Il mondo dello sport deve affrontare molti problemi oggigiorno se ne vedono molti nelle preparazioni per la coppa del mondo in brasile.
Credo che la coppa del mondo in Brasile sia un grande problema e e' un esempio perfetto degli fallimenti della logistica nel mondo del sport. Sempre ai problemi con grandi eventi, particolarmente con riguarda alle eventi sportive. Per esempio, soltanto nelle Olimpiade de Londra 2012 si ha spendono troppo, due miliardi di piu'. Nel brasile il principale problema anche e' che il governo di quel paese non ha I soldi per spendere su cose come eventi sportive, e' piu' importante di concentrarsi sulla propria patria quando stano in un urgente bisognio di aiuta. Perciò, se fossi politico, girarei l'attenzione sulla gente che ne ha bisogno di piu', facendo piu' per la comunita e meno per lo sport, che gia a luoghi in cui si possa celebrare.
Il governo non dovrebbe cosi tanti soldi sugli sport inernali, dato che non abbiamo molto sucesso in questi sport
Benche credo che la somma di denaro che Brasile sta spendendo nella coppa mondiale sia troppo, tutto dipende dal paese a cui mi sto riferiscendo. Se fosse ospitato nel UK o un altro paese con piu' di soldi, non credo che ha un problema. Sarebbe l'olimpiade di Londra fosse costso, ha auitato molto alla econommia de L'inghliterra da attraendo turisti. Senza Dubbio fu stato un evento molto arrichente, pero si tratta di una scelta personale si se crede che il bilancio sia giusto. tutto considerato, penso che ne valevi la pena, eppure, credo che l'olimpiade invernali non lo sono. Il sport no sempre e' sopre il sucesso, pero per quanto riguarda il sport invernali,il governo dovrebbe pensare che non si possa spendere piu' di soldi in queste attivita. Sto a favore di girare il foco al sport 'normale', perche si prattica con piu di frequenza e e' piu' popolare. Nonostante il sport invernali sono belli, si deve considerare che il governo unicamente deve spendere nel' interesi la gente britanica in generale e la realita e' che non si fa tanto quanto il calcio, per esempio, perche UK ha un clima caldo.
Friday, 21 March 2014
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Reflective analysis
I had watched many other short films in my research into what to include in mine and had discovered that a lot of shorts feature prominently the theme of death. With only a few minutes available to make the audience feel something for the characters, I decided that a heightened emotional situation such as the grief over the death of a friend would be the most adequate in creating drama within the short in a small time period. From this concept I began to develop the script and storyboard. At the commence, my screenplay was very different to the one that appears in my final draft, the original film contained dialogue and a much more complex plot that would have struggled to find an adequate resolution in under five minutes. The script went through many changes; I eradicated all dialogue and decided to use more visual elements to convey the story, and I significantly simplified the plot so that it would be easier to film for both me and the actors.
After the outline of the story was produced, I created a storyboard roughly outlining the shots I wanted to use. Cinematography is a key element in aiding the visual telling of the story and as my short heavily relies on the visual, a variety of shots, lighting, and camera movement was needed to help the movement of the plot, to create meaning, and interesting viewing experience. I ensured in my storyboard that I used a range of different shots and camera techniques that were also practical to film and not overly distracting so as to take away from the narrative of the short. In retrospect it is evident that I should have used more camera movement but due to the lack of equipment (dollys ect.) I had a limited options as to what camera movements I could produce with the Canon 550D and a tripod without them looking unprofessional and shaky, as a consequence of this I only used pans.
I cast the male actor in the film after the recommendation of a friend who is in a drama club with him, after a tester shoot decided that he would be a good choice for the film as he could act quite well which was necessary to the serious element of the short. The female actor was cast in Spain as she was closer to the location in Spain in which the opening sequence was filmed and for the sake of practicality this was my only option.
