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.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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.
FlickDaddys on Nosferatu
Nosferatu, the Symphony of Death has frightened movie watchers for 80 years. Despite its silence and gray-scale appearance, Max Screck's pinnacle performance as Count Orlock remains the truest and most frightening portrayal of Braum Stoker's book.
Nosferatu is the story of real estate agent Jonathan Harker his wife Nina and their Towns encounter with Dracula. In the beginning of the Jonathan Harker gets sent to do a real estate deal with a wealth count. Upon arrival Jonathan finds out that the count is something more. After they sign the paper work Jonathan Harker takes off for home and on his way he reads a book that confirms his worst fear. When they finally arrive in Bremen the Count holds a sort of spell over the town. When their is no hope left Jonathan's wife Nina does something completely unexpected.
Nosferatu was released in 1929 as the first movie version of Brom Stroker's Dracula. The studio produced the film had no rights to the Dracula license and was by Stroker's wife for making the movie. The studio ended up going into bankruptcy and lost the rights to the movie. Because the closing of the studio the movie rights fell into the public domain and is available to watch for free.
Although most people would dismiss Nosferatu upon hearing that it is silent and grayscalse, this movie is one of the most well made and creepiest horror films of all time. This is in large part due to Count Orlock (Max Schreck), for the duration of the movie Orlock is extremely creepy. He blinks only once throughout the entire movie and has two big front teeth and a perfectly straight posture. It is even rumored that off set he stayed in character and would attack people at random. If you are in the mood for a movie that will keep you up scared this is a must see.
Nosferatu is the story of real estate agent Jonathan Harker his wife Nina and their Towns encounter with Dracula. In the beginning of the Jonathan Harker gets sent to do a real estate deal with a wealth count. Upon arrival Jonathan finds out that the count is something more. After they sign the paper work Jonathan Harker takes off for home and on his way he reads a book that confirms his worst fear. When they finally arrive in Bremen the Count holds a sort of spell over the town. When their is no hope left Jonathan's wife Nina does something completely unexpected.
Nosferatu was released in 1929 as the first movie version of Brom Stroker's Dracula. The studio produced the film had no rights to the Dracula license and was by Stroker's wife for making the movie. The studio ended up going into bankruptcy and lost the rights to the movie. Because the closing of the studio the movie rights fell into the public domain and is available to watch for free.
Although most people would dismiss Nosferatu upon hearing that it is silent and grayscalse, this movie is one of the most well made and creepiest horror films of all time. This is in large part due to Count Orlock (Max Schreck), for the duration of the movie Orlock is extremely creepy. He blinks only once throughout the entire movie and has two big front teeth and a perfectly straight posture. It is even rumored that off set he stayed in character and would attack people at random. If you are in the mood for a movie that will keep you up scared this is a must see.
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, October 2, 2009
Mac on Cool Youtube Vids
Food Fight(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-yldqNkGfo)
This was definitely the most creative and awesome representation of American History that I have seen. The premise was show all the wars America has been involved in using food. Each country has different food representing it such as hamburger for American or bratwurst for Germany. The video was very very well done, the special effects were good enough that with just food you could tell what war it was and what was happening. This video is a must see on youtube.
Great Tasting Americano(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xREW_pk_7vU)
This is a very short stop animation film. It does not really have much of a plot. All it is about is a guy who almost gets hit by a car so he steals the car and goes and gets a drink to heal himself. This video has no redeeming value and the only reason to see it is if you want to see a decent stop motion short.
Back of the Mike(http://www.archive.org/details/Backofth1938)
This is one of the coolest sound effects videos out there. It is a video of the behind the scenes of an old radio show. The video transitions between a kid watching the show and the people performing the show. The show to sound realistic has to have sounds so the people creating the radio broadcast use anything from a fan in a tub to crinkly paper to make the show as realistic as possible.
Zombies in Plain English(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY)
The plain english videos are usually talk about serious subjects such as twitter and blogs. For this video they decided to have fun so they created a video informing you how to survive a zombie outbreak. It goes through everything from where to go to how to save your friend once he has been infected. If you are afraid of zombies and want to survive an outbreak this video will be very educational for you.
Blogs in Plain English(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI)
This is a serious video from the Plain English series. It talks about the history of blogs and how they have shaped news today. They also go into how to use a blog. This video is a must see for people who have spent years wondering why on earth there are millions of blogs.
This was definitely the most creative and awesome representation of American History that I have seen. The premise was show all the wars America has been involved in using food. Each country has different food representing it such as hamburger for American or bratwurst for Germany. The video was very very well done, the special effects were good enough that with just food you could tell what war it was and what was happening. This video is a must see on youtube.
Great Tasting Americano(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xREW_pk_7vU)
This is a very short stop animation film. It does not really have much of a plot. All it is about is a guy who almost gets hit by a car so he steals the car and goes and gets a drink to heal himself. This video has no redeeming value and the only reason to see it is if you want to see a decent stop motion short.
Back of the Mike(http://www.archive.org/details/Backofth1938)
This is one of the coolest sound effects videos out there. It is a video of the behind the scenes of an old radio show. The video transitions between a kid watching the show and the people performing the show. The show to sound realistic has to have sounds so the people creating the radio broadcast use anything from a fan in a tub to crinkly paper to make the show as realistic as possible.
Zombies in Plain English(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY)
The plain english videos are usually talk about serious subjects such as twitter and blogs. For this video they decided to have fun so they created a video informing you how to survive a zombie outbreak. It goes through everything from where to go to how to save your friend once he has been infected. If you are afraid of zombies and want to survive an outbreak this video will be very educational for you.
Blogs in Plain English(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI)
This is a serious video from the Plain English series. It talks about the history of blogs and how they have shaped news today. They also go into how to use a blog. This video is a must see for people who have spent years wondering why on earth there are millions of blogs.
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