Essays on Costume

Intentional Torts

Essay Question 1: Manny Ramirez is a professional baseball player. He is a great hitter, but is also somewhat quirky and controversial. Because of his quirkiness, the Boston Red Sox decided to trade him to another team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Boston print and radio media has been very hard on Ramirez. Two radio talk show hosts, John and Gerry have been repeatedly very critical of Manny, with John states “good riddance” and Gerry states “who needs him” and “he’s a lousy ballplayer” on the air. Manny heard these comments while listening to the radio on the ...

Any advertisement is meant for the sole purpose of convincing the target customers about the product. And a creative advertisement is the one that can address the triggering points of an audience. The "The Force Star Wars Das Auto" advertisement is a good example of such a successful one in a unique way. Though, the target consumers of a car are the grown up professionals, it is the need in a family structure that drives the purchase of a car. This advertisement utilizes the total family fervor from a very attractive and interesting angle, achieving the business goal through the brilliant socio- economic tactics applied through manipulating a ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

Eighteenth century how to become an icon in the history of fashion and influence our life

Embellishment, poise, elegance are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the trend in art and architecture of 18th century. The age witnessed the most elegant and stylish way of fashion. It can also be called as a fashionable era. 18th Century era is generally known as the Age of Enlightenment. The beginning of this century experienced a significant change in culture, art and architecture. Fashion industry also was on its peak. The fashion centre in this era shifted from Versailles to Paris. The educated Aristocratic class was called bourgeoisie class. They settled down in Paris. The new ...

Asian film industry has been entertaining audiences since a long time with the help of a strong story, music and different other aspects of film making. Asian cinema has lodged its strong presence across the world and Asian movies have won several prestigious international awards. This paper intends to discuss some very famous Asian movies like Red Sorghum, Ran, Eye in the sky, IndoChine and Dhobi Ghat along with further focusing, how masculinity has been portrayed in almost all these movies.

There are some favorite subjects of Asian movie makers. Aggressive Jingoism, fantasy, epic and masculinity are some important components of Asian ...

Introduction:

Egungun Masquerade costume, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, mid-20th century.

The materials used in making this piece of art includes beads, glass and metallic threads. The cloth and cowrie shells also forms a major part of this costume. The materials used are of value to the Yoruba people in Nigeria. The cowrie shells are used in the sculpture in order to signify the cultural norms of the Yoruba people especially on the dances and ceremonial activities. The combined use of cowrie shells and the metallic threads are used by the artist to form a unique color and structure in order to appeal to ...

Both Asda and Tesco supermarket chains continue withdrawing the stated Halloween outfits due to the diverse criticism raised. It is due on the basis that it stigmatizes more people who have mental health problems. In my opinion, there is need for an apology to ascertain the offences which are caused and later on agreed in arriving at such donations while still observing their mental health and state of mind. The action of forwarding the proceeds of the undertakings to charity is well in accordance to taking the appropriate steps in shunning the costumes that "fuel" the stigma. It ...

The four articles summarized and discussed in this annotated bibliography were selected because they deal with some of the civilizations of the first Americans, the Aztecs in particular. There always seems to be a lot of information and research into Western and pre-Western archaeology and anthropology, such as studies about Celtic, Roman, and Egyptian culture and mythology, but less about pre-Columbian America. All four of these articles were selected from peer-reviewed journals. Journals were selected instead of a book because it seemed like the best way to get a general idea about some very diverse topics regarding the Aztecs. Topics for three ...

Question 1 

In what industry, role and where (companies, locations) do you see yourself working immediately after graduation from London Business School? What motivates you to join this industry and how will your academic, professional, and personal experiences help you achieve this career goal? What is your alternate career plan? How will the Masters in Management contribute to your personal and professional development and why is this the right time for you to pursue this degree?

After graduation I plan to work in my own existing enterprise in the fashion industry, as a young entrepreneur. In April 2013 I set up my ...

