Waiting For Godot to me is waiting for something to happen that never will unless you go out and make it happen yourself.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Response #6 A Doll's House
1. Mrs. Lind encourages Kromer to let Tom read the letter revealing Nora's deception. She strongly believes that in order for Tom and Nora to have a complete understanding of each other that there can't be any dishonesty between them.
2. The significance of the door slamming is Nora solidifying her decision to leave her husband and chlidren. It was a bold move considering that women around that time had limited rights. This shocked everyone and also caused a shift in society. This also produced a wave of emerging feminists which later led to their unity in fighting for equality between men and women.
3.
A male from 1879ish. He's dressed typically like a lawyer of that time.
2. The significance of the door slamming is Nora solidifying her decision to leave her husband and chlidren. It was a bold move considering that women around that time had limited rights. This shocked everyone and also caused a shift in society. This also produced a wave of emerging feminists which later led to their unity in fighting for equality between men and women.
3.
A male from 1879ish. He's dressed typically like a lawyer of that time.
A female from 1879ish. There weren't that many roles for women at that time. She would be your typical stay at home wife.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Crtique #1
When it comes to interaction between two people or a conversation, you can at times get a feel or an idea what are the two people conversing about just solely based either only on one of two parties reactions and/or responses. This particularly occurs in the play "Alone in Triptych". The three elements of theatre that really stood out to me from this play are the acting, writing and sound.
For the first element; the acting really stood out to me. Leeann played Vera Beren, Lori played by Catherine Porter, and Remi played Michael Tomlinson all were quite believable. What is quite interesting about this play is although there are three characters, they never interact with one another. All three have a story to tell and they all do it alone. What worked about it was that even though each actor worked in a scene in solitude you still caught a glimpse of the story. What didn't worked was there were certain points in the play when more than one character was on the stage all while still focusing on only one of the characters story. The other character would be moving around in silence and getting involved in a certain action. This came off a bit confusing as well as it was distracting. The minor character at the time should have simply stayed put in order for the audience to solely focus on the main character and the storyline that is being told in the moment.
The writing was the second element that stood out to me. Renee Phillippi (writer) put something together that seemed quite realistic. The story deals with people coming to terms with the people in their lives and/ or their own personal demons. Rape, physical abuse, kidnapping and death all plays a part in which a way it allows you to sympathize for the characters whether good or bad. What worked is that it was written in a way where anyone or everyone in the audience could possibly relate to the situation. It shows us that we aren't alone in our struggles. What slightly didn't work was how non-convincing the character Remi's motives were. Remi kidnaps his friends daughter to protect her from the danger of the outside world. There was no evidence given to the story or backstory that the little girls parent (Remi's friend) wasn't doing enough to protect his/her daughter. It came off a bit odd that he felt that he was the one to do the job, only resulting in her accidental death which in reality has made him unsuccessful in his plan to protect her. The writer should have provided backup reasons why Remi felt he was the only one that could have save his friend daughter in order to solidify his motive.
The sound design was the third element that stood out to me. Vera Beren (Sound Designer) who also plays the character Leann really gave the viewers what was happening just based solely on the sound. Whether it was a knock, gun shot, scream, you name it, there wasn't a lost moment in the plot. The sounds were well synchronized with the actors movements. What worked about it is that it gave a glimpse of the expression f how people can be suffering in their own isolation; hence the one person scenes. There wasn't a moment where it came across that something didn't worked when it came to the sound. Aside from Vera from actually being the most convincing actress, she didn't lack any skills in the sound department.
In conclusion, the production served the community in a way to tell us that at the beginning signs of drama it is best to clear of the situation. In most cases signs of what's to come were already presented when it comes maybe with the character Leann and her husband who had happened to rape an underage girl and Lori who marries an abusive cop but they just ignored it. Now they later have found themselves in the turmoil they are in. As far as Remi, maybe the friend whom he kidnap his daughter from could have had no idea that this would have happened. For instance guys like Remi are better at hiding that particular flaw about themselves but then again like the aforementioned there was something lacking to support his motives anyway. Moral of the story is get out while you can.
