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Gravity (2013)
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There were some amazing special effects, lots of excitement and tension, in the film Gravity. However, it lacked enough back story about the characters involved so that we could care about, worry about, and hope for them. If we had known more about who these people were, not just a few paragraphs about them, I would have been much more excited about their reaching earth safely. I'm sure it would have been possible to balance the excitement along with the sense of why I am worried about them, caring about them, and what it will mean if they don't make it safely to earth. And who will miss them should they not survive. Besides the viewer, who in their lives would be distraught about their loss, if gravity won? I love special effects, but I love the drama in the characters lives as much. Since they just gave gravity a Golden Glob award, I find myself disappointed that a film with such a weak story, has won. I wanted to like this film more, and granted there were a lot of exciting scenes, but it just wasn't enough story about the humans involved. Like the title, Gravity was the only star. Too bad. It could have been so much involving. I went home feeling an odd loss due to not caring much about those who were prey to gravity.
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
A wild ride through space
I went to see the movie but was prepared not to really get excited by it. But watching this movie, I had a blast. And the audience applauded afterward. I was fortunate to see the very first episode of the original TV Star Trek. Became an instant fan forever. However, there were a few minor things that I think would have made it even better. The first one: Spock looked a lot like the original, but his method of delivering lines should have been more precise so he sounded less like the other crew members. I knew Leonard Nimoy at the Pasadena Playhouse School and even then his speech was perfectly clipped to play Spock. The second thing: The movie was a bit overdone. Some action scenes lasted too long. Overkill is not always that enjoyable. The third thing is that at the very end they should have said "Course Captain?" "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning" Of course it's a quote from Peter Pan, but it's remembered just as much from Captain Kirk in Star Trek. It is incredible that a TV series that was canceled almost before it got a good start has lasted so long, and fought and won the hearts and minds of so many fans.
Season of the Witch (2011)
Welcome to a whole lot of nothing
There is one really good thing about this movie. There are a lot of extremely nice shots of parts of both Austria and Croatia. Wild ragged mountains, desolate forests bathed in fog, and dying castles.
Otherwise, use your time to do something worthwhile.
I only paid five bucks to see this movie at our cheapie movie theater so I guess I got my money's worth by looking at all the good shots of scenery. Costumes were way over done, but then aren't they always in this kind of film. The movie 300 did it the best way, with a cape and not much more. And of course it had Gerard Butler wearing nothing at all in one scene. I was happy to spend a little more money just to see that.
Gamer (2009)
A story about exess, with too much excess in it
I have been a big Gerard Butler fan since 1997 when he did Mrs. Brown. And I had high hopes for GAMER as I liked the concept. But the directors do not seem to realize that less is more. That to show a lot of bad and disturbing things with so much excess lessens the impact. It's over kill. I remember a film director who bought a script from me saying, "Never show the "monster" too soon. Once people see the monster, it is no longer as scary as it was when you were only imagining it." That is pretty much what Neveldine and Taylor did with Gamer. They brought out ALL the monsters at once and beat us in the head with them. No longer scary. Just tiring.
They also promised us there would be a GAME. A computer type game. But it wasn't there. No strategy, no cleverness, nothing at all like the games on a computer. It was just run, shoot, run, shoot, on and on. The only clever part when Butler peed and puked into a car's gasoline tank.
The action and excess overshadowed the great actors who played in it. And it's really difficult to overshadow Gerard Butler. With about 30 films under his belt, he's pretty damn good on the screen, even when the movie he's in isn't all that great. Michael C. Hall faired a little better and stood out some as the movie went on.
If you like shaky cams, unbelievably long actions scenes doing the same thing over and over, and an excess of almost everything else in the movie, then by all means take a look at it. I love action films, horror films, murder mysteries, suspense thrillers, comedy, drama, and any other genre you can think of. But I did not like GAMER. Didn't hate it. Just plain didn't enjoy my time spent with it. The DVD will be out on Tuesday January 19. Who knows, YOU may like it a lot. DottyinCA
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
A little too much Tim Burtonish.
A movie with strong performances by Alan Rickman and Johnny Depp. A lukewarm one by Helena Bonham Carter. But the real stars were the sets and costumes. However, the mood of the film was too strongly flavored by the spice of Tim Burton. For Burton fans, it's a great film. For those of us who have seen two other films of this story, and numerous stage versions, it was rather difficult to adjust to so much of Burton's influence.
