Category: Drama and Theatre

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Compose a journal report on “Precious Life” reflecting on your films’ viewing experience.
Refrain from sourcing external information from platforms such as Wikipedia.
Instead, endeavor to articulate the aspects of the film that resonated with you personally, exploring meaningful, insightful, powerful, effective, and influential elements in shaping your viewing experience.
Utilize significant moments from the film as focal points to illustrate your impressions.
While encouraged to adopt an analytical and critical approach, remember that this is a journal entry rather than a formal academic essay. You are invited to comment on historical, philosophical, and cinematic perspectives mentioned during the class discussion. 
Your writing should convey a sense of your individual processing and intellectual and emotional response to the film.
While the absence of citations and references is noted, strive for coherence in presenting your thoughts and sensations.
More importantly, enjoy the moment of writing.
Here is the link:https://tubitv.com/movies/457787/precious-life

For your Midterm Paper, please write a well-organized essay of about 800-1000 words that
presents a clear argument and comparative analysis of two primary sources. Please focus on
doing a close comparative reading of two Hong Kong films of your choice. You may choose two
films by the same director or featuring the same actor, or you may choose to compare two very
different films. It is important that you relate your close readings of the two films you are
focusing on to key themes and concepts that we are discussing in this class. You should also
engage the ideas in at least one secondary source. When writing your essay please keep the following in mind:
1. Construct a clear, well-rounded thesis / argument.
2. Analyze and discuss TWO (2) primary sources (films) within the framework of
your central thesis / argument.
3. Integrate and engage ideas in at least ONE (1) secondary source of relevant
scholarship or theory. Be sure to acknowledge the author and title of the text(s) you
are referring to.
4. Follow correct formatting guidelines (MLA or Chicago Manual of Style) for all
references and bibliography (list of works cited). 
2 required films：enter the dragon，fist of fury

