While Hallmark wouldn't necessarily show preferential treatment to any actors, there is no denying the fact that certain indtusry profressionals grace the screens of their original programming more often than others. Since Hallmark is such a massive part of my viewing list, I noticed Crystal Balint in a wide variety of my favorites. Recently, Crystal took some time out of her insanely busy schedule to answer some questions I had for her concerning how she started in this business, her notable and current works, and most importantly, her outlook on the industry--something for which I greatly respect her. crystal-balint-1.jpg.jpg RH: Why did you become an actress? What kind of training have you had? CB: First off, I want to thank you for …show more content…
Can you believe that’s they’re currently shooting their TWELTH season this year…252 episodes… that’s insane! Supernatural has practically become a Vancouver institution and for a while there, when the industry was really struggling in BC, they were one of the few productions that really held it down and continued to employ local crew and cast; that’s a big deal. My experience on the show was a short one, as I only did one episode in the seventh season, but it was an honor to be cast, and I was super grateful to be able to do it. I had a small scene with Jensen Ackles and he was lovely. I remember him being very funny, cordial, kind and a considerate actor, so any nerves I might have had were easily put aside. The crew and cast had been working together for more than six years at that point, so it was a well-oiled machine, and my experience working on it was delightful. Hopefully they’ll be around for many more seasons, cause I’d LOVE to go back… but as a new character, of course …show more content…
As far as who I’d like to play opposite, assuming you mean as a love interest, my “reality filter” won’t let me choose someone like Idris Elba or Benedict Cumberbatch – and my guess is they might not be available! But really, all jokes aside, if the opportunity were to come knockin’ on my door, and I had a chance to work opposite someone of my choosing… oh man, I think I’d have a heck of a long list of names. There are so many talented actors in our local community that I would be honoured to share the screen with, so I wouldn’t want to rule out anyone. And you know I’d work with any of the wonderful people I’ve already worked with again in a heartbeat. So Lynne, Rachel, Alison, Kris… you know where to find me when the time
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
Fletch is an older movie, making it a little harder to find. This movies main character is Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a Los Angeles journalist who is played by Chevy Chase. This movie is great, it has a hysterical story line full of crimes waiting to be committed. He writes his stories for the herald as “Jane Doe”, generally because he publishes articles that cause trouble for others who play important roles in the community. When he investigates, he really lives his character. This movie begins by Fletch dressing up as a beach bum in an attempt to uncover drug trade. He doesn’t even return home at the end of the day, he lives at the beach to really “be” his character. While doing his “undercover operation” Fletch encounters a man who is very businesslike, which is where the storyline begins. Alan Stanwyk, is the character of the businessman in the movie, who asks him, (Fletch), the bum, a favor. For the sum of fifty thousand dollars, he solicits Fletch to kill him. Mr. Stanwyk presents himself to be a poor cancer-ridden man and wishes to be killed with a gun, so that his wife will get the insurance money. Fletch is a “real investigator”, pun intended. Fletch returns to his normal life, and instantly starts research not only to find out that Mr. Stanwyk is healthy as life itself, but he also runs into certain connections between drug dealing at the beach, Alan Stanwyk, his private jet, the police and a very expensive piece of Land in Utah. Fletch is being sure there is more to find and does his own investigation of the situation. There are a couple things I found in this movie that show Fletch and others committing multiple offenses. The most conspicuous offenses being committed were the solicitation and conspiracy to comm...
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One of the most striking parts of the novel Sugar, by Bernice L. McFadden is her choice of names, especially that of the main character, Sugar. McFadden chooses a name that was unconventional for the time period and remains unconventional today. Not only is there significance in the name Sugar, but the names Pearl and Mercy also have deeper meanings intentionally chosen by the author to further expand upon their roles as characters within the setting of the novel. Each of these three character’s names represent a persona that can be applied outside of the constraints of the novel.
As technology has developed over the years, society has become extremely reliant and addicted to the media. According to A.C. Nielsen Co., a global information and measurement firm, the average American youth watches twenty eight hours of television per week. Within a sixty-five year timeframe an individual will have spent a total of nine years watching TV (Herr). Both of these sects contribute millions of jobs providing individuals with ample opportunities, a gateway to success. It certainly provided the break for one African American woman to attain a status she could have only dreamt of as a child growing up in an unstable, emotionally debilitating, and unpromising environment. Oprah Winfrey is arguably one of the most influential women in modern times. She sprang up from seemingly nowhere becoming a media mogul, named most influential and wealthiest woman numerous years in a row by both Forbes and The Time. Oprah was brought to fame for her critically acclaimed talk show, which swiftly boosted her from rags to riches, and over the years resulted in her crowning as the “Queen of Talk.” Oprah Gail Winfrey, named the first African American female billionaire, was nominated for an academy award in her performance in The Color Purple, and through hard work and persistence forged her way into a position as CEO of her own television network and production company. Her self-entitled talk show, which would become the highest rated of its kind, served as a pioneer for many TV shows that emerged in the late 1980’s following the premiered of her show on daytime television. “I’m Oprah Winfrey, and welcome to the very first national Oprah Winfrey Show!” she exclaimed as the studio audience cheered enthusiastically (Brown). However, what pe...
