The King's Speech

The movie The King's Speech stars Colin Firth who plays King George VI during World War II.  The establishing shot shows us that it takes place in London during the late 1930's.  It highlights the King's problem with stuttering. Before becoming King, Prince Albert the Duke of York, is introduced to a speech therapist named Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush,  after the Duchess persuade him to do so.  He wants to overcome his speech problem because there is so much pressure on him to do well broadcasting.  After the death of King George V, Prince Albert ends up getting into an altercation with his brother Prince Edward, played by Guy Pearce.  The following day at Albert's speech lesson with Logue, Albert accuses Logue of treason because of a comment that was intended to cheer Albert up.  After realizing he was wrong, Albert goes to Logue to invite him to sit in the King's box during the Coronation.  The two end up making up in what turns out to be a turning point in the King's rehabilitation.  After Germany declares war on England, both the King and Logue go to a radio station in order to broadcast the speech to the entire country.  The king delivers a speech that sets the whole tone for the movie, which is everyone has got the ability to change within them.

Assignment #5

1.  Jazz music can be seen as a mix between African and European music traditions.  It often can be explained as the "Blues" music.  In this type of music, improvisation plays a critical roll.  Jazz originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the South Eastern United States.  This makes it unique to Americans because the style of music itself was created in America.

2.  Peter- string instruments, the Duck- oboe, the Wolf- french horns, the Bird- flute, Grandfather- bassoon, the Hunters- woodwind instruments and bass drums

3.  Classical music is rooted in the traditions of Western religious music and non religious music.  This style of music encompasses a broad period of time from the 11th century to present time.  Most of the instruments used in Classical music were invented before the mid 19th century.  Some Classical music composers are; Mozart, Joseph Haydn, and Johann Sebastian.

Assignment #4

A structure in the horseshoe that caught my eye was the South Caroliniana Library.  The library's enormous columns immediately demand attention when looking at the building.  These columns are considered Doric style which dates back to Greek architecture.  What is meant by this is that the there is no special design on the columns or the base on top supporting the structure.  There are windows located on the front of the Library, each are topped with Archs.  The Arched windows are partially hidden behind the Doric style columns but, both add to the buildings style.  The building is that of the Greek Revival which gives the viewer a feeling of antiquity.

Assignment #3

1. While watching an intense soccer game between a team of blue and a team of red, I noticed a beautiful play occurring before me.  There were four players moving at a full sprint but in unity.  Their ball movement was like clockwork, each tick of the second hand consisted of a completed pass in repeated fashion.  This passing of the ball from player to player contributed to a well perfected minute of complicated, but beautiful play.  The ball seemed to glide in a sea of green as it traveled over 100 yards from one end of the field to the other.

2. While listening to Paravotti, I mostly thought of a dramatic event involving love.  He seemed as though he was really serious and heartfelt with what he was singing about.  Even though I also felt confused because of the language barrier, I still thought I could understand to an extent the feelings Paravotti was trying to convey.

3.The establishing shot of a movie is a scene that shows the audience when and where the movie is taking place.  It usually consists of a large view of the setting of the movie.  This shot is highly important because without in, the audience would start the movie out already confused about where it is taking place.