My Favorite Story Moment

The technical aspects of the production such as scenery, properties and costumes also played a keynote in the productions success. The scenery was fabulous it truly made the play. It was very realistic and extremely vibrant. Almost the entire play was performed in one setting, except for the railcar and dance scenes. The house, the main setting, was magnificent with painstakingly placed detail in every corner. All elements in the house matched wonderfully, for example the furniture, the photos on the wall, the telephone and even the trash can. Little bits of detail were everywhere adding to the beautification of the set, for example the lace decorations on the chairs, the etched glass above the front door and even the Christmas tree.

My favorite story was The Monsters are Due on Maple Street because it was very exciting and there was a lot of action going on. When the flash went over the neighborhood everybody stopped what they were doing to see what had happened. They talked to each other to see if the other one knew what was going on nobody knew. The neighborhood tried to go back to their business but nothing worked it was all turned off husbands told their wives to check things in the house and that didn’t work either Steve’s car wouldn’t even start.

The most successful aspect of the performance for me were the scene changes. I found that the rotation of the blackboard, center stage, where the actors were able to stoop beneath it in order to enter and exit the stage, was an effective touch to this

And the picture of you that was out front with all the casting actors, wow you looked gorgeous! Once again I was extremely impressed by the stage design. The back Catholic Church wall was such an amazing structure. The paint and texture that was used to build the wall, gave off the appearance of a real stone wall. The wall design was flawless, and the size and scale it in which it was done in is astounding! Ms. Livingstone office was also well placed; it kept a focus point to the center of the room. The decision to go with a see through glass desk and small offices chairs allow the stage space to seem larger and didn’t block or hide when the actors sat down or walked around the desk. The area with the steps that lead to Mother Ruth desk was also well crafted, but I felt it was not utilized enough. It was barley used and wasn’t sure if it was Mother Ruth office or apart of the church altar. The church pew was a nice addition as well. I was also really impressed with the lighting effects, especially from the church windows. I first thought the stained glassed windows were fixed lights that couldn’t be changed, but once Livingstone took center stage and began to speak the colors changed to a red color (I think). When that happened it felt like the world froze in place while she spoke, and resuming when the light turned back to a bright morning light. I also liked how the lights would change throughout the play to set a different mood. For example, when Ms. Livingstone was hypnotizing Agnes, she told Agnes to imagine herself being in water all of the sudden the room color was

Setting, the setting of this story is what really got me into the story because it made me feel as if I was one of the characters, as

Entering from the crowd (from below the stage) would make the entrance a little more creepy because it wouldn’t be expected. Flickering lights and thundering sounds would be in the background and smoke / fog would cover the stage like a carpet. Dark colours would be used, but shadows and silhouettes would be the main focus, to cast an eerie and spooky mood.

In these two movies, the right music and visuals had to be chosen in order to get the ambiance Hawke and Branagh tried to obtain. Each director chose different music and images that were very visual and auditive for an audience’s appeal. In Hawke’s version, visuals of New York and Times Square were appealing to an audience. Modern music at the beginning of the film caught the interest of the younger generation. As well, close ups of Hamlet were revealing to an audience and it was easy to feel infatuated by the character’s nihilistic despair. Branagh’s version used supernatural and dark visuals of ghosts, statues, and castles to produce feelings of awe and fear. The scene of the ghost was quick and staggering, and it created an automatic feeling of anxiety and fear. As well, the traditional use of classical music did a skillful job of creating suspense. Both directors appealed to an audience by using music and visuals that created an ambiance the directors desperately

Before I watched the play, I expected it to be terrifying and nightmare inducing, using different dramatics elements to strike fear. I was unsure on how they’d effectively use minimal props and actors and the final scene where the wife and child died. I thought that the timing of the performance would

The most intriguing character for me was Mary. She is married to James and although she really loves him she had to sacrifice her dreams for him. Besides losing her dreams she also struggles with a drug addiction. Normally a reader or a viewer would expect personal growth from a character but with Mary there is little personal growth. She is stuck in pity and anger. The paradoxical factor in het storyline is that if she would really want to quit using morphine she would have to be away from her family, because every time she spends time with her family her addiction comes back in worse

The inspiration for the piece was due to the chaotic nature of the lines to create a creature that could inflict terror to the audience. The first image that kept invading my mind was the hair, I wanted to create a creature with that element. Since I was so obsessed with the idea of hair I started to look into horror icons that have inflicted fear on me since I was a child. The first creature that successfully inflicted terror on me was The Grudge because of how she presented herself by making disturbing sounds because her neck was broken, and how it moved about in a distorted manner; broken bones. Unfortunately, the creature in The Grudge was not enough to show what I had imagined my creature to look like because it's always dressed in a white

These techniques include using personification, visual imagery and the use of a anaphora. Firstly, Jackson presents the audience personifications in this text. The personification in “You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it/ You try to freeze as horror looks you tight between the eyes” (Line 3/4) shows the non human characteristics of horror and terror. This relates to how nightmares can be a part of reality which brings frightened feelings, because it shows how terror can get the audience, and it confirms how it can be real since the girl is screaming but terror is getting her. The diction of “horror looks you tight between the eyes” shows the audience the terrifying scenes how it is really occurring, which bring the audience a feeling of fright. Also, the use of visual imagery plays a big part in conveying the spooky images to the audience. There are various visual imageries in this text. Jackson shows the audience how “Night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their masquerade/ There’s no escapin’ the jaws of the alien this time” (Line 19/20) visualizes the scary night creatures walking to the girl and that she has no space to escape. This implies that Jackson is frightening the girl by proving the horrific scenes. The diction of “There’s no escapin’” shows a casual register to show the audience how this song is shown scary and casually. The theme of the reality of having horrific scene is demonstrated by this visual imagery, putting an image to the audience’s mind the reality of what is happening to the girl. Finally, the use of anaphora in “You hear the door slam and realize there’s nowhere left to run/ You feel the cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sun” (Line 10/11) portrays how the girl is locked in horror and she has no freedom.

You'd have that creepy kind of music in creepy situations and then whenever there would be something about the army of the twelve monkeys there would be this circus music. It was all very well done.

The lighting of any production is the most important part in my thought. the lighting puts you in the mood that you have to be in, in order to fully understand that part of the show and to actually live it like they do. For example, when they were in the park and it was raining, they had their umbrellas, and the background effects of rain made it really seem as if it was raining in the theatre. The lighting was always focused on every part of the stage, especially on those who were the main parts in that scene.

with the power of the audience in the play as well as the story seems

Horror films are known for their ability to scare audiences, to get the audience’s hearts racing, their blood rushing. A good horror film will cause viewers to be on the edge of their seats and having their perception of reality distorted as they attempt to understand the unraveling plot of the horror film. The tone of the film aides in the amount of suspense that a horror film produces, since a much darker film will create a more suspenseful atmosphere than one that is more focused on campy monster makeup. But the tone of a film is determined by the sound of the film, or in other words, the score. Sound or music in a horror film, or the lack thereof, make the intense scenes and without the addition