Compare And Contrast Sing Street And Pitch Perfect

Dazed and Confused is a film that follows a plethora of characters on the last day of school before summer vacation. Although lacking in tangible plot, it makes a bold attempt to encompass and present the zeitgeist of the 1970s. In my opinion it is as if Dazed and Confused was produced in hopes of making those viewers who lived through the 1970s feel a sense of nostalgia. The film’s trajectory, harnessing of zeitgeist, and soundtrack are all very similar to George Lucas’s American Graffiti—a film that also successfully rooted in nostalgia. Dazed and Confused was released in 1993 and, like American Graffiti, was able to look over its shoulder to determine what music stood the test of time. The film attempts to epitomize what it meant for

Although the two decades were different in themselves, there is still a parallel running between the two. Both were times of change, with popular culture culminated for the newly recognised youth, each decade had their own brand of pop music, and their own brand of teenagers.

The Cover Girl ad from March 2011 includes a picture of Queen Latifah in a beige like colored background with her green eye shadow on. Queen Latifah has small brown eyes with very long and luscious black eye lashes. She has a big and beautiful smile with shiny white and straight teeth. Queen Latifah also has a nice pair of small, gold, round dangling earrings in her ears. The word “Cover Girl” is displayed in big and bold green letters across her forehead, all to help improve her the way she looks. Queen Latifah is written in small green letters underneath in the right-hand corner right underneath the word “Cover Girl”. This picture of her is from her head to her shoulders, just enough for the viewers to focus on Cover Girl’s product, which is the makeup. You cannot really tell what type of shirt she is wearing in this photo but the little piece of frill coming off of her shoulder matches pretty well with the whole color scheme of the ad. She also has her hair pulled back into a long pony tail to also help show off their product even more. This advertisement by Cover Girl effectively uses logos, ethos, and pathos to convince the viewers to buy Cover Girl products.

“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words” (Edgar Allan Poe). As we turn the pages of chapters in our lives, we encounter numerous words on a daily basis. Placing these words in a certain arrangement will literally ring music to our ears. Written down in our chapters, we memorize these arrangements out of pure pleasure. A stylish word for these arrangements is called poetry. Two poems that i will be mentally dissecting today is “Ode to the Midwest” by Kevin Young, and “She Walks in Beauty” by George Gordon Byron. Kevin Young (b. 1970) calls Lincoln, Nebraska home. After going to Harvard University, he joined the Dark Room Collective, a group for African American writers. Young is the author for

What would you do if the one thing you enjoyed the most in the world became your career? You’d enjoy going to work everyday, right? The Beach Boys got to live their dream of being musicians. This group of five teenagers started off as a regular high school band, and their successes as ended as they changed the future of pop culture. Each band has their own story to tell of their group’s origin and their successes.

In the ad there is the custom of bright colors that is used in a soft way lot to get some kind of interaction and effect with the audience and the product itself because it “confirms that purchasing intent is greatly affected by colors due to the impact they have on how a brand is perceived”(Ciotti) meaning “colors influence how consumers view the "personality" of the brand.” (Ciotti) And from the looks of the personality of the brand it was known that Cover Girl has been out for a long time and knows what makes it a popular makeup brand that has made color affects a big part of their brand they used in their advertisements and

Evidence Based Programs. Most evidence based substance abuse prevention education programs are sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration known as SAMHSA. According to Skager (2007), SAMSHA has developed over 158 programs which are qualified and registered into the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). Although evidence based approaches have been predicted to have more promising effects on drug prevention than other approach types, little evaluation and research has been conducted to fully assess outcomes (Skager, 2007).

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, writer, editor, and one of the first literary critics. He is probably best known for his poems and his short stories, especially his tales of horror, mystery and suspense. He is broadly considered the originator of detective fiction. Poe was the literary critic of his time, born in Boston, Massachusetts he may have been the nation's first published horror, mystery and science fiction writer. Poe wrote eerie, grim and cryptic tales. His work as a poet, and a critic had a profound impact on literature everywhere. He is generally considered as the creator of the modern short story. To this day he is one of the most widely read Authors of the 19th century. He appeals to all kinds of different readers, the young

