Name: Sergey Barbulat
Name Of Play: The Storm
Role In The Play: Ronan
Roles Of The Other Cast Members: Lianne as Kathleen, Sonya as Brielle, Michala as Aoife and Niki as Saorise
Answer the following questions in order to assess yourself and the effectiveness of your group and members and determine the problem-solving strategies that worked within your group dynamic.
1. How do you feel about the role you were given and how well you did your job in this project? Give specific examples of your experience.
I was very pleased with the role I was given because I enjoyed playing my character very much. He had many parts in the play that I really enjoyed doing, for example, the ending scene where he gets mad at Kathleen.
Next time, I would try to be more focused throughout the entire rehearsing and practicing process because I feel that at times I slacked off or acted too silly and got distracted from the task at hand.
Next time, I would not silly and distract myself and my group members and stay on task so that we have a better time practice and end up doing a better job performing overall.
2. How did you contribute to this project? Give at least 2 specific examples.I offered some ideas on the stage, blocking, lighting and costumes. I helped set up the stage for practices and the performance itself and I helped clean up afterwards.
Next time, I would offer more ideas and opinions, help more when it came to the stage and be a more productive group member.
Next time, I would not slack off at times when my group needed me and not be a helpful person.
3. How do you feel about the contributions from other members of your group and the division of labour (work) for the project? Be specific to each team member.I feel that for the most part the work was evenly distributed. Lianne and Sonya were kind of our leadesr in the project. They were the main voices when it came to blocking and the stage, etc. because they were the most knowledgeable with that. Niki and Michala offered tons of ideas for the blocking and stage and it showed. Overall, the work was evenly divided for the most part. Everyone did their jobs successfuly. Of course, there were a few issues and set backs but they were resolved fairly quickly.
4. When it comes to dealing with differences of opinion within your group:
Next time, I would be more vocal and opinionated when it came to arguments and disputes between group members.
Next time, I would not sit back and watch my group members argue. I would speak up and help them figure things out.
5. In dealing with group members who were not fulfilling their responsibilities:
Next time, I would confront them about it and tell them to get to work and stop slacking off.
Next time, I would not sit back and let them do whatever they wanted.
Ratings:
Overall, I would rate our group's ability to remain on task as:
Unsatisfactory/ Fair/ Good/ Excellent
Overall, I would rate our group's ability to be open, respectful, and communicative as:
Unsatisfactory/ Fair/ Good/ Excellent
Overall, I would rate our group's ability to use the strengths of all of our members as:
Unsatisfactory/ Fair/ Good/ Excellent
How successful was your One Act? Give specific examples for your reasons.
Unsatisfactory/ Fair/ Good/ Excellent
I feel that our play went well but at some parts people either forgot their lines or stumbled over their words in my case. If it weren't for those things happening I think that our performance could've been better but I still think we did an ok job nonetheless.
Next time, I would contribute more ideas, stay on task better and be a more productive group member.
Next time, I would not let my group members argue. I would help them talk it out and resolve their issues.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Psycho-Physical Reflection
My favourite assignment would have to be Technique Exercise #6. It was the one that I did with Lindsay where we both were restricted to 3 lines each. I really enjoyed working with her and I liked our performance very much. I felt that we had great chemistry and worked well on stage.
My least favourite assignment would probably have to be Technique Exercise #4, where we had to recreate a phone conversation. I did not enjoy doing this assignment because I found it more difficult than the others. Also, while rehearsing I found myself feeling a bit awkward pretending to talk on the phone with someone.
One of the processes that helped develop my acting was something that Ms. Maxwell-Steele taught us to do and that was to already be in character before we walk on stage. I feel that it is something that helped me throughout these exercises and with other performances as well.
I remember one presentation that Dylan Draper did. It was the exercise where we had to walk into a room with a purpose, not say anything and leave. What Dylan did was walk into a room, forget why he walked into the room and leave. I thought it was a very clever and funny idea and I enjoyed it very much.
