ways! I will be talking about 3 similarities in character and 1…