...Alabama Story, by Kenneth Jones, takes the audience back to a time where the United States was the most divided and segregated. As the story unfolds, we got see both positive and negative perspectives on how segregation affected our nation and how some these characters dealt and fought for the fundamental rights we have today. I attended the Clarence Brown Theatre performance of Alabama Story on February 14, 2018 and witnessed extraordinary lighting design, which helped expressed the story in a magical way. In this performance of Alabama Story, the lighting design helped tell the story by defining locations, expressing seasons of the year, and using color to establish a mood. Through the observation of the lighting design, I grasped a better idea of the world of the play and its characters....
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...Among many movie critics, filmmakers, and fans, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane has come to be known as the greatest film ever made. Since its release in 1941 the film has received praise for its innovative mix of cinematography and music, among other theatrical elements. The movie centers on the mysterious legacy of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, and the meaning of his last words, “rosebud.” Welles’ groundbreaking cinematography and mix of lighting (or lack thereof), low-angle shots, and deep focus, contribute to the audience’s awareness of the important events occurring throughout the movie while simultaneously evoking feelings of curiosity towards the seemingly mysterious and solitary life of Charles Foster Kane. In certain scenes throughout the movie, the lack of lighting, ironically, catches the audience’s eye. The first scene where the lack of lighting really stands out takes place when the few journalists assigned to write about Kane’s death are discussing the possible meanings of his last word, “rosebud.” The first thing the audience is presented with is a room encompassed in darkness, with the exception of two streams of light pouring in from the windows, barely seeming to effectively light up the room. When the men pass by the light, all that is visible are their profiles, and a few puffs of smoke. Although Welles uses a long shot and deep focus for the majority of this scene, the audience really doesn’t get a look into where the characters are spatially located...
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...Hanukkah Kelley Patterson Rel/134 July 24, 2013 Mr. Traffanstedt Hanukkah If a person is not Jewish then they may not understand or even know what Hanukkah is. I assumed like most people that Hanukkah was like the Jewish Christmas. After researching this holiday I have found that it is nothing like Christmas. So this leaves some people asking what Hanukkah is and what makes it so special? In this paper I will discuss the historical origin, the meaning of the day, when it takes place, and the activities that go along with the celebration of Hanukkah. This story of the Jews and Hanukkah dates back to a rocky time in the history of the Jews. It begins when the Jew’s was in the territory of Israel, which was governed by Syria, during this time under Antiochus III ruling, they always had been allowed to freely follow their customs until Antiochus IV Epiphanes became ruler in 175BCE. Antiochus IV forbid the Jewish religion and forced the Jews to worship the Greek Gods. Antiochus increasingly persecuted the Jews throughout his reign. The Jews were killed in large numbers, their temple in Jerusalem was vandalized, and in 167 BCE an alter to Zeus was built inside the temple, this angered the Jews and at this point they decided to fight back. A priest named Mattathias and his sons, who included Judah Maccabee, led the battle against Antiochus. Although they were greatly out numbered, they won the fight. Upon the return to their temple, they discovered it had been...
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...FINAL REPORT OF “SHOPPING PATTERNS OF THE PEOPLE INSIDE THE GIFTS SHOPS AND HOME DÉCOR SHOPS – A COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS (September 4, 2010) In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course "Retail Marketing" of MBA (Full Time) CARD AND GIFT: For the past decade or so the gift and card industry has been growing at a rapid rate and gaining market share. At the whim of discretionary spending, gift shops and card stores rely on low-margin, high-volume sales and are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with supermarkets and online retailers. The key to survival is consolidation and vertical integration which is seeing the number of companies decline while store numbers edge up. The cards and gift shops fall into the impulse purchase category. The product mix includes: cards, collectible gifts, gift wrap, holiday and seasonal decoration, novelties, party supplies, souveniers, etc. Gift shops come as both standalone stores as well as part of supermarkets. In India these stores are franchisees, chain retailers, as well as independent retailers. The customer base is spread over a wide demography, but the main consumers are young. Some of the main players in this category are: Archies: [pic] Archies was founded in 1979 as a mail order poster shop, and introduced its first line of greeting cards in 1980. The company procured its first ever foreign license from Walt Disney, USA in 1984 and offered its customers some of the best loved Disney characters...
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...Tim Burton is a film director that has made Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands, dark, Beetlejuice.Tim Burton uses different shots and lighting to establish a tone and theme in his movies.Tim Burton is known for his childlike and scary themes in his movies, In the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when the Oompa Loompa was dancing while Augustus was stuck in the chocolate pipe.The Oompa Loompa looked creepy and really didn't care about the boy, Willy Wonka wasn't scared or worried.The music he puts in his movies creates the mood of the character. In his film the Beetlejuice, Tim Burton uses different shots and the camera tracks the characters in the movie and all the different shots give you a better understanding of...
