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A Filmmaker's Guide to: The Lost Generation
In this chapter of āthe filmmakerās guideā weāre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the āfilmmakerās guideā - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youāre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerās guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Birdman (2014)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019ās book ā1001 Movies to See Before You Dieā and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonāt be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youāll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookās suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnāt doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weāre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weāre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like āJokerā will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donāt hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letās get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A song for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
āChimes of Freedomā is an amazing song, I think we can all agree. It is just Bob Dylan singing out his brilliant poetry into the void of the messed up earth, hoping that even one person hears it and spreads the word of equality, justice and goodness. The song goes over every single type of person that would possibly be impacted by their basic rights being taken away. This is Bob Dylanās explanation letter and gives us a story underneath about human rights and how we should never have to be afraid of war because it should not be in the hands of people who cannot control themselves. I think Bob Dylan always wanted President Kennedy to do more about these people in his office and yet, President Kennedy was stuck in the same situation until his upsetting and untimely death by assassination.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
Book Review: "The Song of the Lark" by Willa Cather
Willa Cather is normally an author I have avoided. Since reading āO Pioneers!ā I have not really been too into her work. I find that the stories are all rather the same and I have read about three of her books now to think that. āThe Song of the Larkā though, is actually something refreshingly different to her normal doomed romances filled with fleeting estranged friends and distrust etc. āThe Song of the Larkā is actually mildly disturbing at times. It is sad at times as well. But most of all, it is not very well written. Yes, it might be refreshingly different in storyline and it might be a bit disturbing now and again and the girl seems like she is being exploited for her singing voice by others - but the book is badly written. It is dry and it is dull. I am not going to lie, this really is not like the other experiences I have had with Willa Cather. Normally, I am quite fond of her writing style, which seems super deep and dark, tearing away at the soul with a rugged-cloth covered knife. However, this book just seemed a bit sad and a bit dull. It just did not have the same impact as the other novels by her.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Juxtaposition
In this chapter of āthe filmmakerās guideā weāre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the āfilmmakerās guideā - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youāre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerās guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019ās book ā1001 Movies to See Before You Dieā and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonāt be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youāll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookās suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnāt doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weāre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weāre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like āJokerā will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donāt hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letās get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Serve
The Beauty of āMississippiā
āMississippiā as you know, is not only my favourite Bob Dylan song but it is also my favourite song of all time, by anyone. The beauty of the song is not only through the poetic lyrics and mind-blowing imagery but also through the way in which the song sounds. The songās melody is incredibly calming. I imagine listening to it on a hot Summerās Day, sitting on the steps leading up to my garden with a glass of water and a fresh salad with tomatoes on the plant in my garden. It is a very refreshingly calm song and it just sounds beautiful. So I would like to tell you about the beauty of the lyrics as well and why I see it as so gorgeously written.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
Verbal Bullying: An Experience
Whilst I was on my undergraduate degree, I was unusually popular and because I had never been popular before, I tried my utmost to keep out of everyoneās drama and just befriend everyone. (Note: if you read the previous article in which I was not popular on my postgraduate then please understand I am talking about two different university institutions. I enjoyed my undergraduate university so much more because the people were a billion times nicer and my course head was a mind-blowing genius. Go and read her books, her name is Dr. Elizabeth Jayne Bennett). Yes, as I was saying, when I was on my undergraduate degree, I was just trying to be friends with everyone, help people out where need be and just be a nice person and treat everyone equally. Unfortunately, this does not work apparently and even then, I got treated a bit questionably by someone on my course. I am not going to name names so let us just call her B - no her name does not even start with B so donāt get snooping around.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Humans
Some Men Don't Read Female Authors...
V.S Naipaul, author of the legendary book āA Bend in the Riverā, once stated something along the lines of the fact that female writers are overtly emotional and so their writing is not as good as menās writing. Since then, there has been a massive discussion about men who actively do not read female writers due to the fact that:
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Man on the Street: The "Time Out of Mind" Experience
Whilst I was on my postgraduate degree, as you know, I did not have many friends. That was not due to bullying or malice on someone elseās part towards me but instead it was because I chose to. I chose not to befriend these people because I found them snobby, especially the way they talked about literature and how it āwas not intelligentā to read popular novels etc. They were very arrogant about the community of people who like to read things like beach reads, YA and mainstream Sci-Fi and would make jokes about it. They would make jokes about people who were less well-off than them and honestly, it made me feel uncomfortable and sick even though may parents had to pay to send me to school. I still cannot fathom how people can be so nasty. When I was studying poetry, I would like to choose a random Bob Dylan album to inspire me in order to get my mind off other people. The album I chose here was āTime Out of Mindā.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
Book Review: "The Truce" by Mario Benedetti
When I first heard about this book I was very surprised I had not read it and this was because a few months ago, I took it upon myself to read all the books written by Mario Benedetti and somehow I missed this one. āThe Truceā is about a man who falls in love with a woman - so thatās pretty simple isnāt it? No, it isnāt. A man sees his life falling apart and falls in love with this woman who he has been crushing on for a while, clearly. When they get together, the book gets incredibly happier and happier. Their lives are on the up, but then the climactic point of the book comes and changes the entire situation. It is something that I do not want to actually say but it is really, really upsetting and it is literally something I did not see coming. But the book itself is as well written as the last book I read by him which was āSpringtime in a Broken Mirrorā and his writing always has this tone of a mix between romanticising life and being brutally honest about opinions. When he wrote this into āThe Truceā, he used the voices of the main characters as the narrators through diary entries and, by doing this, has heightened the experience of love, romanticisms of life and brutally honest reflections to the point of no return. It is pure brilliance.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Ginger, Toffee and Lime Cupcakes [+ a Surprise Inside!]
In this chapter of āthe filmmakerās guideā weāre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the āfilmmakerās guideā - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youāre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerās guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Feast
