Slings and Arrows

Since I missed last Friday, I did not get to see the movie Slings and Arrows. From reading Raquel's blog post I noticed that the characters wore a lot of crazy outfits.

SNOW DAY!!!!!

I hate snow but I love it when we get out of school. This year we have not got very much snow and now it's hitting us really hard. I would have loved to have a white Christmas but that didn't happen. Oh well!! As long as it snows enough to get out of school then I'm happy.

Epic Film "Pirates of the Carribean"

For this weekend I am going to watch the "Pirates of the Carribean" Saga to compare it to "The Lord of the Rings"

Courage

Courage plays a big role in this film mainly because of the main characters that are in the Fellowship. Sam shows a lot of courage for Frodo when he promises Gandolf that he will protect him and keep him safe. Frodo shows the most courage out of all of them because he is the one that has to carry the ring all the way to Mordor to destroy the ring. Frodo has a lot of responsibility with the ring and that takes tons of courage to carry his world that is left on his shoulders. Everyone like the Hobbits, Dwarfs, Elves and Ents are all counting on the one little Hobbit to save them all from evil. Courage plays out in life in general when someone is facing another person that they may be afraid of facing. Courage is like the "Grey's Anatomy" show when everyone at the hospital is under attack and Derrek the brain surgeon faces the shooter face to face before he gets shot. Because of the incident at the Seattle Grace Hospital, their tragic event effected everyone there and gave them courage once another shooting had occurred later at a near by college. This courage reminds me of the courage that Sam and Frodo have when they face the Orcs and the evil side of Gollum.

"The Rord of the Rings"

            In Media Communications, we just finished watching The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship and The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. The director of the movie is Peter Jackson. The main characters for The Fellowship are Gandalf the Grey, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimili, and Borromir. Sam is a favorite character because he shows a lot of bravery and courage for Frodo. Three main Epic elements include the Elves with supernatural things, the hobbits and the dwarfs. Movies that relate to The Lord Of The Rings that are Epic would be Titanic and 300. 300 was a good epic movie because the soldiers go out to fight against the evil emperor and try to take control over there land. Learning about important filming elements and epics is important because we might be interested in filming and learn more things about how to create a film for later use. The setting is very vast. It includes the Shire, Rivendale, Isengard, and Lothlorien.

         The First Epic characteristic describes heroism in the hobbits. The hobbits live in the shire and they have houses made inside the hills of the shire. Hobbits are very friendly and happy. Four characters that live in the shire are Frodo the main character, Sam who is Frodo’s best friend and protector, and Merry and Pippin who are followers that have just come along for the journey. The fellowship of the ring is a group of and elf, two men, a wizard, three hobbits and a dwarf. Once Frodo has the ring in his possession Gandalf the Grey makes Frodo leave the shire to escape from the dark riders. Sam happens to follow along and then they run into Merry and Pippin. Once the Hobbits reach a small town where they find Aragorn they go to Rivendale where the elves are. When they reach Rivendale, Frodo’s protectors are chosen and they become The Fellowship. In the second film of The Two Towers Gimili, Legolas, and Aragorn are tracking the orcs to get Merry and Pippin back and save them from death. While tracking the two hobbits they find out that the two hobbits have entered the forest of the Ents.

         The second Epic Characteristic is supernatural. Supernatural involves the elves and the magic that they have. For example Frodo is given a sword that glows when orcs are near, he also gets Elvin armor that never breaks. Another example of supernatural is in “The Two Towers”. Aragorn talks to Arwen in his dreams and he tell her that he won’t live much longer because he has lived with the elves for so long that his aging has slowed down. Aragorn is really 87 years old but he doesn’t look like it at all.

         The third and final epic characteristic to talk about is the guides. The guides that help Frodo on his journey to destroy the ring help support and protect Frodo. The guides are Sam, Aragorn, Merry and Pippin, Gimili, Legolas, Borromir, and Gandalf the grey. They are called “The Fellowship of the Ring” because they are the guides and protectors for Frodo. A good example that shows the guides protecting Frodo is when they are crossing through the Mines or Morhia fighting off the gremlin looking creatures that try to kill them and the giant troll that almost killed Frodo. Gandalf showed a lot of bravery and courage when he fought against the Balrog to protect Frodo. The fellowship also protects Frodo when they are attacked by the first group of Orcs that were sent out by Sauron. Borromir fails Frodo when he tries to take the ring from him and he dies in battle against the Orcs with honor that he had got as far as he did. In “The Two Towers” Sam continues to be by Frodo’s side and protect him when they run into Gollum. Sam tries to do everything he can to help Frodo and he becomes more than a best friend to Frodo. He becomes his master and he devotes his life to Frodo.

         The trilogy is of three fantasy adventure films from the book that J. R. R. Tolkein wrote. They are the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the king. J. R. R. Tolkein wrote “The Lord of the Rings” from his earlier book “The Hobbit”. I think these themes still apply in the world today with the people in your life like your family and friends that actually care about you and would put their lives in danger for you.

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cemetery photos

 This picture is really cool. I like how the gate frames the big tree at the entrance to kind of give you a warm feeling when you are visiting the loved ones that have passed. This picture is kind of a long shot of the tree and the tomb stones in the background and then framing because the gate frames the tree.









This photo is my favorite because its a long shot of the road and the trees are kind of enhancing the photo.

This photo is a medium close-up of the tomb stone and a long shot of the rest of the cemetery. The trees help the photo look a little more gloomy but with more detail as well since it is in black and white.

 This photo is enhanced with the color of the leaves and the blue sky behind it. This is a low angle shot that is making the students look over powering as they are up in the tree. It can also be a long shot of the student at the top of the tree since he is so far away.

This shot is interesting because the tree is framing the cemetery in the back ground and the fence kind of levels the shot. The tree is a close-up and the cemetery is a long shot. It all comes together and frames the entire shot. The clouds enhance the shot and add more detail to the cemetery look.