#unit five

[contemporaryartache]

Oil Painting (Water Based)

Based upon oil pastel drawing in my sketchbook

[contemporaryartache]

Larger Oil Pastel Drawings Taken from Smaller Drawings in Sketchbook

[contemporaryartache]

Recent Summer Works 

Oil Pastels of religious, natural and familial. 

[cardenm-blog]

Graduation Planner Feedback and Summary =======================================

Name:    Meg Carden School:  Online School

Date:    8/19/2016

High School Graduation Requirements ----------------------------------- - Congratulations, you will graduate from high school with this plan.

Course Prerequisites -------------------- - You have selected the prerequisites for each of your courses. Good work!

University Entrance Requirements -------------------------------- - You must select undefined. - You must have at least 3 Grade 12 courses with provincial exams (not including English 12).

Focus Areas ----------- - You have selected 4 courses in the 'Liberal Arts and Humanities' focus area. - You have selected 5 courses in the 'Fine Arts, Design and Media' focus area.

Selected Courses ---------------- Grade 10 - English 10  [4cr,E] - PC Math 10 Honours  [4cr] - Science 10  [4cr,E] - Social Studies 10  [4cr] - Business Education 10  [4cr] - Dance 10: Performance  [4cr] - Planning 10  [4cr] - French 10  [4cr] - Drama 10  [4cr] - Visual Arts General 10  [4cr]

Grade 11 - English 11  [4cr] - Biology 11 ( Marine )  [4cr] - Social Studies 11  [4cr,E] - Art Foundations 11  [4cr] - French 11  [4cr] - Accounting 11  [4cr] - PC Math 11 Honours  [4cr]

Grade 12 - English 12  [4cr,E] - Calculus 12  [4cr] - Accounting 12  [4cr] - Art Foundations 12  [4cr] - French 12  [4cr,OE] - Psychology 12  [4cr]

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My University Plan: I plan to attend Manchester University in England. The entry requirements for a student from British Columbia are to graduate with at least 5 B’s in acceptable Grade 12 courses. As long as I don’t fail any of my classes I will be able to get in. I will take the Bachelors of Law and Criminology. Despite my focus on fine arts and humanities in my high school courses, I have always had a deeper interest in criminology.

[kellyholmes-cs]

Bibliography

FrankensteinFilms.com - The Frankenstein Movie and Monster Horror Film Site - from Mary Shelley to Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing, Kenneth Branagh. 2014. FrankensteinFilms.com - The Frankenstein Movie and Monster Horror Film Site - from Mary Shelley to Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing, Kenneth Branagh. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.frankensteinfilms.com/. [Accessed 19 February 2014].

Shelley, M, 1818. Frankenstein. 5th ed. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones.

Frankenweenie, 2012. [DVD] Tim Burton, USA: Walt Disney Studios.

Hotel Transylvania, 2012. [DVD] Genndy Tartakovsky, USA: Columbia Pictures.

J.J. Abrams: The mystery box | Video on TED.com. 2014. J.J. Abrams: The mystery box | Video on TED.com. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.ted.com/talks/j_j_abrams_mystery_box.html. [Accessed 19 February 2014].

What is the Uncanny Valley? | The Uncanny Valley in Computer Graphics. 2014. What is the Uncanny Valley? | The Uncanny Valley in Computer Graphics. [ONLINE] Available at: http://3d.about.com/od/3d-101-The-Basics/ss/What-Is-The-Uncanny-Valley.htm. [Accessed 19 February 2014].

 Mary Shelley Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . 2014. Mary Shelley Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/mary-shelley-9481497. [Accessed 19 February 2014].

Collodi, C, 1883. The Adventures of Pinocchio. 5th ed. Italy: A. L. Burt Company.

A.I - Artificial Intelligence, 2001. [DVD] Steven Spielberg, USA: Warner Bros.

Bicentennial Man, 1999. [DVD] Chris Columbus, USA: Columbia Pictures Corporation.

The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1996. [DVD] Steve Barron, USA: New Line Cinema.

Holzman, W, 2003. Wicked (Musical). 2nd ed. USA: HarperCollins.

[kellyholmes-cs]

When writing the adaptation - looking back at the structure that Vladimir Propp set out for fairytales and the characters it was much easier to write the adaptation in such small amount of words. just making a synopsis of :

the beginning -introducing the 'hero',

middle - having the action

end - the resolution. 

I did go against some of his theories though, creating the illusion of a villain and actually not having the monster be bad. This was more inspired through the Hotel Transylvania having the fear be what is the villain and cloud judgement. But show the reader this is the illusion and have it lifted to so the true person that the character is. 

[kellyholmes-cs]

Looking back at Frankenweenie and comparing it more to Hotel Transylvania. Frankenweenie is almost a modern replica of Frankenstein - though the sympathy for the monster and the understanding of humanity from the Victor character is actually there. this is to put across the themes in a way that is easier for children to digest. Having Victor love his creation makes the viewer go on the journey of wanting everyone else to accept and love what is different. 

Very similar to Hotel Transylvania, Frankenweenie has a happy resolution - giving the children the answer of what makes you human is the ability to accept what is different and don't create without love. 

Frankenweenie does the illusion of presenting the factors of a horror - black and white film/ monsters/ dark shadows and monsters etc when it actually isn't. It is simply family film - which is why it has a lot of comedy (The creepy looking characters saying/doing the most funny things) and ends with a happy resolution. 

[kellyholmes-cs]

Adaption - based upon Frankenstein

A young boy called Victor put down his monster book and headed to bed. Snuggling under his covers he quickly fell asleep dreaming of the monsters he’d read in his book and of his fighting and defeating them. The clock soon passed midnight and Victor was awoken by a noise. Peering round he was unable to see anything in the dark, with a trembling hand he snatched up the torch by his bedside and flicked it on. Two giant blue eyes stared at him from the end of his bed. With a scream he dived under his quilt crying for his mother. When she arrived the eyes had vanished. The next night Victor shook in his bed, scared the eyes would return. Keeping his nightlight on his mother kissed him on the forehead and bid him goodnight. Hours passed before Victor began to nod off. But again he was awoken by a noise. “Please don’t scream” said a voice. “I don’t like it when people scream” “What are you?” The boy bravely whispered back. “I’m your monster, i’m the one you dreamt of. Though i’d rather you didn’t hurt me” “But you’re a monster?” “Doesn’t mean I’m bad. I simply want a friend. I’d hoped you’d be my friend” Victor, too scared to see the monster agreed to talk with the monster if he promised to stay under the bed. Weeks past and the boy and monster became good friends. Slowly Victor grew braver. They would play checkers , a fluffy pink claw would pop out from the darkness causing the boy to hold his breathe everytime it did. More time passed before finally the boy and monster played checkers on his bed both out from the darkness. Playing happily as friends.