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Rating: PG
Running Time: 2 hours
Since Farmer Dean and I loved the God's Not Dead movie and lined up in our small hometown to see it at the local theater, we were excited to take a short afternoon break from work and drive to a neighboring city for God's Not Dead 2, the 2nd installment of the movie.
With an all-star cast of returning characters (Pat Boone, David A. R. White (as Rev. Dave), Benjamin A. Onyango (as Rev. Jude) and the Newsboys, this movie had an impressive list of big screen names for their lead roles (Melissa Joan Hart as Grace Wesley, along with other names like Robin Givens, Ernie Hudson, Jesse Metcalf, and Ray Wise. Performances by Mike Huckabee, and two well-known authors, Lee Strobel and J. Warner Wallace, make the movie believable and interesting.
The plot journeys with school teacher, Grace Wesley, as she answers a question from a student that starts this exciting plot in motion. A lawsuit is brought against the teacher for talking about Jesus Christ (as a historical figure) in her classroom.
You might be asking yourself if this could ever happen. It already is happening. With the United States allowing less and less opportunity to talk about Jesus, the removal of the pledge of allegiance and prayer, our government is moving in to make it more difficult to live out your freedom of religion.
When the case moves into the courtroom, the opposing counsel is determined to once again try to prove that God is indeed dead.
Once again, the Newsboys finish the storyline with an upbeat tune.
Farmer Dean and I found ourselves crying about three times during the movie. I found myself (a long ago legal assistant) objecting to opposing counsels questions, upset, angry, challenged, and blessed.
After the spilled popcorn was tossed, and the milk dud box was emptied, we compared notes on what God told us during those 120 minutes. Farmer Dean and I agreed … we know there are more people who are committed to God, His Word, His truth and His Son, Jesus, then we realize. AND … there's more light shining than we declare.
Bottom Line: This movie is a great film for anyone who is feeling concern or pressure over our continued trouble in the nation. It's truthful, it's well written, and it has moments that fill you with emotions! Go see it today … or for sure, rent it when it comes out.
God's Not Dead. He's Surely Alive.


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The ambitious children's animated cartoon, Noak's Island, is proof that co-productions can be successful. The 13 episodes cost 220,000 pounds sterling to produce and involved several pan-European partners. Using the same team that produced The Animals of Farthing Wood, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) handled all the contracts. All the production took place in Europe, with the original idea coming from Telemagination of the UK. There are high hopes that Noak's Island will produce a extra profit from merchandising.
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The new Carlton UK Productions operation has emerged from the purchase in 1994 of Central Television by Carlton Communications. It will unite the two concerns' programme-making work, even though they have very different reputations. The former Carlton TV was seen as very down-market, while Central had a highly respected internal production centre. The new operation is likely to attract many independent producers and programme buyers.
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Chart of the day: Payday lenders' lobbying expenditures
A picture tells, in this case, 2,833 words:
The meat of the story, though, from Keith Epstein of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund, is well worth reading: it shows an astonishingly effective lobbying organization which has persuaded lawmakers around the country that payday lenders are both popular in their local communities and not particularly profitable.
One of the biggest payday-lender lobbyists calls itself the Community Financial Services Association; it increased its spending by 74 percent over the past year, to $2.56 million. That helps pay for people like Steven Schlein, who goes around saying things like "Who's going to make that kind of credit available to working people besides us?". (Answer: banks, community development credit unions, non-profit lenders, etc. And if "that kind of credit" is being extended at 650% APRs, then maybe it shouldn't be made available at all.)
The efforts are if anything even more intense at the state level:
In Wisconsin alone, efforts to establish an interest rate ceiling of 36 percent mobilized at least 27 registered lobbyists against it.
But right now, with consumer financial protection front and center in Washington, all attention is on federal regulations. And it seems that the payday lobbyists are doing a spectacularly good job:
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), chairman of the subcommittee with authority over consumer credit issues, had once advocated extending to all Americans an effective ban on payday lending for military personnel that Congress passed in 2006. By last year he had scaled back, urging an amendment that would have limited to six the number of loans a borrower could receive in a year.
Gutierrez' less-restrictive amendment died when Democrats including Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), threatened to vote against the entire consumer protection act if the payday provision was included. It also faced opposition from Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), who countered Gutierrez with an amendment the industry regarded as favorable because it had the potential to open payday lending to new markets. Baca said in a statement last year that while "fly by night lenders" should be banned, he wanted to "ensure that students, blue collar workers, teachers, police officers and others have access to legitimate payday advance loans if needed."
The fact is that teachers and police officers with steady and reliable paychecks should never need access to payday loans: there are always sensible credit products available which can provide them more money at a lower cost. But the payday lenders are much better than most financial institutions at providing convenience: they're open late, they don't go through arduous know-your-customer routines, and they're not intimidating in the way that many banks and credit unions can be. If sensible lawmakers curtail the predatory excesses of the payday lending industry, that will help improve the financial health of millions of Americans. But it's looking increasingly like that's not going to happen.


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Allergic reactions to shrimp typically begin minutes following ingestion, and include symptoms such as hives, swelling of the lips, tongue and throat, wheezing, vomiting, and, possibly, anaphylactic shock. Patients with this classical form of shrimp allergy have positive skin test reactions and possess IgE antibodies to shrimp proteins. In a recent issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, Gleich et al report that classical shrimp allergy is only part of the story.
The investigators were conducting a study to evaluate immune responses against purified shrimp allergens, and 38 patients with reported allergy to shrimp participated. These patients had responded to a series of advertisements posted by the University of Utah. A history and physical examination was performed, the patients underwent skin testing and a blood specimen was obtained.
Most of the patients (79%) gave histories of immediate reactions to eating shrimp, typical of classical allergic reactions. Surprisingly, however, 21% described a different type of adverse response to shrimp. They were able to eat shrimp, initially enjoying the meal. Later, usually after 1-2 hours, they became ill with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea that lasted for hours and, in some patients, as long as two days. The reaction was reproduced each time they ate shrimp. In contrast to classical shrimp allergy, they did not react on allergy skin testing and did not possess IgE antibodies to shrimp extracts. In addition to shrimp, these patients described the same non-classical reactions to crab, scallop, mussel, abalone and lobster.