Summary of chapter 10

Designing the characters’ world

This article talks about how to design the set of a good piece. It states that a set design that is good should be aesthetically pleasing, interesting, evocative, functional, and to be connected deeply with the concept of production. This is achieved through the following explained below

Goals of set design

Facilitate dramatic action- set design should: create space for physical action, tell us the location of the action either outdoors or indoors, and time periods of the action. Offers a surrounding that represents the lives of the characters- the set should relay information about the people who dwell there by ...

When an intelligent girl becomes adamant to snatch her rights by hook or crook, such story takes place. The movie ‘Gone Girl’ is the perfect example of in depth analysis of a woman’s psychology. The character of Rosamund Pike and her acting is so strong, that the movie makes the audience gasp. This paper will Observe, Analyze, Reflect and Synthesize on the one of the best scene of the movie. This particular scene is the twist in the story. This scene shows the craftsmanship of David Fincher and Rosamund Pike altogether. The scene begins with Rosamund Pike (Amy) getting ...

Sequence Analysis in Pride and Prejudice (2005) Pride and Prejudice (2005) was Joe Wright's debut as a director of a feature film. It was a tough choice for the studio, because he had no real experience and didn't even read a Jane Austen's novel. But in the end it was the best candidate, because Wright managed to explore his nature talent and was later inspired to direct his other movies like Atonement or Anna Karenina. Pride and Prejudice was the first romantic film he worked on, but later he was admired for his work and the film was welcomed very warmly by ...

Exoskeleton is a device designed to increase human muscle strength due to external skeleton. It replicates human biomechanics to scale up efforts in movements and can be integrated into a suit. Actual working models are now developed in Japan and the United States. The first exoskeleton was co-developed by the General Electric and the United States military in the '60s, and was called Hardiman (Kong and Jeon, 2006). It could lift up to 110kg with a force applied at the lifting of 4.5 kg. However, it was impractical because of its considerable weight up to 680kg. The project was not successful. ...

Abstract

American Culture has undergone many turns and twists throughout the centuries. It has always been determined to provide a tangential impasse into the lives of the American citizens as well as that of the events that encircle him /her in a wider global perspective. Perhaps that had been the proper way of interpretation of the society and its elements on a global as well as local perspective for the media. However in recent years, there seems to be an influence on the media channels as well as cable networks to highlight the importance of only the internal complexities of the American social ...

Exploring Boundaries: Fashion, Adornment and the Body

Introduction For many centuries, humans have communicated to each other in the language of dress. Even before an individual talk to another individual on the street, at a party or in a meeting, the person has already declared their age, gender, and class through their attire. Additionally, the person would have possibly announced important information or misinformation, such as origin, occupation, tastes, opinions, current moods, and sexual desires. Individuals may lack the ability to express what they have observed into words, but they have registered information unconsciously about each other. Consequently, by the end of the conversation or meeting, they ...

Art history aims at creating aspects of knowledge and developing expertise in the history of the visual arts from the medieval to the contemporary. In an increasingly image-based culture that includes a rapidly growing museum and gallery industry, techniques in visual literacy are important for a variety of professions as well as for daily life. Fashion interactions entail a multidisciplinary display that is involved in exploring fashion culture through modern art and media. The works that are put on exhibition give insight on fashion industry unsustainability. Besides, it assesses the connection between fashion and corporeality as well as investigates the way individuals ...

2013 was the year that saw F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby”, brought into cinema, for the second time. Whenever a great novel is adapted for the screen, many pedants will try to scrutinize the film to see if there is any nonconformity to the original. The book is often regarded and sacred as consequently; many films often fail to reach the pedestal set by the book. If the audience deems the film to be an effective adaption of the book, the movie will more often than not be successful. The Great Gatsby (2013) is the perfect ...