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...Practicality It is always important to note that any design must be practical and realistic in order to be considered as a “Good Design” and our “Toilet of the future” definitely fulfills the criteria stated. As a whole, it can be adopted by many commercial buildings, hotels, home and etc. Our first target group is those busy executive and wealthy people. As people become highly educated and earn more income, they are seeking for a more luxurious lifestyle. Hence, people are more than willing to spend on adopting our toilet as our users can get to experience the most ultimate relaxation experience. Furthermore, people are also getting more and more stressful in the work life and so by having a good toilet does matter a lot since a good toilet play an important part in distressing. According to research, a lot of people are spending an average of 30 mins on bathing, let alone other things. Hence by having a one-stop entertainment toilet, people get to enjoy their precious time fruitfully, which is especially so for busy executives. In additional, we are also targeting hotel industry, which include five-stars hotels and many other mainstream hotels. Five-stars hotels will definitely be very keen in our “Toilet of the future” as these hotels are facing an intense competition from their competitors and so by adopting our toilet, it will help them gain a competitive edge against others. Besides, their customers, who are normally from the upper class, tend to demand a more comfortable...
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...Lighting for Results The goals of any interior retail lighting system are often the same: to attract and guide customers, to help them evaluate merchandise and to assist them in quickly and easily completing the sale. If done correctly, lighting has been proven to increase merchandise sales. The Guiding Light While lighting must attract customers to the retail space, it must enable customers to read signage and move throughout the store. The quantity and quality of the illumination will create a lasting impression and will help customers decide whether they want to return to the store in the future to shop. The Buying Decision Customers will not make a purchasing decision until they have the opportunity to evaluate merchandise and determine its specific attributes, such as color, texture and quality. Illumination must be sufficient so customers can read price tags and all labels. In facilities such as clothing stores, the lighting must be sufficient in sales areas and dressing rooms so customers can see how the items look before they purchase them. It’s a Sale! The lighting within a store must facilitate customer transactions. Once customers make a final decision, they must be able to easily locate the sales register. The lighting should also help sales personnel quickly ring up the sale, scan credit cards and wrap packages. Good lighting will help minimize returns since customers can fully evaluate merchandise in the store and...
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...highlighted through his use of a variety of cinematic techniques. The cascading use of lighting and sound in the “Barn Dancing Scene” is used to symbolise the romantic tension between Book and Rachel. Through angling the camera of the car and upper mid shots of both Book and Rachel when they are inside the car and as they exit the vehicle, Weir zooms into Rachel’s face which is comprised with shock followed by a smile. By doing this Weir is able to manifest the notion of romantic tension between his two characters by confronting his audience with a situation that demonstrates Book’s growing fondness of Rachel. The use of soft and ever-present sounds is utilised to demonstrate the innocence of his characters emotions. Furthermore by applying these techniques the audience is pulled into a world which exacerbates the social regulations that may prohibit the growing relationship between Book and Rachel. This has a profound impact on the audience the rigid culture clash becomes ever more evident which Weir does purposely to expose his intentions towards the central theme of the movie – a culture clash. Lighting is used in this scene to depict the impossible nature of the relationship. The lighting in the scene is low key. The main lighting technique used in this scene is Chiaroscuro. This creates a romantic atmosphere and thus romantic tension between the two. The use of this level of lighting shows the audience that there...
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...Two elements that are crucial to this sequence are colours and lighting. First, the colour of Ellie and Carl’s house in the beginning is very bright and colourful, representing their youth and newlywed happiness. This contrasts the end when the house has become raggedy and worn down over a lengthy sixty years, reflective of Carl’s state of mind after having lost Ellie. Secondly, we come quickly come to understand Ellie as being the ‘colour and light’ to Carl’s life. Ellie is exhibited through the use of pink colours. She is often seen wearing magenta in the early years which gradually changes to a light pink as she ages. Furthermore, when she becomes sick, rather than her wearing pink, the colour of the hospital room is illuminated by a pink, waning light. In the funeral scene however, a dark, gloomy magenta pigment is used to represent the fact that she is gone. Additionally, Ellie is always seen in the light, as opposed to Carl, who is often in the dark watching her. This slight difference in lighting is able to accentuate Ellie’s importance to the film. Since Ellie is only seen on screen for the first ten minutes of the movie, there is a need to emphasize her deep significance to Carl to explain his choices after her death. The use of light makes her stand out as a “bright memory” for Carl. Through the use of pink colours and clever lighting— however small a detail it may seem— the mood is set and Ellie’s...
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...expected. Burton masters the systematic techniques of specific editing, certain lighting, and precise camera movements, with great perfection, so they are able to create an ideal image or mood for the...