After I had decided on my actors and made sure I had a detailed outline what I was going to film, I commenced shooting at my locations. My first location is an abandoned railway and neighbouring factories, I chose this as the backdrop for the opening sequence as I thought that the urban decay shot in black and white would give a nice somber background to the death of the character while also creating some interesting visuals. The following sequence of the failed exam was filmed at school, this was due to practicality and also aided in lessening the search for props and materials as they were readily available nearby. The final scene and rest of the short was filmed at my house as it was easily accessible to the actor but in hindsight I would have shot those scenes in another house as the bad lighting causes technical difficulties and produced grainy shots.
To compensate for the difference in lighting in both the school and home scenes and the overpowering yellow tones due to bad lighting in the latter, I colour corrected the scenes in Adobe Premier and reduced the saturation to give an overall more coherent appearance to the short. I also made the opening sequence black and white using this software and changed the brightness and contrast to give the short a more cinematic feel. I began visual effects editing shortly after I had completed my craft-editing, which involved selecting the best clips and cutting them to suit the pace of the short. I used mainly non-diegetic sound with Vampire Weekend's 'Hannah Hunt' to give the short a melancholic feel and then a sense of tension as the song progresses and becomes louder in cohesion with the escalating drama of the short. It was also necessary for me to add diegetic sound, mostly foley sound effects to give a sense of the actions of the character with the film's world, despite there being no dialogue as I felt without it the short felt more like a music video.
I had watched many other short films in my research into what to include in mine and had discovered that a lot of shorts feature prominently the theme of death. With only a few minutes available to make the audience feel something for the characters, I decided that a heightened emotional situation such as the grief over the death of a friend would be the most adequate in creating drama within the short in a small time period. From this concept I began to develop the script and storyboard. At the commence, my screenplay was very different to the one that appears in my final draft, the original film contained dialogue and a much more complex plot that would have struggled to find an adequate resolution in under five minutes. The script went through many changes; I eradicated all dialogue and decided to use more visual elements to convey the story, and I significantly simplified the plot so that it would be easier to film for both me and the actors.
After the outline of the story was produced, I created a storyboard roughly outlining the shots I wanted to use. Cinematography is a key element in aiding the visual telling of the story and as my short heavily relies on the visual, a variety of shots, lighting, and camera movement was needed to help the movement of the plot, to create meaning, and interesting viewing experience. I ensured in my storyboard that I used a range of different shots and camera techniques that were also practical to film and not overly distracting so as to take away from the narrative of the short. In retrospect it is evident that I should have used more camera movement but due to the lack of equipment (dollys ect.) I had a limited options as to what camera movements I could produce with the Canon 550D and a tripod without them looking unprofessional and shaky, as a consequence of this I only used pans.
I cast the male actor in the film after the recommendation of a friend who is in a drama club with him, after a tester shoot decided that he would be a good choice for the film as he could act quite well which was necessary to the serious element of the short. The female actor was cast in Spain as she was closer to the location in Spain in which the opening sequence was filmed and for the sake of practicality this was my only option.
After I had decided on my actors and made sure I had a detailed outline what I was going to film, I commenced shooting at my locations. My first location is an abandoned railway and neighbouring factories, I chose this as the backdrop for the opening sequence as I thought that the urban decay shot in black and white would give a nice somber background to the death of the character while also creating some interesting visuals. The following sequence of the failed exam was filmed at school, this was due to practicality and also aided in lessening the search for props and materials as they were readily available nearby. The final scene and rest of the short was filmed at my house as it was easily accessible to the actor but in hindsight I would have shot those scenes in another house as the bad lighting causes technical difficulties and produced grainy shots.
To compensate for the difference in lighting in both the school and home scenes and the overpowering yellow tones due to bad lighting in the latter, I colour corrected the scenes in Adobe Premier and reduced the saturation to give an overall more coherent appearance to the short. I also made the opening sequence black and white using this software and changed the brightness and contrast to give the short a more cinematic feel. I began visual effects editing shortly after I had completed my craft-editing, which involved selecting the best clips and cutting them to suit the pace of the short. I used mainly non-diegetic sound with Vampire Weekend's 'Hannah Hunt' to give the short a melancholic feel and then a sense of tension as the song progresses and becomes louder in cohesion with the escalating drama of the short. It was also necessary for me to add diegetic sound, mostly foley sound effects to give a sense of the actions of the character with the film's world, despite there being no dialogue as I felt without it the short felt more like a music video.