In this paper I will talk about the film Amadeus from 1984. I will summarize the movie focusing on the Mozart rebelled actions against the patronage system explaining the concepts, especially looking for how rich people from that time hired composer to write music only for their own interest. The film is an adaption after Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus from 1979 in which the composer Antonio Salieri discover Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s brilliant talent but it’s running him because of his pride and envy feeling. The action is set on Austria, more precisely in Vienna during the ...

Schindler’s List is supposed to be one of the most outstanding movies of the 1990s. It won many awards and listed in the best 100 movies of all time. The movie is about a corrupt German businessman who saved about 1000 Jews during the holocaust. The movie is about the heartlessness of the holocaust and how people could make a difference even if they wanted to. As art, the film succeeds in achieving the artist’s or director’s intentions: that of evoking the feelings of the Jews saved by Schindler in a convincing, news-like form. The film accomplishes this in ...

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Swan Lake 2012 Introduction The famous Swan Lake has been widespread throughout most of the United States or at least the few states such as Los Angeles and Boston. Swan exemplifies and bests the nation with a debut that will portray a theatrical to represent a characteristic fairytale of a Swan Queen by the name of Odette, a Prince who was known as Siegfried, and witchcraft that of which deals with the unfaithfulness and adoration, that weds them for infinity. Particularly, this feature stage play landscapes an outstanding new costume and set design, that consist of strong herbal choreography that engages any audience ...

The Full Monty is a comedy-drama play directed by Simon Beufoy. He also wrote the screenplay based on the movie by the same name. The setting is in England Sheffield. When the Sheffield steel factory closed, it rendered many jobless. At that time, poverty and unemployment were at peak levels (Holden et al). Self-image lost its meaning as people would do almost anything to earn a living. The play touches on themes such as poverty and unemployment by the use of elements such as costume and lightening. The two themes are well incorporated in the plays production through various aspects. ...

[Date (January 1, 2014)]

It was Friday morning; the busy shoppers were doing their last-minute errands for Halloween. The store was bustling with chattering people, enthusiasm was in the air. It was cold and windy outside but the warmth inside the grocery store provided a relaxing heat for a comfortable browsing of candies that would soon go on sale as quickly as the occasion was over. One family got their carts full for the day. It was a cheerful lot except for one tall and pale-faced girl wearing a smug expression on her face, her full attention on texting. She was a very ...

Women and Gender Studies

Media Analysis The Lincoln MKC commercial with Matthew McConaughey The Lincoln advertisement is for people who can afford luxurious products. The advertisement clearly targets high income earners with a taste for luxurious cars. The tone in the advertisement is serious. The character in the advertisement points out serious reasons why he drives a Lincoln and the general tone in the advertisement is serious. This advertisement appeals to people who are rich and well-educated, more like corporate elites. The character is a famous and award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey. He dressed in a suit like a rich, well-educated and powerful person. McConaughey looks well-groomed ...

1. In (2003) Movie Lost in Translation, how are the characters of Bob and Charlotte used in establishing the parallel narrative structure of the film? Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation was released in 2003. The movie was a hit during its introduction, and it portrayed a better dramatic visualization of a romantic loves tory in Tokyo. The humorous attitude of the movie displays its relevance with post-modern societies, facilitating rich social and cultural aspects in one of the world’s prominent international cities. The main theme of the movie orbits round the main characters including Bob and ...

One unique thing about this exhibition is that it’s more than admiring. Just imagine beautiful costumes on the mannequin showing how diverse costume design could be, how they are connected to the performance, designer’s emotions, and the characteristics of different time periods. All the designers have something in common - their appreciation of the elegance, and athleticism of the body’s movement. A good dancing performance is made by good dancers; every dancer is unique and has his own soul, which makes every performance unique, because the time, setting and emotions of each performance can never be ...

