Kristyn Staley FMX211

First, I watched A Christmas Carol. There was an older man singing and everyone else was up and dancing around happily. I felt very happy watching it and the way the man sang and projected his voice in such a way gave such an upbeat feeling. The music going up to high levels as he sang also help keep the mood up and bright. I personally love Christmas and all things involved so I was already excited before viewing the clip. Next, I watched the Bernadette Peters Broadway Clip. This clip was a very different theme from the Christmas themed one. It told a story and had multiple singing in it. There was more romantic dancing yet the music was still upbeat. The women sang with attitude and spunk that kept my attention as they were being sassy towards the men that were on stage with them. Although it was not the same song, I noticed that the same kind of instruments from the Christmas themed one were used for the music in this broadway clip as well. This one also felt upbeat and happy as w...

Through the connection of Madame Butterfly, I am able to make a connection between this opera and how I would create a video game. The game would entail characters having to make choices for themselves throughout different scenarios in order for them to try and create their own story for themselves. This will result in every different decision made, will create a new future and path for the character therefore each story of each character will never be the same. An example that can relate back to Madame Butterfly is when Pinkerton is taking her child she can choose how to act upon it by either killing herself out of pity, running away so he cannot take her child, or even beat him up and take all of his children. As each scene plays out there will continue to be a series of choices she or any character for that matter can make and in result will change their entire future off of a simple choice.

After seeing both the animation and the opera of Madame Butterfly, it was easy to see the distinct differences between the two. Through the animation, I noticed that it moved faster but personally I found it much easier to follow versus the Opera. I also noticed that Madame Butterfly had a daughter rather than a son which played a very important role in terms of how the story was told. The animation did a great job using a lot of drama when Pinkerton took the daughter away from Madame butterfly. Through the opera, their use of facial expressions made it relatable to the viewers and is able to make a connection. Personally, I had much more of an impactful feeling at the end of the animation when Madame Butterfly literally fell apart to connect the whole story. Overall I enjoyed how well put together both the opera and animation were and could tell there was a lot of time and effort put into both pieces.

Today we began class by discussing and showing various artists and how they depicted art such as Piero Manzoni, Duchamp, and Andre Serano. They depicted art in their own way similar to the DADA movement. we learned that art is supposed to make you feel uncomfortable and learn something and raise awareness to something. Dont turn away from the art but instead, invite in the uncomfortable. In the second part of class we learned about the first uses of art and the marks they made through the evolution of art. Art is continuously trying to make their mark in history especially with the had paint cave drawing. we also learned about grid drawing and how much easier using a grid for drawing makes your piece more realistic and proportional.

During class we viewed opera and how it has escalated through the years. It is amazing to see how fond people grew of opera and its rise into broadway and how Opera is conformed into such a proper form of music and entertainment. In the beginning, the public did not take opera very seriously. Tickets would run for about one or two dollars and Broadway actually almost ended in the 1950's due to the rise of TV and movies. It also did not help that after 9/11, people were terrified to travel to New York City to watch these shows leaving Broadway just short of never becoming what it is today. some of the most successful broadway shows include Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, and The lion king. I related to the Lion King because when I was younger I was fortunate enough to see it for myself and it was amazing!