I learned that method acting is much harder than people might think. First and foremost, you always have to stay committed because if you don't you will never do nearly as well as you could. Also, I learned that there are many things you need to do and know when it comes method acting. It's not just you get a character and a script and go from there. You have to really analyze and plan out everything in order for it to work well and be understandable.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Independent vs. Corporate Owned Media
The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/04/osama-bin-laden-pictures_n_857568.html
The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05binladen.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=bin%20laden%20photos&st=cse
The two sources that I have chosen are "The Huffington Post" and "The New York Times". I feel that "The New York Times" might have biases in favour of the U.S., whereas "The Huffington Post" will be very unbiased seeing as it is a Canadian source and is independent. The article that I chose pertains to Barack Obama stating that he won't release the photos of a deceased Osama Bin Laden. In "The Huffington Post" article, it had many people within the U.S. government talk about the photos and how in order for the public to fully believe that Bin Laden is dead that they might need to release photos. It isn't necessarily a biased article, but it does only contain really one point of view and that would be from the American side. It doesn't favour anyone in particular so there isn't really any discrimination towards any other people. The article in "The New York Times" has the same point of views. All the views are from people in the U.S. government but there are a lot less of them. In this article you only get to hear form a few people and they all pretty much say the same thing. Also, unlike in "The Huffington Post" article, where it talks about the actual story throughout 90% of the article, in this one, it talks about the actual story for a couple paragraphs and then wanders off about the assault on Bin Laden. This article is a lot more U.S. biased and focuses more on the "triumphant victory". Overall, for both articles, for the most part the U.S. seems to benefit in one way or another and only U.S. voices are being included.
The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05binladen.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=bin%20laden%20photos&st=cse
The two sources that I have chosen are "The Huffington Post" and "The New York Times". I feel that "The New York Times" might have biases in favour of the U.S., whereas "The Huffington Post" will be very unbiased seeing as it is a Canadian source and is independent. The article that I chose pertains to Barack Obama stating that he won't release the photos of a deceased Osama Bin Laden. In "The Huffington Post" article, it had many people within the U.S. government talk about the photos and how in order for the public to fully believe that Bin Laden is dead that they might need to release photos. It isn't necessarily a biased article, but it does only contain really one point of view and that would be from the American side. It doesn't favour anyone in particular so there isn't really any discrimination towards any other people. The article in "The New York Times" has the same point of views. All the views are from people in the U.S. government but there are a lot less of them. In this article you only get to hear form a few people and they all pretty much say the same thing. Also, unlike in "The Huffington Post" article, where it talks about the actual story throughout 90% of the article, in this one, it talks about the actual story for a couple paragraphs and then wanders off about the assault on Bin Laden. This article is a lot more U.S. biased and focuses more on the "triumphant victory". Overall, for both articles, for the most part the U.S. seems to benefit in one way or another and only U.S. voices are being included.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Canadian Advertising Standards
Dawn Animals Commercial
This ad might have violated the clause of accuracy and clarity. It shows that supposedly the Dawn dish soap can help clean the oil off of animals. In reality, I don't really think that a bit of dish soap can clean off a tremendous amount of oil on animals. It isn't the most accurate ad but it is for a good cause so that's one thing good about it.
Scotiabank Ad
The one clause that this ad might have violated would be accuracy and clarity. The reason being is because they portrayed the bank as an airport where the woman was booking her ticket and making her Scotiabank account at the same time, which was kind of confusing. Also, they showed the attractive, supposed male pilot implying that with your free plane ride you would get an attractive male as well.
Rogers Ad
The clause that this ad violated is guarantees. In the ad it says that Rogers is "Canada's Most Reliable Network". They are not allowed to say that because they can't prove as to whether it is or isn't. It is a false and unsupported claim and therefore violates the clause.
Trenchcoat Ad
This ad in my opinion violates the unacceptable depictions and portrayals clause. It shows a woman flashing a man walking dog with only the trenchcoat on. This ad is somewhat demeaning towards women by making them "naughty" by wearing the trenchcoat and portraying them as sex objects.