I enjoyed my visit of Hollywood Costume Exhibition. Hollywood Costume Exhibition is a showroom that was created by Deborah Nadoolman Landis in a way to display legendary costumes that have been used in many film works. The exhibition display over 150 costumes and most of them comes from the iconic movie characters, such as Charlie Chaplin’s from The Tramp, Henry Cavill from Superman, All about Eve, Vertigo and Rear Window Avatar. Most of these costumes were paired with heroic quotes, reviews and interviews with the designers. Looking at these costumes, they recalled the memory of movies in my mind. ...

Many people are under the assumption that art exhibitions must contain paintings, sculptures, drawings, or other traditional forms of art. The artist must use paint, clay, or pencil to capture a feeling, a message, or an appeal, putting it on display for the audience. It is unclear why, but it seems that the audience cannot render a message fit for consumption unless it uses the typical artistic methods. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology acknowledges there are other art forms. FIT displays all types of artistic fashion as an exhibition to man’s triumphs and failures through time. Two recent ...

Batman is a famous long time superhero that transcends one generation to generation. He is known for his bat costume and abilities that roam silently in the dark. He is a hero on his own. His might and power has been proven to be a sole merit for people to recognize his abilities. Batman is a solitary superhero for a long time. While it is true that Batman survived many of his heroic quests alone, fighting the good fight for freedom and justice for the society can best be won when fought with a partner. For Batman’s case, the presence of Robin plays a significant ...

With the aid and use of robotics in the mechanical department, the company was in a position to implement and take ideas from conceptual phases to full production in a short period. That meant that the company was ready to not only expand, but also compete for government contracts for exceptional products they would implement. However, for the companies make that a reality, it had to implement and adopt various contracting financing techniques (Newell, 2008). To start with, contract financing, well-defined as the funds transfer from a company that was awarded a contract to the contractor who is the owner of the project. The ...

Motion in the basic and simple functions in a movie or artistic work is to break the monotony that could accrue from still scenes. When the actors and actresses move about during the film, it helps the viewer or the audience in general to accept and appreciate newer scenes that would be equally interesting. This is one benefit that the motion has over still scenes and still films, where all the scenes are acted, or role played in a still or stagnant place. The overriding disadvantage of motion is that the viewer or the audience may lose grip and control of ...

[In Montmartre – Paris, France, at a fancy outdoor terrace, served by a young American boy.] [Enter Antigone, followed by Gregor Samsa, who pursues Antigone everywhere, declaring his true love for her] ANTIGONE: By Zeus, dear Insect, please offer me no more dishonor and allow me to rest at this table, thinking of my own troubles. GREGOR SAMSA [with a squeaky voice]: Good Lady, I mean no harm to your exquisite beauty. I ask only to listen to the soft tone of my voice, to sense my true soul and see me as a person. Because I am a deeply in ...

Feathers Fashion

Part I. Environmental Assessment Introduction Economy of the United Arab Emirates, a key player in the international market and responsible supplier of energy resources, is built in such a way as to act effectively on the regional economic arena, meeting the basic needs of citizens to help them achieve a decent standard of living. Despite the fact that the federation has existed for just over 40 years, the basis of the current socio-economic stability is laid deep in the centuries and is the result of historical traditions and customs of the state of trade. The basis of credibility, which features ...

The doll house is a play that was written by Henri Ibsen and played for the first time in December 1879 at the Royal theatre in Denmark. The play manifests the intuitions of Henri Ibsen about the dominance of the male society over the female gender.

Thesis statement

The choice of the production name as Doll house will be symbolic and, therefore, instill a sense of anxiety in the audience about the contextual nature of the doll as a puppet. Arguably, the play will consider the outreach of the audience through costume design element as an approach to entice the audience and instill the ...

Dear Executives of Marvel Comics,

I feel immensely pleased in writing to you as Marvel has been one of the best publishers of comic books and continue to entertain its readers from the time it came into existence, which was in 1939. Since the beginning of your company, you have delivered great entertainment to the people through excellence and strong commitment to your work. Your company has undoubtedly given us some of the most gripping superhero stories which have kept the readers amused and wanting for more, every time they read it. The introduction of new teen superheroes and the existing list of many ...