•resume 
Lucifer is an American television series based on the comic books of the same name created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo, a subsidiary of DC Comics. The series was developed by Tom Kapinos and premiered in 2016. 
The plot revolves around Lucifer Morningstar, played by Tom Ellis, who, bored with his life as the Lord of Hell, decides to abandon his throne and move to Los Angeles. There, he opens a nightclub called Lux and begins to enjoy worldly pleasures, while also helping the local police solve crimes, using his powers to punish the guilty. 
Main characters include Chloe Decker (played by Lauren German), an LAPD detective with whom Lucifer forms an unlikely partnership; Mazikeen (played by Lesley-Ann Brandt), a demon loyal to Lucifer who accompanies him on his journey; Amenadiel (played by D.B. Woodside), an angel sent to convince Lucifer to return to Hell; and Linda Martin (played by Rachael Harris), Lucifer’s therapist who gradually becomes one of his closest confidants. 
The series mixes elements of crime drama, comedy and fantasy, while exploring themes such as redemption, free will and morality. “Lucifer” was well received by critics and developed a dedicated fan base throughout its seasons. After three seasons on Fox, the series was rescued by Netflix, where it had three more seasons to conclude its story. 
• theoretical foundation 
Psychological Perspectives: One can analyze Lucifer’s character from various psychological angles, such as Freudian theory, exploring his id-driven desires and conflicts with his superego (represented, in part, by his father, God). Additionally, Jungian concepts could be applied to explore the archetypal elements of Lucifer’s journey and the symbolism within the show. 
Philosophical Themes: The show delves into philosophical questions about morality, free will, redemption, and the nature of evil. Philosophers like Nietzsche, who explored concepts of the will to power and the Ubermensch (superman), could be relevant in understanding Lucifer’s character arc. 
Religious and Mythological Interpretations: Given Lucifer’s status as the Devil, religious and mythological frameworks are prevalent throughout the series. Analyzing Lucifer’s rebellion against his father and his subsequent fall from grace could draw parallels to various religious traditions, such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. 
Narrative and Genre Analysis: From a narrative perspective, one could analyze the show’s blending of genres—crime procedural, supernatural drama, and character-driven storytelling. Examining how these elements intersect and contribute to the overall narrative structure could provide insights into audience engagement and thematic development. 
Gender and Identity Studies: The show features complex characters with diverse identities and backgrounds. Exploring themes of gender, sexuality, and identity could offer valuable insights into character motivations and societal dynamics depicted in the series. 
The cultural impact and reception of the Lucifer series since its release. 
Exploration of Religious and Supernatural Themes: Lucifer addresses themes related to theology, religion and mythology in a unique way by presenting Lucifer Morningstar, the devil, as a main character. This approach provoked discussions about faith, morality and free will. 
Complex Character Development: The series stands out for building multifaceted characters, including Lucifer, who is portrayed not only as a demonic figure, but also as someone seeking redemption and understanding his own nature. 
Critical Reception: Lucifer received mixed reviews upon its release, with praise for Tom Ellis’ performance as Lucifer and the light and humorous tone of the series, but criticism related to the narrative and character development in some seasons. 
Engaged Fandom: The series has developed a loyal and engaged fanbase, which has contributed to its popularity over the seasons. Fans actively engage on social media, promoting the series, creating fanart content, and participating in discussions about the episodes. 
Influence on Pop Culture: Lucifer has had an impact on pop culture, inspiring memes, references in other works of media and even influencing the popular perception of the character of Lucifer as a charismatic and seductive figure. 
Exploration of Contemporary Issues: The series addresses contemporary issues, such as identity, sexuality, relationships and justice, incorporating them into the plots of the episodes and providing an entertaining approach to reflection on these themes. 
Detailed analysis of the main characters 
Lucifer Morningstar:  
Motivations: Initially, Lucifer is portrayed as a hedonist, who rebels against the Heavenly Father and abandons Hell to enjoy life on Earth. His main motivation is to find meaning in his existence and free himself from the chains of his own nature.  
Development arcs: Throughout the series, he goes through an intense process of self-knowledge and moral development. He begins to question his own nature and seek redemption for his past sins.  
Interpersonal relationships: his relationship with Chloe Decker is central to the series, as she challenges his worldview and makes him question his own nature. Furthermore, his interactions with Maze and Amenadiel reveal different aspects of his personality and fuel his development. 
Chloe Decker:  
Motivations: As an LAPD detective, Chloe is motivated by justice and solving cases. She constantly seeks the truth and believes in the good in people. Development arcs: Her journey is heavily influenced by her discovery of Lucifer’s true identity and her relationship with him. She goes through a series of personal and professional challenges, confronting her own faith and skepticism.  
Interpersonal relationships: her bond with Lucifer is complex, marked by moments of tension and intimacy. Additionally, his friendship with Maze and his partnership with Amenadiel are also important elements in his journey. 
Mazikeen (Maze):  
Motivations: Maze is a demon who follows Lucifer to Earth, seeking purpose and identity outside of Hell. She longs for freedom and autonomy.  
Developmental Arcs: Throughout the series, Maze struggles to find her place in the human world and to understand her own emotions. She goes through a journey of self-acceptance and discovers the value of friendship and love. Interpersonal relationships: Her relationship with Lucifer is complicated, but deeply meaningful for both of them. Her friendship with Chloe and her journey of self-discovery are fundamental aspects of her development. 
Amenadiel:  
Motivations: Amenadiel is an angel sent to bring Lucifer back to Hell. He is initially portrayed as a faithful guardian of divine laws.  
Developmental Arcs: Throughout the series, Amenadiel questions his own beliefs and the purpose of his actions. He goes through a journey of humanization, learning to value human experiences and the importance of free will.  
Interpersonal relationships: His relationship with Lucifer is tense at first, but evolves into a meaningful partnership. His connection with Linda Martin, Lucifer’s therapist, is also crucial to his emotional development. 
Dr. Linda Martin:  
Motivations: As a therapist, Dr. Linda is motivated to help her clients understand themselves and deal with their emotional problems. She seeks to promote the personal growth and mental well-being of her patients. Developmental Arcs: Throughout the series, Linda faces her own personal and ethical challenges when dealing with extraordinary clients such as Lucifer and Amenadiel. She goes through a journey of self-discovery and learns to balance her professional role with her own emotional needs.  
Interpersonal relationships: her relationship with Lucifer is central to her journey. She becomes a confidant and advisor to him, helping him understand his own emotions and deal with his internal conflicts. Furthermore, her relationships with Amenadiel and Maze are also significant, as she offers guidance and emotional support to both of them. 