American Apparel Sock Ad
This ad violates the disguised advertising techniques clause. It shows a woman in what looks like to be nothing but socks and underwear. The ad is supposed to be selling socks but instead it looks like it's selling the woman. It's hiding it's true product and hiding it's advertising intentions.
Dolce & Gabbana
The ad violated the unacceptable depictions and portrayals clause. It showed 5 men and 1 woman and one of the men was on top of the woman holding her down. This is discrimantory against women and is implying that they are the weaker sex. Also, this in some ways shows and approves domestic violence by showing the man holding down the woman aggressively.
Nike Ad #1
This ad violates the advertising to children clause. It is implying that boys shouldn't do ballet and that it's not masculine to do ballet. It is saying that it's wrong for a boy to like and do ballet and it's wrong for a parent, more specifically a dad, to take his son to ballet.
Nike Ad #2
This ad violates the disguised advertising techniques clause. The ad is for Nike but all the picture shows is a guy dunking over another guy and in the process shoving his groin in his face. It is a misguiding ad because you don't really understand what Nike is advertising in the first place.
Burger King Ad
This ad violates the unacceptable depictions and portrayals clause. This ad shows a woman about to eat a Burger King sandwich. What they obviously did with the picture is make it look like the woman is performing a sexual act but they put the sandwich there instead. Also, the quotes they use such as, "It'll blow your mind away" don't really help the cause either. It portrays women as sex objects and is very demeaning.
This ad might have violated the clause of accuracy and clarity. It shows that supposedly the Dawn dish soap can help clean the oil off of animals. In reality, I don't really think that a bit of dish soap can clean off a tremendous amount of oil on animals. It isn't the most accurate ad but it is for a good cause so that's one thing good about it.
Scotiabank Ad
The one clause that this ad might have violated would be accuracy and clarity. The reason being is because they portrayed the bank as an airport where the woman was booking her ticket and making her Scotiabank account at the same time, which was kind of confusing. Also, they showed the attractive, supposed male pilot implying that with your free plane ride you would get an attractive male as well.
Rogers Ad
The clause that this ad violated is guarantees. In the ad it says that Rogers is "Canada's Most Reliable Network". They are not allowed to say that because they can't prove as to whether it is or isn't. It is a false and unsupported claim and therefore violates the clause.
Trenchcoat Ad
This ad in my opinion violates the unacceptable depictions and portrayals clause. It shows a woman flashing a man walking dog with only the trenchcoat on. This ad is somewhat demeaning towards women by making them "naughty" by wearing the trenchcoat and portraying them as sex objects.
American Apparel Sock Ad
This ad violates the disguised advertising techniques clause. It shows a woman in what looks like to be nothing but socks and underwear. The ad is supposed to be selling socks but instead it looks like it's selling the woman. It's hiding it's true product and hiding it's advertising intentions.
Dolce & Gabbana
The ad violated the unacceptable depictions and portrayals clause. It showed 5 men and 1 woman and one of the men was on top of the woman holding her down. This is discrimantory against women and is implying that they are the weaker sex. Also, this in some ways shows and approves domestic violence by showing the man holding down the woman aggressively.
Nike Ad #1
This ad violates the advertising to children clause. It is implying that boys shouldn't do ballet and that it's not masculine to do ballet. It is saying that it's wrong for a boy to like and do ballet and it's wrong for a parent, more specifically a dad, to take his son to ballet.
Nike Ad #2
This ad violates the disguised advertising techniques clause. The ad is for Nike but all the picture shows is a guy dunking over another guy and in the process shoving his groin in his face. It is a misguiding ad because you don't really understand what Nike is advertising in the first place.
