Showing posts with label Mac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mac. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Mac on what I did yesterday(oct 28)
Yesterday many of my peers who also blog took a field trip to the ren fest. As many of them will tell you it was quite a blast. Sadly this year I wasn't able to go to ren fest. The reason being I was sick of school. It is very contagious and felt I would be better off staying at home so that I could get better. Since I was staying home my mom felt I needed to be productive so I spent all of 20 minutes doing chores. After that I watched the movie traitor which I will not do an indepth post on but I will say that it was good movie with a cool twist. After that I went to my friends house and played PSO which is an old school but highly addicting RPG. After tiring of PSO me and my friends watched Deadliest Warrior(Which is pronounced with a deep ominous voice). Deadliest Warrior pits two classic enemies against each other to see which is better. We watched yakuza vs mafia , and of course the American mafia won. Then we watched swat on my free big screen tv that my neighbor gave me. Sadly we weren't able to finish the movie and had to stop at the climax because of church. Doing all of this nothingness cured my school sickness and refreshed me for the rest of the week.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Flick Daddys on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Halloween)
Although I have not seen any other Buffy episodes besides Halloween. I get the feeling that this is a top notch show. The episode is well written with very good acting and action.
From what I have read Joss Whedon the writer and director includes metaphors in all of his episodes. The Halloween episode is no exception. The episode is set during Halloween when the main characters get forced into walking kids around during Halloween. The characters have to wear costumes and the main character says that this is the one night you can become who you are not. This statement becomes all too real when Ethan the bad guy casts a spell that turns you into who you dress as. Eventually the characters turn back into themselves and realize how nice it is to just be yourself. This is most evident when Buffy talks to the guy she likes and he tells her that he likes her just the way she is and not as the person she was pretending to be. This can all be boiled down to be happy with who you are.
If this episode is any reflection of the rest of the episodes I would recommend you watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
From what I have read Joss Whedon the writer and director includes metaphors in all of his episodes. The Halloween episode is no exception. The episode is set during Halloween when the main characters get forced into walking kids around during Halloween. The characters have to wear costumes and the main character says that this is the one night you can become who you are not. This statement becomes all too real when Ethan the bad guy casts a spell that turns you into who you dress as. Eventually the characters turn back into themselves and realize how nice it is to just be yourself. This is most evident when Buffy talks to the guy she likes and he tells her that he likes her just the way she is and not as the person she was pretending to be. This can all be boiled down to be happy with who you are.
If this episode is any reflection of the rest of the episodes I would recommend you watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
FlickDaddys Nosferatu Beat Sheet
Spoiler Alert
1. Opening Image (1):Jonathan Harker bringing his wife flowers.
2. Theme Stated (5):”Was it he [Nosferatu] who brought the plague to bremen in 1838?”
3. Set-Up (1-10): Jonathan and Nina are flirting and Renfield gets a letter from Count Orlock.
4. Catalyst (12): Renfield sends Jonathan to Transylvania to broker the Count’s house purchase.
5. Debate (12-25): Nina asks Jonathan not to go, he tells her he must.
6. Break into Two (25): Jonathan leaves and travels to Transylvania
7. B Story (30): The love story between Jonathan and Nina.
8. Fun and Games (30-55): Dracula creeps Jonathan out in his castle.
9. Midpoint (55): Jonathan gets Dracula to sign the deed and he starts to travel back to Nina.
10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75):Dracula starts to travel to his house in Bremen.
11. All Is Lost (75): Nina and Jonathan feel the control of Dracula as he gets closer.
12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): Dracula has his hold over the city and many people die.
13. Break into Three (85): Nina reads the book of vampire and realizes she must sacrifice her self for the town.
14. Finale (85-110): Dracula bites Nina and when the morning comes he dies.
15. Final Image (110): Jonathan holding the dead nina in his arms.
1. Opening Image (1):Jonathan Harker bringing his wife flowers.
2. Theme Stated (5):”Was it he [Nosferatu] who brought the plague to bremen in 1838?”
3. Set-Up (1-10): Jonathan and Nina are flirting and Renfield gets a letter from Count Orlock.
4. Catalyst (12): Renfield sends Jonathan to Transylvania to broker the Count’s house purchase.
5. Debate (12-25): Nina asks Jonathan not to go, he tells her he must.
6. Break into Two (25): Jonathan leaves and travels to Transylvania
7. B Story (30): The love story between Jonathan and Nina.
8. Fun and Games (30-55): Dracula creeps Jonathan out in his castle.
9. Midpoint (55): Jonathan gets Dracula to sign the deed and he starts to travel back to Nina.
10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75):Dracula starts to travel to his house in Bremen.
