Saturday, October 31, 2009
Ezra
The movie, Ezra, was directed by Newton A Aduka which explained the life of a boy solider Ezra. His life changed within a blink of an eye when he was being transformed into a solider. This had all just happened one afternoon once school was let out for the day. Unfortunitly, I was not able to see the entire flim, I was only able to watch about an hour and 15 minutes of it. From what I did see, the boys acted like real soliders, they respected their leader and did as they were told. I was really surprised how well the boys listened. The costumes were interesting. The location in the film was nice, although it must have been so tough carrying heavy luggage on top of their heads on a hot day. I wish i could have stayed for the whole film, but I enjoyed what i was able to watch.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Summary: The play "The Taming of the Shrew" was written by William Shakespeare and directed by Donald Shwartz. I thought the play was good except sometimes I had trouble understanding what they were saying. I understood that Bianca was not allowed to get married until her mean sister Katerina wed, so I atleast got the main point. The play was a little short, now knowing that it was originally longer then 2 hours, I would have liked to see more of it. Overall, it was a good play and good experience to see some of Shakespeares work. I enjoyed watching and hope one day I can maybe see the entire play.
Acting: The acting in my opinion was good, I really didn't see many mistakes but I also dont know the play. They also had to do moves I thought was pretty impressive like Petruchio having to flip Katerina around. The lighting was excellent, they did a very good job lighting up just the actors in motion and dimmed out the back very well. Also, the costumes seemed to be perfect for the time period. Including the part where Katerina needed to buy a hat and they brought out a Orioles cap and Ravens helmet. I thought that was clever and a few other parts were pretty funny.
Acting: The acting in my opinion was good, I really didn't see many mistakes but I also dont know the play. They also had to do moves I thought was pretty impressive like Petruchio having to flip Katerina around. The lighting was excellent, they did a very good job lighting up just the actors in motion and dimmed out the back very well. Also, the costumes seemed to be perfect for the time period. Including the part where Katerina needed to buy a hat and they brought out a Orioles cap and Ravens helmet. I thought that was clever and a few other parts were pretty funny.
Taming of the Shrew
Summary: Taming of the Shrew was originally written by William Shakespeare and I watched the modernized play directed by Donald Schwartz. The play is the portrail of a young women Katerina(shrew) and a young guy that takes on the challenge to "tame' her-Perchutio.
Response:
I believe the play was a believable portrail of what Shakespeare had originally put out. I have seen similar movies that reinact the same story line- 10 Things I hate about you. Unfortunately the play had to be cut down to a 2 hour show which i think took away from the overall affect. I know that the taming of Katerina is a pretty largeevent and it take numerious trials by Perchutio but it wasn't protrayed very well in the play.
During the play i picked up on great acting skills and good facial expressions. My faviorite was when the actors have to pretend to be whispering but have to do it loudly enough that the audience can hear- i think that takes skill and was well done throughout the play. Unfortunately there were a few actors that failed to capture my attention. They were very monotone and I could barely hear their lines. I know you are going to run into this with every play so i didn't hold it against them in my overall liking of the play.
Also the scenery and customes i thought were well thought out. They captured the time period and made you feel like you were back in time with them. I know there was only one large standing prop which i believe to be katerinas house but that was ok becuase the director was able to have all of the scenes revolve around that. It didn't feel awkawrd or out of place.
Response:
I believe the play was a believable portrail of what Shakespeare had originally put out. I have seen similar movies that reinact the same story line- 10 Things I hate about you. Unfortunately the play had to be cut down to a 2 hour show which i think took away from the overall affect. I know that the taming of Katerina is a pretty largeevent and it take numerious trials by Perchutio but it wasn't protrayed very well in the play.
During the play i picked up on great acting skills and good facial expressions. My faviorite was when the actors have to pretend to be whispering but have to do it loudly enough that the audience can hear- i think that takes skill and was well done throughout the play. Unfortunately there were a few actors that failed to capture my attention. They were very monotone and I could barely hear their lines. I know you are going to run into this with every play so i didn't hold it against them in my overall liking of the play.
Also the scenery and customes i thought were well thought out. They captured the time period and made you feel like you were back in time with them. I know there was only one large standing prop which i believe to be katerinas house but that was ok becuase the director was able to have all of the scenes revolve around that. It didn't feel awkawrd or out of place.
