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I also saw this image and I think it could be great to recreate
ourselves so that we do not face any copy write laws and we could
use it to promote our live event if we have one.
What is pride?
Human Transgressions - The 1st Deadly Sin. Pride/Vanity is the
deadliest of all the sins. It is an excessive appreciation,
opinion, or belief of one's own worth or virtue. This sin is known
as the anti-self-esteem." It has been called the sin from which all
others arise. Vanity and Narcissism are good examples of these
sins, though both imply a more empty feeling of Pride, with little
to back it up. The color associated with Pride/Vanity is
violet/purple. This depiction has a violet background with varying
colors of violet and purple within the composition. Ive added
yellow, which is purple's complement, as well as white. This
depiction is obvious and bold Pride and Vanity are one and the same
with respect to the deadly sins... The Contrary/Heavenly Virtue is
"HUMILITY."
What is pride?
Pride
Main article: Pride
In almost every list pride (Latin, superbia ), or hubris , is
considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins,
and the source of the others. It is identified as a desire to be
more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge
the good work of others, and excessive love of self (especially
holding self out of proper position toward God). Dante's definition
was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's
neighbour." In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play , Cenodoxus
, pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the
damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor. In perhaps the
best-known example, the story of Lucifer , pride (his desire to
compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his
resultant transformation into Satan . In Dante's Divine Comedy ,
the penitents were forced to walk with stone slabs bearing down on
their backs to induce feelings of humility.
Pride is also linked with vanity
Vainglory- Vanity
Vainglory (Latin, vanagloria ) is unjustified boasting. Pope
Gregory viewed it as a form of pride, so he folded vainglory into
pride for his listing of sins.
The Latin term gloria roughly means boasting , although its
English cognate - glory - has come to have an exclusively positive
meaning; historically, vain roughly meant futile , but by the 14th
century had come to have the strong narcissistic undertones, of
irrelevant accuracy, that it retains today. [17] As a result of
these semantic changes, vainglory has become a rarely used word in
itself, and is now commonly interpreted as referring to vanity (in
its modern narcissistic sense).
PRIDE
HUMILITY
" Pride goeth before destruction, a haughty spirit before a
fall." Proverbs 16:18, The Bible Something to think
about.......
What is pride?
First i did some research on pride and what it is. I found this
really helpful blog were it said
Pride -is considered the original and most serious of the seven
deadly sins, and the source of the others. It is identified as a
desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to
acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of
self
Right, the big bad sin. Pride. Yes, a little pride is good but
there are some people that are unhealthily proud. (This sin is also
known as vanity but as that concentrates on looks, which I am NOT
proud of, we shall ignore this) I admit that I do have low self
esteem, however, this does not mean that I feel no pride. In fact,
sometimes, it means I fall harder. Think about it, you have zero
expectations about something and somehow you manage to create
something wonderful. You would be proud of that. Your low self
esteem would fall away and reveal pride in this one thing. Now,
someone creates something even more wonderful. You refuse to
recognise it. You cannot accept that someone has beat you. It hurts
when people tell you that the other thing is better but still you
claim that yours is better. That's how I feel about some things. I
can see that I am not talented in some things but I still believe I
know best.
this tells us that pride has always been present which means it
is natural human behaviour and also that you can have pride without
it being a sin if it isn't too much.
In the church people with two much pride have been depicted and
described as penitents carrying heavy rocks on their backs that
forces them to walk slowly, their bodies bent low to the ground.
They are said to be suffering, hunched souls to the human figures
(with knees to their chest and pained expressions).
How has pride been portrayed?- in art
Pride has been depicted in art through time and in actual fact
a lot of early portraiture paintings could be said to show pride.
And it is often depicted showing a mirror as it is linked to vanity
and there are usually parts of the face that are obscured of the
subject is shown turned away
How has pride been portrayed?- in drama
In various drama and film productions the person pride affects
one of the main characters and this leads to their downfall and
then they change their ways. Pride sometimes seen as positive
however but it depends on the production. A likely scenario is
wheen the person is too proud to accept help when they need it and
then this leads to the inevitable downfall. For example in
television series Pride Before A Fall.
What is mime?
1 mime noun mm also mm
Definition of MIME
1 : an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from
life usually in a ridiculous manner
2 a : an actor in a mime b : one that practices mime
Another definition (simplified) Mime is where you silently express
things. You have to be really good to do a show of mime, as there
is no talking, you have to show what you mean by body lanuage. Mime
is very emotional and you can express your feelings silently. Mime
is a stylised form of drama which creates an illusion of reality.
Visit http://lcds.indranet.com/expansiveness/evolution_mime.html
for history of mime
Famous mime artist
One famous mime artist is Marcel Marceau who was an
internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for his
persona as Bip the Clown.
