Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
C ) Cast list and character discriptions :
Glen - Glen is about 5'11" , very thin , brown short hair typically messy and sticks up , wears clothes with dirt and the odd stain on them usally a pair of old light coloured levi jeans and an old navy blue sweater that has faded to almost a grey that says toyota across the front He is 31 years old. Glen is a bit of an outcast to most people , they see his a druggie , someone who cant take care of them selves very well. Most of this is true. He is a huge Herion addict.
Baby- Glens child. Baby is 5'4" and is 13 years old. Has sandy brown colour of hair its just past her shoulders. She likes to wear her white dress with blue and green flowers all over it, has a little rip on the right elbow, she likes to wear her red rainboots to go with it. Baby is a very curious child , well she isnt really a child she is more of a young mature adult. Very smart , street wise for her age.
D ) Set and/or loctation list :
Old cheap apartment on the second floor metal stairs insdie leading up to it , has ripped wallpaper fallign down in places the wall paper is an off white cream colour with the odd pink flower in some places , water stains from previous water leaks. An orange 3 seater couch with a green old recliner chair beside it. An old coffee table placed in front of them. Babys room has the same wallpaper , has a plain bed with no frame on it , white sheets and an old quilt some of her favrouite toys in the corner on a wood chair.
Baby visits a park often and it is your typicall nice looking park with cement paths and people rollerbalding and walking there dogs , there is a few swings off the the side and an empty pool that hasnt had water in it for a year or so ad benchs along the side walk and trees.
They live in a part of down town new jersey called Torman , its not a very nice place its wher eyou would find the druggadicts , prostitues and gangs, its had a lot of empty bulidings and graffiti on the sides of them. The street they live on has many alleys and is dirty with grabage on the ground everywhere the buliding all has barred up widowns or broken glass the only nice place aorund is the park that is 5 blocks away.
E ) Sound track :
Drops of jupiter in her hair - Train
Janies got a gun - Aerosmith
Mockingbird - Eminem
Need you now - Lady antebellum
Never say never - Justin Beiber
F) Target Audience description :
The audeince i would like to target are males and females ages 16 and older , anyone who is old enough to know about drugs and how hard life can get. People who can understand harder situations.
G) Outline / Treatment of my whole movie story :
Baby is a young girl who is trying to live a normal childhood but her father glen always gets in her way becuase he doesn't take care of her like he should and he is always out of the house trying to get a fix, he cant keep a real job and is always in and out of rehabilitation centers , which means baby cant see him as often as she would like to and is sent to foster homes where she has to know get along with the other children there and go to a new school and face it all by herself. She comes along problems of drugs like shrooms and herion , she is bullied becuase of what people have heard about her father , and her clothes. She then runs into an older boy she has been trying to impress but the only reason he is interested in her is becuase he wants to get her into prostitution. Baby finds out about this group that meets above the grocery store near her foster house and trys it out one time and discovers its a lot of fun and the people really like her there and that they want to include her in a parade they will be having at the end of the month , this is the only good thing in her life right now. Her problems start to come resolved when her foster mom finds the love of her life and they announce they would like to adopt her but baby's father glen does not like this idea at all and breaks out of the center he is staying at to come and get baby in the middle of the night and they stay at his friends place for the night while he figures out what he is going to do , he decides to move to Quebec and prove to baby he can quite drugs and be a real father for her this turns out well.
Glen - Glen is about 5'11" , very thin , brown short hair typically messy and sticks up , wears clothes with dirt and the odd stain on them usally a pair of old light coloured levi jeans and an old navy blue sweater that has faded to almost a grey that says toyota across the front He is 31 years old. Glen is a bit of an outcast to most people , they see his a druggie , someone who cant take care of them selves very well. Most of this is true. He is a huge Herion addict.
Baby- Glens child. Baby is 5'4" and is 13 years old. Has sandy brown colour of hair its just past her shoulders. She likes to wear her white dress with blue and green flowers all over it, has a little rip on the right elbow, she likes to wear her red rainboots to go with it. Baby is a very curious child , well she isnt really a child she is more of a young mature adult. Very smart , street wise for her age.
D ) Set and/or loctation list :
Old cheap apartment on the second floor metal stairs insdie leading up to it , has ripped wallpaper fallign down in places the wall paper is an off white cream colour with the odd pink flower in some places , water stains from previous water leaks. An orange 3 seater couch with a green old recliner chair beside it. An old coffee table placed in front of them. Babys room has the same wallpaper , has a plain bed with no frame on it , white sheets and an old quilt some of her favrouite toys in the corner on a wood chair.