These findings indicate that a surprisingly large subset of patients with "shrimp allergy" may suffer from a heretofore unappreciated reaction or "other allergy" that differs strikingly from classical shrimp allergy. The symptoms these patients reported resemble those of infants with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). FPIES is usually triggered, in infants and children, by milk, soy, oat or rice and the mechanism for the reaction is not fully understood. The occurrence of these FPIES-like reactions in adults may provide an investigative window to probe the mechanisms of FPIES in children.
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice is an official journal of the AAAAI, focusing on practical information for the practicing clinician.
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She looks like a Northern to me! Here is a pic of a wild male Northern that comes to our bird feeders. I'd love to get ahold of the breeder that you got yours from as we are on the search for a couple pets. Let me know!
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Stepwise Falls Guide
How to reduce harm, improve quality and save costs - A practical step-by-step guide for ward staff and frontline healthcare teams
In-patient falls are the most common causes of patient harm in the NHS. In England & Wales, 283,438 incidents were reported to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) between October 2008 and September 2009.
A significant number of these falls resulted in death (83 deaths). Others resulted in severe or moderate injury - including around 840 fractured hips, 550 other types of fracture and 30 intracranial injuries.
The financial cost of falling is high and the human cost is significant. Even less serious falls cause distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence and loss of independence, as well as anxiety for relatives, carers and hospital staff.
Dr Mahmood Adil, National QIPP Advisor at the Department of Health (England), who led the work to develop this guide during his fellowship at the NHS Institute, says;
"Reducing human suffering motivates us to improve safety in our hospitals. Already, some good resources have been developed to help NHS organisations understand and prevent falls - including the Patient Safety FIRST 'How to' guide for reducing harm from falls (2009). Yet, there is a gap when it comes to helping frontline NHS staff find answers to three fundamental questions underlying falls, or indeed other forms of patient harm which could result in a business case to improve quality and decrease cost together:
1. How big is the problem?
2. What is the solution and what will it cost?
3. What is the harm costing us and how much can we save by implementing the improvements?
The Stepwise approach is a response to that gap and I hope it would further motivate and help the healthcare professionals to develop a business case for quality and safety with their joined-up efforts."
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Slips, trips and falls in hospital, The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), the third report from the Patient Safety Observatory http://www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/?entryid45=59821
How to guide for reducing harm from falls (2009) www.patientsafetyfirst.nhs.uk/


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The CDC will be part of an interagency working group on XMRV, led by Dr. Jerry Holmberg. A three-part study will be initiated:
- The first part will consist of standardizing and validating laboratory methods and reagents for XMRV testing. This stage will use samples provided by samples collected by Dr. Judy Mikovitz. The intention is to create an FDA approved test.
- The second part will test a much larger sample than the initial study, trying to determine the prevalence of XMRV in the general population, and the blood supply.
- The third part will consist of how XMRV is transmitted, how it causes disease, and how it affects various subgroups of the population.


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Monday, April 22, 2013
Writing Craft: Pace / Writer's Update.
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Never slowing the pace can be exhausting, too. lolReplyDeleteReplies
Oh yeah, of course! Imagine running a marathon and never slowing up. It would kill you and writing unrelentingly at such a fast pace would drain a writer and make the reader very tired... everyone needs a break.Delete
"You know you haven't been utilizing your creative outlet often enough when you notice an increase in how often you zone out, daydream and talk to yourself when you're alone... "ReplyDelete
I can relate to this. I've also noticed an increase in the number of things that have been catching hold in my mind and making me think, "There's a story in there!" Unfortunately, I haven't had as much time as I'd like to play with them and work them out.
I have a tendency to work in slow interludes into my work. As Donna says, it's important not to exhaust the reader. I may get a little too slow, and a little too digressive at times.Replies
I'm glad I am not the only one who can relate to the whole zoning out/daydreaming/talking to yourself thing... Though I will not deny that I am crazy. It's those "There's a story in there!" moments that always slip away that bug me the most. I sit there going "What if I DID write that?!"Delete
It's good to be able to identify where your pacing might not be working, so keep it in mind when you write, and more importantly when you edit.
What a neat idea, listening to different types of music while you write! I need silence (or, at least, quiet) when I work, but if I didn't, I'd absolutely give that a whirl. Curious to see how it went for you!ReplyDeleteReplies
See, I am used to this idea and I ALWAYS have music playing. I've just never actually tried this exact exercise before and it was an interesting experience. Stay tuned to see how it turned out :)Delete
Happy for your first good grade and for finding the notes. I guess when hundreds of students using the internet at the same time, the system slows down and disconnect. That's a great lecture about Pacing and you teacher's method to listen to music with varied pace is interesting. Many nice tips in this lecture about pacing, but I don't think that so far I checked my novels for their pace. I just write as I feel like. I guess if you read it aloud, you can feel the pace better. Good advice about the dialoges to make them meaningful more than real life. My main problem is that I don't seem to write witty dialoges or one with sense of humor. They are realistic, alright, but maybe sometimes boring. So many things to learn about creative writing, and you are lucky to learn them now .. and hopefully implement some of the tips in your novels. Be well.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think different people can interpret pace on paper differently. If you're listening to it, it's set for you. But some readers might read something faster or slower than the writer intended it. I guess it's something that you just have to hope works for the right people, no matter how they interpret the pacing.Delete
Maybe keeping an eye on the dialogue when you edit your writing could help you think of more witty dialogue. It's always easier to edit if you have an idea of what needs improving.
