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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Artifact: Rhinoceros
This was the Mask Club Production of Rhinoceros. I played Botard and had a fantastic experience. This cast grew very close and we were extremely happy with our performance.
Artifact: Film Analysis
Elizabeth Elieson
TMA 102
Film Analysis: Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven is a perfect example of some of the primary differences between American film and International film. The pacing, subject matter, and final resolution were all very different from what they would have been had it been a Hollywood film.
American audiences have learned to expect fast paced movies where the plot progresses more quickly than perhaps is realistic. This is not necessarily wrong, but there is something very calming, relatable, and moving about the slower everyday pace in Children of Heaven. This is evident both in the way the plot movies as well as the way the actors converse. In Children of Heaven, characters take their time thinking of how to respond. It is easier to lose oneself in a film this way because one almost forgets it is a movie, rather than real life, because it feels like real life.
The subject matter is also certainly not Hollywood. Imagine Children of Heaven being pitched in a Hollywood meeting: A little boy loses his sister's shoes and spends the movie trying to remedy this mistake. It is so simple, so honest, and so every day that we feel as if the characters are real people. This is not usually the case with Hollywood action movies where all we see is our favorite actor blowing up computer animated aliens. It is entertaining, but it is not relatable.
The resolution of the main characters primary obstacle was not what I expected. Hollywood has taught American audiences that against all odds, at the last minute, the protagonist will achieve the goal they have been working toward in a predictable and seamless way. In International film this is often not the case. The protagonist of Children of Heaven needs to get his sister some new shoes. He plans to accomplish this by getting third in a race. Were it an American film, he would pull into third at the last possible second and everyone would live happily ever after. However, that is not what happened. He got first, which for him, is horribly disappointing. We feel deeply for him and are even a little angry with the film makers for not allowing to get what he want, but in the final moments of the film, we see that his father has bought both him and his sister new shoes. Ending on that note of dramatic irony is not something we often see in American cinema. The protagonist still got what they needed, but in a much less triumphant and flashy way than we expected them to.
Children of Heaven exemplifies qualities of International film that combine to make the story and characters more relatable and raw. This allows the audience's viewing experience to perhaps be more moving because they are more emotionally invested.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Artifact: Resume
Elizabeth
Elieson
ElizabethElieson@gmail.com (214) 404-1169
Height: 5’4” Weight: 117 lbs Hair: Dark Brown Eyes: Dark Brown
ACTING
RHINOCEROS Botard Brigham
Young University
Mask
Mask
Club
WAIT UNTIL DARK Susy
and Gloria Understudy/ Brigham Young Patrolman University
Mask
Club
TAMING OF THE SHREW Baptista
Minola Shakespeare Dallas
Junior
Players
BEYOND TOLERANCE Gracious Mary Sensible Theatre Brookhaven
THE TRIANGLE
FACTORY Ethel Monick/May
Levantini Theatre Brookhaven
FIRE PROJECT
SLEEPING BEAUTY Petunia Theatre
Brookhaven
BYE BYE BIRDIE Chorus
F.U.M.C.
DIRECTING
DESERT DELIGHTS GUM Director Student
Project
COMMERCIAL
THE HOOK Assistant
Director Student
Project
TRAINING
Acting: Valerie Haus-Smith, Anastasia Munoz, Lisa
Devine, Darise Error
Stage Combat:
Micah Figueroa
Voice and Diction: Lisa Devine
SPECIAL SKILLS
Some Spanish
Some German
Can quickly learn
any accent or language
Piano, Guitar,
Singing
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