Duavata “The Journey” Abby Young Documentary Proposal BCM200 Research and Project Models Bachelor of Film Production SAE Institute Sydney Image 1: Duavata Fiji Dance Group Table of Contents Introduction Pre-Production Introduction “Duavata” is a Fijian word, “dua” meaning one and “vata” meaning together, together meaning “coming together” (Vuicakau, 2012). “Duavata- The Journey” is proposed to serve as an observational and participatory documentary, highlighting Duavata (Fijian Dance group) and their display of the Fijian culture shown through the practice and performance of the ‘meke’. Meke is a ritualized, multimedia art form that captures and maintains Fijian traditions (Russell, p.102). As noted by Gladsworthy (1995),
Alejandro Perez February 25, 2012 Professor Altemus NBA Lockout The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as a result of the merge of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League. It is a very successful organization led by Commissioner David Stern. But like every organization the NBA has had its rocky times. A recent event was the fourth NBA lockout that lasted 161days and officially started on July 1, 2011, a day after the expiration of the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CAB). The CAB is a contract between the NBA and the Players Association that dictates the rules of the players’ contracts, trades revenue distribution, the NBA draft, and salary
And she has been nominated for a lot of awards for her movies and then she won the national society of film critics in New York City and she still makes a lot of films today the one that she just did was “secretariat”. And she is working on a new film that will come out next year. What Patrick Swayze did after the outsiders movie? He had a career before the movie he was
Rehearsal footage is featured on the feature film Cicadas, which won an Austin Film Festival award. [5] Performing at Central Park SummerStage on June 30, 2009 Explosions in the Sky quickly gained a reputation for themselves among other established local bands such as Lift to Experience. Temporary Residence Limited signed the band on the strength of their demo after only half a listen; the demo
Most Albums released in the early 90s would never even be made, much less released by major labels these days. Even the underground rapper of today pales in comparison to them. Yet another reason why that era was the best in hip-hop, regardless of the region. This is from the era where hip hop was feared by the mainstream... Now we have white pop singers (Timberlake) dissin "hip hop elite" on national television with no fear of retribution... I was watching the LA Riots special the other day and just thinking about who crushed our rebellious spirit and made us assimilate without a fight?
Casablanca is a stimulating story about an American refugee who meets with a former, loss lover, with astonishing complications. Warner Bros has no idea what they made when they produce this classic story of love and hardship. In about seventy years Casablanca has left a remarkable impression in movies and shows. There isn’t a time growing up when we haven’t seen a scene or heard a line from Casablanca, you probably just didn’t know it was from Casablanca. Just the other day I was watching a movie and there was a scene in some high class bar, and the bar owner quoted “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” Casablanca’s characters, dialogue, and music have become iconic.
The Hangover vs. Coming to America Comedy films have been entertaining the world for years, and as the years pass, filmmakers are constantly changing their humor and delivery to adapt to our rapid fast paced culture and society. While film directors Todd Phillips (The Hangover) and Jon Landis (Coming to America) have both created some very memorable, yet humorous films. Phillips’ film embodied one of the insane thoughts one would consider when having a bachelor party in Vegas. Landis’ film told a story of a Prince from Africa seeking to dismiss tradition in his family and search for his bride. Although they were created about 20 years apart, both comedies shared the same dry sense of humor, silly random characters and similar male oriented
As a teenager Shakur attend Baltimore School for the Art, where he took acting, dance and include ballet classes. Living in Baltimore is where Tupac discovered rap music and began performing. In 1991 Tupac became a solo artists and came out with song “Brenda got a baby” and “I get around”, which blew up on the charts. Tupac was quickly becoming the most popular rapper in the west coast. He even starred in multiply movies roles, such as Poetic Justice and Above the
The story that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839 was once widely promoted and widely believed, but there was and is no evidence for this claim, except for the testimony of one man decades after the fact, and there is a great deal of persuasive counter-evidence. Doubleday left many letters and papers, but they contain no description of baseball or even a suggestion that he considered himself a prominent person in the history of the game. His New York Timesobituary makes no mention of baseball, nor does a 1911 encyclopedia article about Doubleday. The distinct evolution of baseball from among the various bat-and-ball games is difficult to trace with precision. Oina, a very similar bat-and-ball traditional game played in Romaniawas
The hippie legacy can be observed in contemporary culture in myriad forms — from health food, to music festivals, to contemporary sexual mores, and even to the cyberspace revolution. On January 14, 1967, the outdoor Human Be-In organized by Michael Bowen helped to popularize hippie culture across the United States, with 20,000 hippies gathering in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. On March 26, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick and 10,000 hippies came together in Manhattan for the Central Park Be-In on Easter Sunday. The Monterey Pop Festival from June 16 to June 18 introduced the rock music of the counterculture to a wide audience and marked the start of the "Summer of Love. "[46] Scott McKenzie's rendition of John Phillips' song, "San Francisco", became a hit in the United States and Europe.