For some extra credit, I watched The Genius Puppetry Behind War Horse, and I actually found it very interesting. The way they make all of those things and how they make it look so realistic, it fascinates me. When I have watched plays before, I guess it has never occurred to me what everyone has to go through to get all of the props and animals lined up. After watching this video, I know it takes a lot of work, skill, and talent to put together these nice props to make the show a lot more interesting and real. At first they showed a little mini horse, and they described that the ancestor of the horse is a hyena. I really liked how one of the guys said, “Actors struggle to die on stage, but a puppet has to struggle to live on stage.” I thought
The set of the play was built decent and looked the same. The only thing I didn't like was some of color of the stones that were painted on the walls. But, that’s just my opinion. However, I did have fun splatter painting those walls and the stairs during class. I liked how there was platforms and different ground levels, that made it more interesting. Rather than just having the stage ground there were stairs you could go up or down which set it apart. Overall, I liked the set and I thought it was built well and sturdy.
When individuals face obstacles in life, there is often two ways to respond to those hardships: some people choose to escape from the reality and live in an illusive world. Others choose to fight against the adversities and find a solution to solve the problems. These two ways may lead the individuals to a whole new perception. Those people who decide to escape may find themselves trapped into a worse or even disastrous situation and eventually lose all of their perceptions and hops to the world, and those who choose to fight against the obstacles may find themselves a good solution to the tragic world and turn their hopelessness into hopes. Margaret Laurence in her short story Horses of the Night discusses the idea of how individual’s responses
In ‘horse,’ the speaker describes a horse being betrayed and then killed in a small town in Texas. The first two stanzas described the horse thundering towards outstretched hands being attracted to a field of corn but instead it is attacked by a group of white teenage boys who leave it mutilated. The sheriff of the town does not do anything because he believes that it is in their nature to do so. In the last stanzas the Mexican owner puts the horse out of his misery and someone tries to pay him for the damage. His people are disappointed because they believe that money could not make up for the death of the horse but, they do nothing about it. It would seem the horse in the poem is meant to represent the Mexican culture and how it is being eradicated by the dominant white society in the United States.
On the Eastern Front of World War II, there was a major battle known as “Battle of Stalingrad.” During this battle Germany fought Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. 150,000 Germans died due to this situation. In the book “Animal Farm” the chapter about the “Battle of the Windmill” represents the “Battle of Stalingrad.’ Animals fought animals leaving a cow, three sheep, and two geese to die all because one person could not stand up and take the blame for what they had done.
It is renowned for its appearance involving impressive costumes, striking makeup, eccentric wigs, and not to mention, the exaggerated actions performed by the actors.
Hayao Miyazaki’s body of work reflects how commercial animation can be mesmerizing, inspiring and empowering even without the use of the usual formula for animation that we see in most commercial animated features.
Movies are a great way to take a break from your hectic life and just relax. Movies have been entertaining you and everyone around the world since the mid 1800’s. The evolution movie went from black and white pictures to color and sound to finally 3-D film. Directors, artists, and inventors took hundreds of years to just perfect putting the one by one captured pictures in a fluid motion to make a ten second movie. So, just think about trying to create the 3D effect or even how movies were created.
The short story, "Rocking-Horse Winner", and the movie based on it contrast considerably. When the written story has ended the movie continues with ideas, which may not come from the author. Three major differences of the two are: the mother, the father, and the ending. In the movie the mother, Hester, is portrayed as a loving and self-sacrificing person. While in the short story she is exposed to be a cold-hearted, and greedy person. Another instance where the short story and movie differ is the role of the father.
The components can be broken down into the following: dance and movement, character portrayal, masks/puppetry, music, costume design and idealistic process. Each component will be analysed in detail in an attempt to portray how this effectiveness has added to the overall musical vision.
The inferior status that has been inherited by the women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in the objectification of them. Due to this lack of respect for women, during one of the deadliest wars since World War II, the Congolese civil war has brought about pain and suffering upon women and has stripped away their rights. A multiple award winning film, War Witch, displayed circumstances young girls have to live through and how those circumstances impact them. War witch was primarily filmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was centered on the Congolese civil war in Sub Sahara Africa. Komona a twelve year old girl is the protagonist of the film, the film begins with rebel fighters in makeshift boats coming on shore,
Urban Legends are stories that are made to be believable, but are “too good to be true.” Many Urban Legends occur locally. The story of The Demon Horse, or “Blucifer,” is a more locally told story. Another urban legend that is told locally is the legend of Boo Radley. Boo Radley was a teen that got caught up in a bad crowd and then grew up to be a shut in. The legend is that he walks around stalking people at night and that if you walk up to his door he will kill you. The story of Blucifer is actually fact filled in the beginning. A man, Luis Jimenez, started sculpting a 9,000-pound horse. Before he could complete the sculpture, it fell on top of him slicing an artery in his leg. The statue had killed him. Jimenez’s family finished the statue.
The Presentation of Napoleon in Animal Farm by George Orwell The novel Animal Farm, by the political writer George Orwell, is a story parallel to the events of the Russian Revolution. It features the brutal rise to power of one history’s most notorious dictators – Josef Stalin, who is portrayed by the tyrannical pig Napoleon. After the animals of Manor Farm expel their human master, Napoleon. eventually manages to seize total control over every aspect of the animals’ lives.
Choose a sentence from the clip, one that you think is interesting and explain why you like it.
When you first enter the theater, you are immediately in awe of the strongest aspect of this production: the set. The stage features a life-sized enchanted forest with “tress” as tall as the ceiling and a lit-up backdrop of a twilight sky. The tress would move around throughout the performance to make way for different scenes. In front of your very eyes, an enchanted forest would turn into the outside of a charming house with a lit porch and a well. The twilight sky would turn to a starlit sky and a soft spotlight simulating moonlight would compliment the faint sound of crickets. Suddenly the house and tress move around and you’re in a town with a little cart selling baguettes, or a lush dining room with Victorian wallpaper, a chandelier, and china displayed on the walls. The world shakes once again and now you’re in, inevitably, a ballroom. A white Victorian gate opens up to become the walls of the ballroom, and a white marble bridge and staircase appear for the outside of the castle. Adults and children alike were in awe of the craftsmanship and technology.
In Wole Soyinkas’s Death and The Kings Horseman, District Officer Pilkings is ignorant in his acceptance of the Yoruba traditional values and mannerisms. He demonstrates this throughout the play, as his actions are catalyzed by insensitivity, ignorance, and an overall difficulty of accepting native Yoruba culture. Consequentially, Pilkings prevents Elesin from committing ritual suicide, and in his mind believes his actions are justified. His rationale is dictated by (1) his lack of respect for religion and/or beliefs foreign to him, (2) his failure to understand the cultural differences between Nigerian and British colonials, and (3) his inability to acknowledge Yoruba spiritual beliefs.