Week 7 Theater

This is compilation of highlights from The Golden Garter Family's show. They generally perform in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.  It is described as a melodrama but seems to air on the side of comedy to me. The one characteristic that I could find that emulates classic melodrama is the constant music in each scene. Overall, I thought the clip was funny but I don't think that I would be interested in going to see a show.

Week 7 Theater

This is compilation of highlights from The Golden Garter Family's show. They generally perform in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.  It is described as a melodrama but seems to air on the side of comedy to me. The one characteristic that I could find that emulates classic melodrama is the constant music in each scene. Overall, I thought the clip was funny but I don't think that I would be interested in going to see a show.

Week 9 Dance

Since its premiere in Shanghai in 2005, the Swan Lake Acrobatic Ballet has performed more than 150 shows in China, Russia, Japan and other Asian countries. All performances were completely sold out. Sawn lake consists of formalized movement, line, form, repetition, story line, and seems to mostly side on the classical side of ballet mixed with acrobatics. I was extremely impressed with this video, elegant and beautiful to say the least. I can't imagine how much time and practice went in to preparing for each performance!

Week 8 Cinema

Avatar, the epic science fiction film is written and directed by James Cameron. The film is set in the mid-22nd century. Development of Avatar began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80 page treatment for the film, but according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision. In 2006, Cameron began developing the screenplay. Avatar used new motion capture filming techniques such as stereoscopic filmmaking. Movement plays a big role in this movie with the camera changing positions often to add to the intensity of the film. To me, Avatar was very powerful in the message and the overall technical elements were impressive to say the least.

Week 5 Music

Thinking Out Loud was released in November 2014, written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge. He initially began writing the song in his kitchen about his girlfriend, Athina Andrelos. In interviews, he states that he wanted to channel Van Morrison when asked if the sound was inspired by anyone in particular. The song is very soft in dynamic and has a low pitch. Many people can relate to this song because it has a message of love and is easy on the ears. I like this song for exactly those reasons. It also has a very catchy tune that will replay in your mind all day.