In “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich the two main characters Lyman and Henry are brothers that have an amazing relationship with one another. In the beginning of the story Erdrich writes about how Lyman and Henry bought a gorgeous red convertible; and together they went on plenty of road trips and bonded over the car. On the other hand, the two siblings in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” don’t have that same sibling bond. The siblings in “Everyday Use”, Maggie and Dee, are complete opposites. Dee is extremely vain, snobbish, and outspoken while Maggie is coy, insecure, and timid. Although Maggie and Dee aren’t as close as Lyman and Henry, they still have a very complex relationship in terms of being “close” to one another even though it seems as if they’re from two different planets. In the stories “Everyday Use” and “The Red Convertible”, the characters share one particular trait which is
Now that we have a script, and we'll cut out the process of submitting it to movie studios, the next step would be pre-production. For this purpose, we'll use a fictional studio and call it L 0 L studios. This studio, after accepting the script, would hire a producer. Let's use a name here, like Richard Donner. His job is to hire a director, audition a cast, find a location to film, or decide if it can be done on a sound stage (possibly both), and try to keep it all under budget. Our director would be James Cameron, because with his success recently, his name alone would bring people to see this movie, which is the whole goal of the project. Casting is difficult, because certain factors have to be looked at, such as looks, (do they look the part?
Oprah Winfrey achieved great success in her various endeavors, growing from a news reporter in Nashville to the world-famous talk show host she is today. During the 1980s, talk shows were a crucial part of daytime television. Shows were organized based upon their content and varied greatly in subject. The popularity of talk shows led many people to enter this field, leading to a constant struggle for airtime. Oprah’s rise to fame began when she moved from her hometown in Nashville, to college in Baltimore and ultimately to Chicago, where she lives today. She appeared on an early morning television program called A.M. Chicago, which was later retitled The Oprah Winfrey Show which aired its first episode on September 8, 1986. Talk shows like Oprah’s were wildly popular, especially to women, because they focused on entertaining their viewers rather than discussing political problems. The thirty-minute to hour-long programs allowed for people to escape their problems, even if only for a short period of time (Rose). Biographer, Ilene Cooper took on the challenge of writing a biography about the complex and extraordinary life of Oprah Winfrey. In an article on the Kirkus Review website, published in 2010, a critic enjoys how the author of the biography, Up close: Oprah Winfrey, “makes excellent use of many quotes from interviews, Oprah’s own writing and, of course, her television show” (“Oprah Winfrey”). This reviewer appreciates how the biographer uses all of her resources to understand more information about Oprah. Some of Oprah’s greatest contributions to society are her generous donations to several organizations, and the way she encourages individuals to take actions that can not on...
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend John Hale’s role in the witch trials changed from a confident and passionate proponent to a guilty and despairing dissenter. He entered the play with an eager air about him, and he was keen to use his expertise and knowledge in witchcraft and the Devil in order to dispel the evil witches who “trafficked with the Devil” (Miller 61) in the town of Salem. Furthermore, he was proud of the fact that he was called upon specifically to help out with Salem’s witch problem. However, toward the end of the play, he was “steeped in sorrow” (Miller 119) and “exhausted.” He realized too late that the accusations of the afflicted girls were just fabricated lies. Moreover, his mistake caused a countless number of innocent people to be thrown in jail and hanged. With this revelation clouding his mind and breaking his heart, he became an anguished man who regretted his actions that aided the conviction of numerous so-called witches. He fought against the witch trials after that, but his actions were inadequate. The witch trials still went on. Hale ended up being a character who opposed the witch trials, but instead of going against the court as aggressively as John Proctor, he begged the accused to confess in order to save their own lives. He believed that it was better to lie and live than deny and die.
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Oprah began her career from the bottom and worked her way up. She started broadcasting at WVIK radio in Nashville’s while she was still in high school. When she went to Anchor Nashville’s WTVE-TV news at age 19, Oprah became the first African-American and the youngest person to anchor there. After her success on Nashville’s WTVF-TV, she left collage and relocated to Baltimore to co-anchor WJZ-TV evening news. Oprah could not distance herself from the stories and the emotional connection so she was fired. A new manager at the station saw Oprah’s potential and made her a co-host of the 1977 talk show. “People Are Talking”. She managed to make the show an instant success with her uncommon ability to connect intellectually and emotionally with a wide variety of topics. After a couple of years, Oprah moved on to hosting WLS-TV’s morning talk show, AM Chicago, in 1984. About a year later, the show expanded to an hour long broadcasting and was renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” (Oprah’s official)
The novel Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding. Golding wanted the story to be about a group of young boys whose plane crashed on an island, trying to escape war. The whole concept of this was so that he can show what a group of people can become given a set of inflicting conflicts that can change them for better or for worst. He gives great detail on how they go from sane to insane in a matter of time and turn into someone completely different all together. One of the boys on the island is named Simon. Simon’s personality and traits are similar to Jesus Christ because they both posse a form of insight, spirituality, and compassion.
If you have never seen the TV show Supernatural you need to start watching it then. Why, you ask? Only that it is the most remarkable TV show of time. Well in my opinion it is. Supernatural has magnificent characters and a storyline that just spits out action and drama in every episode. The creatures and ghost are the nightmares you hope will never come true . Here are some main reason on why I watch the show and recommend you to do the same.
One reason why I think Candace Bure should come speak at our school, is because she is a good role model, and a good person all around! When she is acting, she tries not to curse, because she knows that small children are watching and they are always watching. She is also beautiful on the inside and out. She doesn’t try to be someone she’s not. She shows that you don’t have to have skimpy clothes or wear a lot of makeup. Not only is she just a good
Welcome to Auditions! You have walked into an uncomfortable situation where you are surrounded by individuals seeking to take the role that you are dying to get. In this part of the production the director will judge on where you will be casted. Either the role of the handsome hero out to save to princess or the character that was slain in the process. To sum it up, the director (the Philgreens and Tina Ostrander) will weed out who can handle a big role or find someone suited for something lesser. Note that every role in a production is important, so even when Mr. Philgreen or Tina ask you to audition for a smaller character, put in the same effort that you would when auditioning for the lead.