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Gabby springer show

Posted by Gabrielle Harris in English 1 · Giknis · A Band on

by, Gabrielle,Savannah, Evan, Avory

This follows a little into the future after the party that was held the night macbeth beth died and macduff went to england. in our video we display the change in macbeth through questions and people that hate him, and who he hates in return. Watch as the story unfolds and as King Macbeth loses his cool.

Macbeth Talkshow

Posted by Lyev Pitram in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on

By Giovanni DiCastelnuovo, Tibor Barankay, Lyev Pitram, Josiah Jones

Host Duncan, his son Malcolm, Thanes Banquo and Macduff, one of the Witches, and the servant Seyton discuss the transformation of Macbeth after he heard the witches prophecies until his death at the hands of Macduff.

LATE NIGHT AT FIFE - Macbeth Talk Show

Posted by Miles Hall in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on

By Miles Hall, Ben Fernandez-Sheinbaum, Samuel Abrams, and Vincent Allen.

This is a lighthearted talk show, focusing on Macduff investigating Macbeth’s transformation. I know that Malcolm becomes king, but Malcolm has less of a relationship with Macbeth, and so he was overwritten in favor of Macduff being King. Artistic license! The link to the script can be found here (in case the audio is bad):

https://tinyurl.com/latenightatfife

Macbeth Interview

Posted by Nicholas Pompey in English 1 · Giknis · A Band on

This talk show was post Macbeth’s beheading, and all the characters (except Macduff) are in the afterlife. The characters tell the definition of the Macbeth they used to know, but as their deaths happened later and later in the story, the more it is made apparent that Macbeth has been changed as a character entirely.

By: Nicholas, Pax, Jalop, and Sloan

Jordan Mallard capstone

Posted by Jordan Mallard in CTE Senior Capstone · Ustaris/Ugworji/Spry · Wed on

In the briefest terms, my project consisted of mimicking an accessory to blockbuster films. Camera cars; are normal cars but with cameras strapped and wrapped to the top of them being able to flux on close to about 5 different axes. When I originally planned and mapped out this idea, I was under the impression that I’d be able to make what I wanted, with the vehicle of my choice; enter the Kamera Kart. The kamera kart was originally supposed to be a rudimentary product that could squeeze the fun out whether you were recording or just simply cruising for fun. I was under this impression until a hiccup in the process happened and required me to switch gears (quite literally and figuratively) and move over to a car.

after waiting for some time to hear back from my mentors I was finally able to get down to business. but that business needed to be done in a short amount of time, which put me in quite the pickle, but after coming to terms with that, I decided to just craft up a prototype of what my masterpiece could look like.

what you see before you is my initial attempt at creating a miniature scale camera car. a lot of tedious mental effort went into this project. what once was supposed to be a go-kart with a camera on it turned into almost a full-scale camera car

below is my first rendition and the process of me creating it.

Capstone - Stephanie Lorenzo

Posted by Stephanie Lorenzo in Multi-Disciplinary Project · Gasser · Wed on

For my capstone, I decided to make a mini documentary and a research paper about baile folklorico. it’s something that means a lot to me. I’ve danced for about 7 years but had to stop because of covid. It’s something that connected me to my culture and heritage, and it’s also where I met a lot of friends. Here are the links https://drive.google.com/file/d/15e_0khmYmVIBLkX-zkCeO7ZIpGqvQTrW/view?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GneaK94EezJS-3RzKlMs_0nOfyqmmLM1lY8WtjwyIwI/edit?usp=sharing

Anatomy of Roma - Jannah and Valeria

Posted by Valeria Solorio-Arreola in Reel Reading · Pahomov/Wust · B Band on

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oh1pZ9x4G6E3_TCOuAteZPT-NnfBdhfR/view?usp=sharing

Script:

Jannah: The introduction of this scene starts with the camera facing towards the back of Cleo in the car approaching a walking crowd. You’re not aware of what exactly is going on at first. You’re able to see beyond Cleo and the driver and realize that there’s a peaceful protest going on. The camera then cuts and shows Cleo She says “look there leaving.” and Teresa says while reading her newspaper, I hope they don’t get beat again. This goes to show Cleo’s urgent needs for her baby and explains why it wasn’t much of a reaction in the beginning for none of them. It appears that this has already happened before.

Valeria: The camera is now at eye level as Cleo and Teresa get out of the car. On the right we can see people painting a sign, indicating that they’re getting ready to join the protest. The chanting is still going on in the background. This scene transitions to Multiple guards on duty and stations in their trucks. The director purposefully used this scene to show the guards but to also show Cleo calmly walking towards the store. Dolly Tracking is used to capture Cleo and Teresa in between the Military vehicles. While they’re walking you can hear protestors singing the Mexican national anthem. Most of the guards are seen on duty standing lazily and smoking cigarettes.