Hope people keep reaping the benefits of me sharing what I'm learning. Thanks for stopping by as always :)
BONNEE! OH MY GOSH! HAVE I MISSED YOU!ReplyDelete
Since Ive been gone, it seems like you have settled into campus life quite well :D and dont stress bout the internet thing, the internet at my school is majorly crappy coz heaps of people are using Skype during class and somehow it makes the internet slower..
and before you ask, the reason i havent been blogging in a while is............i dont know. i have no real good, legit, good enough sounding reason to write so ill just say im sorry. since your the only one who i know of who reads my blog im only saying this to you. :D but i have just done a new post, if you can surf on over to it it'd be much appreciated!!
good luck with all your exam thingie majigs! Sure you'll do great in the final big assessment!!
all my love
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Aaaaah it's you!!! And about bloody time EJ! I keep checking your blog and I'm like SHE ISN'T POSTING ANYTHING!!! :( I will definitely surf on over in a sec. Stupid internetz everywhere.Delete
Campus life is great, and yes, I am very settled in.
Don't apologies for not blogging. I've almost not been blogging. If not for all the lecture notes on writerly things I can share, I'd probably have gone on hiatus at this point.
Assessments are kind of fun :) At least, for Writing Craft. The other units, not so much. But still good!
Love ya,
- Bonnee.
P.S: Happy ANZAC day to you too! Aaand my res neighbour conned me into going to the dawn service in Melbourne with her tomorrow ;_; 4am starts, FML. Though I am totally doing an ANZAC day post (maybe tonight so that I'm ahead or whatever).


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Paying tribute to the rich heritage of food culture, Maison Mathis is an all-day cafe concept born out of the traditional European bakery. Inspired by the best of many European cuisines, Maison Mathis combines an inviting atmosphere full of 'joie de vivre' with a menu to savour through breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee or to take away and enjoy.
Developed by Belgian multi-brand franchisor Creneau International, Maison Mathis was established in 2012 at the Dubai Arabian Ranches. The company has granted international franchise rights in the UAE, where two locations
are now trading, and is seeking to export its European-themed cafe concept across the GCC, Asia, Australia and the USA.
"Maison Mathis is a place where we treasure and share our culinary legacy," reflects Creneau CEO Werner Vanherle. "The brand is built around the pleasure of enjoying life, the joy of sharing good times and beautiful things. This is a rich concept with huge potential on the international market."
Creneau International has developed a diverse concept to suit a variety of locations, from residential areas to business districts and in-hotel dining sites. Full staff training is provided as part of the franchise package, including an on-site visit by a Belgian master baker for back of house set up, front of house service, barista and management training and full marketing and communications campaigns.
Quick implementation and fit out will enable investment or food and beverage groups to achieve a rapid roll out of multiple units, all offering premium, fresh, simple and honest food from the heart of Europe.
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This is my last week before I back to Orientation Committee program. I love to join this program because it make my life non-lifeless rather than my badge mate friend who sitting in front of computer and doing nothing (:
Anyway to sum up, this is my last semester before I go to Industrial Training. Also I will have a Final Year Project. I don't whether I can make it or not. haha
And I dont know wtf ITD doing, all my payment, regardless me and my friend, still in pending.
If the invoice still pending when it come to registration semester day, I will make sure the finance dept will regrets what they doing.You can follow up with this on unclebuck. Makan lemang banyak sangat ke hah?


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Recently,online RN degree programs have seen increased enrollment because of a predicted nursing shortage, in addition to the nation's greater need for healthcare workers due to healthcare reform. RNs (Registered Nurses) are nurses who have achieved higher education than Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN'S) or nurse's aides, and generally receive much higher compensation as a result of their increased responsibilities. Online RN degree programs can help working nurses earn additional credentials that enable them to advance their healthcare careers.
Nurses make up the largest occupational group in all of healthcare. There are currently over 2 million RN's employed in the United States, and the field is growing rapidly. By the year 2018, employment of nurses is predicted to grow by 22 percent, which means that about 600,000 new nursing jobs will be created. These numbers are much higher than average for the general U.S. workforce.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average hourly wage of an RN is $ 31.99, which translates to an average annual salary of $ 66,530.
What do nurses do?
Nurses work under physicians and are responsible for tasks like diagnosing, treating, and advising patients. Specific responsibilities of nurses differ depending on their experience and location of work. Many RN's choose to specialize in a specific area of healthcare. For example, a nurse might specialize in oncology and be responsible for treating patients with cancer in the oncology-designated wing of a hospital.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a slight majority (60 percent) of nurses worked in hospitals during 2008. But there are opportunities for nurses outside of hospitals as well. In the same year, 8 percent of nurses worked in doctor's offices, 5 percent in homecare, 5 percent in nursing homes and other care facilities, and 3 percent in employment services. The additional 19 percent of nurses were employed either through government and non-government social agencies or in nursing education positions.
Why an online RN degree?
Online RN degree programs allow working nurses to earn their bachelors of science in nursing degree (BSN). RN-BSN online programs can be particularly beneficial to nurses who earned an associate's degree through a community college or nursing school. Online education is convenient for students, particularly nurses who work rotating shifts and do not have the time or flexibility in their schedules to commit to attending classes in a ground school.
Popular online RN degree programs:
ASN to BSN (RN to BSN): Working RN's who hold an associate's degree from either a community college or nursing school can increase their earning potential by pursuing a bachelor's degree. These programs usually take between 1 to 3 years to complete depending on how many credits transfer from a nurse's associate's degree.
LPN/LVN to RN: Nurses working as LPN's can become eligible to take the examinations necessary for licensure as an RN throughonline RN degree programs. These programs typically take 1 to 2 years to complete and provide the opportunity for LPN's to gain more complex responsibilities, in addition to higher salaries. RNs earn a yearly median wage about $ 20,000 higher than LPNs.
Alli writes about Online Education for University-bound.com – a resource site for those interested in earning a degree online.


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Recovering from what for me was easily the worst cinematic experience of the year and in the impossibility of rewinding the whole thing in my head, I decided that I had to make something good out of it by at least trying to understand why it had been so frustrating. Was it Xavier Dolan's omnipresent, falsely angelic face? Or maybe the exploitation of the theme of homosexuality to seek the viewer's complicity? No. Apparently, it had something to do with camera placement.