Baby visits a park often and it is your typicall nice looking park with cement paths and people rollerbalding and walking there dogs , there is a few swings off the the side and an empty pool that hasnt had water in it for a year or so ad benchs along the side walk and trees.
They live in a part of down town new jersey called Torman , its not a very nice place its wher eyou would find the druggadicts , prostitues and gangs, its had a lot of empty bulidings and graffiti on the sides of them. The street they live on has many alleys and is dirty with grabage on the ground everywhere the buliding all has barred up widowns or broken glass the only nice place aorund is the park that is 5 blocks away.
E ) Sound track :
Drops of jupiter in her hair - Train
Janies got a gun - Aerosmith
Mockingbird - Eminem
Need you now - Lady antebellum
Never say never - Justin Beiber
F) Target Audience description :
The audeince i would like to target are males and females ages 16 and older , anyone who is old enough to know about drugs and how hard life can get. People who can understand harder situations.
G) Outline / Treatment of my whole movie story :
Baby is a young girl who is trying to live a normal childhood but her father glen always gets in her way becuase he doesn't take care of her like he should and he is always out of the house trying to get a fix, he cant keep a real job and is always in and out of rehabilitation centers , which means baby cant see him as often as she would like to and is sent to foster homes where she has to know get along with the other children there and go to a new school and face it all by herself. She comes along problems of drugs like shrooms and herion , she is bullied becuase of what people have heard about her father , and her clothes. She then runs into an older boy she has been trying to impress but the only reason he is interested in her is becuase he wants to get her into prostitution. Baby finds out about this group that meets above the grocery store near her foster house and trys it out one time and discovers its a lot of fun and the people really like her there and that they want to include her in a parade they will be having at the end of the month , this is the only good thing in her life right now. Her problems start to come resolved when her foster mom finds the love of her life and they announce they would like to adopt her but baby's father glen does not like this idea at all and breaks out of the center he is staying at to come and get baby in the middle of the night and they stay at his friends place for the night while he figures out what he is going to do , he decides to move to Quebec and prove to baby he can quite drugs and be a real father for her this turns out well.
Short answer questions :
1. What does the word Demographics mean ? A demographic is data about people that helps us categorize them. Information in the data includes their job, religion, hair color, clothes, etc. Advertisers do this to target different demographics to make people but their products so they can make money.
2. What are weasel words ? Name 5
3.What is yellow journalism ? Yellow journalism is when someone makes up a false story or statement about someone or something else to affect readers.
4. In a sitcom there are three acts, what are they?
The three acts are known as setup, complications and resolution.
5.
2. Longer Answer Questions – 6-8 marks – these involve use of examples
1.What was the most important decade for rock and roll and why ?
The most important decade for rock and roll is the 1960's because of the rise of black music
1. What does the word Demographics mean ? A demographic is data about people that helps us categorize them. Information in the data includes their job, religion, hair color, clothes, etc. Advertisers do this to target different demographics to make people but their products so they can make money.
2. What are weasel words ? Name 5
3.What is yellow journalism ? Yellow journalism is when someone makes up a false story or statement about someone or something else to affect readers.
4. In a sitcom there are three acts, what are they?
The three acts are known as setup, complications and resolution.
5.
2. Longer Answer Questions – 6-8 marks – these involve use of examples
1.What was the most important decade for rock and roll and why ?
The most important decade for rock and roll is the 1960's because of the rise of black music
Friday, January 14, 2011
70's fact sheet
Dr.Dre
1. Ranked #7 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
2.He was voted the 54th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
3.Has been credited for discovering Eminem.
4.First hip-hop artist to gain mainstream acceptance with gangsta music with the album "The Chronic" (1992).
5.He has sold over 80 million records
6.Dr Dre's single Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang is on the soundtrack of the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto.
7.Dr. Dre may be known for his trademark G-funk sound.
8.Real Name: Andre Young.
9.Considered to be the pioneer of gangster rap and the man responsible for changing the face of hip-hop.
10.He is known for layering slick beats and melodies beneath harsh, often profane lyrics depicting the lifestyle of street gangs.
1. Ranked #7 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
2.He was voted the 54th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
3.Has been credited for discovering Eminem.
4.First hip-hop artist to gain mainstream acceptance with gangsta music with the album "The Chronic" (1992).
5.He has sold over 80 million records
6.Dr Dre's single Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang is on the soundtrack of the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto.
7.Dr. Dre may be known for his trademark G-funk sound.
8.Real Name: Andre Young.
9.Considered to be the pioneer of gangster rap and the man responsible for changing the face of hip-hop.
