In class many people were introduced to Bronies. Bronies are male My Little Pony Super Fans. I learned about them last year while working as an Intern at Hasbro.
This fanatic loyalty is considered Fandom. Megafans coming together to celebrate everything connected to a brand. Some of these fans lives rotate around the brand.
My first experience with a fandom was the San Diego Comic Con in the 90's. There people were emerged in there favorite characters to the point of dressing up and or impersonating them. The floor was swamped with Science Fiction and Comic mega fans.
I personally have never been a die hard fan of any particular brand to the point of shaping my life around it.
I am a huge fan of Transformers, GI Joe, Dragon Ball Z, Aliens, and Predator just to name a few. I am currently striving toward a job working with Hasbro. It's fandom in a way since I will be shaping my life around a brand I have enjoyed since I was a child but this will be my job so I'm not sure it will count. Unless in my personal life I absorb myself as well.
Fandom is actually pretty cool. I went to see a Dragonball Z movie release in theatre last Summer. I was surprised because all of the audience watching with me were actively engaged into the characters on the screen. When watching a typical movie you might get a couple cheers in the theatre but this crowed was all in. They were there because of the characters they have invested time in connected with and cared about. That movie had a fandom following.
I am sure since I am working with Hasbro I will have more Fandom experiences in the future.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Monday, May 2, 2016
10 Books to read in the near future.
1. War of the Worlds-
A story that transformed Science fiction
2. I Am Legend-
Apocalypse Story that is interesting because it is plausible for a disease to change society.
3. Blade Runner-
Artificial Intelligence story that answers the question about how society would possibly react to such a creation.
Screen Plays:
4. Star Wars
Story Boards
Compilation of pre 1977 science fiction formed into a space drama.
5. Pacific Rim
Story Boards
Because I love giant robots and monsters. How would the world in really respond to such a threat. Would we do as they do in the movie OR would it be total anarchy?
6. Alien
I looked up the screen play which would be cool to read but like all stories it had its influences. "It, The Terror from Beyond Space" 1952 movie. So I might want to look into that one as well.
7. Predator
Love the concept of an alien race hunting the apex predator on Earth.
8. Predator Vs. Alien
Story Board and or Comic. I think I have the Comic Book of this one. I would love to see the boards to the movie.
9. Stan Lee's first character he created. "The Destroyer" Mystic Comics #6 1941
10. Transformers original story. I can't find it but I am on a quest to find it.
A story that transformed Science fiction
2. I Am Legend-
Apocalypse Story that is interesting because it is plausible for a disease to change society.
3. Blade Runner-
Artificial Intelligence story that answers the question about how society would possibly react to such a creation.
4. Star Wars
Story Boards
Compilation of pre 1977 science fiction formed into a space drama.
5. Pacific Rim
Story Boards
Because I love giant robots and monsters. How would the world in really respond to such a threat. Would we do as they do in the movie OR would it be total anarchy?
6. Alien
I looked up the screen play which would be cool to read but like all stories it had its influences. "It, The Terror from Beyond Space" 1952 movie. So I might want to look into that one as well.
7. Predator
Love the concept of an alien race hunting the apex predator on Earth.
8. Predator Vs. Alien
Story Board and or Comic. I think I have the Comic Book of this one. I would love to see the boards to the movie.
9. Stan Lee's first character he created. "The Destroyer" Mystic Comics #6 1941
10. Transformers original story. I can't find it but I am on a quest to find it.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Newsworld
Prominent Symbols
The symbols I saw was the element of the young, ignorant, and naive. The Twin Towers
striking the Towers and the young believing that it was a movie. The reality that we are all vulnerable scares these kids.
The shutdown of the facility soon after the terrorist attack calls to these young kids now full of piss and vinegar.
The kids crossing into the unknown and dangerous world by breaching the fence and searching for themselves in a way. Fear of the unknown.
Connection.
I was dangling off a cliff in New Hampshire when the Towers were hit. One of the Combat Lead Climb instructors got a call. We were confused thinking. "How is this part of the training exercise?"
Reality struck and we all knew we were getting deployed soon but really didn't know what was down that path.
Adapting Story to medium.
Film. You could adapt this story into a complication of Point of Views from this group and others across the US. This can show the different ways people reacted shortly after the incident.
The symbols I saw was the element of the young, ignorant, and naive. The Twin Towers
striking the Towers and the young believing that it was a movie. The reality that we are all vulnerable scares these kids.
The shutdown of the facility soon after the terrorist attack calls to these young kids now full of piss and vinegar.
The kids crossing into the unknown and dangerous world by breaching the fence and searching for themselves in a way. Fear of the unknown.
Connection.
I was dangling off a cliff in New Hampshire when the Towers were hit. One of the Combat Lead Climb instructors got a call. We were confused thinking. "How is this part of the training exercise?"
Reality struck and we all knew we were getting deployed soon but really didn't know what was down that path.
Adapting Story to medium.
Film. You could adapt this story into a complication of Point of Views from this group and others across the US. This can show the different ways people reacted shortly after the incident.
Subject that I believe Lit and Media Study should Cover
This topic literally makes me smile. Big grin!
TOY COMMERCIALS and the Associated Cartoons and Products!!!
Like I have mentioned before. I am a 1980's Boy! TV Toy commercials were so impactful back then. Commercials now are barley noticed as compared to 1980's and even 1990's. Like today, these commercials were geared toward selling a product. Unlike today, back then our minds and eyes weren't swamped with media. So anytime you did see a commercial it was a fresher less congested intake.
As kids my brothers and I had an actual ritual on Saturday mornings that began the night before the cartoons began.
Please see the links:
We would take Nestle Quick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ksnpz7Y6I4
We would stick it in the freezer the night before.
Waking up the next morning we would take them out and using a spoon over the next hour we would drill into it scooping out the frozen goodness.
While enjoying our treat we would watch:
BRACE YOURSELF FOR AWESOMENESS!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy3RTFFhSYs
While watching this awesome cartoon we would be bombarded with commercials directly connected to these cartoons.
TOY DESIGN WAS HUGE in the 80's
Cartoon characters and designs were based off of Toy Design instead of todays toy releases, which are in reverse.
Here are a strings of commercials while these cartoons were running.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gw1X6PY6dY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF86tnMlFV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2TnxwSsfy4
There are tons more..
I picked this topic because at this time these shows and commercials influenced my life.
As an adult I became an actual GI JOE in the military, then police and paramedic firefighter.
Now I am going to design Transformers for Hasbro this Summer!
Go figure.
TOY COMMERCIALS and the Associated Cartoons and Products!!!
Like I have mentioned before. I am a 1980's Boy! TV Toy commercials were so impactful back then. Commercials now are barley noticed as compared to 1980's and even 1990's. Like today, these commercials were geared toward selling a product. Unlike today, back then our minds and eyes weren't swamped with media. So anytime you did see a commercial it was a fresher less congested intake.
As kids my brothers and I had an actual ritual on Saturday mornings that began the night before the cartoons began.
Please see the links:
We would take Nestle Quick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ksnpz7Y6I4
We would stick it in the freezer the night before.
Waking up the next morning we would take them out and using a spoon over the next hour we would drill into it scooping out the frozen goodness.
While enjoying our treat we would watch:
BRACE YOURSELF FOR AWESOMENESS!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy3RTFFhSYs
While watching this awesome cartoon we would be bombarded with commercials directly connected to these cartoons.
TOY DESIGN WAS HUGE in the 80's
Cartoon characters and designs were based off of Toy Design instead of todays toy releases, which are in reverse.
Here are a strings of commercials while these cartoons were running.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gw1X6PY6dY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF86tnMlFV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2TnxwSsfy4
There are tons more..
I picked this topic because at this time these shows and commercials influenced my life.
As an adult I became an actual GI JOE in the military, then police and paramedic firefighter.
Now I am going to design Transformers for Hasbro this Summer!
Go figure.
Monday, April 11, 2016
"Andre the Giant Life and Legend" Graphic novel
If you were a boy in the 80's you really should read this graphic novel.
I grew up watching Andre the Giant Wrestle in the WWF. Some of the matches told graphically I watched on TV as a kid.
The story is a great documentary of his life.
I didn't know he came from France.
It gives you life from his prospective from a moment in his life where he is 12 years of age.
At 12 he is already treated as if he was a freak. This greatly effects his naturally kind heart and twists it to defend himself with verbal outburst to scare people and he self medicates with tons of alcohol due to his size.
His greatest strength in everyones else's eyes who don't know him is his greatest weakness in his own.