The Taming of the Shrew
This is a play originally by William Shakespeare but redone and directed by Ronald Schwartz to be slightly more modern.
I really thought the acting was good. Everyone had good expressions and remembered all of their lines. I especially liked Gremio. He seemed to bring a lot of the comedy into play. I thought the costumes were very well made and very nice. Another thing I liked was the Dancing with the Stars like routine that Katharina and Pertruchio did. I'm sure that took a lot of practice and they executed it very well. One thing I did not really like was the script. I know it's a Shakespeare play, but since it was supposed to be modern it would've been nice if the lines were more modern also. I couldn't understand anything they were saying which made it harder to follow along.
Overall, I thought it was done well and there were some talented actors/actresses that made the play enjoyable.
I really thought the acting was good. Everyone had good expressions and remembered all of their lines. I especially liked Gremio. He seemed to bring a lot of the comedy into play. I thought the costumes were very well made and very nice. Another thing I liked was the Dancing with the Stars like routine that Katharina and Pertruchio did. I'm sure that took a lot of practice and they executed it very well. One thing I did not really like was the script. I know it's a Shakespeare play, but since it was supposed to be modern it would've been nice if the lines were more modern also. I couldn't understand anything they were saying which made it harder to follow along.
Overall, I thought it was done well and there were some talented actors/actresses that made the play enjoyable.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Review
Taming of the Shrew was a play created by William Shakespeare. I watched the adapted version by Donald Schwartz. The play revolves around the taming of a woman named Kate by a man named Petruchio. It was notably different from the original.
Overall, I was entertained, so I'll say that it at least achieved competency. The thing that brought the play to life was its comedy, which was highly modern (obviously). Unfortunately, from other comments on more learned people who had seen or read the original, the play was cut down far. While expected because of time constraints, it didn't help with the portrayal of the basic plotline.
Without proper costumes, this play would have fallen apart, granted. And these costumes were definitely competent enough to look, at the very least, realistic. Without them, one of the only strong points the play had would have been lost.
The acting was far from horrible, but I wasn't particularly impressed with any one person. Although, Lucentio, I found very lively. His speech was spot on. The play would have fallen apart without the talent some of the actors had.
The comedy. Without it, I would have wanted my money back. Without it, the play would have been far from any form of entertainment and instead a waste of time. The hilarity in it seemed directly linked with the audience's type of humor. The actors were able to pull everything off fairly well.
Overall, I was entertained, so I'll say that it at least achieved competency. The thing that brought the play to life was its comedy, which was highly modern (obviously). Unfortunately, from other comments on more learned people who had seen or read the original, the play was cut down far. While expected because of time constraints, it didn't help with the portrayal of the basic plotline.
Without proper costumes, this play would have fallen apart, granted. And these costumes were definitely competent enough to look, at the very least, realistic. Without them, one of the only strong points the play had would have been lost.
The acting was far from horrible, but I wasn't particularly impressed with any one person. Although, Lucentio, I found very lively. His speech was spot on. The play would have fallen apart without the talent some of the actors had.
The comedy. Without it, I would have wanted my money back. Without it, the play would have been far from any form of entertainment and instead a waste of time. The hilarity in it seemed directly linked with the audience's type of humor. The actors were able to pull everything off fairly well.
Review
Taming of the Shrew
Summary: Taming of the Shrew was written by William Shakespeare and directed by Donald Schwartz. The play is supposed to be about the battle between Katerina and Perchutio.
Overall: I thought the play did not reflect what shakespeare had written.
Acting: I thought the actors did exceptionall.
Costumes: I thought most the costumes were nicely portraid for thier time period.
Setting: I think the setting was nice but i would have liked to see it change a little.
Overall: I thought the play did not reflect what shakespeare had written.
Acting: I thought the actors did exceptionall.
Costumes: I thought most the costumes were nicely portraid for thier time period.
Setting: I think the setting was nice but i would have liked to see it change a little.
Ezra
Summary: Ezra was directed by Newton A. Aduka. What i saw of the movie ( i only saw about an hour) was the story of ayoung man who had been a rebel soldier.
Overall: I thought overall it was put together nicely. I wish i could have seen more.
Acting: The acting was better than what i had expe. Great job.
Overall: I thought overall it was put together nicely. I wish i could have seen more.
Acting: The acting was better than what i had expe. Great job.
Costumes: I thought they did really good with the costumes i thought they were really soldiers.