If one dosn't mind the really horribly bloody gore through out the second half of the film, then ya might enjoy it more than I did. Funny thing is, there wasn't all that blood in any of the other venues I saw it in and it came across just as scary. Or even more so. It's said that the less you see a monster, the more frightening it becomes.
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Why did the Coen's make this film?
This isn't the worst film I've seen this year, I didn't hate it. But I didn't like it either. It didn't seem to have any reason for being. It didn't reveal any truths about human nature, except that some people are frightenly mentally ill and should be exterminated. The editing was awful, leaving the main character lying dead in a scene where you couldn't tell it was him. People all over the theater were whispering to each other about where that character went. And no, it wasn't boring, but it was most unpleasant to watch. In order to get involved with a movie I need to care about at least one of the characters. In a lot of the films out right now, this just isn't possible. Although, I did care that the villain in this movie got wasted, that's about it. A total waste of time that I'll never get back.
Give me a movie like 300, or an old Cary Grant movie. I'll be a lot happier. DottyinCA
Atonement (2007)
The worst film I've seen this year, bar none!
I was so excited to go and see Atonement. Friends told me to bring a box of Kleenex, that it was a tragic love story, that it was just fantastic! So I went, and found here wasn't any love in this story, no reasons for crying, and no real atonement. What on earth makes people think that lust and love are the same thing, and even lust was sparse in this film. The sets and costumes were lush and nice, but the method of presenting the story was so jumbled it was pathetic. I couldn't get to know, or care about anyone, except for the really mentally sick little girl who needed treatment.
What a disappointment! I wanted to love it. I hated it. The director went overboard trying to be artsy fartsy so people who didn't know better, thought it was real art. Where have all the wonderful types of movies that were made in the late 30's, 40's and 50's? Movies that make you feel something about the characters, make you laugh, make you cry, and make you understand what the heck they are all about? There are just two movies nominated that are worthy of an Oscar, this certainly isn't one of them.
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Don't believe movie critics about this one. It's great!
This is such a beautifully filmed and acted film that it's a shame for anyone to miss it. The cast is just excellent, especially Gerard Butler as Dracula. His role is slightly underplayed which works beautifully for THIS Dracula whose real self is only discovered at the end of the movie. Wes Craven used everyone in the film exactly the way they should have been used.
This is not a slasher movie. Although there is violence and blood the rest of the movie actually subdues this. It is a thoughtful movie that sets up the ending slowly, step by step.
If you haven't seen it, by all means, give it a try and watch with an open mind and see if you can figure out WHO Dracula really is. (besides the hot Scot, Gerard Butler, who is just fascenating in this film)
Lady in the Water (2006)
A Sweet Summer Treat
Don't believe one word of any of the negative reviews you may have read concerning this movie. It's obvious that those doing the reviews have no idea what this movie is about, and could care less. M.Night's Shyamalan's work is too intellectual, and too brilliant for them to understand. A superb cast, an exceptional script, fantastic photography, and delicious humor, make this one of the best summer movies around. The twists and turns it takes are Shyamalan's cleverest yet.
The cost of a movie here is now $10, and this movie is worth every penny of it.
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
A Gem: Not to be missed!
I was fortunate to be able to view this film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival early this year. Remembering Beowulf and Grendel from a college class I wasn't certain what to expect when I viewed this film. It turned out to be a delightful surprise. Slightly off center, laced with unexpected humor, and rich with wisdom, I found it a rare gem.
This is the story of a hero who is asked to help kill a king's enemy. As always the hero sets out to do just that. But along the way he discovers facts that make him wonder if his favor for the King is a heroic act after all. Gerard Butler is perfect as Beowulf. One of Butler's most priceless talents is his ability to give the viewer a glimpse of his inner thoughts by just a small precise change of expression on his face, or a subtle flicker in his eyes. This subtleness matched with Butler's perfectly made body and deliciously handsome features makes him totally believable as the working hero. The rest of the cast is remarkable in numerous ways, as well as in its ability to convince the viewer that he has actually been transported to the distant past. Don't expect a high tech spectacular movie here. This is a film that needs a viewer to just settle in and listen, watch, and think. You'll go home with a great many questions and ideas invading your mind.
