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What You Need for Online Theatre
The above quote from one of my theatre professors has stuck with me past graduation, and seems to increase in relevance as time goes on. It is particularly potent right now, as the performing arts have been forced to awkwardly reposition themselves in a world where people can not gather in large groups into the same room, if in the same building at all. There are adjacent prophecies regarding the “death of the film industry”, and while one cannot deny that the arts have taken a massive hit that we will be recovering from for years to come, I refuse to believe that logistical circumstances like a lockdown will eradicate live theatre entirely. This is, in fact, simply a chapter where theatre must once again adjust its available spaces and media as has been done in the past, like renovating a French tennis court, to accommodate for what we must.
By Connor Thiessen5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: The Everyman
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Should autistic actors, you know, act?
Remember when film directors used to cast white actors in blackface and yellowface back in the old days? Remember when that was actually ok? In case you didn't know, big name actors like Laurence Olivier and John Wayne actually performed these kinds of roles during their careers. Laurence Olivier was, of course, a well-respected actor who made Shakespeare film adaptations and had the Laurence Olivier Awards in London named after him. Since he was an experienced Shakespearan actor, it made sense that he would be cast as Othello in a film adaptation of the iconic tragedy back in 1965. The real tragedy, however, is that Olivier was cast as an African character. He actually performed in blackface and developed a specific walk and voice for the role. Despite being Oscar-nominated for his work, this role has obviously aged poorly. As for John Wayne, he played Genghis Khan (yes, THAT Genghis Khan) in 1956's The Conqueror, and working on that film cost him his life. The movie was filmed in an area near a nuclear testing site that led to ninety-nine cast and crew members developing different forms of cancer. Wayne was one of those ninety-nine members, and he was sadly one of the forty-six who died as a result. As you probably already know, it isn't a good idea to cast white actors in non-white roles, especially since plenty of black and Asian actors are available to play Othello and Genghis Khan. Yes, it's acting, but it's also pretty discriminative to cast someone who doesn't fit the obvious description and can be seen as cruel mockery. We know better than to whitewash roles, so why are we still refusing to cast autistic actors as autistic characters?
By Cat the Autist5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Roland Barthes
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Darwinian Artistic Studies
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Cultural Studies
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Docudrama
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
BIPOC Film is Still Missing...
Everyone knows that for as long as film has been around, it has mainly starred straight people who are also caucasian. The BIPOC folk are still missing from Hollywood movies and even though we have moved forward a little with the films of Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele and Ava DuVernay, there is still a long way to go before people stop saying ‘this is not diversity’ when a film has an all-BIPOC cast. There is also a long way to go before films are truly diverse and not just the Hollywood meaning of diverse. Let us first therefore discuss what the Hollywood meaning of diverse is.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
How Netflix is Scamming Nigeria - Jude Chukwuka Spills EVERYTHING In New Bombshell Exposé.
"It's another scam." American streaming giant Netflilx made a monumental mark and caused a cultural reset when they decided to enter into the Nigerian market as Netflix Naija. Since then, they have acquired and distributed a slew of Nigerian movies and television shows. Blockbusters from Oloture to The Wedding Party to huge series such as Castle & Castle more.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: The Supernatural
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Where Are the Non-Binary Identities in Films and Books?
I may not be a non-binary person, but I sure as hell know them. They are teachers, they are commentators, they are scientists and engineers, they are students of degree courses, and they should be writers and filmmakers. Why am I saying 'should be'? Well, because I see a severe lack of films made by and including non-binary people and I see literature severely lacking in non-binary representation. Is this a problem? Yes it is. Everyone else is getting representation and I think non-binary folks should do too.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