The hook that got me into the story was the fact that this was about Andre the Giant and then the opening scene with Terry Hogan (Hulk Hogan). It's a interview where Hulk tells his side of the story and how he saw Andre's sadness and pain especially toward the end of his life. At least when he was younger he had his physical dominance to make himself feel better. In the end he was literally a broken man. His worst enemy was his own body.
Andre died at the age of 43 years old.
43!
I am 39 now.
At 39 he began to fall apart.
I can relate in a way. No where near what he experienced but I did a lot in my youth that trashed my body but I was always able to recover. When I hit 36 I seemed to stop the ability to recover completely. The things I have always been able to do I can't anymore.
Example
I used to do pull ups with three 45 lb plates hanging from me. 135lbs.
Now I have injuries that prevent this.
So, guys my age, spend some time reading the story.
It's easy. Theres pictures!
I grew up watching Andre the Giant Wrestle in the WWF. Some of the matches told graphically I watched on TV as a kid.
The story is a great documentary of his life.
I didn't know he came from France.
It gives you life from his prospective from a moment in his life where he is 12 years of age.
At 12 he is already treated as if he was a freak. This greatly effects his naturally kind heart and twists it to defend himself with verbal outburst to scare people and he self medicates with tons of alcohol due to his size.
His greatest strength in everyones else's eyes who don't know him is his greatest weakness in his own.
The hook that got me into the story was the fact that this was about Andre the Giant and then the opening scene with Terry Hogan (Hulk Hogan). It's a interview where Hulk tells his side of the story and how he saw Andre's sadness and pain especially toward the end of his life. At least when he was younger he had his physical dominance to make himself feel better. In the end he was literally a broken man. His worst enemy was his own body.
Andre died at the age of 43 years old.
43!
I am 39 now.
At 39 he began to fall apart.
I can relate in a way. No where near what he experienced but I did a lot in my youth that trashed my body but I was always able to recover. When I hit 36 I seemed to stop the ability to recover completely. The things I have always been able to do I can't anymore.
Example
I used to do pull ups with three 45 lb plates hanging from me. 135lbs.
Now I have injuries that prevent this.
So, guys my age, spend some time reading the story.
It's easy. Theres pictures!
Monday, April 4, 2016
Trump Image
Post an Image of Trump
Inventory the effects of the Image
This image in my opinion says, "I don't give a shit!"
The effects on the people.
It depends on the generation that is seeing it.
To the 50 yr olds and above that are tired of old politics. They welcome this reaction to a question. Almost expect it from Trump.
To the devout Republicans this reaction sickens them and they are embarrassed that he is part of the Republican party. Fears of the current Republican party dissolving.
To the Democrats. This has the same response of disgust but a strong fear of the possibilities of him in office. Fears of the same reaction when dealing with foreign policy.
Inventory the effects of the Image
This image in my opinion says, "I don't give a shit!"
The effects on the people.
It depends on the generation that is seeing it.
To the 50 yr olds and above that are tired of old politics. They welcome this reaction to a question. Almost expect it from Trump.
To the devout Republicans this reaction sickens them and they are embarrassed that he is part of the Republican party. Fears of the current Republican party dissolving.
To the Democrats. This has the same response of disgust but a strong fear of the possibilities of him in office. Fears of the same reaction when dealing with foreign policy.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Eh? Sit and Record. OK.
A Dark olive green deepness in the waterway with the banks and walls stained dark brown and almost black lines from the years of the constain waters rise and fall tells the history of it. Th occasional fish breaking the mirrored sheen of the surface feeding on insects lets you know that it is full of life.
Two boats tied to a dock have the bouncing off the hulls. They both are no longer the bright white they once were. faded weather covers that I am sure at one time was a deep blue cover the sun damaged instruments.
Another fish jump sends ripple from the center of the water way slowly and in ever increasing size and height to the old concrete cinderblock walls that are intermittent through out the stretch of water. Over grown tree hang over the banks and edges ever so lightly touch and carpet the waters surface.
The sunlight bounces off of collie art students brightly colored shirts and paper as they sit in the unnaturally florescent green grass atop of the concreted banks.
The sound of a Squirrel jumping throughout the trees with another in some sort of altercation reminds you that although students trample up and down these banks nature still has a decent hold of the area.
But the constant tone of heavy equipment in the distance reminds you of this areas future demise.
Two boats tied to a dock have the bouncing off the hulls. They both are no longer the bright white they once were. faded weather covers that I am sure at one time was a deep blue cover the sun damaged instruments.
Another fish jump sends ripple from the center of the water way slowly and in ever increasing size and height to the old concrete cinderblock walls that are intermittent through out the stretch of water. Over grown tree hang over the banks and edges ever so lightly touch and carpet the waters surface.
The sunlight bounces off of collie art students brightly colored shirts and paper as they sit in the unnaturally florescent green grass atop of the concreted banks.
The sound of a Squirrel jumping throughout the trees with another in some sort of altercation reminds you that although students trample up and down these banks nature still has a decent hold of the area.
But the constant tone of heavy equipment in the distance reminds you of this areas future demise.
Dream Scape
This is a dream I had when I was around 6 or 7 years of age.
The dream starts with my mother, her friend, and I eating a picnic at a park.
This is the old classic picnic with a blanket spread out on the grass, a basket full of food and a beautiful day. We are in a grass field alone with a VW bug about 100 ft away parked. This VW bug is blue and shiny new.
So we begin to eat on this beautiful day that has not one thing wrong with it.
Suddenly the ground begins to shift causing my mother and friend to get very full of fear.
I am scared to death at the movement of the ground as it literally starts to turn.
My mother and her friend gather all the stuff and run to the car.
I am trailing behind as they get into the car and shut the doors.
I am again petrified to be left as the world keeps turning.
Objects begin to roll and then fall sky ward as the sky is now the ground and the ground is the sky. I clutch onto the car for dear life calling to my mother to Please let me into the car.
They start the engine and begin to drive.
I am now barely hanging on to the roof of the vehicle as it picks up speed.
The world is now upside down and I can't hold on any longer.
I loose my grip and fall sky ward.
I watch the car drive away without me as I tumble into an abyss.
I fall and fall until I have an out of body experience watch myself fall through the ceiling as if it were an illusion and land in the top bunk of my bed waking up as I am still bouncing.
At this point I am awake and confused.
My heart races as I realize it had all been a dream.
I managed to calf myself down to the point where I go back to sleep.
I am now 39 years old and still remember this dream.
The dream starts with my mother, her friend, and I eating a picnic at a park.
This is the old classic picnic with a blanket spread out on the grass, a basket full of food and a beautiful day. We are in a grass field alone with a VW bug about 100 ft away parked. This VW bug is blue and shiny new.
So we begin to eat on this beautiful day that has not one thing wrong with it.
Suddenly the ground begins to shift causing my mother and friend to get very full of fear.
I am scared to death at the movement of the ground as it literally starts to turn.
My mother and her friend gather all the stuff and run to the car.
I am trailing behind as they get into the car and shut the doors.
I am again petrified to be left as the world keeps turning.
Objects begin to roll and then fall sky ward as the sky is now the ground and the ground is the sky. I clutch onto the car for dear life calling to my mother to Please let me into the car.
They start the engine and begin to drive.
I am now barely hanging on to the roof of the vehicle as it picks up speed.
The world is now upside down and I can't hold on any longer.
I loose my grip and fall sky ward.
I watch the car drive away without me as I tumble into an abyss.
I fall and fall until I have an out of body experience watch myself fall through the ceiling as if it were an illusion and land in the top bunk of my bed waking up as I am still bouncing.
At this point I am awake and confused.
My heart races as I realize it had all been a dream.
I managed to calf myself down to the point where I go back to sleep.
I am now 39 years old and still remember this dream.
Punch Drunk Love, Paul Thomas Anderson
Wow!
Ok Just started this movie.
I whose it because I am an Adam Sandler fan.
I am 15 min in and I have no idea what is happening due to the triply nature of the film.
So far I gather that Sandler's character is stuck in a boring monotonous job where nothing exactly happens. So the arrival of a mysterious piano like device strikes him like witnessing a Motor vehicle roll over crash.
AND next day their is a woman that enters his life by dropping off her car for vehicle repair and walking off in the distance?
??
He has a group of bitch sisters that have tormented his life since he was little.
He finally shows up to a family get together with his sisters. You can tell he is pressured into doing it and doesn't want to be there.
We quickly learn why. All his sisters constantly make fun of him.
He snaps, smashing 3 sliding glass doors.
I would have done that too.
So, I restarted the movie with my wife. This helped me out because it gave me a chance to figure out the beginning again.
This movie is the type of movie you almost have to see a couple of times to understand it.
My wife being a school teacher quickly pointed out that Sandlers character is definitely on the spectrum of mental disorders. I totally agree with her. That combined with a bunch of criticizing horrible sisters makes a constant stressful situation any day they are involved with him. He dreads it.