Many critics have lauded “Spring in a Small Town” as one of the greatest Chinese films ever made. The film was released in the year 1948; a year before the civil war officially ended. It tells the story of an awkward love triangle between three characters, Liyan, Yuwen and Zhichen. The other main character in the film is Liyan’s younger sister, Xiu.The film is a classical masterpiece with a relatively uncomplicated storyline and brilliant cinematography. In fact of the fact that it is a fairly old school film developed during an era when film production was not much developed, “Spring in a Small Town” ...

“12 years a slave” by Steve McQueen and “Django unchained” by Quentin Tarantino are the great movies telling us about the slavery. Both of them are well written and have famous actors staring in those movies. However I would like to draw attention to the main points of the movie production in general and to compare the cinematography, sound and special effects, montage in these movies. Starting with “12 years a slave”, this movie was written after the memoire by Solomon Northup in 1855, and was based on a true story. After watching this movie I can tell for sure that ...

- Identify the names of the artists involved in the film’s production: the director, the production designer, and the art director.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Enemy at the Gates, Director Wolf Kroeger Enemy at the Gates, Production design Dominic Masters Neil Lamont Peter Francis Steven Lawrence Enemy at the Gates, Art director - Describe in separate paragraphs each artist’s role in the overall design process. Enemy at the Gates, Director The duties of a director in a film are not an easy task. In fact, various film companies have different thoughts regarding the ...

Vertigo Analysis

Vertigo is one of classic movies that audiences watched in sixties. This psychological thriller movie is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This paper intends to discuss vertigo and further examines how several filmic elements illustrate a significant psychoanalytic issue in the movie, vertigo. Vertigo, like other Hitchcock made movies, appears to be influenced by 1920’s movement of art and film that used to focus on conducting experiment as well as use of imagination. One prominent idea, which strikes into mind after watching vertigo, is the portrayal of an ideal woman by Hitchcock. Hitchcock seems to be very attached with ...

Between the year 1972 and 1992, renowned photographer Nan Goldin produced a compilation of photographs that featured an epic sequence of drag queens who frequented a bar in Houston known as the Other Side. There are scenes of men who are dressed as women and portrayed to being in the most intimate and private moments of their ecstasy; getting dressed, putting on make-up and talking on the phone. These are the documented clique of photographs of highly saturated quality that illustrates the unconventional lifestyles of transsexuals and drag queen as portrayed by Nan Goldin. In light of this analysis, it is ...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) Epic, sweeping, tragic and strange, Sweeney Todd is not doubt among the films of the year, which has great examples of design scenic, lighting, and costume, the tone and mood. Tim Burton blesses it with peculiarly perfect combination of brilliant music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and gloomy visuals. This file is a great digital painting, which is the creation of electronic images, carried out not by the rendering of computer models, but due to human use of the traditional tools of computer simulations of the artist. It has latest ...

The era following the Victorian time was the Edwardian time. This was an era within the UK when Edward VII was in power. The duration encompassed the historic Titanic sinking, the beginning of World War I in 1914, and the stop of World War I in 1918. This period was marked with great attention in travel and art within continental Europe and was possibly because of Edward VII love of tour. The era brought about an innovative form of art that was known as Art Nouveau. The artistic expression was coupled with highly-stylized, curvilinear designs, flowing frequently incorporating floral ...

Choose a print advertisement that has been used within the last 12 months from a popular American magazine that illustrates what Tuchman terms “pictures of perfections and goals of happiness” and then answer the following questions in a single unified essay. You must include a copy of the ad with your essay. The advert I have chosen is the Carls Jr Super Star Burger with Cheese. It shows a woman dressed in a seductive form, practically half naked (and a blonde at that) alongside the burger packed with all sorts of ingredients imaginable. The subtitle ‘it’s gonna get messy’ adds a certain crudeness to proceedings ...