Jannah: The camera focuses on a building with letters in the window from a low far shot. In front of the building, You can see guards standing readily by the protesters. The scene then cuts to the camera looking from one of the particular windows. It takes the viewer from such a busy scene to the viewer trying to look through the window. The black and white setting makes the scene seem serene, making the viewers not aware of what the protesters are feeling.

Valeria: Then a new image wipes off the precious image, now focusing on some clocks inside a display case and we can see their reflections on the glass as they move.

Jannah: Dolly tracking is used as they are walking towards the crib, the camera starts to pan, the lady is walking away and the people are seen peacefully shopping. Cleo and Teresa’s conversation fades away and is replaced by gunshots and yelling that’s coming from outside.

Valeria: A random man enters the store and runs to the window to see what’s happening and everyone at the store follows him, everyone looks confused. The camera slowly pans to show us what they’re looking at, people running and chaos happening everywhere.

Jannah: We then see how Teresa and Cleo are looking through the window in shock and their expression changes when they hear two strangers asking for help. You notice Teresa immediately protecting Cleo by moving her behind her. The frame changes to the camera focusing on the two people screaming for help. We can see the characters in the background hugging and whispering amongst each other since they don’t know what’s happening.

Valeria: We don’t know what this couple did or why the armed people are looking for them but you can feel the tension and fear through the screen. While the camera was focused on the armed people the couple tried to hide in a closet but the bad guys found them. As the bad guys open the door, a gun appears in front of the camera covering part of the frame, but it still lets you see what’s happening behind, as the camera zooms out we see who was holding the gun, Fermin.

Jannah: The shot cuts to Teresa and Cleo, Teresa is praying because she doesn’t know who the man is while Cleo is just standing there speechless watching the father of her baby have the audacity to point a gun at them, you can see how Teresa tries to “protect” Cleo’s baby by putting her hand in front of her stomach, as Fermin flees the scene people run around the store in terror making the viewer feel overwhelmed by everything that just happened.

Valeria: And if that wasn’t enough drama for you Cleo’s water breaks, making everything more scary. I think it’s kind of beautiful how the next scene captures life and death. As Cleo and Teresa are walking out of the store, we can see a woman asking for help while she holds a man in her arms, who’s most likely dead. Cleo is about to bring a human being into the world and a man’s life just ended. This represents the circle of life and how unpredictable life really is.

Jannah: What some people don’t know about this scene is that all the violence and murders that are happening in the movie, actually happened in real life. El halconazo “the hawk strike” was a massacre of students that happened on June 10th, 1971. More than 120 students died in this peaceful protest due to the country’s Governmental negligence.

Candy Man

Posted by Rayanna Smith in Reel Reading · Giknis · B Band on

The story of candyman starts off with a black man being killed for being in love with a white woman and the second version is of him being wrongly accused of handing candy out to children with razor blades in them. People believed that candyman would come back and get revenge back on people for racial injustice. In both films they were attacked by policemen. I was reading the reviews and believed that whenever somebody says candyman and brings attention to his name, it’s equivalent to the black lives matter movement and speaking the names of the ones who didn’t make it, who didn’t get to fight, who didn’t get the chance to have their own voice heard.

During this scene he uses a lot of close up shots to show emotions and make the scene more dark. Especially with the lighting, everything else is dark but there’s one source of light that illuminates the side of the face. There’s a car scene where the wife is sitting in the back of the cop car crying and everything is dark around her except for the flashing lights coming off her face. The camera is panned on her and you can hear the struggle going on from the outside. The director knows how to set the mood with lighting, and sound. There’s a couple moments where it’s just silence and you’re waiting for the next move. Waiting to predict what happens next. Sets the scene for either a jumpscare or a new direction of the story. The director’s shots are very planned out.

In this specific scene where he’s walking along the cop car, This is after he’s been killed and he shows up and they take his wife into custody because they think the crime scene happened because of her because there’s nobody to be seen. And so his wife, she calls on his name and she hopes that his mind is set and clear and he knows not to come for her. So to me and to other people they see this as him getting his second chance to fight because he didn’t get the first chance to fight for himself. So his wife calling on his name is his second chance to be heard, his fate is in his own hands this time. ANd so at the end of the movie candyman comes back and say’s “tell everyone. “To me him saying tell everyone just means spread the word and let everyone know that he’s back and that has their back. Just like with the black lives matter movement, tell everyone to spread the word, keep it alive, keep fighting. So by telling everyone that candy man’s back and he’s helping people back to get their second chance to have their voice put fate into their own hands. I also believe that people are very confused by the bees that come out of his mouth and me personally I feel like the bees represent every soul that has been taken because of a racial problem. So when candyman gets called to fight back those souls of the people are helping him fight back too, to get their revenge their second chance.