Peter Stone Vs Maury Yeston

The story of the Titanic is well known: the unsinkable ship that sank, with it taking thousands of lives. A story like this begs for the silver screen, and it has seen a few adaptations but by far the most famous and successful was James Cameron’s high-budget motion picture, suitably named ‘Titanic’. Cameron’s adaptation is a film that at times makes the audience forget about the ships inevitable fate as they are invited to focus on the relationship between the two main characters: Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet). The relationship between these two characters personifies the differences between the classes on the ship, and the sequence that I will be focusing on in this essay shows these differences using the microfeature of mise-en-scené. Cinematography is also used not only to place the audience inside the ship, but also to let them know which class they should be sympathising with. This scene sees Rose taken by Jack down into the 3rd class for music, drinking and dancing, after an awkward dinner with Rose’s first class family.

Movies inhibit many perceptions within their films that consists of nonfiction or fiction. In addition, they portray society, everyday lives, and strong imagery. Not only for our entertainment, but for the audience to relate to. The movie, Titanic, depicts transparencies through a sociological lens. Titanic, is based on a true story about a ship that sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean after crashing into an iceberg. The Titanic was a luxurious ship that maintained upper class people. The plot behind this is movie is based on a fictional romance between two people; Jack and Rose. Both come from different spectrums of the social strata. Rose comes from a affluent family and engaged to a wealthy man. whereas Jack, is a lower class artist. After

I've been experiencing live productions for my whole life. My relationship with the performers was very strong. Usually, when I see a live production, I look for character development, change, and believability. Bingo:The Winning Musical did not change what I look for in a play, but it did give me a new experience for looking at musicals.

Suddenly an incredible crack resonated throughout the ship, making everyone shudder. This sudden realisation of the imminent sinking sent everyone into panic. Many people made their way to the storage holds, grabbing as much gold as they could possibly carry. Others held their family in a soothing embrace, slowly lowering with the ship. Some jumped overboard, swimming away from the sinking boat, but quickly drowned in the freezing

Through tone, the authors portray each way the Titanic should be identified by using effective word choice. Many lives were lost on the Titanic that day, but instead

In this performance I really enjoyed the set. It was very clear it was an old, rickety boathouse and did not need much explaining. Dariusz Korbiel did very well designing the set so you didn't have to focus much on figuring out where they were. I also really enjoyed the chemistry on stage, you could tell there was tension between the two but they also needed each other. Johnny Bobesich and Jessica Ducharme portrayed their characters very well and it seemed they

As a person on the non-actor spectrum, I thought that the entire cast performed extremely well. Singing and dancing in front of a filled auditorium would be my biggest nightmare. Every single action, striding across the stage to gulping down a shot of alcohol, displayed thought and reason in their characters. Thinking back to Krista’s short lecture on how to improve our performance for our final, I saw that all of the actors moved with a purpose. They didn’t take a step or move their arm “just because”. In the majority of the musical, the actors projected their voices very well. However, I did have some trouble comprehending some of the actors’ lines, since they occasionally spoke too quickly for my brain to process. Every so often I would

Overall, I thought that production had chosen immensely talented cast who had amazing chemistry with one another which was portrayed during the whole production, through their interactions. Although the set was usually simple it was well crafted and always fit perfectly with the story singing, dancing and

I think the choice of a thrust stage design was excellent because it shorted the aesthetic distance and made the audience really feel like a part of the performance. The scenery was fantastic, everything felt very authentic and original to me, which set the atmosphere even more. From the moment I walked into the theatre till the end of the performance I truly felt like I was at a circus from the funky mirrors to the painted canvases overhead, it all set the mood perfectly. All of the costumes were effective in portraying the play except for Miranda’s. I feel like the choice of putting her in all white may have been to signify her innocence and youth, but I just felt it was too plain compared to everything else. The lighting to me was not structured the best because at various times during the performance they were directed right in my eyes. This is probably an inevitable issue to have though when working with this type of stage were the audience surrounds the performance. Lastly I thought the sound effects were effective. I don’t feel it was over or underused but used just enough to keep the audience captivated and on their

The musical’s vocal sections gave me the deepest impression. As we know that the biggest different between the vocalists and the musical performers is the latter must have the ability to mix singing, dancing and acting together; if they make any mistakes, the audience will catch it immediately. To my surprise, those performers in this musical have amazing live singing capability; they are able to handle both

It is of great importance that a production be cast correctly in order to give a show it’s best chance at being successful. Mrs. Brill aside, the director did an excellent job at casting this musical. Each actor seemed to fit the description of their role perfectly! Costumes were all ideal for the time setting and for the lives they represented. For instance, the Bank’s family had nice suits and dresses, while the housekeep wore older dress clothes. The cast was always strategically placed on stage as to not block anyone out, and to make the scene more visually appealing. Normally, they appeared a bit staggered or in a triangle. This is something that I would have never picked up on had it not been for this class. However, there were a few faulty instances that I did notice. One scene disappointed me and that was when the Bank’s children were standing on the stairs appearing to have a normal conversation, while their mother spoke with Mary Poppins. As soon as Winifred yelled for the children to come meet her, they instantly started shouting and pushing each other down the stairs. I just think it would have been better if they had been behind stage and then called on, rather than jumping from calm to crazy so quickly. Another major indiscretion occurred when Mary Poppins was pulling large objects out of her bag to place in the children’s bedroom. As an audience member, you could clearly see someone lifting the object up from a hole in the stage to make it appear as if they were coming out of the bag. Obviously this was a high school play, so I wasn’t expecting that stunt to be pulled off professionally. However, I still think they could have done a better job at hiding where the object was really entering from. Although there were a few major upsets with the direction of the show, the majority of the time the directing was astonishing. The placement of actors, their facial expressions, tone of voice, and

The sound and set had both many positive and negative aspects that affected the play in a conclusive way. At different times during the play it was hard to hear the actors and actresses due to their microphones going in and out. Although, it does make sense that the microphones would go in and out since they were wireless mics and the signal can get lost. Since it was my first time to ever see Les Miserables, not being able to hear the actors singing, it did cause confusion. Throughout the whole play the raked stage really brought the play closer to the audience, which is always a plus. The

Thesis: From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of

Everything from the acting to the music to the sets was borderline perfect. The only thing that could possibly be considered a negative was something that was absolutely unavoidable. That is, when you are taking a novel as voluminous as Les Miserables and condensing it into a feature length movie, some things will be cut or rushed. This is no exception. The movie moves at breakneck speed. Anyone who is fond of the Broadway musical will no doubt not be bothered by it, but people new to the story or those who have only read the novel might be put off by it. As far as the acting and music is concerned, I can find very little to fault. Russel Crowe was the weakest of the lot as I just didn't find his voice to be up to the task of singing some of Javert's songs (Stars immediately springs to mind). Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, and Samantha Barks were all especially good. The intense emotions their characters experience throughout the story are perfectly performed. This naturally leads to a critique of the music. Anyone familiar with the Broadway show will undoubtedly find them joyously mouthing along to the familiar lyrics and might be surprised at a couple of brand new songs written specifically for the movie. Just as in the show, the music is brilliant and meshes wonderfully with the