Singin' in the Rain

The difference between the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain and the use of the song in the 1971 move A Clockwork Orange differ by happiness and violence. The first movie was a love story, and the Singin’ in the Rain song was sung when the main character was in love. Two decades later the song was sung by a man while raping a woman, reversing the context of the song. The disturbing scene surprisingly was made light by the “happy” song, possibly creating a lighter feel for the audience while watching such a troubling scene. It also proved how sick and twisted the character was, singing such a happy song while performing such disturbing acts. 

Trip to the Mood

This time based form of media featured a mixed of both animation and real people, making it almost comical at a serious time in history. Going to the moon was a serious matter, but the characters and surroundings together made it almost like an interesting, more advanced children's cartoon. I also noticed that the clip became more and more animated as the story went on. More cartoon-like objects began to appear, often even in random places.

I thought the music to this video was odd and even slightly out of place. The people in the clip are jittery, smiley, rapidly talking and quickly rearranging their clothes. In the next scene they are doing hard labor work with hammers and different types of machinery. The music was almost sad and mellow in the beginning acts and I didn't think they matched. However, the music mad a turnaround when the rocket shot off and it became more victorious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNVmYxc6iZ4&feature=youtu.be

Dr. Raul Cuero's Interview

Dr. Raul Cuero's interview was inspiring in that it gave me so much to be thankful for. The fact that he grew up with no bed and had to sleep on the floor made me feel like a spoiled brat when I begged my parents for a queen sized bed when I had a twin. It's amazing that he changed the international discrimination he faced into a positive contribution to his life. It gave him a reason to get better at whatever he was doing, whether it be school, soccer or basketball. Dr. Cuero's success serves as an example that no matter where you come from, anything is possible. He came from being illiterate to becoming a microbiologist who speaks four languages and making major contributions to the science world with his research.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZugtaO85T_Y&feature=youtu.be

Juan Carlos Delgado

Many of Delgado's pictures were a statue of the same person/head, but each picture showed a little different angle or coating on the object. Some of the artwork had ice layering the object, which I found unique because face figures don't naturally have ice chunks coating them. There were also other iced objects in other art pieces, mainly bars that looked like they would be separating a jail sell from a hallway. I thought it was strange that the last picture presented was a fire flame, when most of the previous pictures featured some type of ice. This showed a major contradiction in his artwork. This is multimedia because Delgado used more than one medium of expression, and his work varied in variety.

http://www.revistaexclama.com/cuarto-norte/

Behind the Scenes of Wicked

Seeing what the actors dealt with behind stage in this documentary gave me a completely different view of broadway plays. I didn't realize how much the opening night was stressed and it was interesting experiencing the cast's view on the whole phenomenon and listening to their explanations and opinions. Wicked is one of my favorite broadway shows, and it was amazing to watch the practices and auditions that the cast worked so hard on. I can't imagine how many times they replay each act to get every scene to reach perfection.

Madama Butterfly

The Madama Butterfly animation was an extremely sad story, but the characters made it seem less realistic. With out facial expressions and words, the audience cannot relate or show much emotion for the characters. It also had a sarcastic twist to the performance. When the man came back to steel the child, he excitedly waved back at Madama like everything was fine and that him taking the baby with his new wife and other children was completely normal.

Jono Vaughan Presentation

Jono Vaughan's presentation was unique in that he mixed gender identity and social engagement into his work. His work seemed to express transgender issues and I liked that he used his art production as a "social tool." There is a deeper meaning to his work and he has done a great job expressing himself through personalized art. For example, he started "Rather Pretty Pictures," in an attempt to understand the constructs of masculinity through various historical art references. My favorite craft was the colored pencil drawing projects that he started in 2009. The drawings were beautiful and expressed Vaughan's artistic talent.

The Birth and Life of the Opera

The Birth and Life of Opera documentary was fascinating in that it went over all of the stages of this type of entertainment from the 1500s to today. It was interesting to see all of the places that famous opera composers practiced and performed. For example, the narrator and camera crew for the film traveled to Monte Verdi's practice studio where he practiced his pieces to perform for the Duke. I was also interested in all of the royalty mentioned, which proved opera is/was an elite type of entertainment. Since I've always believed Mozzart was extremely important to the life of opera, I was surprised that the documentary didn't talk about him more. Overall, it was an interesting film and it's amazing that we can date back and find so much relevant information to music today from so long ago.