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Proceeds from the Sporting Clays Benefit will go toward a new initiative, a Teaching Internship Program, akin to the "minor league" system in baseball. The Internship will provide a one-year training and mentored experience for high-character, high-potential teachers, and coaches, who have little to no teaching experience when they are hired into our program, e.g. recent college graduates or those looking for a change in career. The funds will be dedicated to the Barbara Cooney Teaching Internship Endowment named for a highly admired retired teacher of sixth grade ancient history.
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On Monday, August 31, 2015, The Kinkaid School welcomed Wes Moore as the J. Barry Moss Distinguished Speaker.
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Wes Moore is a youth advocate, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur and host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network. His first book The Other Wes Moore became an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Born in 1978, Wes and his sisters were raised by their widowed mother. Despite early academic and behavioral struggles, he graduated Phi Theta Kappa in 1998 as a commissioned officer from Valley Forge Military College, and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 2001, where he also played football and earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations. He then became a Rhodes Scholar, studying International Relations at Oxford University.
After his studies, Wes, a paratrooper and Captain in the United States Army, served a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan with the 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. Wes then served as a White House fellow to Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice. He serves on the board of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), The Johns Hopkins University, and founded an organization called STAND! that works with Baltimore youth involved in the criminal justice system.
Wes is committed to helping the parents, teachers, mentors, and advocates who serve our nations youth. A portion of all book proceeds for The Other Wes Moore are being donated to City Year and the US Dream Academy.
Mr. Moore will be the eighth J. Barry Moss Distinguished Speaker.
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The Series is named after Mr. Moss, a beloved former teacher, debate coach, Upper School principal and Dean of Faculty, who was a prominent part of life at Kinkaid for over 40 years until his death in 2005. The focus of the Series is Civil Discourse in a Democracy, a topic that includes a number of the skills and values so important to Mr. Moss as a teacher: clear and convincing written expression, public speaking and debate, the development of analytical skills, service to others, and the commitment to excellence. The Series will feature a broad range of speakers, including scholars, journalists, business leaders, and those in public service.
Former Moss Speakers
2014 Larry Temkin, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University
2013 Douglas Brinkley, American author, professor of history at Rice University
2011 J. Pittman McGehee, D.D., Diplomate Jungian analyst and the Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychology and Spirituality
2010 Clark Kent Ervin, '77, Director of The Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Program
2008 Dick Brass, inventor and technology futurist
2007 Edward Hirsch, author of The New York Times best seller How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry
2006 David Finegold, Ph.D., '81, Dean of Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
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It takes confidence to rock a bald head...so it's probably the confident aura you project more so than the hair style (or lack there of)
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Science Communication Outside the Ivory Tower and Beyond Science Journalism Closing Event of the Research and Communication Program Dr. György FÁBRI PhD Head of Communication Hungarian Academy of Sciences
I. The communication of knowledge and society – the social presence of scientific research and technological development Some Information About the Project
General Information: Organizer: Knowledge Society XXI. Foundation Period: January – December 2006 Supported by the Jedlik Ányos program of the National Office for Research and Technology in cooperation with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Mindentudás Egyeteme/ENCOMPASS
Content of the project Theoretical researches –Philosophical and sociological context of Science Communication –Views about Science in Hungary –Tendencies of the media from the viewpoint of content rating –Effects and evaulations of the Mindentudás Egyeteme/ENCOMPASS Practical uses –Developing strategies of Science Communication for research institutes –Media planing for science contents –Developing of the lectures "Mindentudás Egyeteme"/ENCOMPASS –Preparations for launching Science Communication Training for researchers –Building a knowledge base for science communication information (www.tudastars.hu)
Events Opening Conference and Seminar series (March-May 2006)Opening Conference and Seminar series Pléh Csaba, Gulyás Balázs, Nyíri Kristóf, Patkós András (Members of the HAS), Hronszky Imre, Tamás Pál Professors Launched www.tudastars.hu in April 2006www.tudastars.hu Published volume "Reason and Value in Science Communication" in May 2006 Science Communication: Outside the Ivory Tower and Beyond Science Journalism – international conference and workshop 26-27. 11. 2006. Summary volumes of the projects will be published in December 2006
II. Results of the Empirical Surveys Situation of Science Communication in Hungary 2007
Medián survey November 2006
Reputation of Mindentudás Egyeteme / ENCOMPASS
Mindentudás Egyeteme/ENCOMPASS Very widely known Permanently high ratings in its category Reaches new groups of spectators (youths, managers) Favoring traditional forms Professional standards as the most important feature for spectators Used for general orientation
11 Average ratings by semesters (AMR 15+)
12 Audience shares (share 15+) by months, averages
III. Theoretical researches and Conclusions Dilemmas and their Resolutions in Science Communication
Scientists' roles researcher Research-manager Science-communicator
Researchers' attitudes The need and of conveying knowledge to lay people is a key attitude in Hungary's scientist society today. The importance of media aspects has become accepted. More and more scientists have become media actors. We are outside the ivory tower...