Xavier Dolan, born 1989, is a Canadian actor and director. He has risen to prominence in the last five years with LGBT-themed dramas like I Killed My Mother (2009), Laurence Anyways (2012) and the recent Mommy (2014), which shared this year's Cannes Jury Prize with Jean-Luc Godard's Goodbye to Language, no less. Tom stands out somewhat from his other films, because it's "a psychological thriller, and it's dry and raw and rough and it's in the country and it's ugly", according to Dolan's own definition. It tells the story of a young man (played by the director himself) who having suffered the loss of his boyfriend Guillaume, resolves to attend his funeral despite their relationship having hitherto been kept secret. When he arrives to the titular farm he has to deal with Guillaume's grieving mother Agathe and the violent, homophobic elder brother Francis. At once repelled and attracted by Francis' macho attitude, Tom soon succumbs to an insane role play in which he has to hide the true nature of his past relationship with Guillaume to safeguard Agathe's supposedly fragile mental state. (Spoilers ahead.)
This seems a good premise for a drama, but Dolan has other plans for us. After a boyishly melodramatic opening with Tom scribbling a posthumous love letter to his boyfriend, then driving to Guillaume's home to the tune of an agonizingly ear-piercing song, the tone radically changes when Tom arrives at destination. The atmosphere gets darker, an ominous music starts to play in the background, and Tom performs the classic scene of the stranger who comes knocking at an isolated house, insistently shouting "Anyone there?" as if an empty abode was too bizarre a circumstance for him to accept. After eventually managing to surreptitiously enter the farmhouse, he falls asleep at the kitchen table. Of course, we wait for the homeowner to return: how will he or she react to the intrusion?
The sequence inside the house is the first one that made me turn up my nose. It begins with a few establishing shots of Tom exploring the house that have the function to show that the protagonist finds himself in an extraneous and potentially hostile environment.
This is confirmed by the next shot: at over eight minutes in, the film's title on a black screen signals that the premise has been set up, and alerts our attention on what happens next. At this point, a close-up on Tom sleeping impedes a complete view of the kitchen, reaffirming our suspicions that some encounter is about to take place. Dolan here is drawing upon the conventions of the thriller and horror genres, arousing our expectations for a sudden revelation of the off-screen space.
But then Dolan frames the kitchen in a lengthy (about 8 seconds) long shot very similar to the first one, except that now Agathe occupies the center right of the frame:
Are we startled when we notice the figure in the foreground? I can tell you that when I saw the film in the theater, no one in the audience had the slightest reaction to this scene. Part due to the room's semidarkness, and part because Agathe's coat and the wall are roughly of the same whitish color, we become aware of her presence without any shock. Moreover, choosing to use a long shot weakens the tension built with the previous shots, because it gives us instantly access to all elements in a scene that not only is extremely static but also has a considerable duration. To be completely fair, Dolan manages to bring a soupcon of suspense by framing the first and the last shot from the same position, because we instinctively react to the graphic differences between the two shots even before becoming aware of the presence of a new character. However, as we have seen, the effect is diluted by the shot's length as well as the wide view provided by the long shot.
Are we startled when we notice the figure in the foreground? I can tell you that when I saw the film in the theater, no one in the audience had the slightest reaction to this scene. Part due to the room's semidarkness, and part because Agathe's coat and the wall are roughly of the same whitish color, we become aware of her presence without any shock. Moreover, choosing to use a long shot weakens the tension built with the previous shots, because it gives us instantly access to all elements in a scene that not only is extremely static but also has a considerable duration. To be completely fair, Dolan manages to bring a soupcon of suspense by framing the first and the last shot from the same position, because we instinctively react to the graphic differences between the two shots even before becoming aware of the presence of a new character. However, as we have seen, the effect is diluted by the shot's length as well as the wide view provided by the long shot.
After the funeral has taken place, we get another interesting example of ineffective camera placement. Tom has decided not to give the funeral speech he and Francis had previously agreed upon, so we assume Francis will be enraged. As Tom goes to the church's restroom, we first get a medium shot of Tom's back while he relieves himself. Showing the character's back seems to me a good choice, since it makes him appear vulnerable and unaware of what will happen.
The claustrophobic environment increases the tension as well. Will Francis suddenly attack him from behind? In the next shot the camera turns by 90 degrees and frames Tom in a medium close-up as he's about to open the toilet's door:
The point of view has changed, so that we now expect Francis to jump from the right. No such luck: likewise in the previous sequence, we get a medium long-shot of Francis patiently waiting outside the toilet, apparently unwilling to disturb his victim. When Tom eventually shows up, we have to wait approximately 25 seconds before the conflict begins. They exchange a few lines of dialogue, then the scene delivers, sorta, when Francis pushes Tom in the toilet again. The sequence closes on a medium close-up of Tom and Francis confronting each other in the toilet.
What is our reaction this time? The first two shots convey the sense that Tom is in a no-escape situation, because the close framing allows us to share his space in an almost physical way. Like in the kitchen scene, a restricted knowledge of the environment here keeps us uncertain about Francis' imminent appearance. But the third shot fatally breaks our connection with Tom, at the same time making us aware of the exact spatial relationship between Tom and Francis way before their scuffle begins. We have so much time to contemplate the scene's configuration that we almost know in advance how the action will unfold. The actors' hesitant performances definitely contribute to the lack of tension, but above all it's the unwise placement of the camera together with the ineffective staging that make the scene fall flat. This is not to say, however, that cutting to a wider shot automatically loosens the tension. As we will see in the next example, Dolan himself provides a more successful instance of this strategy later in the film.
