...Auteur Theory: Translated from the French, auteur simply means "author". There have been varied perceptions regarding this theory, its importance and effectiveness. Auteur theory is essentially “a method of evaluating films based on the director’s involvement and input”. The concept of ‘Auteur’ was first introduced by François Truffaut in 1954 in A Certain Tendency in French Cinema.(1) In this work he claimed that film is a great medium for expressing the personal ideas of the director. He suggested that this meant that the director should therefore be regarded as an auteur. According to him, there are three forms in which a director may be regarded as an Auteur. He agreed with André Basin’s idea that the film must be the direct expression of the director’s vision. The second aspect was that the director must be skilled with the camera. He believed the director is to camera as the writer is to pen. Lastly he believed for a director to be considered as an Auteur, he must leave behind a distinctive signature (based on Alexander Astruc’s idea), visually or as an idea in the film. (2) Years later, this concept was reintroduced by Andrew Sarris in 1962, in a publication titled “Notes on Auteur theory” (3). Accordingly, for a director to be considered as an auteur, the director must be well versed with the technical aspects of the film. The director must have a distinct style or a signature that distinguishes his films from the others. The movies must have a theme, an inner meaning...
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...Essay on the movie "Pi" (1997) written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Pi is a black and white movie that fits into Classicism form of film. Mathematician Maximillian Cohen (played by Sean Gulette) is a genius who leads a strange and lonely life. He shares a small apartment with Euklid, his homemade supercomputer. He's a mathematical genius who suffers from head-splitting migraine attacks, hallucinations, extreme paranoia, and some form of social anxiety disorder . After many unsuccessful treatments, he has become addicted to several painkillers . He is obsessed to find a pattern within the number pi. He thinks Mathematics is the language of nature, and believes everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers and that if you graph the numbers properly patterns will emerge. Max meets Lenny Meyer (played by Ben Shenkman), a Hasidic Jew who does mathematical research on the Torah. Lenny explains to Max how some people believe that the Torah is a string of numbers that form a code sent by God. Lenny's research is similar to real mathematical theories, which intrigues Max. Lenny also mentions that he and his fellow researchers are searching for a 216-digit number that is repeated throughout the text of the Torah. Max finds the 216-digit number code that he thinks it will unlock patterns in the stock market to predict future changes of how stock will increase or decrease. A Wall Street businesswoman Marcy Dawson (played by Pamela Hart) and a group of...
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...Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000) will blow your mind. It may be one of the most disturbing films ever made, not in the sense of gore, but in the sense of commonplace situations that are relatable to any person in today’s society. Requiem for a Dream grabs you emotionally and gives you a slap on the face, with its intense drama and striking visuals. This is the simple story with a plot concentrating on addiction and human weaknesses, based on the novel by Hubert Selby, Junior. Aronofsky narrates the tales of four addicts. Three of them are young junkies, Harry Goldfarb (portrayed by Jared Leto); his girlfriend, Merion (Jennifer Connelly); and his buddy Tyrone (Marlon Wayans). The movie is memorable for Ellen Burstyn's role as Sara Goldfarb, the mother of Harry. Her most memorable quote, summing up most of her character: “Purple in the morning, blue in the afternoon, orange in the evening, and green in the night.” It shows that even things that are considered normal, such as medication prescribed by doctors, can backfire and jumpstart an addiction for naïve patients. Sara’s dream is to get back into a red dress, nostalgic of her younger days when she was thin and conventionally beautiful. A lonely house, a refrigerator, a television set symbolizes the empty and mundane life of the elderly Sara Goldfarb. Striving for her dream, she seeks medical help to go on a diet. The doctor does not hesitate to prescribe her four medications to take daily. She is hopeful about...