The Voice of this story.
This is the first Paul Thomas Anderson I have seen but it it quite diffent than other movies.
There is a constant tension in this movie and at moments sidetracks into the characters imagination within the current reality. For example the Harmin piano thing. Right before you see the thing dropped off he watches vehicles approach while he is street side. One vehicle suddenly turns flipping about 5 times but leaves the frame as a van comes screaming in in the foreground to drop off the piano. I took the scene as if the event of a van coming out of nowhere to drop this thing off in Berry's (Sandlers charcter) monotonous life was just like witnessing a horrific car crash.
This movie lived in Berry's head. Occasionally tripping out in psychedelic colors as a reflection of his mood.
Moral of the story?
Mentally challenged people are people too and they are extremely smart. They just process things differently. Oh, and if your going to piss one off? Expect an overreaction response since they do process things differently.
Overall, I liked the film. A take of two on the spectrum people who find love in each other.
Oh, and Adam Sandler kicks some ass which is always entertaining.
Ok Just started this movie.
I whose it because I am an Adam Sandler fan.
I am 15 min in and I have no idea what is happening due to the triply nature of the film.
So far I gather that Sandler's character is stuck in a boring monotonous job where nothing exactly happens. So the arrival of a mysterious piano like device strikes him like witnessing a Motor vehicle roll over crash.
AND next day their is a woman that enters his life by dropping off her car for vehicle repair and walking off in the distance?
??
He has a group of bitch sisters that have tormented his life since he was little.
He finally shows up to a family get together with his sisters. You can tell he is pressured into doing it and doesn't want to be there.
We quickly learn why. All his sisters constantly make fun of him.
He snaps, smashing 3 sliding glass doors.
I would have done that too.
So, I restarted the movie with my wife. This helped me out because it gave me a chance to figure out the beginning again.
This movie is the type of movie you almost have to see a couple of times to understand it.
My wife being a school teacher quickly pointed out that Sandlers character is definitely on the spectrum of mental disorders. I totally agree with her. That combined with a bunch of criticizing horrible sisters makes a constant stressful situation any day they are involved with him. He dreads it.
The Voice of this story.
This is the first Paul Thomas Anderson I have seen but it it quite diffent than other movies.
There is a constant tension in this movie and at moments sidetracks into the characters imagination within the current reality. For example the Harmin piano thing. Right before you see the thing dropped off he watches vehicles approach while he is street side. One vehicle suddenly turns flipping about 5 times but leaves the frame as a van comes screaming in in the foreground to drop off the piano. I took the scene as if the event of a van coming out of nowhere to drop this thing off in Berry's (Sandlers charcter) monotonous life was just like witnessing a horrific car crash.
This movie lived in Berry's head. Occasionally tripping out in psychedelic colors as a reflection of his mood.
Moral of the story?
Mentally challenged people are people too and they are extremely smart. They just process things differently. Oh, and if your going to piss one off? Expect an overreaction response since they do process things differently.
Overall, I liked the film. A take of two on the spectrum people who find love in each other.
Oh, and Adam Sandler kicks some ass which is always entertaining.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare
Act 3 scene 1...
or any of these for that matter.
As a Director, how could I make this understandable to todays public?
Not sure... I don't understand it.
So first what I would do as a Director is find someone that could break these scenes down for me that understands Shakespeare.
After that I would go about translating it to a langauge of todays understanding.
OR
I would then understand what the heck was going on and I could keep it close to the original play.
If I was a Set Designer or Costume Designer.
It would depend on when I have the story take place.
I could have it modern day with modern cloths and backdrop. OR
I could flash it back to a time closer to Shakespeare's time which would entail a lot of research on the structures land clothing worn during the day.
My wife says that there is a good movie adaption of this play made back in 1993. It wasn't an instant play on Netflix so I couldn't watch it.
Basically do your homework if you want to recreate any of Shakespeare's plays.
or any of these for that matter.
As a Director, how could I make this understandable to todays public?
Not sure... I don't understand it.
So first what I would do as a Director is find someone that could break these scenes down for me that understands Shakespeare.
After that I would go about translating it to a langauge of todays understanding.
OR
I would then understand what the heck was going on and I could keep it close to the original play.
If I was a Set Designer or Costume Designer.
It would depend on when I have the story take place.
I could have it modern day with modern cloths and backdrop. OR
I could flash it back to a time closer to Shakespeare's time which would entail a lot of research on the structures land clothing worn during the day.
My wife says that there is a good movie adaption of this play made back in 1993. It wasn't an instant play on Netflix so I couldn't watch it.
Basically do your homework if you want to recreate any of Shakespeare's plays.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Ready Player One
This is an awesome premise to a book and a movie. I connect with this story because I grew up playing atari in the 80's like the Billionaire character. The term Easter Egg I totally understand because I used to look for them in games as well.
As far as turning a scene into a movie.
The best idea for something like this is to storyboard it. This is what directors use to get an idea of camera movement.
But this will be Virtual Reality?
"Write a script for that incident or sequence for inclusion in a virtual reality adaptation of the novel. In writing your short script remember the nature of virtual reality as a medium. Among the guidelines for writing for this medium consider that there is no frame, the entire field of vision including what is "not seen" must be filled, cuts and other abrupt transitions do not work, close-ups are overpowering and not generally used. How will you transition into and out of your scene in a way that will work in virtual reality?
Well here is the scene:
"As I approached the object in the distance, it became gradually clearer. It was the Beta Capsule, floating just a few centimeters above the ground, spinning clockwise. The Cataclyst had destroyed everything in the sector that could be destroyed, but artifacts were indestructible. Just like the gate.
"It's the Beta Capsule!" Shoto shouted. "It must have been thrown over here by the force of the blast. You can use it to become Ultraman and fly up to the gate!"
I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it. But nothing happened. "Shit!" I muttered, realizing why. "It won't work. It can only be used once a day." I stowed the Beta Capsule and started to scan the ground around me. "There must be other artifacts scattered around here," I said.
I began to run along the perimeter of the castle foundation, still scanning the ground. "Were any of you guys carrying artifacts? One that would give me the
ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?"
ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?"
"No," answered Shoto. "I didn't have any artifacts." "My Sword of the Ba'Heer was an artifact," Aech said. "But it won't help you reach the gate."
"But my Chucks will," Art3mis said. "Your 'Chucks'?" I repeated. "My shoes. Black Chuck Taylor All Stars. They bestow their wearer with both speed and flight."
"Great! Perfect!" I said. "Now I just have to find them." I continued to run forward, eyes sweeping the ground. I found Aech's sword a minute later and added it to my inventory, but it took me another five minutes of searching before I found Art3mis's magic sneakers, near the south end of the crater. I put them on, and they adjusted to fit my avatar's feet perfectly. "I'll get these back to you, Arty," I said, just as I finished lacing them up. "Promise."
"You better," she said. "They were my favorites." I took three running steps, leapt into the air, and then I was flying. I swooped up and around, then turned back toward the gate, aiming straight for it. But at the last moment, I banked to the right, then arced back around. I stopped to hover in front of the open gate. The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. It reminded me of the floating door in the opening credits of the original Twilight Zone. "
Camera Breakdown of scene:
Camera Movement: POV
"As I approached the object in the distance, it became gradually clearer. It was the Beta Capsule, floating just a few centimeters above the ground, spinning clockwise.
Camera POV pans Left and Right
The Cataclyst had destroyed everything in the sector that could be destroyed, but artifacts were indestructible.
Cut
Flashbach scene sequence of the Gate in detail
Just like the gate.
Cut
POV Paning to Shoto as he shouts
"It's the Beta Capsule!" Shoto shouted. "It must have been thrown over here by the force of the blast. You can use it to become Ultraman and fly up to the gate!"
POV looking up to the Gate then to the Beta Capsule then back to the gate.
I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it. But nothing happened.
POV looking at the Beta Capsule in hand
"Shit!" I muttered, realizing why. "It won't work. It can only be used once a day."
POV Paning Right and left of the horizon
I stowed the Beta Capsule and started to scan the ground around me. "There must be other artifacts scattered around here," I said.
I began to run along the perimeter of the castle foundation, still scanning the ground.
Quick POV looking at he friends
"Were any of you guys carrying artifacts? One that would give me the
ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?"
POV gaze at Shoto as he answers
"No," answered Shoto. "I didn't have any artifacts." "My Sword of the Ba'Heer was an artifact," Aech said. "But it won't help you reach the gate."
"But my Chucks will," Art3mis said. "Your 'Chucks'?" I repeated.
POV tilts down to his feet.