As the story develops, things get more and more ambiguous between Tom and Francis. Repulsion makes room for an unwholesome mutual attraction, and I suppose at this point we could not seriously hope to be spared a tango scene in the barn. Judgment put aside, let's see how Dolan arranges the scene. A long shot taken from a high angle establishes the spacious environment of the barn, with the open door on the center-left side of the frame and the sunlight breaking from the windows on the right. An alternation of medium shots and medium close-ups gives the dance a hectic rhythm:
While they dance, Francis explains Tom that he has gotten tired to live with his mother, and that sometimes he even wishes she would die. Now Dolan cuts to a long shot taken from the same vantage point of the first shot, revealing Agathe standing immobile at the door while Tom and Francis are performing a dance movement which continues into the next shot. The dance abruptly ends as the characters realize that someone is observing them:
This time the editing has successfully conveyed a surprise effect. This is due, I think, to many factors. First, the scene's dynamism guides our eyes towards the dance, so that it's somewhat startling to register that another element in the frame is claiming our attention. The effect is enhanced by a chromatic contrast, since Agathe appears in the only cool color portion of a predominantly reddish composition. Moreover, Agathe's frozenness comes out as menacing if compared to the boys' excitement (recall for comparison the kitchen scene, where both Tom and Agathe were frozen in their positions). What also contributes to heighten the tension is, of course, that we fear Agathe's reaction ̶ after all, within a single instant she is confronted with the eventuality that both her dead son and the living one are homosexual. In this case staging, editing and the characters' restricted knowledge (Agathe about her sons' sexual orientation, Tom and Francis about being watched) successfully contribute to the final effect.
I'd like to consider one more scene (sorry, but it's another crappy one). Near the film's end, Tom has eventually decided to escape from the farm, but apparently Francis hasn't taken it very well: as Tom is walking along a B road at night, a car's headlights appear in the distance behind him. So he leaves the road and hides in the wood:
Obviously, we wonder if Francis will be able to catch him. At this point, our old friend the long shot comes back:
Obviously, we wonder if Francis will be able to catch him. At this point, our old friend the long shot comes back:
If we had any doubts about Francis' position with respect to Tom, this shot clarifies once and for all that he has still to cover a lot of ground before he reaches Tom. Once again, the camera finds itself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now back in the wood. Tom lays crouched down behind a tree trunk, and for an infinitesimal instant he and his chaser even share the same space on screen as Francis' silhouette emerges in the background, perhaps suggesting that there still exist a remote eventuality that the escape could fail (why the aspect ratio changes at times, I can't figure out):
At this point, Tom realizes that the time is right for him to leave his hiding place, but again the camera abandons him just like in the toilet scene, staying instead with Francis as he helplessly tries to discern Tom in the darkness. He doesn't see anything, and neither do we. As the sound of a starting car announces that Tom is finally in safety, Francis falls prey to desperation. Perhaps in an extreme attempt to extort a last breath of suspense, the camera follows him running in Tom's direction:
The car stays off screen all the time, a clear hint that we don't have to seriously worry about the possibility that he will succeed in catching Tom. The conclusion doesn't catch us off guard:
Strangely, in this situation the camera seems to feel more affection for the antagonist than for the hero, as if we were asked to feel more empathy for Francis as his only chance for redemption vanishes in the horizon. Actually, in more than one occasion I had the impression Dolan felt compelled to pay his dues to the thriller genre, whereas his real concern was exploring Tom and Francis' sick dynamics. The many hints about Francis' latent homosexuality could have been explored in greater depth, but they get sacrificed to Dolan's self-imposed boundaries. It's possible that beneath Tom's thriller surface lays a far better movie.
In conclusion, elements like staging, camera placement and shot length can deeply affect our enjoyment of a movie, especially for a genre like thriller that relies so much on good timing to elicit a response from the audience. I learn from another interview that at the time Dolan shot Tom, he had not seen a single Hitchcock film. I wish he had.


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By: The Cinephiliac (Two Beers) –
I know, seeing the title Tales from the Hood automatically incites eye rolling to near painful degrees. An immediate chuckle of indignant laughter is probably uttered as well. It's easy to write off Tales from the Hood based on its title alone, and well, even its simplified synopsis. Moments of Tales from the Hood are just laughable in that cheesy, dated, over-acting to the point of discomfort type of way. But I admit, as a child this film petrified me. In fact, it was the most terrifying film my horror-addicted adolescent self had seen; on par with Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest and the Nightmare on Elm Street series.
My first time watching Tales from the Hood resulted in a sleepless night where I laid in bed breathing as shallow as humanly possible in an attempt to not be heard. My covers tightly covered me from the nose down as I stared daggers into my closet door. It was filled with an array of Barbie dolls that had in my mind now become vessels for lost spirits just waiting for the right moment to slide back the closet door in order to exact revenge because of my years of unintended mistreatment of them.
Look Barbie, I'm really sorry I made you sleep with Ken and Stacy before marriage… please don't kill me.
Tales from the Hood features four vignette stories told to three thugs as they make their way through a funeral home. Their promise is a stash of drugs to sell off. Their seller is the parlor's eccentric mortician. As the boys grow more anxious to get their hands on the "shit," the mortician's stories grow closer to the true reason the boys are in his presence.
A Toast
I was nervous when I started re-watching Tales from the Hood in my dark, lonely apartment after having a few drinks. At first, I was anxious of revisiting the spooks that shook me in childhood, then I was worried that the entire watching experience would be sullied if the scares were brainless and cheap. Luckily, Tales from the Hood reminded me that even as a kid I had pretty good taste when it came to movies (except for Mighty Ducks 2. That movie can rot in hell). The episodes featured throughout Tales from the Hood all share a theme of urban horror that blurs the line between fictitious fears and real life tragedy, an element that always stuck with me on a personal level, exasperating my biggest fears tenfold.
Director Rusty Cundieff proves his skill by delivering striking, creating visuals that carry the story foreword. His choice of filming techniques cleverly plays on expectations in order to shock and awe viewers. Notable moments include an extreme low angle that transforms into a crane shot over a graveyard and scenes when the camera revolves 360 in a disorienting haze that reflects the mood of a guilt-ridden character before revealing the fate of a doomed other. There are moments where lighting of shadows are brilliantly orchestrated to frame a villain. Other times the editing is (semi) tight enough to pack a brutal punch – pun intended. Sharing writing credits with Darin Scott, Cundieff's dual efforts snowballs the Tales from the Hood's story into an avalanche of the uncanny.