The Cask of Amontillado is a gripping story by Edgar Allan Poe which explores the realm of human emotions. The author pens the literary work and aptly exudes his expertise though the various devices which are used to enhance the tumultuous influence of the story on the minds of the readers. A close analysis of the characters and the theme along with the other literary devices will make one comprehend the excellence and the paramount influence of the story on the human minds. The author personifies his “hostile feelings and thoughts, symbolizing the repressed instincts of the personality” in the ...

Dilemma over embracing or escaping from Yoruba culture

One is likely to encounter cases of death in a society comprised of different groups of people who are not willing to understand each others’ cultural practices and customs. Such is the case in Wole Soyinka’s Death and a King’s Horseman. Soyinka does a brilliant job using different layers of conflict as he tells the story of Elesin, who is prevented from fulfilling his duty of his ritual suicide by the British, who view the custom as illegal and barbaric while the colonized Yoruba view his suicide as not only a tribal obligation, but a world’s obligation to maintain peace between ...

Literature

Introduction Application of visual effects during a stage play can add a considerable amount of realism to the whole play. There are a large number of visual effects that are used for theatrical plays. But, imagination and creativity are two vital elements in implementing these effects. Besides this, lighting effects are the common ones that are widely used to create a hover of visual realism. The other common visual effects are physical effects and pyrotechnics. In pyrotechnics, much care is taken to ensure safety over the stage, and it is mainly used in rock concerts.

During medieval times, visual effects were looked ...

Released in 2004, Troy is an epic war movie written by David Benioff, produced and directed by Wolfgang Peterson. The plot of the movie is loosely based on Homer’s Iliad. Music was composed initially by Gabriel Yared who worked on it for approximately a year before being replaced by James Horner. Vocals have been provided by Tanja Carovska while American singer and song writer Josh Groban and lyricist Cynthia Weil are responsible for the original composition of song for the movies end credits. Music composition of Troy is engulfed by dramatic sequences in their real form. Composer Gabriel ...

Ideological Film Theory in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Movies by definition, toy with us, but few films actually admit this. Movies frequently propose stories as real, and subsequently we are obliged to take them seriously. Some films genre’s can break these rules, comedies for instance, most of Luis Bunuel’s films are more or less comedies which I imagine is so that he can get around and/or play with film structure and essentially do whatever he wants. On the other hand his comedy is not wet; it’s very dry and stark. In The ...

Ideological Film Theory in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Movies by definition, toy with us, but few films actually admit this. Movies frequently propose stories as real, and subsequently we are obliged to take them seriously. Some films genre’s can break these rules, comedies for instance, most of Luis Bunuel’s films are more or less comedies which I imagine is so that he can get around and/or play with film structure and essentially do whatever he wants. On the other hand his comedy is not wet; it’s very dry and stark. In ...

Both The Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man are motion pictures telling the origin story of the journey by Peter Parker to become one of the greatest superheroes in the world. The first two series of the trilogy had fundamental flows in their scripts. The third series emphasized the flaws in the other two series of the trilogy. This left a sour taste the mouths of its viewers. So much so that during the lead up to the release of The Amazing Spider-Man the eagerness and anxiety that marked the release of the other two series was not evident. The fact that ...

Laura Mulvey is renowned theorist of films who has written several articles about different aspects in the film industry. One of her most famous essays is “Visual pleasure in the Narrative Cinema” that generally explores the roles played by women in the film industry. Mulvey in this essay states that there are two general roles of women in the film industry. Women in the “Visual pleasure in the Narrative Cinema” excite their audience from their erotic antics as they also gain satisfaction from the feeling that they are attracting attention from the opposite sex. Their dressing styles and general ...

In “A Doll’s House” written by Henrik Ibsen is a play about women’s roles in society in the 19th century.The book reflects the exploitation of the poor and the weak by the rich that is a mirror image of man, woman, the poor and the rich. It is therefore worth noting that the Ibsen’s believes have been narrate throughout the play. This play is the emancipation of women from the ancient regime in that society. A Doll House represents a woman who is struggling to be independent; however, she is unable because of the society culture, which recognizes men ...