Burger King Ad
This ad violates the unacceptable depictions and portrayals clause. This ad shows a woman about to eat a Burger King sandwich. What they obviously did with the picture is make it look like the woman is performing a sexual act but they put the sandwich there instead. Also, the quotes they use such as, "It'll blow your mind away" don't really help the cause either. It portrays women as sex objects and is very demeaning.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Bin Laden Article Comparison
The New York Times Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/opinion/03tue1.html?scp=1&sq=editorial%20the%20long%20awaited%20news&st=cse
BBC Article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13268517
1. Who owns each source?
My two articles are from The New York Times and from BBC.
2. What does the source say explicitly about the story? Give a summary.
The New York Times article basically sums up the feelings and moments after it was announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed. It talks about President Obama's speech and what he talked about. Pointing out certain things like, "justice has been done" and that the U.S. will be “relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies” — but “true to the values that make us who we are.” It also said that this is an example and a warning given to the Taliban that the U.S. won't give up.
The BBC article talks about Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the ISI, and how they are embarrased for their failures for not locating Bin Laden sooner. They said that the compound was raided several years ago but since that day it has not been on their radar. At the same time, they said that this one event shouldn't affect the way their agency is represented because over the past 10 years they have captured numerous Taliban and Al-Qaeda personel. They also added some details from the raid such as how many people were there and who was kept alive.
3. What voices are included? What voices are excluded?
In The New York Times article, the only voice being heard is the voice of an American person and quotes from U.S. President Barrack Obama. No other voices from people from Pakistan or around the world are being heard so in that sense, it is quite a one-sided and biased view on this topic.
In the BBC article, you hear from the U.S. and from Pakistan as well, so you get a much more diverse and much more informative look at this subject. You get quotes from both sides about Bin Laden, the planning and tracking and about the actual raid itself. You get quotes from the ISI and from people in the U.S. government.
4. Consider how the following are constructed: Bin Laden, Obama, the U.S., Pakistan, other countries?
In The New York Times article, there is no construction of any other country or people other than Obama, Bin Laden and the U.S.. This article shows that Obama is a very proud and strong leader of the U.S. and that it was a very tough decision for him to call on this raid. Also, it shows that the U.S. soldiers are very brave and fearless individuals who would do anything to protect their country. Osama Bin Laden is portrayed as a very evil man who was finally put to rest after sunday night. They contstruct it to seem that because of his death everyone can finally live in peace.
The BBC article talks about more about other countries like Pakistan and their intelligence agency, the ISI. The article constructs Pakistan and their ISI as sort of foolish at the beginning to have failed to see anything of the compound several years ago, but later in the article makes them seem strong again by restating the fact that over those years they caught numerous Taliban and Al-Qaeda personel. Also, it does something similar as the U.S. article in the sense that it makes Obama and the U.S. seem very brave and heroic but not to the same extent as the American one. It doesn't focus on Obama and the U.S. as much, it talks more in detail about the actual raid itself and how everything was figured out and planned.
5. Who benefits if the implied message is accepted? Who might be disadvantaged?
In the American article if the implied message is accepted the people and country who benefit from this will definitely be the U.S., Obama, the American government and the soldiers who raided the compound. The country that might be disadvantaged is Pakistan because they helped the Americans a lot in the locating and killing of Bin Laden.
In the BBC article if the message is accepted then everyone from the U.S. to Pakistan will be benefited. Although, the U.S. might benefit slightly more from it than Pakistan because they are talked about more and also because for half of the article Pakistan is portrayed as failures because of their failure to locate and capture Bin Laden in their raid on the compound several years ago. So in a sense, Pakistan might be a bit disadvantaged from this article depending on how you look at it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/opinion/03tue1.html?scp=1&sq=editorial%20the%20long%20awaited%20news&st=cse
BBC Article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13268517
1. Who owns each source?
My two articles are from The New York Times and from BBC.
2. What does the source say explicitly about the story? Give a summary.
The New York Times article basically sums up the feelings and moments after it was announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed. It talks about President Obama's speech and what he talked about. Pointing out certain things like, "justice has been done" and that the U.S. will be “relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies” — but “true to the values that make us who we are.” It also said that this is an example and a warning given to the Taliban that the U.S. won't give up.
