Blog # 4

Pride and Prejudice - The Confrontation
Link below :
http://youtu.be/a9CnUVqh4Fc


Crituque
I have decided to use this scene because I feel as thought it is so powerful and important to the storyline. The scene between the two main characters is not only urgent but crucial . If you have ever read the story Pride and Prejudice you will understand the shear importance in this scene and dialogue. If I were to crituque the scene I would just say that it might be a little bit too heavy on dialogue. If you are not familar with old english or Jane Austens way of writing you might be confused by some of the vocabulary used in the scene. But I believe that if most of the vocabulary was simplified for the average human, that it would seem like a Jane Austen novel.  Also the scene is rather long and if you are not understanding the vocabulary being said, then you get lost and bored. The actors are able to demonstrate what is happening with their mannerisms and emotions which can make it easier for a person to understand what is happening in the dialogue. The listening mode for this scene is very semantic because it is focusing on the relationship and the words that are being expressed in the scene. The space of this scene is subjective/emotional.


Script Below

Blog #3

Brainwashed
http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/66.01.Brainwashed

2 layer summaries

Make Art & Learn
Art is an original girft one gets and anyone can do it. It doesn't follow instructions. It's about creating the uncreated. Art is risky and taking the risks gets us rewarded. Art is something that changes everything. Art is about creating the uncreated.
 Learning is all around, and your schooling is never complete. You hardly never find a job that requires you not to keep learning and obsorbing new information. We are always challenged to think differently. We are pushed to learn what we need to know every single day.


Being able to make art and learn new things are demonstrated through my blog in many ways. Before my Media 203 class, I never even had a blog. I had thought about creating one many times, but I never had the driving force to finally create one for myself. I had no idea how to even set one up! So by learning in class how to properly setup and run a blog I was able to learn a new skill. Blogging always seems to challenge me to be creative. Who wants to look at a boring, dry blog? I hope that by my colorful and fun blog setup people are intrigued to stay and read some of my thoughts. Not only do I want my blog to look artistic, but I want my word to sound artistic as well! It's a hard balance to maintain when trying to writing interesting and innovating things. Usually blog is either informational top heavy or just fluffy nonsense. I am hoping that I can spread the new information that I have learned and also show my creative thoughts through a successful blog.
I definitely feel that these exercises for our blogs are helping me be a better artist and student. Creating weekly blogs keeps you constantly creating and exploring new material. They help me keep on track with what is going on in our labs every week.  I am able to reflect on current work that I'm doing or going to do with each blog. Such as blog #1 when we talked about our characters, I was able to connect and understand my characters more with this process. With blog #2 I was able to express my creativity with sharing my favorite poem by Robert Frost. I was able to express why I loved this poem and why it meant so much to me. I also interpreted the poem and by doing this I was able to think creatively and outside of the box. With this current assignment I am able to clearly understand what making art and learning truly means. With the last assignment I will be able to further my knowledge on script writing and how to script a scene with sound. By using my mind in all of these ways it has only help me become a smarter and more efficient student. Overall these blog has done nothing but help my knowledge in art and learning.

Blog #2

Finding Your Howl
http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/51.01.YourHowl
Story 1 Summary

Mumon is a red Wolfe who lost his howl due to living in captivity. He went on a journey to find his howl. He saw a deer and decided to chase it. The deer told Mumon that when he needs his howl it will be there. Mumon ate the deer. He ran with the extra energy until he came upon a farmer. The farmer shot him. He dropped down hearing tribal chants. He howled. There is a howl inside of all of us. It will be there when we most need it.