"My shoes. Black Chuck Taylor All Stars. They bestow their wearer with both speed and flight."
POV sweeping the area
"Great! Perfect!" I said. "Now I just have to find them." I continued to run forward, eyes sweeping the ground. I found Aech's sword a minute later and added it to my inventory, but it took me another five minutes of searching before I found Art3mis's magic sneakers, near the south end of the crater. I put them on, and they adjusted to fit my avatar's feet perfectly.
POV looking toward Arty
"I'll get these back to you, Arty," I said, just as I finished lacing them up. "Promise."
"You better," she said. "They were my favorites."
POV looking up to the gate again and tilting up and down peeping for a jump.
I took three running steps, leapt into the air, and then I was flying. I swooped up and around, then turned back toward the gate, aiming straight for it. But at the last moment, I banked to the right, then arced back around. I stopped to hover in front of the open gate. The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away.
Cut
Flashback memory images of the opening Twilight Zone scene from the original TV series.
It reminded me of the floating door in the opening credits of the original Twilight Zone. "
The next step to this would be to story board it to show the director.
As far as turning a scene into a movie.
The best idea for something like this is to storyboard it. This is what directors use to get an idea of camera movement.
But this will be Virtual Reality?
"Write a script for that incident or sequence for inclusion in a virtual reality adaptation of the novel. In writing your short script remember the nature of virtual reality as a medium. Among the guidelines for writing for this medium consider that there is no frame, the entire field of vision including what is "not seen" must be filled, cuts and other abrupt transitions do not work, close-ups are overpowering and not generally used. How will you transition into and out of your scene in a way that will work in virtual reality?
Well here is the scene:
"As I approached the object in the distance, it became gradually clearer. It was the Beta Capsule, floating just a few centimeters above the ground, spinning clockwise. The Cataclyst had destroyed everything in the sector that could be destroyed, but artifacts were indestructible. Just like the gate.
"It's the Beta Capsule!" Shoto shouted. "It must have been thrown over here by the force of the blast. You can use it to become Ultraman and fly up to the gate!"
I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it. But nothing happened. "Shit!" I muttered, realizing why. "It won't work. It can only be used once a day." I stowed the Beta Capsule and started to scan the ground around me. "There must be other artifacts scattered around here," I said.
I began to run along the perimeter of the castle foundation, still scanning the ground. "Were any of you guys carrying artifacts? One that would give me the
ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?"
ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?"
"No," answered Shoto. "I didn't have any artifacts." "My Sword of the Ba'Heer was an artifact," Aech said. "But it won't help you reach the gate."
"But my Chucks will," Art3mis said. "Your 'Chucks'?" I repeated. "My shoes. Black Chuck Taylor All Stars. They bestow their wearer with both speed and flight."
"Great! Perfect!" I said. "Now I just have to find them." I continued to run forward, eyes sweeping the ground. I found Aech's sword a minute later and added it to my inventory, but it took me another five minutes of searching before I found Art3mis's magic sneakers, near the south end of the crater. I put them on, and they adjusted to fit my avatar's feet perfectly. "I'll get these back to you, Arty," I said, just as I finished lacing them up. "Promise."
"You better," she said. "They were my favorites." I took three running steps, leapt into the air, and then I was flying. I swooped up and around, then turned back toward the gate, aiming straight for it. But at the last moment, I banked to the right, then arced back around. I stopped to hover in front of the open gate. The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. It reminded me of the floating door in the opening credits of the original Twilight Zone. "
Camera Breakdown of scene:
Camera Movement: POV
"As I approached the object in the distance, it became gradually clearer. It was the Beta Capsule, floating just a few centimeters above the ground, spinning clockwise.
Camera POV pans Left and Right
The Cataclyst had destroyed everything in the sector that could be destroyed, but artifacts were indestructible.
Cut
Flashbach scene sequence of the Gate in detail
Just like the gate.
Cut
POV Paning to Shoto as he shouts
"It's the Beta Capsule!" Shoto shouted. "It must have been thrown over here by the force of the blast. You can use it to become Ultraman and fly up to the gate!"
POV looking up to the Gate then to the Beta Capsule then back to the gate.
I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it. But nothing happened.
POV looking at the Beta Capsule in hand
"Shit!" I muttered, realizing why. "It won't work. It can only be used once a day."
POV Paning Right and left of the horizon
I stowed the Beta Capsule and started to scan the ground around me. "There must be other artifacts scattered around here," I said.
I began to run along the perimeter of the castle foundation, still scanning the ground.
Quick POV looking at he friends
"Were any of you guys carrying artifacts? One that would give me the
ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?"
POV gaze at Shoto as he answers
"No," answered Shoto. "I didn't have any artifacts." "My Sword of the Ba'Heer was an artifact," Aech said. "But it won't help you reach the gate."
"But my Chucks will," Art3mis said. "Your 'Chucks'?" I repeated.
POV tilts down to his feet.
"My shoes. Black Chuck Taylor All Stars. They bestow their wearer with both speed and flight."
POV sweeping the area
"Great! Perfect!" I said. "Now I just have to find them." I continued to run forward, eyes sweeping the ground. I found Aech's sword a minute later and added it to my inventory, but it took me another five minutes of searching before I found Art3mis's magic sneakers, near the south end of the crater. I put them on, and they adjusted to fit my avatar's feet perfectly.
POV looking toward Arty
"I'll get these back to you, Arty," I said, just as I finished lacing them up. "Promise."
"You better," she said. "They were my favorites."
POV looking up to the gate again and tilting up and down peeping for a jump.
I took three running steps, leapt into the air, and then I was flying. I swooped up and around, then turned back toward the gate, aiming straight for it. But at the last moment, I banked to the right, then arced back around. I stopped to hover in front of the open gate. The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away.
Cut
Flashback memory images of the opening Twilight Zone scene from the original TV series.
It reminded me of the floating door in the opening credits of the original Twilight Zone. "
The next step to this would be to story board it to show the director.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Hamlet
I decided to watch Hamlet. My wife who has actually read the story warned me about it. As it is written in old english. My first question is, was this the way they spoke back then or is it poetry for their time?
I watched the Mel Gibson 1990 movie. I love the old Mel Gibson action movies so I figured he could get me through it.
It left me waiting for the young Mel Gibson to beat the crap out of somebody. It reminded me that the stories told then where just that, stories. They weren't movies filed with the fluff of special effects and fast pace of today.
Hamlet also has many phrases that echo even today in movies, stories, and quotes that one might say from time to time.
It takes some time to try to decipher the language. That in it in itself takes some concentration. It was impressive to see how the story unfolded without the crazy pace of todays stories. I can see it retold again and again timeless. I can see why it is timeless. Loss of family, grieving of the loss, the search for the cause, denial, anger, revenge, love, betrayal, an affair, and murder.
Toward the beginning of the last quarter of the story is the only time people start to die. This is normal for a climax placement in a story.
The King which is the prior Kings brother who killed him. Turns Hamlets brother against Hamlet
The final scenes are of Hamlets battle with his brother. They duel with swords.
The King poisons some wine meaning to give it to Hamlet. Hamlet does not except and Hamlets mother ends up drinking the poisoned drink.
Once she feels the effects of the poison she realizes it was from the drink which comes full circle to how the original king was killed. Hamlets brother coated his weapon with poison and cut Hamlets arm. Hamlet intern takes the same blade piercing his brothers chest. After his mother dies Hamlet kills the King forcing him to drink the poison and then Hamlet dies.
The whole blood line is lost.
Awesome ending...
Murder Death Kill!!!
In the movie we saw in class. Don't remember the name but it was a great alternative perspective to the play. A point of view from the perspective of two supporting actors in the play. It nice to approach the story. To make a person revisit the story.
I watched the Mel Gibson 1990 movie. I love the old Mel Gibson action movies so I figured he could get me through it.
It left me waiting for the young Mel Gibson to beat the crap out of somebody. It reminded me that the stories told then where just that, stories. They weren't movies filed with the fluff of special effects and fast pace of today.
Hamlet also has many phrases that echo even today in movies, stories, and quotes that one might say from time to time.
It takes some time to try to decipher the language. That in it in itself takes some concentration. It was impressive to see how the story unfolded without the crazy pace of todays stories. I can see it retold again and again timeless. I can see why it is timeless. Loss of family, grieving of the loss, the search for the cause, denial, anger, revenge, love, betrayal, an affair, and murder.
Toward the beginning of the last quarter of the story is the only time people start to die. This is normal for a climax placement in a story.
The King which is the prior Kings brother who killed him. Turns Hamlets brother against Hamlet
The final scenes are of Hamlets battle with his brother. They duel with swords.