Setting: The setting was perfct for the movie.
Setting: The setting was perfct for the movie.
EZRA
a- The movie Ezra , directed by Newton A. Aduka, explain the life of child soldier EZRA ( Mamadou Touray Kamarou) who's life has been changed, when the rebels kidnaped him in his school to transform him into a soldier. years later, he was question in a court about the number of people he murdered, not for punishement, but to help him redem and rejoin the society. But he could not remember due to an amnesia.
b- acting: i think the actors performed very well. especially because they are children and they performed so well it looked like it was a documentary
Story: i found the story really interesting because it describes well what those children soldier are going through.
Pace: the place where the movie took place was great because it was in Africe, in the village, where in reality most of the rebels live.
b- acting: i think the actors performed very well. especially because they are children and they performed so well it looked like it was a documentary
Story: i found the story really interesting because it describes well what those children soldier are going through.
Pace: the place where the movie took place was great because it was in Africe, in the village, where in reality most of the rebels live.
taming of the shrew
a- The taming of the shrew is a play realized by william shakespeare but adapted and directed
by Ray Schwartz. It is a story of a young girl , Catherine who was very stuborn and disrespectful.
Since she was the eldest in a familly of two daughters, her father wanted her to be married first.
She got married to a man who name was petruchio and he tamed her. But finally when the two
daughter got married, we found out that Catherine was the most loving and respecting wife
toward her husband.
b- Acting: i found the actors really great, because you feel the different characters through their prestations
Costumes: i found the costumes really nice and very colorfull. and i think it really shows the time when the play had beeen realized.
Lighting: was really great because you know when it is supposed to be sunny the light goes orange and when it is moon light it goes blue.
by Ray Schwartz. It is a story of a young girl , Catherine who was very stuborn and disrespectful.
Since she was the eldest in a familly of two daughters, her father wanted her to be married first.
She got married to a man who name was petruchio and he tamed her. But finally when the two
daughter got married, we found out that Catherine was the most loving and respecting wife
toward her husband.
b- Acting: i found the actors really great, because you feel the different characters through their prestations
Costumes: i found the costumes really nice and very colorfull. and i think it really shows the time when the play had beeen realized.
Lighting: was really great because you know when it is supposed to be sunny the light goes orange and when it is moon light it goes blue.
My Review
The Taming of the Shrew
Yesterday I attended a play by William Shakespeare called, “The Taming of the Shrew.”
The play is about Baptista Minola and his two daughters, Katharina and Bianca. Bianca, the younger sister, is the prettiest and the one every guy wants. She has found a lover and wants to get married. However, Baptista will not let Bianca get married until Katharina (Kate) is wed. The trouble is that Kate is a very sharp tongued woman, or shrew, and scares men away. So a plan is formed to find Kate a husband so Bianca and her lover, Lucentio can be wed. The story ends with a happily married and “tamed” Kate.
The play was adapted and directed by Donald Ray Schwartz, whom I thought did an excellent job with the play and incorporating some more up-to-date humor. For example, in one scene Kate was choosing a hat and of the hat selection was an Orioles baseball cap and a Baltimore Ravens helmet which she made a few comments about.
The costumes were designed by James J. Fasching. He did a great job matching fabrics and colors to each character. Each costume matched the characters personality. Also, knowing that different colors depict different personalities helped give me some insight to what I was about to experience.
Like most of Shakespeare's’ play’s, I found it a little difficult to follow and comprehend the Old English. I must give a lot of credit to the actors who did a fantastic job with it. I can only imagine how long it took to memorize those lines. I did notice that even where I sat, in the second row, that at parts it was hard to hear what an actor was saying. Other than volume, I think overall the speech aspect of the play was great.
Congrats to everyone on a great performance.
Taming of the Shrew review
1. The Taming of the Shrew was a play about a young man (Petruchio) who tries to tame a young spoiled woman (Kathreine). Meanwhile, another young man (Lucentio) falls in love with Kathreine’s sister Bianca. In the end each man sees who’s wife loves them more and as it turns out, Kathreine the one least likely to love is the one who loves the most.
2.
a) My overall impression of the play wasn’t good. It was not easy to follow, like Joey said it was difficult to understand what they were saying and I didn’t understand what some of the characters had to do with the play.
b) The costumes in the play were definitely a strong point. All the colors of the costumes really seemed to go with the characters personality. The scenery was kind of dull but I think the lighting made up for it. It was easy to tell between the night lighting, the morning lighting and the day lighting.