Scientific journalism Underpositioned place in traditional media Excluded from commercial television (taht is, the larger part of the space of media use!) Low representation of the theme of "Science" in Hungarian public media Success story in the digital media: –origo.hu science section –www.mta.hu –Mindentudás Egyeteme/ENCOMPASS portal
Media situation Dependence of visual culture on trends Merger of producer interests and trends of fashion Increasingly totalized media market Increasingly concentrated media market Media industry: downward competition spiral
The media strategy of science Prerequisite of maintaining value-governed principles: existence of own values Conservative value consciousness and professional media tools prevail at the same time: Content constructed by meritocratic principles The most open media presence Competitive media technology Exceeding one-dimensional media standard
Redefinition of the roles in Science Communication: Scientist communicators or scientific journalists?
The effective strategy of science communication: Scientist communicvators and Scientific journalists together For media positions!
All this requires scientific media as a 'home front' Strengthening traditional scientific printed media Let it be a Hungarian "Science"! Independent positions in electronic media
IV. Practical Results and Utilities of the Projects
Media TV series about institutes of the HAS New TV shows: creative documentary films and science/scientist spots New forms of communication: science-blogs, science policy tv-discussions Developing ENCOMPASS: new elements of the lectures Support for traditional weekly science magazine "Élet és Tudomány" (Life and Science)
Communication of the HAS Strategical development Organization of the Hungarian Science Festival Science campaigns (GMO, Genomics) Communication services for academic and university institutes
Main Tasks Develop of the Science Communication Training for researchers Expand student basis for the Science- departments Improving the presentation skills of science teachers
Launch of the Hungarian Science TV Chanell Hungarian Academy of Sciences ENCOMPASS Investors Common Initiative:
Thank You For Your Attention! Dr. Fábri György PhD projekt-leader www.fabrigyorgy.hu
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Stevens, who accumulated earnings of $19,358,840 from his 178 winners in the United States last year, took in the intricacies of the Surrey switchback and Tattenham Corner, as well as the less complex advice of Lester Piggott. "He told me that if I'm riding the best horse I'll win," Stevens reported. "At least I think that's what he said."
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Stevens has yet to suffer colleagues hiding his underpants, but recognises he will have to change some attitudes. "I don't feel a lot of resentment at the moment," he said. "Perhaps that will change later on. But you have to understand that I'm not coming in here expecting to become leading rider of England. Right now I just want to come here and be competitive and be consistent and do what I do best - go out and ride hard every single day and in every single race, give it my all.
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The American beat no longer has that same effect on Stevens. Since he rode here at Royal Ascot two years ago the British buzz has been with him and the fact that his wife hails from Doncaster was hardly an impediment to emigration. And, in recent months, the jockey felt instinctively he needed to move from his Californian base. The LA story was over. "To be honest, I was bored with American racing," he said. "Turning left every day for 20 years.
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Would smart lipo suit me or a tummy tuck? as I am 5'9 approx. 210lbs (photos)
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I believe that you'll make a good candidate for an extended tummy tuck with liposuction in the waist, upper and lower back and fat grafting in to buttocks.
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None of us know your medical history so none of us know if you are a candiate for aesthetic surgery.
The limited view photographs are certainly no substitute for a physical examination.
Having said that, you may be a good candidate for an abdominoplasty combined with a circumfrential torso liposuction. A formal consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon will likely be worth your while.
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Would smart lipo suit me or a tummy tuck? as I am 5'9 approx. 210lbs
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Smart lipo or a tummy tuck?
Based on your brief history and photos, it is unlikely that anything other than a tummy tuck would produce a satisfactory cosmetic result. Liposuction of selective areas in addition to the tummy tuck would improve the overall result. Any type of liposuction alone would result in greater skin hanging and an unsatifactory cosmetic result. You would still need a tummy tuck.