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...the narrative. Orson Welle’s 1941 film, Citizen Kane, is considered significant for its technical innovations with its use of deep focus lenses, low angles, high contrast lighting, long takes and dissolves. In my essay I will be analyzing the sequence depicting Kane’s “Declaration of Principles.” I will show how the elements of mise-en-scene, the cinematography and editing choices help to visually depict Kane as a powerful subject, establish narrative conflict and create perspective within the sequence. Through sequence of Kane’s “Declaration of Principles” Kane is depicted as a powerful narrative agent through social blocking in the sequence’s mise-en- scene. Throughout the long third shot, Kane is placed centrally and stands the tallest compared to Leland and Bernstein. Through the cinematic use of deep focus lenses that manages to capture Leland, Kane and Bernstein positioned in the background, mid ground and foreground all in focus at the same time. This allows for Kane to dominate the mise-en-scene in spatial relations to his friends. His physical relations to his friends and the surrounding space in the shot creates social blocking, as meaning is created through the arrangement of narrative agents in the space of the mise-en-scene. The blocking of Kane over his friends gives attention and importance to him throughout the shot and sequence. When Leland stands Kane is still physically made to look taller and larger in comparison by standing in closer foreground to the camera...
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...What was the role of artificial illumination for the development of urban life during the 19th century? It is impossible to imagine a city without light, and this is because ‘the city is characterized by light’ . The nineteenth century was a period of economic, technological and most significantly social change for urban life, and it is no coincidence that during this time artificial illumination became a mainstay of cities across the world. This essay will be focusing on the importance of artificial illumination in the development of urban life by concentrating on three main themes; its influence on creating nightlife and turning ‘night into day’ , transforming cities into a much safer environment and its role in aiding the thought of...
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...In order to establish the importance of worship in the home and worship at synagogue we need to understand the difference between the two. Different worship that takes place in a synagogue is worship that usually takes place on Shabbat and the festivals. Also, there is, in a synagogue an ark, a bimah and the torah scrolls which usually can only be found in the synagogue. At a synagogue there is communal prayer and reading of the Torah. On the other hand, worship in the home can include lighting Shabbat candles, saying the bedtime shema and having a mezuzah on the walls, these are all forms of worship. Worship is important wherever it takes place but in the synagogue and at home particular prayers can be said and particular forms of worship can take place that can only be taken place in the home, therefore, Jews say that the two most important places in which worship take place is at the home or at the synagogue. Weekday prayer includes reading the Torah on Monday and Thursday mornings and lighting candles on a Friday night to welcome in the Shabbat. Worship is considered important to a Jew wherever they may be, in a synagogue; at home and even if they are out and about. Yet some may say that it is more important to daven in a minyan, this is a group of ten men. This can usually only be obtained at a synagogue. Worshipping in a minyan means one can say even more prayers to G-d and therefore, making the synagogue an important place of worship because it means we can say as many...
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...The high amounts of greenhouse gases produced is due to the usage of hydrocarbons in heating and lighting where an estimate of 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide are produced. In addition, my vehicle emits an extra estimate of 1.4 tons of carbon dioxide for 30 miles in a week. My consumption of meat has an impact of 4.1 tons of carbon dioxide per year. All these personal activities made me realize the personal impact an individual can have to the environment (Bishop, 2008). From the learning outcome, I really feel I have a role to play in the environment. This is because I was not aware of the harm I was causing to the environment in contributing to greenhouse effects. I now appreciate the importance of keeping low personal carbon footprint (Bishop, 2008). After calculating my carbon footprint, I realized I had an impact on the environment. This impact is much more than I am supposed to and hence the need to try my level best to lower the amount of carbon dioxide I contribute to the environment (Lynas, & HarperCollins, 2007). Part of my life contributing the most carbon is lighting and heating where I mostly use hydrocarbons for such purposes. The burning of these sources of fuel contribute a lot to emission of carbon dioxide and hence the high carbon footprint (Lynas, & HarperCollins, 2007). However, I can reduce this number by using another sources of energy for lighting and heating such as solar energy and rechargeable batteries. Also, I can adopt to open my window...
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...The Effects of Architecture on a Psychiatric Office Setting by Nicholas John Mabry Roberts For Dr. Jon Daniel Davey Southern Illinois University Carbondale Architecture 314i Fall 2013 My profession will be in the field of mental health, Psychiatry to be more specific. A Psychiatrist is typically a medical doctor (MD) and is someone who examines, diagnoses, and treats mental disorders with medications. Although a psychiatrist specializes in mental health, they could also, in theory, practice as a medical doctor. Many options open for someone in the field of psychiatry and therefore, they have many options for work settings. In my profession I will most likely spend some time working in a hospitals’ psychiatric ward. I may also work in a prison, a psychiatric hospital, or a combination of both. I could just choose to work as a typical Medical Doctor rather than choosing to work in psychology. I could do both if I chose and if it was required. But ultimately, the goal is to have my own psychiatric clinic to practice out of. The perfect setting for practicing psychiatry is obviously not a psych ward of a hospital or a prison. It is not a place that has all white walls, blue floors, fluorescent lights, barred windows, and strait jackets. It is not a building that is confusing, poorly built, poorly lit, offensive in any way, or just plain ugly. I believe a psychiatric facility should be built in a way that makes patients feel comfortable, at home, welcome...
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