"It's a 1 eight-seven on an undercova cop"
Sure, it's easy to laugh at the absurdist elements within the Tales from the Hood but the screenplay is aware of these, using them to its advantage in order to push terrifying moments to the extreme. Yet, it's the engaging commentary effectively strewn throughout that makes the overall tale significant. Racism, abuse, black-on-black crime, drug use, police brutality; all are sociological horrors transformed into tangible concepts of monsters, voodoo dolls, and zombies. Cundieff and Scott not only focus on the problems of the hood as a whole, but they take a psychological approach as well, fleshing out characters' weaknesses in order to contrast against the needed virtues to survive.
Tales from the Hood takes the issues within black communities and presents them under the guise of traditional horror elements. It lampoons young black males' appropriation of thug culture and the cycle of violence and abuse that takes place within it. It questions hood mentality while bringing up the question of who is to blame for the perpetual cycle of violence on the streets. It even explores the spiritual implications of personal actions, urging those involved to take responsibly for their actions or inaction.
Q: Is there a heaven for a G?
A: Tupac… how do I break this to you?
Beer Two
Now, I won't pretend Tales from the Hood is a perfect film. As mentioned previously, there are some truly dated elements present within it. Characters are over the top in their portrayals and to the core. A resistant thug isn't just prideful, but he angrily holds on to his convictions despite the chance of redemption from imprisonment. An abusive character is constantly filled with unquenchable rage at the ones around him for no apparent reason than to hate. A racist character lacks the tack to barely stop himself from making racial comments in everyday conversations. While I understand that these stereotypes are needed to drive home the film's message and exemplify its designated monstrosities, they tend to drag the film down.
I enjoyed Tales from the Hood more as an educated adult than I did as an impressionable child. What before was frightening because of its creepiness is now affecting because the fearful images are just another harsh reminder of existence. Elements of Tales from the Hood are heartbreaking and an awareness of the types of horrors it presents needs to be experienced. Tales from the Hood was the reason I took extra good care of my Barbie dolls, going as far as to leave food on their mouths in hopes that I was appeasing the lost souls within. It was the reason that when I drew people, I was questionable of destroying the picture afterwards in fear of hurting someone. Now, it's another reason to advocate in the community, to reach out to people in abusive situations and let the world know there's never an "only option" when growing up in the hood or anywhere with less opportunities, just the option you choose.
Drinking Game
Take a Drink: every time the lead thugs act like members of the Three Stooges.
Take a Drink: every time the mortician's overacting makes you feel embarrassed for him.
Take a Drink: every time a gun is drawn
Do a Shot: if you get the heebie-jeebies from any story.


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Nearly a decade after their astonishing first collaboration, 1972's historical allegory Aguirre, the Wrath of God, German director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski reteamed for this audacious remake of a silent-cinema classic: F.W. Murnau's 1922 frightfest Nosferatu. In addition to being one of the titanic works of early German film, the Murnau picture is infamous because the filmmaker didn't get permission to adapt his story from Bram Stoker's classic novel, Dracula. To disguise the source material, Murnau ditched Stoker's character names and replaced the suave bloodsucker of the book with a ghoulish spectre whose pale skin, pointed ears, and talon-like fingers added up to a horrific vision.
Herzog's remake retains the look of the 1922 vampire, but by adding dialogue and a script filled with weirdly humanistic nuances, he transforms the monster of the original film into a pathetic creature. As played by Kinski with a beguiling mixture of pathos and villainy, Count Dracula (Herzog reverted to Stoker's character names) is a desperately lonely being doomed to outlive everyone he knows and fated to survive on the blood of the very people whose company he craves.
In this context, an existential love triangle develops between Dracula, the German real-estate agent who travels to Dracula's castle, and the agent's beautiful wife. Dracula subsists on the agent's blood, and then he falls for the wife, who in turn risks sacrificing herself to the vampire's bite as a way of releasing her husband from supernatural servitude. Herzog captures this bizarre dynamic in an appropriately odd style, employing lyrical montages of the European countryside and long dialogue scenes to convey a sense of otherworldly ennui.
Yet Herzog's most extravagant flourishes are the scenes depicting the terrible pestilence that arrives with Dracula when the ghoul relocates from his native Transylvania to Germany. According to the lore surrounding this movie, Herzog let thousands of rats loose into the town where he was shooting because he wanted "real" shots of vampire-loosed vermin stalking the streets; in addition to irking animal-safety experts, Herzog was reportedly chased from the town.
Whatever the circumstances, there's no question that Herzog captured something truly singular with his cameras: Nosferatu somehow manages to be one of the coldest vampire films ever made and also one of the most emotional. Kinski's eccentric performance dominates, but New German Cinema stalwart Bruno Ganz provides a stalwart presence as the real-estate agent, and fearless French leading lady Isabelle Adjani (playing the wife) nearly qualifies as a special effect. In addition to providing offbeat soulfulness, she's so beguiling that it's easy to understand why she drives Dracula batty.
Take note that Nosferatu is widely available in two versions, which were shot simultaneously. The incrementally superior German-language version is called Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht, and the English-language version is a decent alternative for the subtitle-averse.
Nosferatu the Vampyre: RIGHT ON


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Sometimes, you can predict the fortunes of a year, by looking at the first few days of the year.
2015 began on a terrible note, as I blew away the most perfect relationship, chasing a frivolous fling. I should have known. 1999 had begun like this too. It was the year I gave up on Raveena Tandon and mistakenly assumed Rani Mukherjee could be the love of my life.
As you might have guessed, I was horribly wrong.
As the year comes to an end, and I look at everything the year brought with it, I can safely say that it was a shitty, shitty year. Pick a domain, and you'll realise what a shitty year it has been.
SPORTS: There was hardly a memorable event in all of the year. Yes, Sania Mirza won a few events with Martina Hingis, she can go to Pakistan. Screw you, Sania! , but it was hardly something that got me excited. Saina Nehwal won two tournaments in India and was the runner-up for three events, but Indians care about the sport as much as Bajirao cared about Kashibai, so no point discussing that.