Sunday, 15 December 2013
Al futuro voglio essere regista perche mi piace molto il mondo del film, e penso che sia un lavoro molto eccitante. Pero non e una meta realista e non sappio ancora se sia possibile fare, come conseguenza credo che ((faresti))) un cineoperatore. Di questo modo possono avere un lavoro piu realista senza rinunciando il desiderio per lavorare in l'industria cinematografica. I miei capacita perspnali piu importanti rispetto a questo posto e un amore per i film, la dedicazione e la mia conoscenza di l'informatione che richiedere questo mestiere.
Credo che gli aspetti piu imporanti di un posto di lavoro siano colleghi simpatici, non si possono lavorare in un ambiente teso. Anche penso che un salario decente sia importante e che il posto sia piacevole. Benche un lavoro interestante stimulanti e valioso, un ottimo stipendio e importante. Anche, e fundametal che siano felice lavorando, e piu imporante essere contenti che essere ricchi!
In passato i giovani sempre hanno desiderio un lavoro che si possono usare come una carriera, come essere dottore, agricoltore o elettricista. Ma ogni giorno i giovani sono influenzato dalla televisione e le reality, questo causa che i giovani vogliono avere un occupazione che da a loro un salario eccelente per essere ricchi, senza fare molto per meritarlo, come le stella della televisione.
Credo che gli aspetti piu imporanti di un posto di lavoro siano colleghi simpatici, non si possono lavorare in un ambiente teso. Anche penso che un salario decente sia importante e che il posto sia piacevole. Benche un lavoro interestante stimulanti e valioso, un ottimo stipendio e importante. Anche, e fundametal che siano felice lavorando, e piu imporante essere contenti che essere ricchi!
In passato i giovani sempre hanno desiderio un lavoro che si possono usare come una carriera, come essere dottore, agricoltore o elettricista. Ma ogni giorno i giovani sono influenzato dalla televisione e le reality, questo causa che i giovani vogliono avere un occupazione che da a loro un salario eccelente per essere ricchi, senza fare molto per meritarlo, come le stella della televisione.
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Jason and the Argonauts
After the death of King Cretheus, the Aeolian Pelias usurped the Iolcan throne from his half-brother Aeson and became king of Iolcus in Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos). Because of this unlawful act, an oracle warned him that a descendant of Aeolus would seek revenge. Pelias put to death every prominent descendant of Aeolus he could, but spared Aeson because of the pleas of their mother Tyro. Instead, Pelias kept Aeson prisoner and forced him to renounce his inheritance. Aeson married Alcimede, who bore him a son named Jason. Pelias intended to kill the baby at once, but Alcimede summoned her kinswomen to weep over him as if he were stillborn. She faked a burial and smuggled the baby to Mount Pelion. He was raised by the centaur Chiron, the trainer of heroes.
When Jason was 20 years old, an oracle ordered him to dress as a Magnesian and head to the Iolcan court. While traveling Jason lost his sandal crossing the muddy Anavros river while helping an old woman (Hera in disguise). The goddess was angry with King Pelias for killing his stepmother Sidero after she had sought refuge in Hera's temple.
Another oracle warned Pelias to be on his guard against a man with one shoe. Pelias was presiding over a sacrifice to Poseidon with several neighboring kings in attendance. Among the crowd stood a tall youth in leopard skin with only one sandal. Pelias recognized that Jason was his nephew. He could not kill him because prominent kings of the Aeolian family were present. Instead, he asked Jason: "What would you do if an oracle announced that one of your fellow-citizens were destined to kill you?". Jason replied that he would send him to go and fetch the Golden Fleece, not knowing that Hera had put those words in his mouth.