The King poisons some wine meaning to give it to Hamlet. Hamlet does not except and Hamlets mother ends up drinking the poisoned drink.
Once she feels the effects of the poison she realizes it was from the drink which comes full circle to how the original king was killed. Hamlets brother coated his weapon with poison and cut Hamlets arm. Hamlet intern takes the same blade piercing his brothers chest. After his mother dies Hamlet kills the King forcing him to drink the poison and then Hamlet dies.
The whole blood line is lost.
Awesome ending...
Murder Death Kill!!!
In the movie we saw in class. Don't remember the name but it was a great alternative perspective to the play. A point of view from the perspective of two supporting actors in the play. It nice to approach the story. To make a person revisit the story.
Monday, February 22, 2016
In class writing about Stories
First Question.
How do I relate to these characters? Not sure if that was the question but...
The cultural aspect of these stories are reflected. Religion, wealth, poverty, art, and family.
All of them have there own perspective of what I see as the lower economic level or poor. Not saying it is a bad thing to be at this socioeconomic level but the reading give us an personal look as to the internal struggles within this class.
Beliefs of the stories. Guiding beliefs of the stories read.
The guiding beliefs or idea about the stories.
Umm... yeah.... The beliefs that I found in the story is that of hope. There is hope in the stories I read that a particular group of people strive for their goals and or hopes to live a better life even if they do not themselves think that their lives are bad. It is only the spoiled western reader that might perceive their reality as horrible and poor.
What are the strategies to convey the world of the short story?
The strategy used in DewBreaker, first story, is the family bond. Most of anyone who does have an intact family can connect to the love within a family. She uses the main character to breakdown and revile details about the father in the story. Interesting because they are in Florida for the daughter to sell a sculpture. But the story is not about that at all. It's about the how much the character loves her father who is missing in the first half of the story but shows up later.
I can relate because I too have a daughter and son that I would do anything for.
How are the characters connected to the world of the story?
Theu are the products of their environment. "Dew Breaker" and "Hitting Buddapest" is about a group or couple of people out of their element or their world. They are aliens within a different environment struggling to understand it and survive.
How do I relate to these characters? Not sure if that was the question but...
The cultural aspect of these stories are reflected. Religion, wealth, poverty, art, and family.
All of them have there own perspective of what I see as the lower economic level or poor. Not saying it is a bad thing to be at this socioeconomic level but the reading give us an personal look as to the internal struggles within this class.
Beliefs of the stories. Guiding beliefs of the stories read.
The guiding beliefs or idea about the stories.
Umm... yeah.... The beliefs that I found in the story is that of hope. There is hope in the stories I read that a particular group of people strive for their goals and or hopes to live a better life even if they do not themselves think that their lives are bad. It is only the spoiled western reader that might perceive their reality as horrible and poor.
What are the strategies to convey the world of the short story?
The strategy used in DewBreaker, first story, is the family bond. Most of anyone who does have an intact family can connect to the love within a family. She uses the main character to breakdown and revile details about the father in the story. Interesting because they are in Florida for the daughter to sell a sculpture. But the story is not about that at all. It's about the how much the character loves her father who is missing in the first half of the story but shows up later.
I can relate because I too have a daughter and son that I would do anything for.
How are the characters connected to the world of the story?
Theu are the products of their environment. "Dew Breaker" and "Hitting Buddapest" is about a group or couple of people out of their element or their world. They are aliens within a different environment struggling to understand it and survive.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Hitting Budapest
So, some confusion reading this one. I start skimming this one and the character refers to another as "Bastard" which I am just thinking is a man who she dislikes.
She is Pregnant and then starts to talk to this character about it but then he asks her kid questions like how the baby got into her belly. So this confused me...
The discussion of whether it is a boy or girl reveals the old school thinking behind pregnancy. "The first one is supposed to be a boy." and that boys kick and hit in the whom where as a girl does not.
The names in this just confuses the junk out of me especially when I am multitasking when reading this... I have a family you know.
The character dreams of a big house in Budapest which tells me that they are not well off.
They meet up with a thin woman that is probably a tourist. Stuffing her mouth with food with a camera in hand. The other characters are unfamiliar with what it is so they are ignorant to the technology.
The thin lady throws what is left over of her food away which shocks the other characters as they have never seen anyone throw food away before.
It is finally reviled that the main character is 33 yrs old and the others are a bunch of kids. Bastard is eleven. So now it all makes sense.
...
Details about pooping.... OK these people are dirt poor. They go outside to squat.
End notes: It's a story about people who live a simple life. Although they are poor or seem poor, they are used to it. Not saying that it's not a bad thing but when you live without, without knowing that there is so much more you don't notice. The only thing that is concerning is food water and shelter. Everything else is fluff.
She is Pregnant and then starts to talk to this character about it but then he asks her kid questions like how the baby got into her belly. So this confused me...
The discussion of whether it is a boy or girl reveals the old school thinking behind pregnancy. "The first one is supposed to be a boy." and that boys kick and hit in the whom where as a girl does not.
The names in this just confuses the junk out of me especially when I am multitasking when reading this... I have a family you know.
The character dreams of a big house in Budapest which tells me that they are not well off.
They meet up with a thin woman that is probably a tourist. Stuffing her mouth with food with a camera in hand. The other characters are unfamiliar with what it is so they are ignorant to the technology.
The thin lady throws what is left over of her food away which shocks the other characters as they have never seen anyone throw food away before.
It is finally reviled that the main character is 33 yrs old and the others are a bunch of kids. Bastard is eleven. So now it all makes sense.
...
Details about pooping.... OK these people are dirt poor. They go outside to squat.
End notes: It's a story about people who live a simple life. Although they are poor or seem poor, they are used to it. Not saying that it's not a bad thing but when you live without, without knowing that there is so much more you don't notice. The only thing that is concerning is food water and shelter. Everything else is fluff.
Reflections on recent materials
In class we brought up all the stories recently read and they all have a common theme. Women's rights. In the time that all these stories were written women's rights was a huge issue. It still is an issue today but the people that wrote these stories were ground breakers. They helped pave the path for the women today. They paved the path for my wife and my daughter. My wife helped me realize that.
I really do complain when reading these assignments. To the point that I will try to find them all in audiobook form. Now that my wife has reminded me that this literature effects my daughter I now have a different mindset when reading.
So.. on to the next story.
I really do complain when reading these assignments. To the point that I will try to find them all in audiobook form. Now that my wife has reminded me that this literature effects my daughter I now have a different mindset when reading.
So.. on to the next story.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
"The Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin
Hmmm.
The story of a frail old woman with a heart problem who's family is concerned. Concerned because her husband has been killed in an accident. The family are afraid to deliver the news in fear that it will kill her. They do tell her ultimately and she then goes to her room. There she goes through the stages of depression and grief while staring out her bedroom window. She is sad and grieving, then she feels empty, then she feels acceptance, then the happy positive possibilities of the future.
This is an old story about an old woman in a society that is run by men. Her life with her husband although not bad is now free from any and all control. So she realizes that she is now "Free" She now doesn't have to appease him anymore.
When she leaves the room with her sister happy feeling independent and strong looking forward to her new future without her husband.
As she comes down the stair case her husband turns up at the front door perfectly fine and was not involved in the thought accident.
The woman sees him and has a heart attack and dies.
Does she die from the happiness brought by her husband alive or by the sadness that she will never be able to live out the fantasy she conjured up of her new independent life?
???
I think the latter.
The story of a frail old woman with a heart problem who's family is concerned. Concerned because her husband has been killed in an accident. The family are afraid to deliver the news in fear that it will kill her. They do tell her ultimately and she then goes to her room. There she goes through the stages of depression and grief while staring out her bedroom window. She is sad and grieving, then she feels empty, then she feels acceptance, then the happy positive possibilities of the future.
This is an old story about an old woman in a society that is run by men. Her life with her husband although not bad is now free from any and all control. So she realizes that she is now "Free" She now doesn't have to appease him anymore.
When she leaves the room with her sister happy feeling independent and strong looking forward to her new future without her husband.
As she comes down the stair case her husband turns up at the front door perfectly fine and was not involved in the thought accident.
The woman sees him and has a heart attack and dies.
Does she die from the happiness brought by her husband alive or by the sadness that she will never be able to live out the fantasy she conjured up of her new independent life?
???
I think the latter.
"A Good Man is Hard the Find" Flannery O'Conner
???
A Story about a Grandmother of yesterday. My grandmother may have had a mother or grandmother just like this one.
Place is Georgia. Time is probably the 50's or 60's. Racism is very apparent toward black people. The grandmother is a white woman from what I gather. She is not aware how bad she sounds when describing things. It was just her upbringing.
The dreaded road trip with grandma in the back seat. The cat naps, old time talk, and the unexplained diarrhea of the mouth.