Cricket in 2015 was equally depressing. Something told me we were never going to retain the World Cup, and apart from the bleak reminder that four years have passed, the 2015 World Cup held no special importance whatsoever. And honestly, expecting India to win a World Cup in Australia is like expecting Mithun Chakroborty to ace the AIEEE exam.
India played Sri Lanka yet again in a Test series. I sometimes feel the Indian cricket board is like an alcoholic, and the Sri Lankan team a bottle of Jack Daniels. Every time you think they'll kick the habit, they organise yet another tour to Sri Lanka.
CINEMA: Honestly, I was looking forward to quite a few films this year, and none of them blew my mind away, except for Masaan. What a film! What writing!! Varun Grover, take a bow. And some arrows. And shoot Aditya Chopra.
Most other films were all padded-bra, no boob (I coined that term, yes). In comparison, I still feel 2007 was the best year for cinema-viewing for me. It was a year I could walk into theatres without a care in the world, and most of my gambles paid off (Also, Bhubaneswar and Bhang, so yeah).
NEWS AND MEDIA: Most of the year was consumed by the Islamic State. Those guys are such assholes, they put the ISIS in CRISIS.
If 2014 was a case of the Nation waving a gigantic middle finger at the media, 2015 didn't make the relationship any better. Time and again, Times of India, the shining beacon of journalism, proved that we as a nation will consume anything thrown at us.
Indrani Mukherjee's sixth husband's seventh sperm found jogging in a park? Bring it on! Bollywood actress posts a pic of herself in a bikini, yup, that's crucial information. Why do you think students are committing suicide in Kota?
On the 'getting high' front, 2015 wasn't great either. I got drunk a few times, but ended up going back to my room and feeling like Hari Singh after he helped Thakur with his morning ablutions.
The pot wasn't great in 2015, and Lakshmi-Shiva-Durga refused to meet me all of this year.
On a personal front, 2015 sucked donkey balls too. I did the least amount of writing this year, and even though my stand up career witnessed a minor fillip, there wasn't too much to show. Three beautiful women walked out of my life this year, and sadly, I don't think I have learnt any tangible lessons from the events.
2015 saw the least number of posts on my blog, barely nine short stories, and an unpublished manuscript.
In many ways, 2015 reminds me a lot of 1999. I was a sexually frustrated teenager grappling with reality and illusion back then. I'm a frustrated adult, grappling with reality and illusion now.
Overall, it wasn't a year that I am going to miss. You can go fuck yourself, 2015.


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Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, looked stunning at the Asian Woman of Achievement Awards in a royal-blue tunic, which was designed by London's Anna Valentine. But all sartorial eyes have been on Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher this week. The women seemed to have coordinated accessories yesterday at St. James's Palace, as they were both wearing black purses and multiple-strand pearls to an Order of Merit ceremony. Perhaps they planned their outfits when they met the previous day at a garden party, where they discussed the surprising resignation of Michael Martin, the first Commons Speaker to quit in 300 years. (Martin stepped down because of the way he managed the recent Parliament expense scandal.) We wonder if the two ladies also happened to chat about Billy the Goat's retirement from the British army.
Meanwhile, the Queen may be stirring up a scandal of her own. It really got some people's goat that British Nationalist Party leader Nick Griffin, who has been convicted of inciting racial hatred by distributing material denying the Holocaust, was invited to a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in July.


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Top 10 Ways To Promote Your Website Digitally In 2015
Upasna Vairagi 8 Min Read
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It feels like an adventure as I have not asked any questions therefore we do not know where we are going or how long it is going to take – all to be discovered.
We jump in Herve LeSobre's (mountain guide) mini bus and start heading towards Montriond. We stop by the Ardent lift and Herve kits us out with snowshoes and ski poles. The snowshoes strap over your shoes and they are light but feel massive.
Our group consists of 4 and then 14 French and the 2 mountain guides Herve and Ulrika. Herve sets off and we all start to follow his torchlight.
Dave identifies one of the French ladies as a liability, as she is waddling along looking rather unstable with her snowshoes and she has already caused a gap in the group after 5 minutes. I cruelly whisper to Dave that 'I bet 5 euros that she will fall over by the end of the walk' – Dave would not take the bet! A few seconds later she did trip over and fall straight on her face in the powder, luckily she was laughing. It was amusing as she tripped over 3 more times; once rolling backwards, going on her side, and another face plant, but never hurting herself.
You have to remember not to walk backwards on your snowshoes and to keep balanced! There was only one steep bank to go down which caused lots of giggles as most of the group did it sliding on their bums! Overall the walk is at a very leisurely pace.
The walk is romantic as you walk along a beautiful tree route; the stars and the moon are bright as the sky is clear from pollution. We walked pass a waterfall to add to the scenic route. If you looked up you could see the mountains which looked like a scene from Lord of the Rings, where you thought maybe a hobbit or Golam could be living!
After walking for an hour we were treated to Vin Chaud. We then had a casual stroll back to Lake Montriond where we were to be collected from. The lake had a thick mist covering it and dropping the temperature.
I was grateful to have had the opportunity to explore somewhere new with the beautiful mountains as the backdrop.
Snowshoes walks are an activity that often get missed on a ski holiday but one that definitely should not be as you come back feeling refreshed and invigorated.
So take part in a Snowshoe walk in your resort, or if in Morzine take part on Herve LeSobre's walks if you are in Morzine.
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Thanks to the Morzine Tourist Office, Dave, his mum and step-dad and I are off to experience the snowshoe 'romantic' walk at moonlight.


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DENSIFICATION: Project Conclusion
Conclusion to MA(arch) Masters of Architecture Project for 6th 2014
The precedents of the project was to design a high-density structure that engaged within the landscape and was enveloped throughout to create a highway of levels, spaces, and pathways to connect not only private with public, but residential with commercial. The project focuses on a new ecological way of living, echoing the past, but providing for the future. Acting as a hub, the infrastructure joins two sides of the city together, drawing across the River Lea and through the site, eloping the ecology park terrain with the building mass and re-establishing a long forgotten landscape.