In “A Doll House” written by Henrik Ibsen is a play about women’s roles in society in the 19th century. The book examines the exploitation of the poor and the weak by the rich. It is a mirror image of what Marxists wrote about the capitalistic class exploiting the poor. It is therefore worth noting that the Marxist’s believes have been spread throughout the play. It is important to note that Nora’s thinking and her outlook is dominated completely by her material wealth and financial conditions. For instance, at the beginning of the play, we can see ...

Grace Kelly’s Fashion Style and Influence on Contemporary Fashion

Introduction Grace Kelly was an actress known for her extensive work in film and stage during the 1950s. Kelly starred in many films and portrayed iconic characters including Lisa Carol Fremont in “Rear Window”, Frances Stevens in “To Catch a Thief”, and Princess Alexandra in “The Swan”. She was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Kelly was born to a family of athletes, she showed interest in acting at a young age and joined several plays and presentation in school and the community, and signed up for small modeling projects. Later on, Kelly attended the American Academy of ...

The main characters in this movie are Paul Walker, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, James Remar, Tyrese and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. It was directed by John Singleton. He acted as a link between production, technical and creative teams. He was responsible for carrying the vision for the film and seeing it through. He made most of the crucial decisions such as choosing the cast, location and crew for the film. He also directed the acting and worked closely with the editors to produce the final product. The production designer was Keith Brian Burns. He was responsible for the overall look of ...

- The 1996 film “Romeo + Juliet” directed by Baz Luhrmann modernizes the classic drama by using more urban scenery instead of the more traditional Elizabethan/Renaissance scenery of earlier “Romeo and Juliet” adaptations. For example at the moment when Romeo and Juliet meet, their eyes meet through an aquarium in amidst of a costume party. Although the room is modernistic it reflects the original scene when the couple meets at a costume ball. The aquarium scene captures the magic of love and expresses the theme that even though they are so close they are still kept apart. The glass is a metaphor for ...

The film Legally Blonde pretends to be a celebration of the power of women in the dusty, sexist halls of Harvard Yard, but in fact it is a comedy that uses the time-tested ability of sexist roles to gain cheap laughs and play to the tastes of those who snicker at women, believing them to be less able than men and qualifying all of their successes at having been based on luck or some other sort of dynamic than true competence. Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who fits every stereotype of the naïve blonde. She catches the ...

Introduction

The Dark Knight brings to surface the fate of human society in the new century. Batman is the one who plays a major role in determining this fate. The occurrences of September 11, 2001is not perceived as a crime that was organized but is seen as an organized terror. It is hard to understand how the society could fight terrorism and they themselves had not become terrorists. From the beginning batman decided to,” strike fear into the heart of animals.” Since he lacked the superpowers, he used effective performance and psychology to scare the enemies. These places the human society ...

Spider-Man was created in 1962 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for Marvel Comics ("Comic Art"). Ever since his first appearance in the comic book Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man has entertained audiences and become a global phenomenon ("Comic Art")! His image has become easily identifiable worldwide and his persona has become synonymous with the word “super hero”. The original Spider-Man comics have spawned countless movies, books, television series and merchandise. The image of Spider-Man has become so engrained into society that the world has fallen in love with this underdog hero and feels “a sharp mixture of projection, longing, admiration, ...

My Life and Culture

Living in a foreign country is extremely attractive and enjoyable as it enables one to learn a new culture, meet new people and learn new ways and modes of life. However, the stay may sometimes be skeptical and cumbersome, as it may entail little traces of prejudice, discrimination and lack of comfort and freedom to enjoy certain aspects of life. I am of Korean descent, born in Brazil, and my stay in Brazil has shaped and made me acquire new aspects of life in contrary to the Korean way of life, characterized by several factors, which include traditions, norms, the mode ...