Grandma convinces her family to take a detour to one off her old stomping grounds which she later realizes she was mistaken and they were in the wrong state from her memory. Traveling down the dirt road into what seemed to be know where they get into a car crash roll over and everyone survives.
A man stops to "aid" them. Turns out he is a character from the grandmothers past.???
To be honest.. I don't know what happened.
A Bobby Lee entered the picture at sometime and now I am thinking it was all planned by the family.
Not sure..
The Misfit is the man she might have had a past with and he ultimately kills the old woman.
Bobby Lee is happy she is dead and... the end.
The writing could be clearer about the characters presented. I don't know who Bobby Lee is?
???
Grandmas dead anyway.
A Story about a Grandmother of yesterday. My grandmother may have had a mother or grandmother just like this one.
Place is Georgia. Time is probably the 50's or 60's. Racism is very apparent toward black people. The grandmother is a white woman from what I gather. She is not aware how bad she sounds when describing things. It was just her upbringing.
The dreaded road trip with grandma in the back seat. The cat naps, old time talk, and the unexplained diarrhea of the mouth.
Grandma convinces her family to take a detour to one off her old stomping grounds which she later realizes she was mistaken and they were in the wrong state from her memory. Traveling down the dirt road into what seemed to be know where they get into a car crash roll over and everyone survives.
A man stops to "aid" them. Turns out he is a character from the grandmothers past.???
To be honest.. I don't know what happened.
A Bobby Lee entered the picture at sometime and now I am thinking it was all planned by the family.
Not sure..
The Misfit is the man she might have had a past with and he ultimately kills the old woman.
Bobby Lee is happy she is dead and... the end.
The writing could be clearer about the characters presented. I don't know who Bobby Lee is?
???
Grandmas dead anyway.
"Where Are You Going Where Have You Been" Joyce Carol Oates
Bad GIRL! A tease.
I hope my daughter doesn't turn out like the main character in this.
I am pretty sure she won't. Why? Because my daughter has me.
This girl doesn't seem to have a father. Her name is Connie.
Her rebellion personality , I believe, is the manifestation of the dull and damning lifestyle of her mother. Her mother hates that Connie is good looking and catches the eye of the boys. Connie is upset that her sister who is not a looker is treated better. At least in her eyes. It sounds like there is no father figure in the picture. The lack of a father figure forces her to find attention from the boys. This makes her an easy target that teenage boy hope for.
She is a daydreamer that dreams about boys, fun, and parties all the time.
She has a double life. In her mothers company she looks, acts and dresses one way. When she is out with her friends she looks, acts and dresses another way. I understand that this is normal for a teenage girl to do. I still do believe that the story would change greatly if there was a loving father figure in the picture.
The story goes on to describe an encounter she has with a new young boy she meets. An encounter that doesn't go as planned.
It's the same story told again and again about girls who are careless and free with the boys. They eventually land one that turns them into the typical white trash lifestyle living int a trailer with a bunch of dirty kids running around with a PittBull chained up in the front.
Story is not my kind of story....
I hope my daughter doesn't turn out like the main character in this.
I am pretty sure she won't. Why? Because my daughter has me.
This girl doesn't seem to have a father. Her name is Connie.
Her rebellion personality , I believe, is the manifestation of the dull and damning lifestyle of her mother. Her mother hates that Connie is good looking and catches the eye of the boys. Connie is upset that her sister who is not a looker is treated better. At least in her eyes. It sounds like there is no father figure in the picture. The lack of a father figure forces her to find attention from the boys. This makes her an easy target that teenage boy hope for.
She is a daydreamer that dreams about boys, fun, and parties all the time.
She has a double life. In her mothers company she looks, acts and dresses one way. When she is out with her friends she looks, acts and dresses another way. I understand that this is normal for a teenage girl to do. I still do believe that the story would change greatly if there was a loving father figure in the picture.
The story goes on to describe an encounter she has with a new young boy she meets. An encounter that doesn't go as planned.
It's the same story told again and again about girls who are careless and free with the boys. They eventually land one that turns them into the typical white trash lifestyle living int a trailer with a bunch of dirty kids running around with a PittBull chained up in the front.
Story is not my kind of story....
Sunday, February 7, 2016
The Grand Budapest Hotel
I haven't seen the movie in a while.
It's not on Netflix Instant stream so I am going from memory.
The connection I can see between Stefan Zweig and the Movie is that the movie takes place in the time frame of Zweig's stories and they all hit on Love, Loss, and Death.
The movie was entertaining and kept me following because of the dark comedy and striking visuals.
Zweig's writings, not so much.
I really liked the prison characters. The shirtless old guy with twitchy muscles was a great character that stuck with me....
...so yeah...
Sorry, not much more for me to write about on this literature besides I didn't really like it due to the subject matter. I do not like close to reality stories. I guess this is because the life I have lived has been filled with traumatic real stories that I chose not to relive. If I have a choice in reading and watching I chose fantasy. It's better for my Psyche. Otherwise I find myself rehashing old traumatic memories.
My Past: Combat Search and Rescue and Firefighter Paramedic
This is why I choose fantasy.
It's not on Netflix Instant stream so I am going from memory.
The connection I can see between Stefan Zweig and the Movie is that the movie takes place in the time frame of Zweig's stories and they all hit on Love, Loss, and Death.
The movie was entertaining and kept me following because of the dark comedy and striking visuals.
Zweig's writings, not so much.
I really liked the prison characters. The shirtless old guy with twitchy muscles was a great character that stuck with me....
...so yeah...
Sorry, not much more for me to write about on this literature besides I didn't really like it due to the subject matter. I do not like close to reality stories. I guess this is because the life I have lived has been filled with traumatic real stories that I chose not to relive. If I have a choice in reading and watching I chose fantasy. It's better for my Psyche. Otherwise I find myself rehashing old traumatic memories.
My Past: Combat Search and Rescue and Firefighter Paramedic
This is why I choose fantasy.
Stefan Zweig Stories
After spending time trying to find some free audiobooks on this author...I found none that we were to read on the list... I finally dredged through my first story by this author.
Forgotten Dreams.
Just to let you know I am not one to read any material like this and it was painful for me to skim through. Yes there is an art and talent to writing literature. There also is an art and relent to writing code for computers...
This story, I think is about lost love and what could have been in the eyes of a woman. It went into great depth in the females perspective describing a tall dark and handsome man that she finds out is married? I think. Anyway she is depressed at the end. On to the next story.
...
In the Snow
This one I was able to slow down a bit. It caught my interest.
Forgotten Dreams.
Just to let you know I am not one to read any material like this and it was painful for me to skim through. Yes there is an art and talent to writing literature. There also is an art and relent to writing code for computers...
This story, I think is about lost love and what could have been in the eyes of a woman. It went into great depth in the females perspective describing a tall dark and handsome man that she finds out is married? I think. Anyway she is depressed at the end. On to the next story.
...
In the Snow
This one I was able to slow down a bit. It caught my interest.
Why? A peaceful German town settles down for a night of jubilation celebrating Chanuka. It turns out that they are all Jews. There is a man who rushes into the town aggressively at first. You don't know if he is friend or foe. He comes to a home and then we find out he is a fiancee that has come to warn everyone about a group of flagellants coming there way which are " are practitioners of an extreme form of mortification of their own flesh by whipping it with various instruments." After that quite frankly I started skimming. The story started spinning it's wheels speaking about things too much in depth and they lost me. They spoke about fleeing to Poland and by the end I found it was a commentary about the genocide done to the jews by the Nazis. I think. anyway on to one more story...
The Star Above the Forest
Man. Stefan does a lot of writing about love, love lost, lose of life/ death, massacres. The influence of World War 1 and 2 are definitely apparent in his writings. This experience gives his stares a dark undertone. I still had to skim though.
This story.. Love lost. At the end one star above the forest reminds her of her loneliness...
Sunday, January 31, 2016
True Grit Part 2
So I accidentally watched Rooster Cogburn the sequel to True Grit version with John Wayne.
I originally thought all of this stated bellow because I thought I was watching True Grit:
My notes:
1. The focus is completely on Cogburns character. It is from his point of view.
2. Mattie isn't even in this version.
3. The story revolves around a load of Nitroglycerine reaching its destination NOT Matties revenge for her fathers murder.
4. A Father does get killed. A preacher. No kids. But him and a nun were preaching to native american kids at a time where a bad guy Hawk and his gang kills the preacher and others.
5. So this nun and native american kid go with Cogburn because Cogburn is bringing them in in addition to the Nitro payload.