Connecting the Leamouth Peninsula to a greater substructure, the project now creates several routes across the site in contrast to the cul-du-sac layout at present, all the while encompassing a high-density housing arrangement addressing the water conditions and strategically allowing a singular person to move though the landscape as freely as possible, exploring the city when desired.
The overall design attends to the yearned for sleek, modern and stylish architectural detail that brings austerity and pride. The layering of the typography and levels allows for a series of high density living quarters catering for various family sizes and class, as well as providing ample of ways of navigating the environment. This immediate access to a breathable landscape begins to reconnect the inhabitants with the city but also providing public and private ways to explore the overall structure. Thus this will not create a highway of pedestrian traffic through the residential segment of the building but allows an equal access to any location on the site.
The Leamouth Peninsula has been the subject of various residential projects and competitions; however the projects do not bring through a viable corporate income. My project therefore was to design a building landscape that allowed for a commercial development to intertwine with a high density living development, which also addressed the needs of the site. The commercial development is the main focus of the architectural narrative which flows through to the high-density living arrangement and on to the connections across the river. As with extracting a landscape through the structure, the architectural design also meanders through the landscape whereby neither one become the dominate present.
The project also embraces and further develops the Bow Creek Ecology Park. Formerly an ironworks, shipyard and coal wharf, the industrial site was transformed into a wildlife haven. The park also boasts an outdoor classroom; however upon visiting the site, the dead-end transition has created a hub for petty crime and vandalism in which has turned the classroom into an unsavoury location. Therefore, by incorporating the ecology theme, opting to expand the principles through the landscape of the entire site and drawing across the Architectural merit, the introduction of an ecology school allows for the site to be maintained officially and monitored to ensure wildlife can be sustained and encouraged further in the new and improved environment.
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After his fist appearance on the show in July of 2008, Dr. Elia was invited back to talk in more detail about relationships. KJZZ in Salt Lake City aired the second show on October 20, 2008. AskDrElia.com was able to obtain permission to show you the clip here. Thanks KJZZ!
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Good morning, Samantha here with a using my brand new "Lovable Legends" stamp set. I just had to get this stamp set, because all the little characters are just adorable. This stamp set is part of Lawn Fawn's brand new release. I paired my Loch Ness monster with gold glittery cardstock, bright floral pattern paper, and aqua vellum. I finished off my card with baker's twine and layering the sentiment on the pattern paper.
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HIST-208 - Canadian-American Relations 1867 to the Present
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This course explores the relationship between Canada and the United States, primarily in diplomatic terms, touching on the military, political, economic, and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Canada has not always shared peaceful interactions with its neighbour. Students also come to understand the mercurial nature of Canadians' attitudes to Americans. Students are also made aware of the adjunct role played by Great Britain in the Canadian-American relationship.
Prerequisites: None, but HIST 202 and/or HIST 222 recommended.
Delivery Method: On-Campus Online
Credits: 3 | Length: 45 hours | Course Outline for HIST-208
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Billy Gray started his music career at the age of 6 when he started accordion lessons. These progressed through the years which gave him a very solid grounding in Music. All this initial spade work now pays dividends when it comes to building the Midi-File music that is the backbone of Jigsaw. The "Tuned" ears are a must for transposing song keys and detecting little anomalies in the selection of instruments, balance of one instrument to the others in the piece and in the overall presentation of the completed songs.
Billy's first guitar was bought and was followed by the serious business of learning to play the beast. Progress was made and "Garage" music was born as this was the only place the budding "Rock Star" was allowed to practice with parents shouting get out here with that ****** noise.
His first Band was formed and with a mixture of excitement and nerves, Billy played his first public performance in a career that has stretched over many decades. In this time he has shared numerous stages playing in support bands to many of the big named artistes of the time.
Although initially playing the guitar, he played a Vox Continental Organ in the next band and then on to Bass guitar when the regular player failed to turn up, and, just like the Beatles, the original bass player was sacked and Billy has played Bass ever since. Meeting so many other musicians has given an excellent window to many different styles and ideas which was all contributory to Billy's own ultimate distinctive style in both playing and singing in the versatile Duo known as Jigsaw.


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Wonderful – Day 2 & 3
31st May and 7th June 2015
With only one day to rest from the epic fight scene we filmed at The Deep in Hull, we were back on set for a second day of shooting. A very different feel to today's filming. We were filming in a nice, comfy house, with hot drinks on tap!
As we were looking for the house of an elderly man, the parents of our actress, Jo Gallagher, offered up their humble abode and it was perfect for what we were looking for.
Our lead actor, David Aston, who plays Donald, was made to look older and run down, and even came with his own granddad slippers! Looking the part, he now had to play the part, and play it he did perfectly. A great balance between a sad man, suffering from the onset of Alzheimer's Disease, and a grumpy old bugger who just wants to be left alone!
Jo Gallagher played the part of his long suffering daughter, Elizabeth, brilliantly. Showing a warming, caring affection for her father, but also the struggle of looking after an old man and feeling under appreciated. Obviously not when she's sticking two fingers up at the camera. There's always one. And it's always Jo!
We also had Chance Monahan, our amazing little seven year old actor, in the scene, playing Donald's grandson Charlie. As always with children, things take a little longer and you have to have a little more patience on set. Luckily Chance is my (Joe Monahan, the writer and co-director) son so it did make things easier! Plus he loves superheroes so is thrilled to be appearing in a film all about his new favourite superhero, Mr Wonderful!
This was the opening scene to the film so we had to make sure we had everything right. People judge a film from it's first scene, a short film is judged even sooner – the first shot, possibly even the first frame! Luckily for us, filming went smoothly (except for one particular shot that took about seventeen takes!) and everything looked amazing, but time seemed to fly away from us. Before we knew it, it was time to finish up after an eight hour shoot. We'd only got the living room scene filmed and therefore would have to return for the other scenes set in the house.
It was another great scene ticked off our list and we were all really impressed with the outcome of the day! And that we got to drink tea and coffee and eat lots of biscuits! Perfection!
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