The BBC article talks about Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the ISI, and how they are embarrased for their failures for not locating Bin Laden sooner. They said that the compound was raided several years ago but since that day it has not been on their radar. At the same time, they said that this one event shouldn't affect the way their agency is represented because over the past 10 years they have captured numerous Taliban and Al-Qaeda personel. They also added some details from the raid such as how many people were there and who was kept alive.
3. What voices are included? What voices are excluded?
In The New York Times article, the only voice being heard is the voice of an American person and quotes from U.S. President Barrack Obama. No other voices from people from Pakistan or around the world are being heard so in that sense, it is quite a one-sided and biased view on this topic.
In the BBC article, you hear from the U.S. and from Pakistan as well, so you get a much more diverse and much more informative look at this subject. You get quotes from both sides about Bin Laden, the planning and tracking and about the actual raid itself. You get quotes from the ISI and from people in the U.S. government.
4. Consider how the following are constructed: Bin Laden, Obama, the U.S., Pakistan, other countries?
In The New York Times article, there is no construction of any other country or people other than Obama, Bin Laden and the U.S.. This article shows that Obama is a very proud and strong leader of the U.S. and that it was a very tough decision for him to call on this raid. Also, it shows that the U.S. soldiers are very brave and fearless individuals who would do anything to protect their country. Osama Bin Laden is portrayed as a very evil man who was finally put to rest after sunday night. They contstruct it to seem that because of his death everyone can finally live in peace.
The BBC article talks about more about other countries like Pakistan and their intelligence agency, the ISI. The article constructs Pakistan and their ISI as sort of foolish at the beginning to have failed to see anything of the compound several years ago, but later in the article makes them seem strong again by restating the fact that over those years they caught numerous Taliban and Al-Qaeda personel. Also, it does something similar as the U.S. article in the sense that it makes Obama and the U.S. seem very brave and heroic but not to the same extent as the American one. It doesn't focus on Obama and the U.S. as much, it talks more in detail about the actual raid itself and how everything was figured out and planned.
5. Who benefits if the implied message is accepted? Who might be disadvantaged?
In the American article if the implied message is accepted the people and country who benefit from this will definitely be the U.S., Obama, the American government and the soldiers who raided the compound. The country that might be disadvantaged is Pakistan because they helped the Americans a lot in the locating and killing of Bin Laden.
In the BBC article if the message is accepted then everyone from the U.S. to Pakistan will be benefited. Although, the U.S. might benefit slightly more from it than Pakistan because they are talked about more and also because for half of the article Pakistan is portrayed as failures because of their failure to locate and capture Bin Laden in their raid on the compound several years ago. So in a sense, Pakistan might be a bit disadvantaged from this article depending on how you look at it.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
In-Class Michael Moore Film
4. According to the film, why are crime rates in some cities dropping but fear of crime is rising?
Crime rates in certain cities are dropping because of police are cracking down on guns and violence around many places and some places are becoming safer than ever. Also, because now the crimes that are happening more often aren't murders or robberies, they are much less dangerous. The fear of crime is rising because that's all the news ever shows. They only show the few rare cases of murders or robberies rather than the very minor crimes that occur.
5. According to Dick Herlan, who has produced COPS and World's Wildest Police Videos, why do these shows chose to focus on arrests of people accused of petty crime rather than corporate criminals?
These shows choose to focus on petty crimes because first of all, the criminals will put up more of a fight. Most of the time, whenever you watch shows like "COPS" and what not, the criminals will most of the time act very sporadicly and violently, which definitely attracts more viewers and increases ratings. Also, the police officers usually treat the criminals very poorly if they act that way. They don't show them a lot of respect and treat them to a certain extent like animals. The difference between petty criminals and corporate criminals is that corporate criminals will get treated like members of the government. They will be shown respect and courtesy and be treated like the highest class in society, despite the fact that they are criminals. Watching that won't really make for exciting television so producers tend to stay away from those kinds of crimes and not show them on their shows. Although catching corporate criminals will do a whole lot more for society and the economy, it doesn't make for good television, which is where the petty criminals come into play.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Comparing Canadian And American Police Dramas
4. Sound - Identify when sound effects, music and silence were used in the episode and explain the effect of each occurence.