He performed on a global scale and spread the art of silence
making mime more popular.
www. youtube .com/watch?v=_lF0XMCssG0
www. youtube .com/watch?v=i99k7nCnVwM
www. youtube .com/watch?v=4Qx8_C1hMko
For descriptions, instructions and tips on how to mime visit
the following website that I found
http://www.wikihow.com/Mime
Where has mime been performed over time
Mime is performed on the stage, in theatres, in pantomime in
film and in the streets.
Charlie Chaplin is a guy who performed mime in film and hes had
a really big influence on modern mime and expression.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg
www. youtube .com/watch?v=w0HDhg8e7_s
How had mime been recorded
Mime has been recorded and in film and images in modern society
although it could only be seen in theatres and in the streets
before cameras. You can also find mime in drawings and
sketches.
We can even see videos of mime on Youtube and find images on
Google.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_OQRYIkSic
also visit http://www.squidoo.com/miming
How can I portray pride through mime?
I think I can portray pride through mime by using big gestures
to represent the haughtiness of the character, for example turning
away dramatically using the whole body instead of just the
head.
How will I record my scene?
As suggested by the group we will be using the schools main
digital SLR camera and digital cameras for the shoot.
The director of each sin will be using the SLR camera.
The camera shots I want to use are
ECU - Extreme Close-up- The extreme close up is used to reveal
very small details in the scene. It might be used to reveal horror
in a subject (extreme close up of the subject's mouth as she/he
screams). It might also be used in a mystery to show some detail
that the detective picks up on or to show some small clue.
CU-Close-up- The close up shot is used to reveal detail. If you
are shooting just the head and shoulders of a subject this is a
close up.
MLS - Medium Long Shot- The head and shoulders shot is used in
news broadcasts. If you think about the television news you will
realize that this shot reveals enough detail to see the subject's
lips move and the expression on her/his face.
MS - Medium Shot- The medium shot is from just below the waist
to above the head. There is more headroom than in the bust shot.
This show is used if the person is animated with their hand
movements, etc.
Bust Shot- This shot shows your subject from above the knees to
above the head. It is often used when the subject of the shot is
doing something that requires the audience to see some detail.
Head and Shoulders- The head and shoulders shot is used in news
broadcasts. If you think about the television news you will realize
that this shot reveals enough detail to see the subject's lips move
and the expression on her/his face.
Influences for idea based on pride- fashion storytelling
photography
I also found out quite a lot about fashion storytelling
photography. This type of photography is where they tell the story
of a character through the clothes and different cameras shots. For
example a shot from behind still shows the clothes but also tells
the story as it seems as if the subject is running away. This
techniques has also been used recently in advertising. This
highlighted the importance of the clothes in the pride
performance.
For examples of fashion storytelling photography visit this
website
a haughty character walks on to the stage looks around and
elevates her self on the platform (shows elevated status)
She mimes looking into a mirror and fixing herself
A humble person walks onto the stage and mimes helping people
in need
The person with pride watches as though it is distasteful and
unappealing for her to watch but we get a sense of sadness
The humble person looks up at her.
End of scene
What will I need
For my performance I will need:
Two characters on for pride, one for humility
Some purple costume or fabric as this is the traditional colour
associated with pride. Possibly long if possible to add to the feel
of her being upper class
Some light blue costume or fabric as this associated with
humility. If I use a dress it should be plain to contrast the
embellishment of the pride dress
A camera
Contingency plan
If there are members of the group missing who are supposed to
be in my scene I will try to solve this by:
Firstly contacting everyone the day before the shoot
If they do not come I will try to contact them and see if they
will be in later as we could just change the running order to
accommodate this
If they are not coming for whatever reason I will have to
choose someone else in the group instead.
General contingency plan for group
If a group member does not complete there work will work out
why and set another later deadline of 2 days for them to complete
it. If they do not this task will be give to someone else and they
will not be able to claim it as their work and will therefore loose
marks.
If they do not gather there research they will have until the
week before to do it and present it to the group
If a group member leaves someone else will take over there
responsibilities. This includes all research and photography and
directing.
Any other elements (copy write and health and safety)
We also have to make sure we do not encounter any copy write
infringements but this should be ok as all photographs will be our
own. We will also clearly state that all images used in research
were from the internet and will not pose them as our own.
We also have to make sure we follow safe working
practices.
Typical safe working practices are:
No running
Be aware of electrical equipment
Know who is with you in the space at all time incase of
fire
Know where fire exits are in the case of fire
Have a fire extinguisher in rooms with possible hazards
Keep records (if necessary)
Do a risk assessment (if necessary)
What do the people in my performance need to do and know
So if you are in my performance you will need to know:
The storyline
What colour you represent
Think of different facial expression based on your character
persona
Also please try to bring in any items of clothing that you have
that are the right colour for your character.
Stage design
Another section of my job role was stage design. Stage design
can be really important to a production as it helps the audience to
understand the piece and it also helps the performers to get into
character and do the best they can.
Because we are going to be doing the entire performance for
each scene in the same space I think it is best for us to have a
simple stage and uses the lights as planned to show the changes,
there will be platforms available for those who need it for their
scene.