Rush 7

I'm going to go with the Tin Man from, The Wizard Of Oz, in particular the object for which he is questing! A HEART!

"Heart" is, the homologous structure in other vertebrates,consisting of four chambers in mammals and birds andthree chambers in reptiles and amphibians. Yet as it applies to this film it is more closely defined as; the center of the total personality, especially with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion. 

Though he clearly dosen't require a heart to live, given that he has been dancing, singing, and functioning the whole film, he desires more than anything to have a heart! 

When a man's an empty kettle he should be on his mettle,And yet I'm torn apart.Just because I'm presumin' that I could be kind-a-human,If I only had heart.I'd be tender - I'd be gentle and awful sentimentalRegarding Love and Art.I'd be friends with the sparrows ...and the boys who shoots the arrowsIf I only had a heart.Picture me - a balcony. Above a voice sings low.Wherefore art thou, Romeo? I hear a beat....How sweet.Just to register emotion, jealousy - devotion,And really feel the part.I could stay young and chipperand I'd lock it with a zipper,If I only had a heart. 

Rush 6

In the film Meet me in St. Louis, I selected the Elevated fish bowl that was depicted in the living room while she spoke on the phone and looked out the window. Though I'm not sure what question I can apply to this to properly illustrate the Mobius strip I selected a backup gram, the piano, just in case! This piano is in the room adjacent to the dining room! At a critical turning point in the film, the father announces that they will be packing up everything they own, and moving to the Big Apple! He has just received a promotion and will be earning much more money to put his girls through college. The family is upset by this and claim they do not want to move to New York City, everything and everyone they have ever known is in Missouri! Soon after everyone storms off, pouting at their new found reality, the mother sits down at the piano and begins to play a tune that her husband knows. He begins to sing a tune and she lowers the octave and he digs in. After the first phrase the rest of the family begins to emerge and join him in the front room with cake in hand and they all have a great boost in morale and spirits! The question I pose has to do with this small interaction, what would the entire transition look like from their current home to New York city had they not all been apart of their fathers song? What would that night, their holiday, or the rest of the film been like had they all held their angst toward their father and his executive decision?

Rush #4

My gram from "The Smiling Lieutenant"was the giant window he sat in front of while he was waiting outside the King's jury room, awaiting a sentence. And my gram from "Footlight Paradise" was the sign on his door that read "President". These two things correlate due to the fact that they both represent status, and nobility. The window was very decretive, large, white, hand carved and the word "president" on a plaque clearly shows that you are the authority in the building. Though one was much more out right than the other you clearly got the impression that the Lieutenant was in a place of royalty, wealth, and class. These grams are helping me fill in some back story to the plot line.

Rush 3; Devdas Scene Altercation

        My previous gram was the entirely blue room with all the red drapery and such. If I could have my way with this scene I would personally create some kind of interaction with the parents from both families in the specific space. In this dialog we would learn a lot more about the status of each family much sooner, given that I was very lost as too the actually relationship between the families and the forbidden love that evolved as the film went on. We would learn the financial standing of each family, and they would have a discussion about their children and fill in a little bit more back story. As far as the costuming goes I would dress one of the parents in entirely blue and the other in entirely red to show the offstandish-ness of the situation and the apparent separation of the two houses. 

Rush Numer 2; Devdas

Within the first 10 minutes of the film they take you too a room that is completely blue, the furniture the paint on the walls everything about it is blue. Everything except for the curtains and the drapes, these items were a very rich red color. Deep red that contrasted the rest of the blue room. The woman pictured in the scene was also wearing deep blues and reds, which blended nicely with the rest of the decor. I wonder what the significance of these colors to this culture may be. Perhaps it is the sign of royalty or wealth? Overall I found this scene to be very symbolic and captivating.

Rush Bio 1; Response

1) What are you doing at Cornish?  (What's your emphasis--not just your major, but your specific track and your particular interest?)

A) I'm am attending Cornish as a Musical Theatre major. I hope to someday become a successful actor in both film and on stage. Hopefully doing work on broadway, and studying abroad. My back-up plan, though I hopefully wont need one,  is to become a theatre teacher somewhere to share this art that has forever changed my life.

2) What's going on outside of Cornish? (Quite possibly nothing, if you're taking classes full time. But I'd be interested to hear about anything you've got going on in the way of work, family, hobbies, creative efforts related or unrelated to your studies at Cornish, etc.)

A) Not a whole lot to tell you the truth. I'm studying full time here taking a full 18 credits at Cornish. This semester i'm starting dance and private voice lessons, both are essential. I'm a big sports guy, love love love me some football and that starts this weekend, so that is very exciting!
 3) What's your background in film (if any)?  (Maybe you hate film and signed up simply because this course fits your schedule; maybe you're interested in film primarily as one more conduit for song and/or dance; maybe you're an avid film viewer or have taken other film courses; maybe you've been involved in film making in one way or another.)

A) I have no film experience as of yet! But hopefully someday I will gain some work there! I'm a big movie buff and I love watching and critiquing films and film actors. I've never taken any film class, much less regarding musical cinema, but I am very eager to start the course.

4) What are your hopes and/or expectations for this course? (Maybe you don't have any. Maybe you're hoping we watch a particular film, or discuss a particular technique or concept....)

A) I hope to learn a lot more about how camera work goes, whether that be a film a tv show or a music video.
5) What gram did you select from the Madonna video, and in light of my recent blog posts, how do you see your gram recurring in the Buffy episode we watched in class?

A) I selected the backwards stop sign that was depicted as Madonna drove into the studio parking lot, and it read backwards as POTS. Then in watching buffy there were multiple stop signs along the roads in the city scenes as they were walking down the sidewalk and singing, these all read STOP.