Each week you read a chapter from Keep Going.  Each week you were asked to state an intention for the week from the chapter that you read. How did this intention influence your week?    Were you able to manifest the intention or did you completely forget about it?  What did it teach you about yourself?
.  Acting skills are connected to life skills.  What acting skills will you put in your life tool box?   Be specific.
What did you learn about yourself this semester?

What was the play about?
Who was your favorite character and why?
Tell whether or not these theatrical conventions were effective in this production and give examples:
1. Costuming 
2. Lighting 
3. Set 
Would you recommend this show to someone else? Why or why not?

Please write a two page reflection paper describing what you learned in this class, and tell me what (if anything) you think you might use in the future– either in Teaching, or any other field or experience you will encounter. 
We did lots of story telling with character voices, meditation (center ourselves), culture dances 

Part 1 | Introduction (1-3 paragraphs)
In general, your introduction should provide an overview of the films and the main elements you will be analyzing in the rest of the paper. Think of it as a way to introduce your reader to these films and walk them through your main focus within the paper. After reading the introduction, the reader should know exactly what films, cinematic elements, and specific movie moments you will be discussing.
Your introduction will have four small components: (story + plot, style + tone, formal elements/sequence + justification, thesis statement).
Story + Plot:
Briefly describe the stories being told, as well as how the film arranges story information for viewers through the plot. Be sure to include: the settings, the main characters, the amount of time covered in the films’ narrative, and the types of film (comedy, drama, fantasy, etc.). You should explain briefly how the films’ stories are being presented and/or the general sense of the film’s narrative arc.
Example: City of God tells the story of the City of God, a place where young people have few options. Told through flashbacks and voiceover narration from City of God resident, Rocket, the film follows multiple characters lives’ leading up to a tense final showdown in order to show how the need to survive leads young people into a life of crime and/or gang participation, from which very few are able to escape.
Style + Tone:
Here, you will identify and describe the overall style (Stylized? Realistic? Whimsical? Futuristic?) and tone (Light? Heavy? Dark? Emotional? Ethereal? Political?) of your selected film. You will also describe the way your selected elements contributes to the overall style and storytelling mode of the film. Remember: the tone of the film refers to the overall feeling and the atmosphere of the narrative world, and the style refers to the unique way that atmosphere is created.
This part should answer the following for your selected film:
What is the visual style and tone of the overall film world? How do your selected elements (such as cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, acting, or sound) help create or add to this visual style and overall tone?
Formal Elements & Sequence + Justification:
Next, you will identify the three formal elements you have chosen to analyze and pick a specific sequence you will be discussing in your paper.
Example: This analysis will explore how cinematography, mise-en-scene, and performance operate in the The Graduate sequence “Ben’s Party + Mrs. Robinson’s Seduction.”
After you identify your formal elements and specific sequence, you will provide a brief justification or explanation for why you have chosen this film and elements to analyze.
Example: Examining cinematography, mise-en-scene, and performance in The Graduate will reveal how the film explores themes of disenfranchisement and solitude amongst young people figuring out the rest of their lives.
Thesis Statement:
Your larger thesis statement should be bolded at the end of your introductory paragraphs. This statement includes all the elements of your paper in one place and shows your interpretation of how the elements work together to create layers of meaning. This sentence will include: the films and elements you will be analyzing and the meanings you think they create in the film.
Example: Cinematography, mise-en-scene, and editing in The Graduate create a cinematic in world in which tense or anxious scenarios and disillusioned characters dramatize the familiar struggle to find one’s purpose and stay true to one’s self.
Part 2 | Analysis: Elements & Sequence (3-4 pages)
This is the main part of your paper. This is where you will bring in a lot of detail and examples from the films and sequences to show that you understand how formal elements work to create meaning, mood, and tone. You will closely analyze your selected sequence for how your selected formal elements work together to create meanings for viewers.
Set Up Your Sequence (2 paragraphs):
Briefly describe the sequence you will be analyzing. Where does it take place in the film? What occurs in the sequence? How does it relate to the broader plot of the film? This should take no more than 2 paragraphs.
Analyze your Element & Sequence (5-7 paragraphs):
Here you will analyze your elements in your selected sequence. Remember, you are picking three elements (mise-en-scene, sound, performance, editing, cinematography) to analyze deeply in one sequence. You want to include as much detail as you can about how these elements operate in the film sequence and the film more broadly.