11. All Is Lost (75): Nina and Jonathan feel the control of Dracula as he gets closer.
12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): Dracula has his hold over the city and many people die.
13. Break into Three (85): Nina reads the book of vampire and realizes she must sacrifice her self for the town.
14. Finale (85-110): Dracula bites Nina and when the morning comes he dies.
15. Final Image (110): Jonathan holding the dead nina in his arms.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Night of the Living Dead Beat Sheet * Spoiler Alert *
Here is the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet on the Flick:Night of the Living Dead
1. Opening Image (1):Barbara and her brother don’t recognize the zombie as a zombie.
2. Theme Stated (5): “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.”
3. Set-Up (1-10):Barbara and her brother are in the cemetery visiting their dad.
Catalyst (12):Flesh eating ghouls come.
6. Break into Two (25):Barbara meets the half-man in an abandoned house.
7. B Story (30): They meet the people that were in the cellars
8. Fun and Games (30-55):They plan and fight and board up the house
9. Midpoint (55): They find a tv and get more information about whats happening.
10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75): The go out to get the gas
11. All Is Lost (75):The other couples daughter kills and eats them since she is a ghoul
12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): The main character kills the parents of the zombie daughter and huddles in the cellar
13. Break into Three (85):The police clear out the zombies and go to the house
14. Finale (85-110): THe police shoot the main character thinking he’s a ghoul.
15. Final Image (110):The police don’t recognize Ben as a human. Contrasting with not recognizing the zombie for what it was at the beginning.
1. Opening Image (1):Barbara and her brother don’t recognize the zombie as a zombie.
2. Theme Stated (5): “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.”
3. Set-Up (1-10):Barbara and her brother are in the cemetery visiting their dad.
Catalyst (12):Flesh eating ghouls come.
6. Break into Two (25):Barbara meets the half-man in an abandoned house.
7. B Story (30): They meet the people that were in the cellars
8. Fun and Games (30-55):They plan and fight and board up the house
9. Midpoint (55): They find a tv and get more information about whats happening.
10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75): The go out to get the gas
11. All Is Lost (75):The other couples daughter kills and eats them since she is a ghoul
12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): The main character kills the parents of the zombie daughter and huddles in the cellar
13. Break into Three (85):The police clear out the zombies and go to the house
14. Finale (85-110): THe police shoot the main character thinking he’s a ghoul.
15. Final Image (110):The police don’t recognize Ben as a human. Contrasting with not recognizing the zombie for what it was at the beginning.
Flickdaddy's on Night of the Living Dead
Mac and Del-
"They're coming to get you, Barbara." Forever this is that ironic phrase branded in the minds of anyone who watched George Romero's original zombie horror, Night of the Living Dead. No movie before it had ever featured zombies as the living dead. In fact nowhere in the movie do you hear them called 'zombies'. Night of the Living Dead is a monster-in-the-house thriller, which has three components: A supernatural monster, a closed environment, and a sin that the monster is punishing characters for.
The supernatural monster is, of course, a zombie. The zombies have come back from the dead to eat and/or scare the pants off of anyone they come across. The closed environment is the farmhouse that the six characters take refuge in. The sin is a little more complicated to describe, though. In the opening scene, Barbara and her brother are visiting their father's grave site and Johnny is telling Barbara that he doesn't go to church anymore. This is the beginning of the disparity between the older generation and the younger. The sin of this movie is that the 1960s youth and young adults were throwing off the traditions of their parents.
Night of the Living Dead was released in 1968, and was directed by George A. Romero. This movie was a low budget movie for the time and so it made it hard for them to get big name actors. In fact for many of the actors this was the only famous movie they made throughout their career. Although it was a low budget black and white film made during the beginnings of color tv, the movie went on to become a cult classic. It is even ranked as one of the scariest movie in history on Bravo. Later when the owners changed the name of the movie they forgot to change the copyright so the movie is now available to watch or download for free.
After this movie was released the director made 5 more Dead movies. There has also been remakes and parodies of Night of the Living Dead. To this day Night of the Living Dead is considered one of the fathers of zombie movies, and has influenced the whole genre of zombie horror.
"They're coming to get you, Barbara." Forever this is that ironic phrase branded in the minds of anyone who watched George Romero's original zombie horror, Night of the Living Dead. No movie before it had ever featured zombies as the living dead. In fact nowhere in the movie do you hear them called 'zombies'. Night of the Living Dead is a monster-in-the-house thriller, which has three components: A supernatural monster, a closed environment, and a sin that the monster is punishing characters for.