Many young people seek to use music to help themselves be more accepted in the world, so that they can be easily categorisable in the mainstream. Many girls of ages 9 – 13 may have an interest in a popular ‘boy band' of the time. This is an example of how, though a girl's identity could be partly influenced by such a band, ultimately, their music and appeal is limited in scope because after four or five years the band is likely to have split up. The media promotes such a band because it targets girls who are seeking to find an identity and because these years

The fact that replicating a seventeen-years-old song can still become a hit in 2017, demonstrates that there is a pre-designed pattern for popular music in which changing a few characteristics to make a new songs sound “unique” can still result in success. For this reason, Adorno argues that the music industry produces music in an “industrial” way--popular music is centralized in its pattern and modifies some characteristics to seem “individualistic.” Though Shape of You and No Scrubs contain different keys, tempo, and of course, lyrics, they both rely on a chord progression of i-ic-VI-VII in a common time (MusicNotes, 1 & FindSongTempo, 1). Shape of you takes advantage that the audience is accustomed to listening to the same pattern and it is modified to fit the current era and thus, result in a significant monetary income.

With the title being High School Musical, there’s an automatic assumption that this movie will be filled with lots of songs. The songs in the film are shitty and annoying, but yet very catchy songs that will be stuck in your head for a few days; or maybe even months. While this may not seem like the best, that is part of watching a teen musical! Every scene in the movie has a song whether it is a new years party, basketball practice, musical auditions, and even that one scene that everyone asks why it’s in the movie. There are many songs in this movie that are sung by groups of people, and there are also a few solos, and one that includes the full cast. A specific song in the movie that brings the movie to life is the song “We’re all in this together” this is the last song in the movie, and involves the whole cast singing and dancing in the East High gym, responding to the outcome of the movie. While some of the songs may bring distraction because they are more addicting and engaging than others, the overall soundtrack is very to the point and fits the scene it is in. Most of the music from the film has become the script. So instead of reciting quotes from the characters speaking, there is reciting lots of song lyrics. The songs support the scenes well, and all happen at what seems to be the perfect timing for all the characters.

    “Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off my sunday shoes. Jack, get back, come on before we crack.” (Footloose, Kenny Loggins) For this essay, I chose to watch Footloose made in 1984 and directed by Herbert Ross and Footloose made in 2011 directed by Craig Brewer. Both movies centered around the town of Bomont, a secluded town with out of the ordinary beliefs. In this town, dancing and partying of any sort was strictly against the law and teenagers were seemingly miserable. There was little to no self expression and even listening to provocative music or any music too loud, could get you a ticket with a hefty fine. The reason behind the strict rules is that several years back, five teens from Bomont High School died in a car wreck after they were drinking and dancing too much. Each of these movies have some things in common, but have more differences than anything. Some of the main differences are the opening credits of each movie, how and who Ren arrives to Bomont at the beginning of the movie, the “chicken” races between Ren and Jeff, and the book burning in town square.

At times of strife with oneself and during periods in one’s life, people tend to find answers or peace by disassociating from their immediate surroundings and replacing it with the natural world. Although Wild by Cheryl Strayed and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer share the same word in their titles, the two are completely different stories with separate narrative purposes. Wild is about the author’s journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance through hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and Into the Wild is the author’s discovery of Chris Mccandless’s natural journey, which ultimately led him to his death. Even though the ending of Wild leads to Strayed’s renewal of life, and the ending of Into the Wild leads to the insight on the ending of

Since the beginning of time, many bands and artists have helped shape the way people live. Thirty Seconds to Mars, with lead singer Jared Leto, is a very successful pop-rock band. Starting in 1998, the members of this band did not have it easy. Neither did Ludwig van Beethoven who grew to be one of the most successful composers of all time. Taking in the world and challenges around them, both of these artists overcame many obstacles to become what they are known for. Their fans have followed and have been inspired by them. The band Thirty Seconds to Mars and Ludwig van Beethoven came from two different eras and have rough times in their youth but overcame to succeed in the music world.

Music is not just something that sounds amazing, it’s something that feels amazing. Teaching people about music and how to make music feels fantastic. Directing a band is more work than it seems. As a band director you are a teacher, an orchestrator, a fundraiser, and most importantly, a role model. Many students in band look up to their directors because they spend so much time with them having fun occasionally. I personally, looked up to my band directors a great deal because they offered me guidance and friendship in exchange for my hard work and dedication to our organization.