10.He is known for layering slick beats and melodies beneath harsh, often profane lyrics depicting the lifestyle of street gangs.
60's music profile
Led Zeppelin
1. Their anthemic song, "Stairway to Heaven," is the most played song in the history of radio.
2.On occasion, Jimmy Page would play his guitar using a violin bow.
3.Led Zeppelin deliberately misspelled their first part of their name so people would not mispronounce it.
4.Led Zeppelin's first album reached number 10 on the charts in 1969, and their popularity continued to grow with each subsequent album.
5.Led Zeppelin were regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands.
6. Led Zeppelin formed out of the ashes of the Yardbirds.
7.The success of Houses of the Holy set the stage for a record-breaking American tour.
8.Following the breakup, the remaining members all began solo careers.
9.Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, formed in 1968, consisting of Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Bonham (drums, percussion) and John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin).
10.More than thirty years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, Led Zeppelin continue to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success, and broad influence.
1. Their anthemic song, "Stairway to Heaven," is the most played song in the history of radio.
2.On occasion, Jimmy Page would play his guitar using a violin bow.
3.Led Zeppelin deliberately misspelled their first part of their name so people would not mispronounce it.
4.Led Zeppelin's first album reached number 10 on the charts in 1969, and their popularity continued to grow with each subsequent album.
5.Led Zeppelin were regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands.
6. Led Zeppelin formed out of the ashes of the Yardbirds.
7.The success of Houses of the Holy set the stage for a record-breaking American tour.
8.Following the breakup, the remaining members all began solo careers.
9.Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, formed in 1968, consisting of Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Bonham (drums, percussion) and John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin).
10.More than thirty years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, Led Zeppelin continue to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success, and broad influence.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Jimi Hendrix Fact Sheet
In August 1969 Jimi Hendrix was the main act at the Woodstock festival. He played for two hours and ended the set with his famous rendition of Star Spangled Banner.
Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 after drowning in his vomit. He had drunk a large amount of red wine and, according to his friend Monika Dannemann, he had also taken sleeping pills.
He was a left-handed guitar player.
Hendrix could and would play behind his back and with his teeth and set his guitar on fire.
He bought his first Strat about 1965 and used them almost exclusively thereafter.
Hendrix's sound is a unique blend of high volume and high power, precise control of feedback and a range of cutting-edge guitar effects, especially the UniVibe-Octavia combination.
Hendrix’s dramatic performance of the song “Wild Thing” is documented in the film Monterey Pop (1969), and after the concert he became a superstar.
Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 after drowning in his vomit. He had drunk a large amount of red wine and, according to his friend Monika Dannemann, he had also taken sleeping pills.
He was a left-handed guitar player.
Hendrix could and would play behind his back and with his teeth and set his guitar on fire.
He bought his first Strat about 1965 and used them almost exclusively thereafter.
Hendrix's sound is a unique blend of high volume and high power, precise control of feedback and a range of cutting-edge guitar effects, especially the UniVibe-Octavia combination.
Hendrix’s dramatic performance of the song “Wild Thing” is documented in the film Monterey Pop (1969), and after the concert he became a superstar.
His best-selling albums include Are You Experienced? (1967), Axis: Bold As Love (1967), and Electric Ladyland (1968).
He was born in seattle and was a wicked drugged up guitar player.
As a teenager growing up in Seattle, Hendrix taught himself to play guitar by listening to records by blues guitarists Muddy Waters and B.B. King and rockers such asChuck Berry and Eddie Cochra
Monday, November 22, 2010
Muddy Waters Fact Sheet
He had a pericring slide guitar aqttack.
Was bown on Arpil 4 1912 and passed away in his sleep on April 30 1983.
He won six grammy awards all for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.
Had a commanding stage presence that combined both dignity and raw sexual appeal with a fierce and emotional style of slide guitar playing.
His electric blues influenced such American musicians as Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan and such British rockers as the Rolling Stones, who took their name from a Waters songs.
Muddy Watersstarted to face competition from artists such as howlin wolf and Bo Diddley.
He wasnt allowed to use his own musicians in the recording studio.
The Muddy Waters Blues Band at the time included guitarists sammy lawhorn , bob margolin and Luther Johnson, pianist Pinetop perkinds, harmonica player Jerry Portnoy, bassist Calvin "Fuzz" Jones and drummer Willie "big eyes" smith.
The 2006 Family Guy episode " Saving Private Brian" includes a parody of Muddy Waters trying to pass a kidney stone; his screams of pain form a call and response with the Chicago blues band in his bathroom.
Muddy was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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