6. Cogburn briefly refers to Ned Pepper and his gang from the book. Telling an old story to the boy and giving him a revolver in the same way he tried to give Mattie the revolver. Which in the book she refused because she had her fathers revolver.
......
Now I know that I just need to see part 1 of the series again. It's late.. I watched the wrong movie..
So I watched a few clips of the right movie and it looks as if it follows the same plot as the book..
Again... tired
Another night maybe
I originally thought all of this stated bellow because I thought I was watching True Grit:
My notes:
1. The focus is completely on Cogburns character. It is from his point of view.
2. Mattie isn't even in this version.
3. The story revolves around a load of Nitroglycerine reaching its destination NOT Matties revenge for her fathers murder.
4. A Father does get killed. A preacher. No kids. But him and a nun were preaching to native american kids at a time where a bad guy Hawk and his gang kills the preacher and others.
5. So this nun and native american kid go with Cogburn because Cogburn is bringing them in in addition to the Nitro payload.
6. Cogburn briefly refers to Ned Pepper and his gang from the book. Telling an old story to the boy and giving him a revolver in the same way he tried to give Mattie the revolver. Which in the book she refused because she had her fathers revolver.
......
Now I know that I just need to see part 1 of the series again. It's late.. I watched the wrong movie..
So I watched a few clips of the right movie and it looks as if it follows the same plot as the book..
Again... tired
Another night maybe
True Grit Part 1
The story Of True Grit.
By Charles Portis published in 1968.
I first heard of True Grit through my father growing up as a kid. He was a huge John Wayne fan... Huge fan along with my grandmother and grandfather. So we used to watch all the John Wayne movies that came out. I saw True Grit as a kid but being a kid there was a miss in translation. I just saw the classic stud John Wayne playing the character he had always played in movies. Only At the end I remembered that he Rooster Cogburn dies. That stuck with me. "John Wayne isn't supposed to die in movies!" Anyway, now I have this literature as an assignment.
I listened to Audio book while sculpting.
Luckily I listened to a good portion of it before it was blocked by You Tube for Copy write violation. This literature is from the point of Mattie. I have heard from different sources that this was pretty ground breaking in the way Portis accomplished this point of view.
It give the read a great insight into Mattie's character.
A head strong young girl that was out of her realm trying to avenge her fathers death by hunting down his killer to have him go before a judge for the murder of her father. Or kill him.
I found that she was quite a bit more educated than the average male characters she ran into. But she lacked experience needed to truly survive in the world she lived in. She was sheltered in a small town.
Of course I love the character Rooster Cogburn. He's an old cowboy that does things his way to get things done the way he sees they need to be done. He also does have a huge heart. It's just he has a bad reputation for killing all the men he is sent to retrieve for trial. Not his fault if they all attack him first. He is just forced to protect himself.
So I made it through a good portion of the book.
I have seen the old John Wayne version probably around 25 to 30 years ago.
I saw the Jeff Bridges version a couple years ago which I enjoyed a lot. The casting of the characters was great.
I will now go back and watch the John Wayne version again then post a part 2.
By Charles Portis published in 1968.
I first heard of True Grit through my father growing up as a kid. He was a huge John Wayne fan... Huge fan along with my grandmother and grandfather. So we used to watch all the John Wayne movies that came out. I saw True Grit as a kid but being a kid there was a miss in translation. I just saw the classic stud John Wayne playing the character he had always played in movies. Only At the end I remembered that he Rooster Cogburn dies. That stuck with me. "John Wayne isn't supposed to die in movies!" Anyway, now I have this literature as an assignment.
I listened to Audio book while sculpting.
Luckily I listened to a good portion of it before it was blocked by You Tube for Copy write violation. This literature is from the point of Mattie. I have heard from different sources that this was pretty ground breaking in the way Portis accomplished this point of view.
It give the read a great insight into Mattie's character.
A head strong young girl that was out of her realm trying to avenge her fathers death by hunting down his killer to have him go before a judge for the murder of her father. Or kill him.
I found that she was quite a bit more educated than the average male characters she ran into. But she lacked experience needed to truly survive in the world she lived in. She was sheltered in a small town.
Of course I love the character Rooster Cogburn. He's an old cowboy that does things his way to get things done the way he sees they need to be done. He also does have a huge heart. It's just he has a bad reputation for killing all the men he is sent to retrieve for trial. Not his fault if they all attack him first. He is just forced to protect himself.
So I made it through a good portion of the book.
I have seen the old John Wayne version probably around 25 to 30 years ago.
I saw the Jeff Bridges version a couple years ago which I enjoyed a lot. The casting of the characters was great.
I will now go back and watch the John Wayne version again then post a part 2.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
The Longest Ride...movie
I was conned into watching the adapted movie version of "The Longest Ride." Yes, I'm married..so not much of a choice sometimes. Makes me a better man. Nicholas Sparks wrote the original book which I occasionally picked up to see what my wife was reading. Interesting cowboy story.
It was alright. I enjoyed the Alan Alda character, Ira Levenstien. It reminded me of how lucky my wife and I are in the fact that his character and wife could not have children due to a war injury he received during World War 2. I find myself able to connect to characters that have had some experience in the military.
Coming from a California hick town I also understood the main character played by Clint Eastwood's son. Don't remember his name. I will call him The Cowboy. He was a bull rider. He rode bulls for the adrenaline rush of it even though he had brain damage from a ride in the opening scene of the movie. His excuse was to help keep his moms ranch going financially. I never rode but I knew people who did. I was addicted to adrenaline and used the military to satisfy that addiction.
Back to the movie. The main man mets a girl who become friends fall in love and he rides the bull that destroyed him in the beginning of the movie and they live happily ever after. Normal ending.. but there was a nice twist of Alan Alda's character. He passes away at the end then leaving his priceless art collection his wife collected to the Cowboy. Millions.
The movie was tolerable. Now I get a Sci Fi movie.
It was alright. I enjoyed the Alan Alda character, Ira Levenstien. It reminded me of how lucky my wife and I are in the fact that his character and wife could not have children due to a war injury he received during World War 2. I find myself able to connect to characters that have had some experience in the military.
Coming from a California hick town I also understood the main character played by Clint Eastwood's son. Don't remember his name. I will call him The Cowboy. He was a bull rider. He rode bulls for the adrenaline rush of it even though he had brain damage from a ride in the opening scene of the movie. His excuse was to help keep his moms ranch going financially. I never rode but I knew people who did. I was addicted to adrenaline and used the military to satisfy that addiction.
Back to the movie. The main man mets a girl who become friends fall in love and he rides the bull that destroyed him in the beginning of the movie and they live happily ever after. Normal ending.. but there was a nice twist of Alan Alda's character. He passes away at the end then leaving his priceless art collection his wife collected to the Cowboy. Millions.
The movie was tolerable. Now I get a Sci Fi movie.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Pride and Prejudice Part 3 Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
OK...Well the focus of this version shifts around with more focus on other characters other than Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bennet is a much more significant character. He is not passive like in the original version. Responsible for raising his daughters in the day of the "unmentionables" or zombies. All of Mr Bennett's daughters are much more durable and dominant as compared to the first version.
Mr. Darcy character is a lot less dominant. Although it was said that he was a great warrior against the zombies, Mr. Bennett's daughters seem to be much more formidable worriers.
I can't say I liked this version more. I do like how the girls are deadly and take care of their own.
This is still a slow building romance between Elizabeth and Darcy.
The Zombies I noticed seem to feel pain which was interesting but they are dead. But this gave the human warrior characters like the Bennet girl all the more more savage. They had no mercy. In all it is just in a modern day zombie apocalypse story where only the strong survive thrown into the 1700's.
Is it worth reading? For and Adult male in his late 30's who loves fantasy and Science fiction I would say to check it out when it is adapted to film. Not in the theatre, not a rental, but an instant play.
OK...Well the focus of this version shifts around with more focus on other characters other than Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bennet is a much more significant character. He is not passive like in the original version. Responsible for raising his daughters in the day of the "unmentionables" or zombies. All of Mr Bennett's daughters are much more durable and dominant as compared to the first version.
Mr. Darcy character is a lot less dominant. Although it was said that he was a great warrior against the zombies, Mr. Bennett's daughters seem to be much more formidable worriers.
I can't say I liked this version more. I do like how the girls are deadly and take care of their own.
This is still a slow building romance between Elizabeth and Darcy.
The Zombies I noticed seem to feel pain which was interesting but they are dead. But this gave the human warrior characters like the Bennet girl all the more more savage. They had no mercy. In all it is just in a modern day zombie apocalypse story where only the strong survive thrown into the 1700's.