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...the Heart Performance Location: The Orleans Casino Performer: James Darren My wife and I have always liked James Darren, ever since his early days as Moondoggie in the Gidget movies of the 60’s. His smooth voice was very enjoyable weather he sang pop, jazz, or love ballads. We sort of lost touch with his music during the 80’s and most of the 90’s, until one day we saw him on Star Trek Deep Space Nine. He played a hologram named Vic Fontaine, a Vegas nightclub and casino owner from the 50’s. He was his own starring headline, singing Sinatra style love songs and ballads. Well in 2005, I found out James was in town, and I wanted to take my wife out to his performance on her birthday. We both thoroughly enjoyed the performance, and lived up to our expectations of a swinging, sophisticated cat who could still sweep a woman off her feet with just a song. We were especially touched by the tribute he paid to Sandra Dee who had passed away just a few months earlier. His tribute was very emotional and heartfelt, highlighting the associations they had together throughout the years. My wife and I missed the days when couples went out in style, dressed to the nine’s. Men dressed in suites or Tuxedo, and women in evening gowns. James Darren embodied that spirit of sophistication and class Born James William Ercolani, June 8th 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Ercolani took the name Darren from a 1954 Kaiser Darrin, changing the letter I for an E. after an accidental...
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...Monthly Summary and Invoice Date: 03/03/15 A 24 hour, 7 days a week service of Personal Care Support. Health Care Surrogate Provider: Peter L Izquierdo Consumer: Eugene Harmon Date of Services Provided: 02/01/15-02/28/15 Review from last month: Mr. Eugene was discontinued with In-Home supports and medical post-care from Gentiva Nursing Services on February 20, 2015 subsequence his results from his latest swallow test. The doctor said that he will have to be tubed fed for the rest of his life. A full test result will be mailed to your office detailing the procedures that were done and a full report explaining the outcomes of Eugen’s conditions. UPDATES: Coach continues be responsible for Eugen’s aftercare; insuring...
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...The focus of this critique is on the film Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel. A movie about a young woman’s consuming desire for perfection as a ballerina in the role of a lifetime. Throughout this film the mise-en-scene was raw and grainy with diverse camera angles that gave an out of control feel that added to the instability within the scenes. As the film progresses the viewer becomes increasingly unsure of the reality that the Nina character is experiencing. The tight quarters of the sets, apart from the practice room, emphasized and helped to showcase the pressure at the studio and the controlling atmosphere at home. The editing in this film was linear and showed the gradual and increasing mental instability of Nina. At times it was difficult to know where in her mental decline she was at and what she was experiencing versus what was only in her mind. Had the film been edited in a nonlinear fashion it would have added a tremendous amount of confusion for the viewer and destroyed the continuity of her experiences and gradual mental deterioration. Sound is effectively used in scenes depicting the reality of particular events. The harsh sounds of the cutting and clipping of Nina’s fingernails sounded like the snapping of small bones. The sound of grinding the bottoms of the ballet slippers in the resin box, the scraping, scratching sound of the knife slicing the bottoms of the shoes were...
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...TELUS is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.6 billion of annual revenue and 12 million customer connections including 6.7 million wireless subscribers, 3.8 million wire line network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers and 228,000 TELUS TV customers. According to the SWOT analysis of TELUS, TELUS started to diversify product and service. Therefore, customers who use mobile phone and home phone are primary target market. TV and Internet clients are secondary target market. Journal Article Summaries Telus's new generation An interview with Karen Redford, president of Telus Partner Solutions, is presented. She says that the company is on net more than 75% of Canada and 95% if wireless is included, with its partners. She mentions that the people behind Telus, including her, established themselves as the Internet protocol (IP) leader. She adds that Telus is not competing against big carriers in Canada and that it focuses only on providing business. Alan Burkitt-Gray. (2007, November). Telus's new generation: Karen Radford of Telus Partner Solutions. Global Telecoms Business,1. Retrieved October 11, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Complete. (Document ID: 1409567411). Telus goes to the washroom. The article reports that Telus Corp. is taking toilet humour to a new level in a campaign that promotes high-speed Internet service in British Columbia and Alberta. The telco is placing multimedia ads, done by DDB Vancouver, in bar and restaurant...