You can think about whether your sequence maintains established formal patterns in the film, or if it breaks from these established patterns and/or introduces news patterns. You should also think about why the filmmakers utilize these formal choices (as opposed to others), and how they add to or clash with the narrative action happening in the sequence. Try to write your analysis so that the reader can “see” and “hear” your sequence as they read about it.
Suggested format:
Paragraph 1: Set Up Sequence 
Paragraph 2: Description of Element 1
Paragraph 3: Analysis of Element 1
Paragraph 4: Description of Element 2
Paragraph 5: Analysis of Element 2
Paragraph 6: Description of Element 3
Paragraph 7: Analysis of Element 3
Paragraph 8-9: Compare and contrast elements in the scene and their relationship to the narrative/action
Part 3 | Interpretation + Meaning (1-2 paragraphs)
Here you will analyze how you think your analyzed elements function in the sequence to create meaning. You will do so through engaging with two levels of meaning: 1. Literal and 2. Inferred (symbolic) or Latent (cultural).
1. Literal meaning (plot or story meaning) – MUST INCLUDE
For the first part of this section, you will interpret and summarize the literal meanings in your selected sequences. This level of meaning explores the plot and story meanings. Here, you will be summarizing the basic interpretation of what you see on the screen, how it is presented, and what it means to the story and the themes presented. Highlight specific moments in your sequence analyses and discuss how they create ideas, set moods, and advance the plot.
Example: In The Graduate, elements of mise-en-scene works together with cinematography to make Ben appear as if he is being trapped by a predatory animal during Mrs. Robinson’s seduction. Mrs. Robinson’s animal print decor and tendency to be framed by a jungle-like setting in the background shows her control and power in the scene. While Mrs. Robinson stays in one place, Ben, wearing a plain suit that feels out of place in this environment, paces slowly. His anxious movements are tracked with long takes and tracking shots that create the feeling that he is trapped. The slow editing pattern also echoes the slow-building tension in the sequence, which then quickens and disorients the viewer when Ben is confronted with Mrs. Robinson’s naked body.
2. Select ONE (1) of the following:
Inferred meaning (symbolic or metaphorical meaning) 
This level of meaning explores the characters and story elements as broader metaphors or symbols. Think about what bigger ideas the elements are communicating such as innocence, corruption, humanity, disobedience, judgment, etc. What might sounds, colors, characters, props, or images mean beyond their literal meaning in the film? This and the next section should be where you take time to explore the deeper meanings in your thesis statement.
Example: In The Graduate, Ben’s character represents the disillusionment of young adulthood. After leaving the imposed regimen of school and college, Ben’s singular question is: What do I want to do with my life? Throughout the film, we watch Ben literally and figuratively float through life in a daze-like fashion. This sequence shows Ben’s powerlessness at home and in his relationship with Mrs. Robinson. The montage sequences later on in the film showcase this same lack of direction and the existential purgatory that Ben finds himself in after graduation and in his relationship with Mrs. Robinson.
Latent meaning (social or cultural meaning)
This level of meaning explores larger social meanings and cultural values. One way to think about latent meaning is to think about why the film was made in society at the time? What might the film be commenting on in culture and society?
Example: In The Graduate, Ben embodies the existential crises faced by many young people during the 1960’s. Disillusioned by the promises of 1950’s suburban utopias because of the social and cultural turmoil of the civil rights era and the anti-Vietnam war movement, young people in the 1960’s were also facing this bigger question of: if the society we were raised to participate in no longer promising, what do we do with our lives?
Part 4 | Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
Your concluding paragraph(s) should summarize everything you have explored in the paper. You want to briefly give the reader an overview of how the films relate to each other, how the formal elements operate, and your broader conclusions about the films and their multifaceted meanings. A well-written conclusion is a powerful way to close out your paper. Don’t gloss over it!
After you have written the majority of your paper and your conclusion, now is a good time to go back to your introduction and make sure that it sets up everything you discussed and explored. Often when we write a first draft, we are also writing through our ideas and discovering what they are along the way! A good check to see if you have a cohesive paper is to re-read your introduction and conclusion side-by-side. Do they make the same arguments and outline the same points? Do they accidentally introduce new and/or conflicting ideas that aren’t developed in the rest of the paper? You should expect to re-write parts of your introduction and/or conclusion after you have finished drafting the paper!
I also recommend using highlighters or highlighted text to match the arguments and ideas in your introduction and conclusion with their location in the paper. Does every idea introduced in the introduction appear in the body of the paper? Is that idea fully developed and explained to your reader in a way that walks them through your thought process?