Keep in mind that following advice from a surgeon on this or any other website who proposes to tell you what to do without examining you, physically feeling your tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical history and discussing the pros and cons of each operative procedure would not be in your best interest. I would suggest that you find a surgeon certified by the American Board of American Plastic Surgery and one who is ideally a member of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that you trust and are comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.
Robert Singer, MD FACS
La Jolla, California
Laser liposuction will not tighten your skin adequately as a tummy tuck will
If you want to tighten the abdominal skin a tummy tuck is a better option.
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Before I dive into this, I'll just do a bit of housekeeping. First, if you are looking for my Show vs. Tell blogfest piece, it's the entry below this one. Second, if you are new, you will not know that I have revamped this blog - regulars, hot dang. So, third, I will be using this entry for the What's Your Process blogfest, hosted by the stunning Shallee McArthur over at Life, the Universe, and Writing. It's premature, not due until the 18th, but what the heck? I therefore conclude with fourth, I will be abandoning you all until late in the first week of February - I will be in Thailand the day after tomorrow (Hence the four books in the What I'm Reading section of the sidebar).
Anywho, back to Artie. Human. Nondescript.
If you are adding a character to a story, you begin to add things to Artie to successfully add him. It may be his race, his height and his age. Most importantly, you've made him male (Just for my benefit, of course). Next, maybe a name? However, you may need to add different things. Alien features, cultural mutilations (Let's face it, piercing and tattoo-ing are mutilations).
Have you noticed something about Artie so far?
We've only seen his outer shell. I'm supportive of this, in fact. I like to create characters in the same way that I would discover a person. First, you see them. You note things about their appearance, you take in the outer shell.
Then you get to the good bit. The inner gooey things. Think of Artie's innards like the Earth's layout. You've got mantle, outer core, inner core. The mantle is his personality. The outer core is his background, his history and his relationships. The inner core is his very basic, primeval characteristics - his most basic desires and fears. The inner core is where conflict lies.
The Mantle. Your character's personality is incredibly important. It includes their behaviour, their hobbies and their interests. I find that a lot of YA protagonists lack a certain oomph to their mantle. A character shouldn't exist for a plot - it should be the other way around. That would mean that in order to investigate that weird sparkly biology partner, their mantle should affect them. A gossip may just ask around, a computer-savvy kid will Google, a bookworm will visit the library. The most popular head cheerleader who has never read a book in her life isn't just going to go and check out something at the library because her biology partner gives her the willies. Speech patterns, word choices - Verbally, characterisation occurs with hinting at background and general traits. A short tempered person will interrupt and be snippy. A bubbly person will be amicable and use differing words. It helps to try and line up your character's most dominant trait with someone you know and pay close attention to said person's speech. Dialogue is the greatest characterising tool a writer may have.
I find that a mantle cannot have strength without a strong core, and vice versa. Like I said, characterisation is not a short process.
The Outer Core. Some characters haven't got enough friends on their Facebook page, if you know what I mean. And you probably don't. Let me explain. Relationships define us - that is the unofficial motto that I stand by. Chuck Palahnuik's quote: "Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I have ever known", is the basis of everything I mention when I'm pretending to be scholarly. People get us into habits. Verbally, physically, mentally. The way someone may act or say or choose to present themselves can say a lot about the types of people they associate themselves with. A recluse will be socially awkward because they don't have cues or a clue on how to conduct themselves. I, for example, am a completely different person verbally after I've been writing my novel or reading a classic or a history book than I am when I come home straight off the schoolyard. I reckon you're all already imagining the difference, huh? That is how the outer core links to the mantle. Relationships affect personality. Now the outer core is chockers full of experience, of history and opinions that have developed. That means, the older your character, the fuller their outer core. I find that character arcs flow easier when they're younger. Wizened characters are challenging, but fun, to write. They have to have better developed motivations for things because you can't leave it up to inexperience.
The Inner Core. This is the basis of everything. That is how you need to treat your inner core. It's what every writing instructor or informed blogger will ask you: What does your character want? Artie might want a nice flatscreen - but what does he want more than anything? Why does he want it? Shallee, back over at Life, the Universe and Writing once made a reference to the film Up in regard to motivation (I can't remember who, so if it was you, comment and I'll link you) and I'll steal what I recall of their material. Russell goes with Carl on this zany adventure because he wants to help him. Why? Because he wants to get a scout badge. Why? So that he'll have enough that he'll go to the awarding ceremony. Why? Because he wants his dad to come to the awarding ceremony because his parents are recently divorced. Dad problems are a long way from going to South America in a flying house. But that was Russell's inner core. His dad.