For the first element; the acting really stood out to me. Leeann played Vera Beren, Lori played by Catherine Porter, and Remi played Michael Tomlinson all were quite believable. What is quite interesting about this play is although there are three characters, they never interact with one another. All three have a story to tell and they all do it alone. What worked about it was that even though each actor worked in a scene in solitude you still caught a glimpse of the story. What didn't worked was there were certain points in the play when more than one character was on the stage all while still focusing on only one of the characters story. The other character would be moving around in silence and getting involved in a certain action. This came off a bit confusing as well as it was distracting. The minor character at the time should have simply stayed put in order for the audience to solely focus on the main character and the storyline that is being told in the moment.
The writing was the second element that stood out to me. Renee Phillippi (writer) put something together that seemed quite realistic. The story deals with people coming to terms with the people in their lives and/ or their own personal demons. Rape, physical abuse, kidnapping and death all plays a part in which a way it allows you to sympathize for the characters whether good or bad. What worked is that it was written in a way where anyone or everyone in the audience could possibly relate to the situation. It shows us that we aren't alone in our struggles. What slightly didn't work was how non-convincing the character Remi's motives were. Remi kidnaps his friends daughter to protect her from the danger of the outside world. There was no evidence given to the story or backstory that the little girls parent (Remi's friend) wasn't doing enough to protect his/her daughter. It came off a bit odd that he felt that he was the one to do the job, only resulting in her accidental death which in reality has made him unsuccessful in his plan to protect her. The writer should have provided backup reasons why Remi felt he was the only one that could have save his friend daughter in order to solidify his motive.
The sound design was the third element that stood out to me. Vera Beren (Sound Designer) who also plays the character Leann really gave the viewers what was happening just based solely on the sound. Whether it was a knock, gun shot, scream, you name it, there wasn't a lost moment in the plot. The sounds were well synchronized with the actors movements. What worked about it is that it gave a glimpse of the expression f how people can be suffering in their own isolation; hence the one person scenes. There wasn't a moment where it came across that something didn't worked when it came to the sound. Aside from Vera from actually being the most convincing actress, she didn't lack any skills in the sound department.
In conclusion, the production served the community in a way to tell us that at the beginning signs of drama it is best to clear of the situation. In most cases signs of what's to come were already presented when it comes maybe with the character Leann and her husband who had happened to rape an underage girl and Lori who marries an abusive cop but they just ignored it. Now they later have found themselves in the turmoil they are in. As far as Remi, maybe the friend whom he kidnap his daughter from could have had no idea that this would have happened. For instance guys like Remi are better at hiding that particular flaw about themselves but then again like the aforementioned there was something lacking to support his motives anyway. Moral of the story is get out while you can.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Response # 5 Stage Beauty
1. Actress : Rooney Mara
Movie: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (U.S.)
a) Rooney Mara had her hair butchered, eyebrows bleached. She had her nipple, nose and eye brow pierced for the role. She also learned how to smoke and became comfortable having to do nude scenes.
b) She used the style of Method Acting for the role.
c) The transformation was extremely effective. Rooney Mara went on to received a combination of awards and nominations such as
d)
BEFORE
AFTER
Movie: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (U.S.)
a) Rooney Mara had her hair butchered, eyebrows bleached. She had her nipple, nose and eye brow pierced for the role. She also learned how to smoke and became comfortable having to do nude scenes.
b) She used the style of Method Acting for the role.
c) The transformation was extremely effective. Rooney Mara went on to received a combination of awards and nominations such as
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star (tied with Saoirse Ronan) | Won |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Internet Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress | Won |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance (shared with Felicity Jones) | Won |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nevada Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (tied with Elizabeth Olsen) | Won |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | Won |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012 Virtuoso Award | Won |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Academy Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakout Star | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Empire Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | MTV Movie Award for Best Performance | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Saturn Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
d)
BEFORE AFTER
2. Sir Charles was an English wit, dramatist and politician. He sat in all the parliaments of William III as member for New Romney, and his speeches were considered to be thoughtful and sensible. He chose to help Maria because she caught his interest.
3. The difference between the acting style in the beginning of the film and towards the end is that it later becomes more realistic. Women were now able to play female roles. This caused a shift in how those roles were acted out as oppose to a man playing a women.
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