Jason learned later that Pelias was being haunted by the ghost of Phrixus. Phrixus had fled from Orchomenus riding on a divine ram to avoid being sacrificed and took refuge in Colchis where he was later denied proper burial. According to an oracle, Iolcus would never prosper unless his ghost was taken back in a ship, together with the golden ram's fleece. This fleece now hung from a tree in the grove of the Colchian Ares, guarded night and day by a dragon that never slept. Pelias swore before Zeus that he would give up the throne at Jason's return while expecting that Jason's attempt to steal the Golden Fleece would be a fatal enterprise. However, Hera acted in Jason's favour during the perilous journey.
Jason arrived in Colchis (modern Black Sea coast of Georgia) to claim the fleece as his own. It was owned by King Aeetes of Colchis. The fleece was given to him by Phrixus. Aeetes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three certain tasks. Presented with the tasks, Jason became discouraged and fell into depression. However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to make Aeetes's daughter, Medea, fall in love with Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had to plow a field with fire-breathing oxen, the Khalkotauroi, that he had to yoke himself. Medea provided an ointment that protected him from the oxen's flames. Then, Jason sowed the teeth of a dragon into a field. The teeth sprouted into an army of warriors (spartoi). Medea had previously warned Jason of this and told him how to defeat this foe. Before they attacked him, he threw a rock into the crowd. Unable to discover where the rock had come from, the soldiers attacked and defeated one another. His last task was to overcome the sleepless dragon which guarded the Golden Fleece. Jason sprayed the dragon with a potion, given by Medea, distilled from herbs. The dragon fell asleep, and Jason was able to seize the Golden Fleece. He then sailed away with Medea. Medea distracted her father, who chased them as they fled, by killing her brother Apsyrtus and throwing pieces of his body into the sea; Aeetes stopped to gather them. In another version, Medea lured Apsyrtus into a trap. Jason killed him, chopped off his fingers and toes, and buried the corpse. In any case, Jason and Medea escaped.
In Corinth, Jason became engaged to marry Creusa (sometimes referred to as Glauce), a daughter of the King of Corinth, to strengthen his political ties. When Medea confronted Jason about the engagement and cited all the help she had given him, he retorted that it was not she that he should thank, but Aphrodite who made Medea fall in love with him. Infuriated with Jason for breaking his vow that he would be hers forever, Medea took her revenge by presenting to Creusa a cursed dress, as a wedding gift, that stuck to her body and burned her to death as soon as she put it on. Creusa's father, Creon, burned to death with his daughter as he tried to save her. Then Medea killed the two boys that she bore to Jason, fearing that they would be murdered or enslaved as a result of their mother's actions. When Jason came to know of this, Medea was already gone; she fled to Athens in a chariot sent by her grandfather, the sun-god Helios.
Later Jason and Peleus, father of the hero Achilles, attacked and defeated Acastus, reclaiming the throne of Iolcus for himself once more. Jason's son, Thessalus, then became king.
As a result of breaking his vow to love Medea forever, Jason lost his favor with Hera and died lonely and unhappy. He was asleep under the stern of the rotting Argo when it fell on him, killing him instantly.
When Jason was 20 years old, an oracle ordered him to dress as a Magnesian and head to the Iolcan court. While traveling Jason lost his sandal crossing the muddy Anavros river while helping an old woman (Hera in disguise). The goddess was angry with King Pelias for killing his stepmother Sidero after she had sought refuge in Hera's temple.
Another oracle warned Pelias to be on his guard against a man with one shoe. Pelias was presiding over a sacrifice to Poseidon with several neighboring kings in attendance. Among the crowd stood a tall youth in leopard skin with only one sandal. Pelias recognized that Jason was his nephew. He could not kill him because prominent kings of the Aeolian family were present. Instead, he asked Jason: "What would you do if an oracle announced that one of your fellow-citizens were destined to kill you?". Jason replied that he would send him to go and fetch the Golden Fleece, not knowing that Hera had put those words in his mouth.