I said that the Inner Core is where conflict is. There, the character's most basic wants and fears are held. Now, let's say that Artie wants to become a famous performer, but he's deathly afraid of embarrassment. Can you see how his inner core is linked? You can probably think up a thousand different scenarios that will create inner conflict for Artie. I'll use my own novel, RETURN (about: a team of uncostumed superheroes), for another example. Take my leader, Lachlan. More than anything else, he wants to earn his father's approval. Below that, you've got his want for triumph, for success. His fear is losing. What's the conflict? His antagonist, Ben, is psychotic. He's ruthless and he's good at villainy. Okay, sure. This guy will be hard to beat. Just shoot him and move on. But again: where's the conflict? Ah, glad you asked. This is where the inner and outer cores link. Relationships and history add more to the basic wants. They build on them and become a complex motivation. So, we'll take loyalty to his teammates from Lachlan's outer core. So we know that Lachlan wants to succeed and that he's loyal to his teammates. The conflict? Ben is tough, but he used to be one of Lachlan's teammates. CONFLICT! If I ever get stuck, I find that investigating an inner core will open up more ideas, more possibilities. Their desires control their motivations which control their actions.
I'll tell you right now: I think that character sheets and interviews and quizzes are a load of utter bullshit. Sure, if a character is stuck in a situation and you haven't the slightest, you can whip around and say: "Hey Artie, how would you break into Gringotts?" And he may tell you that because he's overconfident and an arse, he'll go gunslinging through the front door. Or, he may tell you that because he's calculating and quiet, he'll make his way to the very reason he's breaking in by going through the air vents. But the only way to get to know a character is by getting to know him.
Let me explain. I'll use my novel again and take one my characters, Wes, as an example. I started out with a boy - British, adolescent, a teleporter, and your typical fun guy. As I wrote the first draft of RETURN, and then another and another, I began to learn more. He watched too much TV, he was witty and referenced pop culture. He flit from place to place because his family fell apart when he was younger, and his fun guy attitude came from a lack of discipline. He turned into a womaniser and someone who craved safety for himself and those he cared for. He could never have a serious heart-to-heart and he swore, a lot. But he'd put the wellbeing of his team over his own safety. He was impatient and hated pressure. He felt the need to perform and succeed, because this fun guy persona made his teammates look down on him with disdain.
Would I have known all of this the moment that I created Wes? Hell no. And I shouldn't expect anyone to know that. If you do, you may find that your characterisation revelations come out stilted. I am a believer of the idea that the only way to get to know your characters is by getting to know them. How do you get to know that new guy at work? You talk to him, spend time with him. I've been through seven drafts with Wes now. Seven. Imagine how much I'll know about him after twenty? How about after six books? Exactly. Think about your personal relationships. The people you know the most about are the people you spend the most time with. It takes me draft after draft of revising to get to know my characters - and it takes those drafts to make your character seem familiar to your reader.
There are things that I've gradually done to enhance my understanding of my characters. I have one huge binder for my novel, and within that, I have sections for each character. There I put information, descriptions, histories, musings on their wants, needs and fears, etc. I like to sketch them after each draft. I find that after a while, their physical appearance begins to change in my head to suit their enhancing personalities. For instance, Wes used to be very short, with a stand-offish expression, a pinched, freckly face and shaggy hair. Now, he is six-foot, with a very blase expression, a prominent, yet immature, facial structure, with some freckles and cropped, stick-uppish hair. (Wowzers, Nina. That was great grammar there.)
Here the blogfest may end, for now I shall ruminate on some examples.
For those I am applauding today, they have shown consistently clear characters. Firstly, Arthur Conan Doyle and his detective, Mr. Holmes. The thing I love about Sherlock is that the reader knows he is a terrible person (I would hate him in reality) but still wants to read about him. There are those who believe that he truly existed. Doesn't Doyle get a clap for that? Now, Jane Austen isn't the greatest cup of tea for me, but I have to admit that some of her characterisation is absolutely divine. Her protagonists, and occasionally her supporting cast, are distinct voices. Her novels are almost entirely driven by their personalities. JK Rowling is masterful - the HARRY POTTER series was crafted so intricately. There were quirks, histories and personas that fans can describe at length off the top of their heads. Some believe that Harry wasn't done so well. I beg to differ. He began as a bewildered boy placed in a situation, he grew to become a stubborn and loyal man who commanded his situation. I'll give props to Cassandra Clare for her warlock you don't want to cross: the glittery, gay Magnus Bane. I've heard amazing things about JD Salinger regarding FRANNY AND ZOOEY, but Holden never grabbed me. Who else? Hm. Dicken's Scrooge.