Flashpoint
In the episode we watched, there were quite a bit of tense and nail-biting moments. One example is when one of main characters shot the criminal. In that moment, before the shot was fired the music in the scene kept getting faster and faster the more we drew closer to the shot. Also, there were a lot of people yelling all at once to add to the tension. When the shot was fired you heard a loud bang and after that complete silence for about 5-10 seconds to let the moment sink in. At the beginning of the episode when everything was happy there was just some light, casual music playing. After the shot was fired, the episode took a depressing turn and that was felt through the sound because very slow and sad music started to play to set the mood for the rest of the episode.
The Chicago Code
This show has a more eventful and fast-paced feel than "Flashpoint" but I feel that that is the case with most American shows. Also, I found this show harder to follow because there were 3 or 4 storylines going on with different characters so I found it hard to focus on one thing. This show also used actual songs more than "Flashpoint". An example where this was displayed was in the scene where there was a reported liquor store robbery going on and the male and female officers were standing outside the door as a kind of country/rock song was playing setting the dramatic feel. Another example of dramatic use would be when the black male officer went silent over the radio and the white female officer started to panic when looking for him. In that scene there many sound effects of people moving used as well as creaks in floors and loud thumps to give the scene a sense of tension and panic. For more casual scenes where the the 2 officers spoke to the 2 young boys selling soda, there was a nicer, calmer tone of music played.
There are differences between the 2 shows. "The Chicago Code" is much more dramatic and faster-paced than "Fashpoint". I also feel that "Flashpoint" is more realistic than "The Chicago Code". I don't think there is anything that makes these shows distinctly "Canadian" or "American" and because of that reason I feel that American audiences would enjoy watching "Flashpoint". Personally, I enjoyed "Flashpoint" a lot more because the storyline was simpler, the show made more sense, it was more realistic and I just like everything about it more overall.
Flashpoint
In the episode we watched, there were quite a bit of tense and nail-biting moments. One example is when one of main characters shot the criminal. In that moment, before the shot was fired the music in the scene kept getting faster and faster the more we drew closer to the shot. Also, there were a lot of people yelling all at once to add to the tension. When the shot was fired you heard a loud bang and after that complete silence for about 5-10 seconds to let the moment sink in. At the beginning of the episode when everything was happy there was just some light, casual music playing. After the shot was fired, the episode took a depressing turn and that was felt through the sound because very slow and sad music started to play to set the mood for the rest of the episode.
The Chicago Code
This show has a more eventful and fast-paced feel than "Flashpoint" but I feel that that is the case with most American shows. Also, I found this show harder to follow because there were 3 or 4 storylines going on with different characters so I found it hard to focus on one thing. This show also used actual songs more than "Flashpoint". An example where this was displayed was in the scene where there was a reported liquor store robbery going on and the male and female officers were standing outside the door as a kind of country/rock song was playing setting the dramatic feel. Another example of dramatic use would be when the black male officer went silent over the radio and the white female officer started to panic when looking for him. In that scene there many sound effects of people moving used as well as creaks in floors and loud thumps to give the scene a sense of tension and panic. For more casual scenes where the the 2 officers spoke to the 2 young boys selling soda, there was a nicer, calmer tone of music played.
There are differences between the 2 shows. "The Chicago Code" is much more dramatic and faster-paced than "Fashpoint". I also feel that "Flashpoint" is more realistic than "The Chicago Code". I don't think there is anything that makes these shows distinctly "Canadian" or "American" and because of that reason I feel that American audiences would enjoy watching "Flashpoint". Personally, I enjoyed "Flashpoint" a lot more because the storyline was simpler, the show made more sense, it was more realistic and I just like everything about it more overall.
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