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...Darren Shan: Ironic Destiny Throughout the twelve book series of Cirque Du Freak Darren Shans character is put through hardships, emotional struggles, physical pain, and newfound experiences. Each book shows a specific way that Darren has changed. For example in the end of book 2 Darren changed from never drinking human blood to actually drinking the blood of his friend Sam, with his permission of course. Also through books four and six Darren begins to embrace his new lifestyle as a vampire and begins to like it unlike in book one to three where he despised vampires. At the end of book six Darren became a prince , actually the youngest prince in vampire history. To add Darren began to start liking the company of Mr. Crepsley, his master who made him a half vampire, while in book two he was planning on murdering him. To prove this even further Darren is heart broken at the death of his master in book nine. In book ten Darren states “My closest friend had been killed. My world torn apart. I didn’t care whether I lived or died.” This quote illustrates the relationship between Darren and his teacher and how strong it was. In addition Darren took his first life towards the end of book six. After he realized what he had done even though he killed the enemy he became nauseated and felt sympathy. But it became natural to him after his training with full and experienced vampires. These examples show the personal growth that Darren Shan has experienced throughout this series. He...
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...HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Several hundred police officers, local residents and volunteer firefighters gathered for a memorial service Saturday morning in the county park named for slain deputy Darren H. Goforth, an effort by organizers to keep the memory of the officer alive. Suspect in ambush killing of Texas deputy arrested Sheriff's deputy fatally shot in Houston while pumping gas The man charged with capital murder in his death, Shannon Miles, 31, has been in a state mental hospital since earlier this summer for treatment to restore his mental competency, his defense attorney said. "We come here today not to shed any more tears, but to remember and reflect on the man that he was and what his death meant to the community," said Tim...
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...Grubitsch “Grubbs” Grady is the main character of Darren Shan’s Lord Loss. Grubbs’s family include his mom (Sharon), his dad (Cal), and his sister (Gretelda, or Gret). His family is obsessed with chess, and Grubbs can beat anyone his age. “Studying my hair in the mirror. Stiff, tight, ginger…” (Shan, 26) “I’m big for my age- taller than most of my friends- and burly” (Shan, 27). Grubbs plays football (soccer) and does well in school. Unbeknownst to Grubbs, he also has a brother: Bill-E Spleen. His life starts to go downhill when his parents catch him smoking, and the chain of events that follow affect him for the rest of his life. Grubbs has a strange, morbid sense of humour, shown when he pranks his sister by putting gooey rat guts in her...
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...Presenting Problems Darren is a forty-five year old Caucasian male, who has come to career counseling because he is dissatisfied with his employment. Darren finds it hard to get along with supervisors and feels anxious when confronting challenging tasks. There are vocational issues, along with personal issues. Darren is going through a divorce and is currently unemployed. He explains he has never received what he really needed from his parents. There are different challenges Darren is experiencing at the same time. As his counselor, it is my duty to work through his issues using the Hill and O’Brien helping skills model. Stage One – Exploration Stage one; exploration is a critical stage in the counseling process, where the counselor and the client build upon their therapeutic relationship (Niles, Goodman & Pope, 2001). As Darren’s counselor, it is my responsibility to engage him in activities in order to build rapport, express empathy, and encourage story telling. In the exploration stage, it is essential to guide Darren in developing a comprehensive career...
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...ACCA P3 – PROFESSIONAL LEVEL Business Analysis SMART Notes Prepared by Darren Sparkes Email: darrensparkesnotes@sky.com ACCA P3 - Business analysis These notes are not intended to cover the whole of the ACCA P3 syllabus ©Darren Sparkes, 2010 1 Contents Page no. Paper 3 Examiners Approach…………….….... 3 Extracts from the Examiners report ……….…...4 Examination Technique……………….…..……..7 Background and examination format..…............9 Syllabus Overview………………………...........10 Strategic Planning………………………...….....11 Mission and Objectives…………………………12 Business & Professional Ethics..………….…...13 Internal Analysis……………….……………..…14 External Analysis……………..………………....15 Strategic Options……………………….……….17 Method of Growth………………………............18 Portfolio Analysis…………………………….….19 Strategic Choice & Change Management…....20 Marketing………………………………………...21 Organisational Structure…………………….….22 International Market Place.…………….……....23 Business Process Change…….…..…………..24 Information Technology……..…….……..........25 Quality………………………………….……......26 Project Management………………………...…27 Role of Finance………………………………...28 Review and Control………………………..…..29 Strategy and People……………………………30 ACCA P3 – Business Analysis These notes are not intended to cover the whole of the ACCA P3 syllabus © Darren Sparkes, 2010 2 Approach Required ‘Differentiation is important to individuals seeking to pass a management and strategy examination. It is the ability to link strategic and financial...