Now, for those I am not applauding, I believe they might've not explored their characters as much as they may have explored their world or their plot, or they've dropped the ball and forgotten to uphold a character's, well, character. I'll start off with Katniss Everdeen, of Suzanne Collins' THE HUNGER GAMES. Perhaps somewhat cliche and borderline Sue, she could be excused because she was Katniss - Her personality matched her name, sharp and hissing. However, as the series progressed, she began to suit the plot. She lost her grip on the situation and Katniss became this hollow shell, this pushover that disappointed fans everywhere. I'll mention them because it is inevitable - I'll call them the Para-Girls. I won't name names. They are moulded after one character in particular, all female and protagonists, human dealing with an inhuman world, and as empty and vapid as the tissue box beside me. Why do I think these girls are here? Their creators were, perhaps, too preoccupied with something else (Be it the trend they're latching on to, querying before they've finished, the world and its settings, plot holes and continuity, or the male lead?) to busy themselves with fleshing out their protagonist. Who knows?
And in closing, I'll answer: What am I not saying?
I'm not saying that every character needs a quirks/mannerisms list the size of the phonebook. It is all dependant on the character. When it comes to quirks (I'll return to Wes), he has only a couple. One? He fidgets when he's under pressure/contained/bored. That doesn't mean that when he's bored, all he does is fidget. No - it's just a consistent thing that he does. He may be making fried eggs, but he could be fidgeting with the carton. He may be standing in a line at the video shop, but could be fidgeting with his keys or his shirt. Some characters will demand quirks - I have one that has more verbal quirks than you can shake a stick at, but the only physical quirk she has is that she occasionally breaks out into dance. What does that immediately tell you about her? You shouldn't always make quirks suit their personality, however. You can use quirks sometimes to show a character arc. I'll use my brother, for example. When he was younger, he fidgeted and fussed with himself all of the time because he was a shy, nervous kid. As he grew up, becoming more cocky, more confident, he still retained that odd fidgeting. He picks at his nails, touches his neck, his wrist, his chest, when he's talking to you. It reflects a trait that he mightn't currently have, but that he used to. We'll go back to Wes and a verbal quirk. He cuts people off a syllable or two before his cue to speak, and when he starts talking, his first couple words are loud and forceful. Why? He used to stutter as a kid. Now, there are three points to this. Cutting people off, the loudness, and the stutter. I only tell my readers one of those, the first one (and the third one, but it's apart of characterising another character so I don't count it). When you characterise, you are doing it for yourself. You, in turn, select what information is suitable for your readers. What they need to know.
I could probably go on for another couple thousand words or so. Consequently, I'll cut it off here. If you've made it this far and haven't skimmed, I reward you with cyber-cookies. And smiles. Apologies blogfest persons, I never intended for this to be such a monster. I am so incredibly sorry.
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Some union leaders take on a faint grey tinge around the gills and a certain grim set of the jaw when trouble looms, but Mr de Gruchy just becomes more shiny and irrepressible. He proclaimed cheerfully during one early-morning phone call that he had been on the go since five and expected to carry on at the same rate until midnight.
Last week marked the climax of a campaign which Mr de Gruchy's union, the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, has been waging for some time. The union has long taken the line that difficult children should not be in mainstream schools: "I'd rather see them on the streets wrecking cars than in the classroom wrecking lessons," its leader once memorably said. But since April this year, there have been a string of cases in which its members have threatened to strike if an excluded child was returned to school after an appeal.
There was the case of 13-year-old Richard Wilding at Glaisdale School in Nottingham, now being taught at home and in a special unit. There was 12-year-old Gram Cram, who ended up being taught in isolation. Matthew Wilson, aged 10, was offered individual tuition costing pounds 14,000 after a similar row at Manton Primary School in Worksop.
Then there was The Ridings - Nigel de Gruchy's finest hour, as some commentators have claimed. Trouble first blew up at the school in March when 13-year- old Sarah Taylor was excluded after a fight with her boyfriend, by whom it now turns out she was pregnant. Staff at the school threatened to strike after her mother won an appeal, and she was withdrawn from the school. But a couple of weeks ago the staff announced that they were still desperately unhappy, claiming that there had been three serious assaults along with stone- and firework-throwing incidents.