The supernatural monster is, of course, a zombie. The zombies have come back from the dead to eat and/or scare the pants off of anyone they come across. The closed environment is the farmhouse that the six characters take refuge in. The sin is a little more complicated to describe, though. In the opening scene, Barbara and her brother are visiting their father's grave site and Johnny is telling Barbara that he doesn't go to church anymore. This is the beginning of the disparity between the older generation and the younger. The sin of this movie is that the 1960s youth and young adults were throwing off the traditions of their parents.
Night of the Living Dead was released in 1968, and was directed by George A. Romero. This movie was a low budget movie for the time and so it made it hard for them to get big name actors. In fact for many of the actors this was the only famous movie they made throughout their career. Although it was a low budget black and white film made during the beginnings of color tv, the movie went on to become a cult classic. It is even ranked as one of the scariest movie in history on Bravo. Later when the owners changed the name of the movie they forgot to change the copyright so the movie is now available to watch or download for free.
After this movie was released the director made 5 more Dead movies. There has also been remakes and parodies of Night of the Living Dead. To this day Night of the Living Dead is considered one of the fathers of zombie movies, and has influenced the whole genre of zombie horror.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Blake Synder Beat Sheet
This beat sheet is an outline for most good stories. We took this outline and applied it to our favorite movie.
PROJECT TITLE: O Brother Where Art Thou?
Opening Image (1): The three friends(Everett, Pete and Delmar) are escaping a chain gang.
2. Theme Stated (5): Everett says in regards to who should lead them, “Well Pete, I figured it should be the one with the capacity for abstract thought. But if that ain't the consensus view, then hell, let's put it to a vote.” This shows that Everett will be leading them into to a whole bunch of his cockamamie plans.
3. Set-Up (1-10): The three argue about who should lead and thereby display there personal characteristics, intentionally or not.
4. Catalyst (12): The three decide to go after the treasure before the flood buries it forever.
5. Debate (12-25): Meet Pete’s cousin and are almost caught when he turns them in.
6. Break into Two (25): Steal a car from Pete’s cousin and set out on their journey. Pete and Delmar get baptized.
7. B Story (30): the trio meet Tommy Johnson, a black guitarist who sold his soul to the devil to play the guitar well
8. Fun and Games (30-55): The three meet sirens (Pete disappears), a one-eyed bible sailsman, and a bank robber.
9. Midpoint (55): They meet Everett’s wife and daughters, his wife is fixin to get married.
10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75): The other two meet Pete and help him escape.
11. All Is Lost (75): Everett tells Pete and Delmar that there was never any treasure, they fight.
12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): They meet Tommy who is captured by the KKK and break him out.
13. Break into Three (85): They pose as the soggy bottom boys and everyone loves them but Everett’s wife still doesn’t take him back without her wedding ring.
14. Finale (85-110): They go to the cabin, get caught by the law and are about to be hanged when water rushes in and covers the whole area. They return to Everett’s wife empty-handed.
15. Final Image (110): All his kids are roped together on a string behind him and his wife. (like a chain gang)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Mac on A Brief History of Apple
"Simplicity is the ultimate simplification" is the idea behind Apple, and the goal of the filmmakers. The documentary Welcome to Macintosh is about the history of Apple and the people who started it. It covers everything from the first Apple computer to the iPhone. In the movie they switch between narration and interviews with the original creators and fan boys.
The movie start with the two creators, Jobs and the Woz, it talks about their first computer and the premise behind it. Next it talks about the beginning of the company and the struggles it encountered. It continues with the era of the company where it didn't have Steve Jobs and how it was affected. The rest of the movie centers around the success it had when Steve Jobs was the ceo, how his ideas and perfectionism have turned some of the greatest products in computer history.
Throughout the movie they interviewed many of the original creators of the Apple company. These interviews really give you an in depth view of how the company is able to create such excellent products and continue to do so. One such interview ex engineer Jim Reekes talks about the diseases engineers have and why he had to leave. He claimed that engineers have an anti social disease that allows them to focus on their work. They also interviewed an Apple hoarder who had thousands of square feet of macs, you have to see it to even comprehend it. These interviews that are dispersed throughout the movie really are what make it so good, since they give you a real sense of the company and what makes it so successful.