Is it worth reading? For and Adult male in his late 30's who loves fantasy and Science fiction I would say to check it out when it is adapted to film. Not in the theatre, not a rental, but an instant play.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Pride and Prejudice Part 2
So I finally watched the second half with the wife. Perfect movie for Married couples. Guy gets in a Science fiction Action Movie then woman gets something like Pride and Prejudice. It's a give and take. Ya know?
So what I knew was going to happen did at the end with the main characters Darcy and Elizabeth. They were hitched. What I didn't expect was most of the sisters marrying others. I think it was Lydia? Anyway her getting hitched to ol dirt bag Wickham was a surprise.
It was nice to see the strong headed young Elizabeth give the old Lady Cathrine De Bourge what she deserved. She ultimately kicked her out and letting her know that she had no bearing on decisions concerning her and Darcy.
Happy ending for all. Very glad that Elizabeth made her old man so proud and happy at the end. I personally thought that was the most satisfying for me. I suppose since I have a daughter of my own who will probably marry some day.
On to the Zombies...
So what I knew was going to happen did at the end with the main characters Darcy and Elizabeth. They were hitched. What I didn't expect was most of the sisters marrying others. I think it was Lydia? Anyway her getting hitched to ol dirt bag Wickham was a surprise.
It was nice to see the strong headed young Elizabeth give the old Lady Cathrine De Bourge what she deserved. She ultimately kicked her out and letting her know that she had no bearing on decisions concerning her and Darcy.
Happy ending for all. Very glad that Elizabeth made her old man so proud and happy at the end. I personally thought that was the most satisfying for me. I suppose since I have a daughter of my own who will probably marry some day.
On to the Zombies...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Pride and Prejudice Part 1
So this is Part one of my Pride an Prejudice Blog
Pride and Prejudice a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813
I originally chose to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for this blog.
My wife, that apparently minored in Lit, suggested watching the movie before the Literature because she stated that it is a very hard book to follow due to the old language used in it. So, I will first watch the movie then read the Zombie version.
I do understand that this book was a huge step for the Women's rights struggle and it opened peoples eyes and minds about the plight that women faced back then which in all reality this struggle continues today in some ways.
So, I am a late 30's man with a Military Special Operations, Police, and Firefighter Unga background watching this...movie. I chose the Joe Wright 2005 movie with Keira Knightley.
Keira Knightley and Donald Sutherland playing Mr. Bennett made it bearable for me.
I am currently half way in the movie in 3 days if this gives any bearing of how much I enjoy the movie.
The story does give the insights to the glorious or inglorious past in human history. Set in England it shows the clash of classes and the struggle to maintain such bigoted values. Upper class are not to mingle with the poor but the Middle class struggles to sell off their daughters to ensure wealth within the family. Women didn't have much say as to who they were, what they did, or who to marry. The character Elizabeth hard headed nature goes against the thinking of the time.
She is in a constant struggle the whole movie trying to figure out the truth about two men she is fond of. Both men hate the other and tell her their side of the story as to why. At this moment I have the movie paused at this point.
Now there are other stories going on at the same time hers is in the background that echo the plight of women and what she is fighting against to be her own woman. Not a woman someone wants her to be.
It will be interesting to read some of Zombie version to see how this story gets twisted.
End part 1
Pride and Prejudice a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813
I originally chose to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for this blog.
My wife, that apparently minored in Lit, suggested watching the movie before the Literature because she stated that it is a very hard book to follow due to the old language used in it. So, I will first watch the movie then read the Zombie version.
I do understand that this book was a huge step for the Women's rights struggle and it opened peoples eyes and minds about the plight that women faced back then which in all reality this struggle continues today in some ways.
So, I am a late 30's man with a Military Special Operations, Police, and Firefighter Unga background watching this...movie. I chose the Joe Wright 2005 movie with Keira Knightley.
Keira Knightley and Donald Sutherland playing Mr. Bennett made it bearable for me.
I am currently half way in the movie in 3 days if this gives any bearing of how much I enjoy the movie.
The story does give the insights to the glorious or inglorious past in human history. Set in England it shows the clash of classes and the struggle to maintain such bigoted values. Upper class are not to mingle with the poor but the Middle class struggles to sell off their daughters to ensure wealth within the family. Women didn't have much say as to who they were, what they did, or who to marry. The character Elizabeth hard headed nature goes against the thinking of the time.
She is in a constant struggle the whole movie trying to figure out the truth about two men she is fond of. Both men hate the other and tell her their side of the story as to why. At this moment I have the movie paused at this point.
Now there are other stories going on at the same time hers is in the background that echo the plight of women and what she is fighting against to be her own woman. Not a woman someone wants her to be.
It will be interesting to read some of Zombie version to see how this story gets twisted.
End part 1
Monday, January 11, 2016
Questions from Instructor
Origins-
Instructor: "What is your lineage?"
This question can be taken in a couple different ways.
My mother researched a lot of our family tree history when I was young and up until recently I might have gone this route to describe my lineage.
Although this does have bearing of some of my personality and hard headedness as it was handed down for generations which I am very grateful for.
I do have native american in me, Russian, German, Scottish Irish, in other words a giant mutt of the human petri dish we call society.
I was brought up my a very stable family. Very pride full family that taught hard work, truthfulness, faith and religion will get you through life. I took these lessons and flew the coop to for my own reality if you will in my life.
After battling it out within myself to dig deep and fly the coop and experience the world or stay in a beautiful area I know and love in California I enlisted into the USAF.
I enlisted to become a USAF Pararescueman (Special Operations Combat Search and Rescue). Two grueling years of blood sweat and tears and the finest military schools pushed me through an 85% washout rate to become a Pararescueman. I continued another 4 yrs in the Pararescue field. My persistence pushed me through 12 Nasa launch Support missions, Operations Northern and Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom. I later married and became a Firefighter Paramedic for 8 years before the Art bug deep inside me rose to the surface.
What is my lineage? Willfulness.... Determination.
Instructor: "Who are my influences?
My influences range from movies to dominant male and female figures in my life:
My Father
My Mother
My Brothers
My friends
Fellow Pararescueman
Fellow Firefighters
Lost Pararescueman
Lost Firefighters
Lost friends
Lost family
Funny Movies
Cartoons(GI Joe, Transformers, TMNT, Heman)
1980's and 90's action Action and Scifi Movies
Comics
Instructor "What is Your ideology?"
38 years of life.
6 yrs military and 8 yrs public service as careers in addition to having a family of wife and two children has formed me into the ever evolving person I am today.
Life is Short.
Go with the flow.
Don't take thing too seriously.
Do what it is you are passionate to do when you are at the passions peak.
Do it before you get too old or broken.
Do it before you have kids.
Do it before your kids grow too quickly.
DO NOT be the 80 yr old man who looks back and says I wish I would have done this when I had the chance.
Instructor: "What is your lineage?"
This question can be taken in a couple different ways.
My mother researched a lot of our family tree history when I was young and up until recently I might have gone this route to describe my lineage.
Although this does have bearing of some of my personality and hard headedness as it was handed down for generations which I am very grateful for.
I do have native american in me, Russian, German, Scottish Irish, in other words a giant mutt of the human petri dish we call society.
I was brought up my a very stable family. Very pride full family that taught hard work, truthfulness, faith and religion will get you through life. I took these lessons and flew the coop to for my own reality if you will in my life.
After battling it out within myself to dig deep and fly the coop and experience the world or stay in a beautiful area I know and love in California I enlisted into the USAF.
I enlisted to become a USAF Pararescueman (Special Operations Combat Search and Rescue). Two grueling years of blood sweat and tears and the finest military schools pushed me through an 85% washout rate to become a Pararescueman. I continued another 4 yrs in the Pararescue field. My persistence pushed me through 12 Nasa launch Support missions, Operations Northern and Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom. I later married and became a Firefighter Paramedic for 8 years before the Art bug deep inside me rose to the surface.
What is my lineage? Willfulness.... Determination.
Instructor: "Who are my influences?
My influences range from movies to dominant male and female figures in my life:
My Father
My Mother
My Brothers
My friends
Fellow Pararescueman
Fellow Firefighters
Lost Pararescueman
Lost Firefighters
Lost friends
Lost family
Funny Movies
Cartoons(GI Joe, Transformers, TMNT, Heman)
1980's and 90's action Action and Scifi Movies
Comics
Instructor "What is Your ideology?"
38 years of life.
6 yrs military and 8 yrs public service as careers in addition to having a family of wife and two children has formed me into the ever evolving person I am today.
Life is Short.
Go with the flow.
Don't take thing too seriously.
Do what it is you are passionate to do when you are at the passions peak.
Do it before you get too old or broken.
Do it before you have kids.
Do it before your kids grow too quickly.
DO NOT be the 80 yr old man who looks back and says I wish I would have done this when I had the chance.
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