Robert Frost
Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would sufficed


This poem is one of my favorites and speaks to me in many different ways on many different levels. The main question is asking will the world end in fire or ice and which would be more preferable for a person. Would you rather be burned to death or freeze to death? The rhyme scheme drawls me into this poem because as a creative person I like things to flow and sound natural. I love poems that rhyme because they draw me in more than a poem that does not rhyme.  I love the personal questions that this poem makes you contemplate. Which way would you like to die? I feel that in many poems you never face this difficult and horrid question. But the way Frost interprets it makes it not so violent and more trivial. It makes you think. I love it because its not a question about love, friendship, or fortune but about life and death. It deals with serious issues that we may have to face but the poem is not forecful or threatening. Personally I would rather perish in fire. It is quicker and I rather have a quick surge of pain rather then a long drawn out death. If you have ever experienced the emotion of desire you can account for how fiery and heated the emotion is, so it would be a more comforting way to die because you know how it feels. Ice might be a longer death but it would perhaps be less painful after a long period of time because your body simply goes numb. Also if you have known enough of hate in your life you are use to the coldness of that emotion so dying by ice would be a more desirable choice for you.  It's intriguing that Frost is making you think that you will have the choice about which death you can take. His words draw you in into a trick that make you consider one death above the other. But in all reality either death would suffice plus we would not have any choice over the decision anyways. I think from a creative aspect Frost is trying to say that if the world ends in fire that it will basically end in a hateful war. If the world ends in ice, then we shall all die in loneliness. Hatred, love and lust are capable of great destruct and as a human race we need to not abuse these emotions or it will be the end of us all. Frost is explaining that our greed, anger, lust, pride, wrath, envy, and gluttony will be the end of us if we do not be careful. Our sins will be our demise in the end. This poem could have thousands of interpretations but that is why I love it so much. Having a creative way of thinking I like to be able to think creatively and this poems lets my mind wonder and explore all the different options and meanings that Frost is giving.

Blog #1

Mabel - Antagonist

Color

The colors that are represented in this picture reflect my villain in many different ways. The red blood represent my character Mabel's fire red eyes. The color makes her look evil and the redness also hints at there deep power within. The color red in her eyes is important, because in the shadows it is the only part of her you can see. The white rose in the picture represent Mabel's white night gown and pale skin. Her white nightgown reflects her ghostly figure and the fact that she is no longer a living being.. The blackness in the picture represent Mabel's black hair and her bruised skin which shows her pain and her mystery.

Light

I have decided to cast my character in the shadows to not only give her a mysterious vibe, but also to hint that we are dealing with a villain and not a hero. Mabel is never seen in daylight, so she always hides behind or in shadows. Putting Mabel in the shadows makes her seem like a threat because you can't really fully see her what her weapons or power is. Putting her in the shadows also gives her an element of surprise towards her attackers. The shadows are dark and depressing like Mabel's life, so I think it is the perfect kind of light to cast her in.

Shape

Mabel is a dead little girl, so her shape is depicted as a small ghost. The shape is very curvy at the bottom, like her white nightgown is. The idea to have her shaped like a ghost gives you  the idea that something is wrong and that she has a very unique story. The shape also hints that she may be the antagonist, because not many hero's are depicted as a paranormal figure. When ever you see the shape of a ghost you think dead, so this also demonstrates Mabel's afterlife. The ghost is shaped like a small person as well, and this can represent Mabel's a small child. 

Isabella - Protagonist

Color

For the protagonist the colors that are used are purple, green and yellow. The purple represents nobility. Isabella's father was the town pastor so her family had power. The color green represents Isabella's love for life and nature. She is set on protecting and her love for life and nature helps her. The color yellow represents Isabella's bright and happy personality. It also represent how important the light of god is in Isabella's life. Isabella lives by a code to never have to kill anyone or anybody, so the colors are bright and lively not dark and morbid. The colors together are all used in Isabella's outfit.

Light

Isabella is the protagonist so placing her in front of the sun makes her look like a good character. The light in the back of her highlights her figure and the light also reflects her bright personality and outlook on life and god.  Also, placing her in the light makes her look unafraid and confident. If you were to place her in the shadows it would not make her look like your protagonist, so by putting her in the warm sunlight she appears to be good. The sun is outlining her body so it is easy to tell that she is a young women. The yellow and warm background invited you in and is comforting like Isabella. 

Shape

Isabella is shape is represented by a cross. Since her father was a pastor and she has taken on the role of protecting innocent people using the word of god against Mabel, the cross is very important in her life. Isabella is strong and sturdy like the cross. She always stands tall and confident in the face of danger. Isabella's shape is represented by the cross through her body frame. She holds her shoulders up and has her arms out to comfort those around her. Isabella always carries her cross with her, because it is such an important part of her life.

My Superhero!

My favorite superhero is Batman.