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...Jae- jane Darren- walter Ash- harrif Brandon- Brandon Uz- sir uzman Andy- dee an sheen- kyle kelly khan Chapter 1 * I just got home this March for my summer vacation after our two months of classes at the university. I was just a freshman collage experiencing my first heart break while still he is in the junior year of high school. DAY 1 POV- Jae Hindi palang ako nakakarating sa bahay naming from my long trip galing ng Manila then my nag text….. Beep.. beep beep From Darren (one my high school school mate) “San ka na ba? Excited na akong Makita ka! Para akong nabuhayan sa bag babalik mo.. May sasabihin pala ako mamaya sayo. Kita nalang tayo sa school 3 pm” Di hindi na ako naka replay kasi nandito napala sa gate ng house namin. Mama! Daddy! ^___________________^ Sabay hug ng Makita ko ang mga paren`1ts at kapatid ko. Hahahahah ang saya ko ^_^ Excited naman ang kapatid ko kaya kinalkal agad niya and back seat ng car. “ate thank you ^_^” sabi niya ng makita at makuha agad ang pasalubong ko sa kanya. Kulit kulit talaga niya kaya nga favorite ko siya. Then pumasok na kami sa bahay. Ligo muna.. Palit palit Then ayos ayos Agad naman akong pumunta sa school para dun sa sinabi ni Darren. Ilang minute lang naman ang layo ng school kaya nag lakad nalang ako total namimis ko din ang mga kapit bahay naming ditto…. “hi” sabi agad niya nung makita niya ako pababa ng kalsada, munghang saya saya naman niya. “ano kayang meron”...
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...In Ferguson, Missouri, a man by the name of Michael Brown was shot in his hometown by a policeman. This event would lead to the growth in media inspection of police interactions with black people in the United States. (Chernega, 2016 p. 234-245). In August 2014, eighteen year old Michael Brown was killed in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer by the name of Darren Wilson. Michael was shot multiple times on his right arm and shot twice in the head. This event increased the media observations of the police action with black people in America. Since then the media has been overflowed with accounts of African Americans who have been killed by white policemen. The death of Michael Brown changed the public’s information about police brutality, producing a chance for change. After the shooting of Michael Brown by the officer Darren Wilson, in St. Louis region, the universities and colleges were challenged with task of crisis management in the wake of events that happened in Ferguson, Missouri, in August of 2014 when Darren Wilson of the Ferguson police department shot and killed Michael Brown. The predicted liberation of the grand jury’s decision of whether or not to bring Wilson to trial generated months of civil...
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...very special day (2.0) Fran I would like to just say you look beyond beautiful today and Darren (2.0) well you can definitely scrub up well [laughter] For those who may not know me (1.0) I am Abi (1.0) Fran’s best friend and maid of honour We’ve done everything together (.) well since we were six anyway [laughter] There’s been many days of laughter but the ones that I’m thankful for are the days of crying (2.0) Without those days we wouldn’t have the same cra::zy relationship we have now [Sniffles] Although those days of crying weren’t always the best (1.0) we never allowed them to shadow the sister like bond we hold (.) I have had the pleasure of watching you grow and evolve into the kindest, most intelligent, selfless woman I have ever met [faint crying] Which brings me to my next point (.) Darren I want to thank you for making my best friend the happiest she has ever been (1.0) and I hope that your love, support and generosity stay through this passage of life which is known as (1.0) marriage [laughter] Guess what I’m trying to say is (.) don’t let life’s obstacles, challenges and fights stop you two continuing on this path of love (.) Always look back at this moment and if life gets too tough (.) always remember the love you hold (1.0) as that never changes (.) Love is one of those things where you don’t get a choice (.) it choses you (1.0) and after watching Fran and Darren develop (.) I can say that love got it right [laughter] Even if we did get a choice I can...
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