5/31/2023 0 Comments Film art bordwellFilm Art is generously illustrated with more than 1,000 frame enlargements taken directly from completed films, providing concrete illustrations of key concepts. In-depth examples deepen students' appreciation for how creative choices by filmmakers affect what viewers experience and how they respond. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods and countries, the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film, in any genre. Since 1979, David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson and now, Co-Author, Jeff Smith's Film Art has been the best-selling and most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own.
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5/31/2023 0 Comments The Star Thrower by Loren EiseleyShells are cast up in windrows a hermit crab, fumbling for a new home in the depths, is tossed naked ashore, where the waiting gulls cut him to pieces. “The beaches of Costabel are littered with the debris of life. (Excerpted from The Unexpected Universe by Loren Eiseley) May this story speak to your hearts, my brother and sister star throwers! The Star Thrower It points to that which is beyond all dharmas and teachings. It points to what giving metta is all about. It points to what the Bodhisattva vow is all about. To me, what Eiseley discovers on the shores of Costabel, amid all the death and suffering that are the lot of all conditioned things, points the very heart of finding genuine meaning in this universe. I think I was only 17 or 18 when I first read it, but the story has been a touchstone my whole life. It’s an excerpt from the writings of the great anthropologist and nature writer, Loren Eiseley. Today’s post shares something that is very close to my heart. 5/31/2023 0 Comments Corrie ten Boom by Sam WellmanThey believed that they saw the Lord or that He showed them specifically what they were supposed to do, etc.Īlso, I don’t know if this is how the author portrayed it or Corrie, but I don’t agree with the concept of asking Jesus into your heart. It was a good reminder of what went on in WWII and how God’s people (among many others) were unfairly treated.Ĭorrie had to learn to forgive many people who had sinned against her, and I thought that this was also wisely brought out in the story.ĭisagreement: There are quite a few mentions of visions, how God showed Himself to Corrie and one of her sisters through visions. This book also contained many good reminders of the evil of which man is capable, and the goodness of God. I felt that it probably showed realistically some of her struggles in life and how she didn’t always feel super spiritual or like she wanted to do what was right, but she continued in her progressive sanctification throughout life. Containing much heartache and sorrow, this biography shows how Corrie ten Boom was able to see God working in her life in many ways. Her experiences are shared in a story format.Īgreement: This book was a good glimpse of what her life was like. Point: The author traces Corrie ten Boom’s life from early childhood through her death. Corrie ten Boom: Heroine of Haarlem by Sam Wellman |