Final Paper- 4 – 7 Pages Total.
Here are the guidelines.
1) Premise – what is the idea for your project? What is the genre? Where/ when is it set and who do you see in the cast of characters?
2) Production concept – apply the concepts of theatrical design to conceive of sets, lighting, costumes and sound. What type of theater should it be in? Or is it site specific?
3) Write a crucial scene – this should be a minimum of one page of dialog with your main character and should be at the heart of the plot (even if you haven’t figured out everything that’s going to happen in the play).
I encourage you to use you imagination, to have fun and to see where your creative impulse takes you. Do what pleases you. I will be uploading an essay on playwriting. Feel free to read it as supplementary inspiration.
I will also post this under assignments.
Due may 17

The Full Prompt is Listed Below:
Speeches provide a rich opportunity for us to examine and practice rhetorical analysis and argumentation. Remember, our working definition of rhetoric is: “The study and/or use of persuasive language.” In this essay, you will be utilizing both sides of this definition (i.e., “study and use”).
The speech you choose could be historical, political, relevant in the media, or even inspirational. Write an essay in which you evaluate the effectiveness of the speech. You could even argue the ineffectiveness of a speech, but make sure to provide examples and explanations as to why. Your research should inform your understanding of the target demographic; you do not get to guess what the demographic may be. What are the intentions of the speech and who is the speech intended for? In the same thesis, you will argue for the speech’s efficacy. Thus, your research will also include an examination of delivery techniques. Make sure to analyze the speech’s use of ethos, logos, and or pathos. It may be helpful to choose a speech in which you are able to watch the speaker deliver their speech. What was their tone and how did it change? What was their body language like throughout the speech?
If you choose a speech in which you cannot visually analyze the speaker, consider what kind of delivery would’ve been the most compelling.
A sample thesis will look like: “The speech for X effectively uses X, Y, Z (no limit here) to reach X speaker’s target demographic of 18-39 year-old, college educated women.”
The best essays will:
Analyzation of the speech’s use of ethos, logos, and pathos
Contain a logical organization of clear, distinct and unified paragraphs, each with a single clear topic.
Be supported with specific pieces of objective evidence.
Have few typographical, spelling, grammatical or sentence errors, and few awkward word choices.
Have sentences with clear syntax and are easy to understand.
Have a tone properly elevated and professional.
Meet all MLA formatting requirements.
Essay parameters:
Analyzes rhetoric for efficacy.
1,200-1,500 words minimum.
Minimum four works cited with some combination of quoting and paraphrasing.
At least one source must be from an academic journal.
Appropriate MLA formatting. Must include a Works Cited Page