Jason learned later that Pelias was being haunted by the ghost of Phrixus. Phrixus had fled from Orchomenus riding on a divine ram to avoid being sacrificed and took refuge in Colchis where he was later denied proper burial. According to an oracle, Iolcus would never prosper unless his ghost was taken back in a ship, together with the golden ram's fleece. This fleece now hung from a tree in the grove of the Colchian Ares, guarded night and day by a dragon that never slept. Pelias swore before Zeus that he would give up the throne at Jason's return while expecting that Jason's attempt to steal the Golden Fleece would be a fatal enterprise. However, Hera acted in Jason's favour during the perilous journey.
Jason arrived in Colchis (modern Black Sea coast of Georgia) to claim the fleece as his own. It was owned by King Aeetes of Colchis. The fleece was given to him by Phrixus. Aeetes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three certain tasks. Presented with the tasks, Jason became discouraged and fell into depression. However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to make Aeetes's daughter, Medea, fall in love with Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had to plow a field with fire-breathing oxen, the Khalkotauroi, that he had to yoke himself. Medea provided an ointment that protected him from the oxen's flames. Then, Jason sowed the teeth of a dragon into a field. The teeth sprouted into an army of warriors (spartoi). Medea had previously warned Jason of this and told him how to defeat this foe. Before they attacked him, he threw a rock into the crowd. Unable to discover where the rock had come from, the soldiers attacked and defeated one another. His last task was to overcome the sleepless dragon which guarded the Golden Fleece. Jason sprayed the dragon with a potion, given by Medea, distilled from herbs. The dragon fell asleep, and Jason was able to seize the Golden Fleece. He then sailed away with Medea. Medea distracted her father, who chased them as they fled, by killing her brother Apsyrtus and throwing pieces of his body into the sea; Aeetes stopped to gather them. In another version, Medea lured Apsyrtus into a trap. Jason killed him, chopped off his fingers and toes, and buried the corpse. In any case, Jason and Medea escaped.
In Corinth, Jason became engaged to marry Creusa (sometimes referred to as Glauce), a daughter of the King of Corinth, to strengthen his political ties. When Medea confronted Jason about the engagement and cited all the help she had given him, he retorted that it was not she that he should thank, but Aphrodite who made Medea fall in love with him. Infuriated with Jason for breaking his vow that he would be hers forever, Medea took her revenge by presenting to Creusa a cursed dress, as a wedding gift, that stuck to her body and burned her to death as soon as she put it on. Creusa's father, Creon, burned to death with his daughter as he tried to save her. Then Medea killed the two boys that she bore to Jason, fearing that they would be murdered or enslaved as a result of their mother's actions. When Jason came to know of this, Medea was already gone; she fled to Athens in a chariot sent by her grandfather, the sun-god Helios.
Later Jason and Peleus, father of the hero Achilles, attacked and defeated Acastus, reclaiming the throne of Iolcus for himself once more. Jason's son, Thessalus, then became king.
As a result of breaking his vow to love Medea forever, Jason lost his favor with Hera and died lonely and unhappy. He was asleep under the stern of the rotting Argo when it fell on him, killing him instantly.
Thursday, 28 November 2013
How does Odysseus try to gain the pity of Nausicaa in this passage?
Odysseus tries to gain Nausicaa's pity in his speech as she is his only hope in making his way back home. He uses his skill as a diplomatic speaker to appeal to Nausicaa and convince her to take pity on him: 'Princess, I am at your knees. Are you some goddess or mortal woman? If you are one of the gods who live in the wide heaven, it is Artemis... that your beauty grace and stature most remind me' by comparing her to the goddess Artemis, Odysseus is complimenting Nausicaa on the highest possible level, comparing her 'beauty, grace and stature' to one of the immortal gods. Odysseus employes flattery to encourage her to take mercy on him by presenting himself as an amiable character, therefore making Nausicaa more susceptible to feeling pity for him as he is a good person. Also, the imagery of the supplication 'I am at your knees' creates a sense of desperation and shows how dire a situation Odysseus must have been in to beg for help in this way, leading the princess to show sympathy as it was a pius obligation in Homeric society to tend to any man that sought help on their knees.