2.
a) My overall impression of the play wasn’t good. It was not easy to follow, like Joey said it was difficult to understand what they were saying and I didn’t understand what some of the characters had to do with the play.
b) The costumes in the play were definitely a strong point. All the colors of the costumes really seemed to go with the characters personality. The scenery was kind of dull but I think the lighting made up for it. It was easy to tell between the night lighting, the morning lighting and the day lighting.
Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew was byWilliam Shakespeare, with Donald Schwartz as the director of the play. I thought the acting went really well, although, I do not understand Shakespeare, It was a bit of a challenge to understand what they were saying. I didnt like how there was only one set for the whole play, having more of a scenery could make the play more interesting and realistic to the scene of that part of the play. I thought the costumes were unique since some of the girls had to play a guys part. Even though Shakespeare is difficult to comprehend, all the actors spoke loud and clearly. Because The Taming of the Shrew is 4 hours long, Donald had to shorten the play to just 2 hours, although, he could of emphasised more on some of the scenes. The lighting crew did a great job keeping the stage bright and directing each actor across stage when given a spoken part. Overall, I enjoyed the play because of the actors attitudes, and the humor in the play.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Blog Post Requirements for play/movie
Create two separate blog posts, one for the play "Taming of the Shrew," and the other for the movie "Ezra." Due Friday, October 30th.
1. Brief Summary: Less than 5 sentences, include title, author/director's name
2. Respond to:
a) the overall impression of the play/movie
b) at least three of the following: acting, costumes, lighting, scenery, sound, music, story, directing, music, dancing, and editing
3. Maximum of 300 words
1. Brief Summary: Less than 5 sentences, include title, author/director's name
2. Respond to:
a) the overall impression of the play/movie
b) at least three of the following: acting, costumes, lighting, scenery, sound, music, story, directing, music, dancing, and editing
3. Maximum of 300 words
Taming of the shrew
1. The taming of the shew was by william shakespear and directed by donald shwartz. It is a stoy of taming cattarina and the resolving conficts and issues. Both catterina and Bianca belongs to royal family in the late hundreds where the father would not let the youngest bianca be married untill the oldest caterina was married. The suitors pay for any costs involved and there is also the goal of Katharina's dowry.
2.
a.The overal impression of the play was not to good for me. I couldn't really understand what they were saying most of the time so i wouldn't give much credit to the acting.
b. Positive feed back about the overal pay was that the lighting and music definitly portrayed the mood of each scene. The acting of pertrucio and caterina was very good even though i couldnt understand them the whole time. Costumes where also great it definitly helped the girls look like men.
Some nevetive feedback from the play are, there was only one background scene so it was weird all of this was taken infront of the royal house of caterina.
2.
a.The overal impression of the play was not to good for me. I couldn't really understand what they were saying most of the time so i wouldn't give much credit to the acting.
b. Positive feed back about the overal pay was that the lighting and music definitly portrayed the mood of each scene. The acting of pertrucio and caterina was very good even though i couldnt understand them the whole time. Costumes where also great it definitly helped the girls look like men.
Some nevetive feedback from the play are, there was only one background scene so it was weird all of this was taken infront of the royal house of caterina.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
persuassive essay
Reasons why African students should go to community college, especially CCBC before going to a four year college.
hmmmmm!
I guess i will write about how I don't think tests really assess ones intelligence.
I know this applies to all schools, but it personally just happened to me here at Essex, so I want to write about it....
If anyone has a better idea let me know!
I know this applies to all schools, but it personally just happened to me here at Essex, so I want to write about it....
If anyone has a better idea let me know!
stuff
I'm writing about how all the computers in the student life building are broken in some shape or form.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
essay #3 topic
I think I'll write about the Essex athletic facilities, specifically the open hours of the weight room.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Persuasion essay
Hi, Im going to talk about how there is not enough tables in the cafeteria for all the students that go to CCBC.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
persuasive essay
hey for the persuasive essay i will like to talk about the reasons why people should go to ccbc first before attempting a four year college
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Welcome to the Class Blog!
Hey Folks,
Here is our class blog. This is where you will post your Persuasion essay topics and your persuasive essays.
Good luck!
Here is our class blog. This is where you will post your Persuasion essay topics and your persuasive essays.
Good luck!
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