Personally this movie is a must see for anybody especially and Apple lovers. It has everything you could want from the history of the company to interviews with the engineers to video of an Apple fanatics warehouse of Macs.
The movie start with the two creators, Jobs and the Woz, it talks about their first computer and the premise behind it. Next it talks about the beginning of the company and the struggles it encountered. It continues with the era of the company where it didn't have Steve Jobs and how it was affected. The rest of the movie centers around the success it had when Steve Jobs was the ceo, how his ideas and perfectionism have turned some of the greatest products in computer history.
Throughout the movie they interviewed many of the original creators of the Apple company. These interviews really give you an in depth view of how the company is able to create such excellent products and continue to do so. One such interview ex engineer Jim Reekes talks about the diseases engineers have and why he had to leave. He claimed that engineers have an anti social disease that allows them to focus on their work. They also interviewed an Apple hoarder who had thousands of square feet of macs, you have to see it to even comprehend it. These interviews that are dispersed throughout the movie really are what make it so good, since they give you a real sense of the company and what makes it so successful.
Personally this movie is a must see for anybody especially and Apple lovers. It has everything you could want from the history of the company to interviews with the engineers to video of an Apple fanatics warehouse of Macs.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog
Mac
"And sometimes there's a third, even deeper, level. And that one is the same as the top, surface one." is one of the many classic lines of the web movie. This movie was one of if not the only free movie I have ever seen that has made me laugh. Throughout the show their was excellent lines funny songs and good acting.
Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog sing along blog was written, produced and funded by Joss Whedon. His two brothers also helped with the music and lyrics. The main characters Dr Horrible(Neil Patrick Harris) Hammer Man(Nathan Fillion) and Penny( Felicia Day). Most of these actors have had parts in other shows by Joss Whedon such as Buffy the Vampire slayer and firefly.
Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog is a web short musical. It is 40 minutes long and split up into 3 webisodes. It is a story of a wannabe super villain Dr. Horrible his crush on the laundromat girl Penny and his arch Nemesis Hammer Man. Dr.Horrible is trying to get into the League of Evil but also wants to date a girl named Penny who likes to help the homeless. During one of his acts of evil he almosts hurts Penny until Hammer Man saves the day. Trough the rest of the show Dr.Horrible is try to achieve his goal of being evil and get Penny.
The whole story is told through song. Anytime there is story development the characters sing. This is what really makes Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog a must see. The movie is free on Hulu and can also be bought on iTunes.
"And sometimes there's a third, even deeper, level. And that one is the same as the top, surface one." is one of the many classic lines of the web movie. This movie was one of if not the only free movie I have ever seen that has made me laugh. Throughout the show their was excellent lines funny songs and good acting.
Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog sing along blog was written, produced and funded by Joss Whedon. His two brothers also helped with the music and lyrics. The main characters Dr Horrible(Neil Patrick Harris) Hammer Man(Nathan Fillion) and Penny( Felicia Day). Most of these actors have had parts in other shows by Joss Whedon such as Buffy the Vampire slayer and firefly.
Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog is a web short musical. It is 40 minutes long and split up into 3 webisodes. It is a story of a wannabe super villain Dr. Horrible his crush on the laundromat girl Penny and his arch Nemesis Hammer Man. Dr.Horrible is trying to get into the League of Evil but also wants to date a girl named Penny who likes to help the homeless. During one of his acts of evil he almosts hurts Penny until Hammer Man saves the day. Trough the rest of the show Dr.Horrible is try to achieve his goal of being evil and get Penny.
The whole story is told through song. Anytime there is story development the characters sing. This is what really makes Dr. Horribles Sing along Blog a must see. The movie is free on Hulu and can also be bought on iTunes.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Mac on State of Play
State of play is an action thriller of the highest caliber. The acting in State of play is top notch with Russel Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. The movie is based on a BBC miniseries and was rewritten for DC politics.State of play is about a congressman, 2 reporters and a massive conspiracy. The 2 main characters. Congressman Stephen Crowe (Ben Affleck) and reporter Cal Mcaffrey (Russel Crowe) are friends. Stephen Crowe a rising star in politics is heading up a committee to investigate a large defense contractor. When Stephen's mistress is killed along with a thief and pizzaboy, some information falls into the hands of Reporter Cal Mcaffrey. This information sets Cal on a path that ends with Congressman Stephen Crowe.
State of play is one of the best political thrillers of the year. It has fast paced story telling, excellent acting and good story twists. The whole movie is brilliantly organized to keep you interested and curious. If you are interested in a well written, fast paced movie this is the one to see.
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