Similarly, Odysseus aids Nausicaa in characterising him as a good person by praising her in aspects of her life that were highly regarded for young women at the time: 'then thrice-blessed indeed are your father and your lady mother; thrice-blessed your brothers too... but he is most blessed of them all who with his wedding gifts can win you and take you home as a bride' Through the repetition of 'thrice-blessed' Odysseus emphasises how her family consider her a prized daughter, a great compliment for a young girl living in the homeric society. Furthermore, the use of the superlative 'most blessed' is employed to convey the notion that she would make the perfect bride. This would flatter Nausicaa greatly as she wishes to find a suitable husband. All these compliments serve to give her a good impression of Odysseus, therefore making her more susceptible to pitying him.
In contrast with the adulation, Odysseus also uses an anecdotal element to the speech to explain the harsh conditions he has endured to travel to the land of the Phaeacians: 'though my sufferings are serious enough...after nineteen days, I made my escape from the wine-dark sea' Odysseus employs the metaphor of the 'wine-dark' sea to connote to suffering and pain by creating an image of the sea as blood. He uses this as a symbol for his suffering, and re-iterates the severity of the situation by expressing how long he had to endure those conditions for: 'nineteen days'. By recalling the terrible situation through which he has come on to the shores of Scheria, Odysseus conjures pity in Nausicaa by creating awe within her for the gravity of awful conditions he has lived through.
In addition to this, Odysseus attempts to gain the pity of Nausicaa by displaying his desperation: 'I have no hope that my troubles will come to an end; the gods have plenty in store for me before that can be. Pity me, princess.' By using the negative 'no hope', Odysseus demonstrates his despair as he does not believe that he will fare well even after the ordeal he suffered at sea. Moreover, he introduces the idea of fate, that he cannot avoid his misgrievances much as he tries; this causes Nausicaa to pity him as she knows that his future suffering is inevitable. Odysseus also utilizes the final minor sentence 'Pity me, princess' as a final supplication for sympathy. By referring to her as 'princess' he is also gaining her respect by addressing her by her appropriate title, making her more likely to appreciate his last plea for mercy.
Similarly, Odysseus aids Nausicaa in characterising him as a good person by praising her in aspects of her life that were highly regarded for young women at the time: 'then thrice-blessed indeed are your father and your lady mother; thrice-blessed your brothers too... but he is most blessed of them all who with his wedding gifts can win you and take you home as a bride' Through the repetition of 'thrice-blessed' Odysseus emphasises how her family consider her a prized daughter, a great compliment for a young girl living in the homeric society. Furthermore, the use of the superlative 'most blessed' is employed to convey the notion that she would make the perfect bride. This would flatter Nausicaa greatly as she wishes to find a suitable husband. All these compliments serve to give her a good impression of Odysseus, therefore making her more susceptible to pitying him.
In contrast with the adulation, Odysseus also uses an anecdotal element to the speech to explain the harsh conditions he has endured to travel to the land of the Phaeacians: 'though my sufferings are serious enough...after nineteen days, I made my escape from the wine-dark sea' Odysseus employs the metaphor of the 'wine-dark' sea to connote to suffering and pain by creating an image of the sea as blood. He uses this as a symbol for his suffering, and re-iterates the severity of the situation by expressing how long he had to endure those conditions for: 'nineteen days'. By recalling the terrible situation through which he has come on to the shores of Scheria, Odysseus conjures pity in Nausicaa by creating awe within her for the gravity of awful conditions he has lived through.
In addition to this, Odysseus attempts to gain the pity of Nausicaa by displaying his desperation: 'I have no hope that my troubles will come to an end; the gods have plenty in store for me before that can be. Pity me, princess.' By using the negative 'no hope', Odysseus demonstrates his despair as he does not believe that he will fare well even after the ordeal he suffered at sea. Moreover, he introduces the idea of fate, that he cannot avoid his misgrievances much as he tries; this causes Nausicaa to pity him as she knows that his future suffering is inevitable. Odysseus also utilizes the final minor sentence 'Pity me, princess' as a final supplication for sympathy. By referring to her as 'princess' he is also gaining her respect by addressing her by her appropriate title, making her more likely to appreciate his last plea for mercy.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
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