De Gruchy spotted an opening. He sent in what he calls the "A Team" - himself plus the union's president, Peter Cole, along with the local executive member and the local full-time official. The arrival of these four should strike fear into the heart of any chair of governors. It means a strike is in the offing.
And so it was at The Ridings. The results of the union's ballot at the school, due on Tuesday, will certainly show that staff are prepared to leave their posts if a large number of children are not removed.
Mr de Gruchy has really gone out on a limb this time. One child is relatively easy to deal with, but 60 is a different matter. The Ridings is a school already close to collapse, and an all-out strike by its staff could lead to victory for no one.
So what drives the ambitious 53-year-old general secretary? Thinner than the traditional union leader and with considerably more energy, this besuited figure fits few stereotypes. His colleagues say they do not feel they know him well.
One fellow teachers' union leader who has met him regularly over the past decade says: "I wouldn't really claim to know Nigel at all. I have had very, very few personal conversations with him. I suspect that he is probably a very difficult person to know."
Despite his affable air, others confirm this view. Many people who have worked closely with him, for example, are probably unaware that he is a practising Catholic.
"I am a very quiet Catholic," he says. "I hate preaching to people, and I hate it when politicians preach to us. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
However, his Catholic upbringing must surely have left its mark on his philosophy, along with some other aspects of his childhood about which he rarely talks.
BORN and brought up on Jersey, Nigel de Gruchy was the fourth of five children. He spent the early part of his childhood in a comfortable home in the wealthy St Brelades area. Jersey was still under German occupation when he was born in 1943 and he remembers being told by his mother that he would be "sent to Germany" if he was naughty.
But a few years after he started his education at a school run by the De la Salle Christian brothers, the family ran into financial problems and were forced to move into accommodation in a disused convent. His father had lost his job in insurance and, although they were eventually able to afford a cottage in St Mary, the affluence of his early childhood never returned.
De Gruchy admits that the impoverished adolescence which followed must have fuelled his desire to do well in life.
"We were very poor. I can remember literally not having enough money to buy food," he says.
He was 12 when he first displayed the stubborn streak which must have served him well in more recent years. His parents wanted him to follow his two brothers to France to train as a priest, but young Nigel had other ideas.
"I just wasn't having any of it. I said if they put me on the boat I would jump overboard. After that, they decided I wasn't cut out to be a priest," he says.
But despite these traumas, he did well at school, often coming top of the class though he did not think of himself as intelligent. He jokes that if he had not passed his A-levels he might have been a millionaire by now: the only alternative to university for bright, young men from Jersey then was banking.
De Gruchy had already left home when his father walked away from the marriage and disappeared for two decades. The two men did re-establish a relationship before the elder Mr de Gruchy died in 1993, and Nigel bears him no ill-will. "I was perplexed rather than angry," his son says now. "We didn't talk about those things much."
Nigel's first challenge to the education authorities came when he arrived at Reading University to find that the economics and philosophy course for which he had applied had been cancelled. All his fellow freshers were persuaded to take a different degree, but de Gruchy dug his heels in and ended up taking his course alone.
After graduating with a 2:2 - "I don't think I was ever first-class material but if I had drunk a bit less I could have had a 2:1" - he spent a year in Spain and two in France teaching English, during which time he met his American wife, Judy. The couple had planned to go to the States, but the Vietnam draft made the idea less attractive. Instead, they settled in south London, where de Gruchy became head of economics at St Joseph's academy, an inner-city grammar school run by the De la Salle order. He was a disciplinarian, he says. When people ask him where he taught he replies: "Standing up at the front of the class," placing himself firmly alongside the traditional, whole-class teachers who have no truck with progressive methods.
No sooner had he started teaching than a pay dispute over a Labour-imposed "pay norm" blew up. Not instinctively political - he has never been a member of a political party - he decided to join a union, and doggedly grilled the different reps on what they stood for. The National Union of Teachers had accepted Labour's 3.5 per cent, while some unions were sticking out for more. He joined the NAS. His stubborn militancy emerged at local branch meetings where, he says, he would be the one calling for "mass strike action tomorrow"; within months he was Lewisham secretary of the union.
By 1975, Nigel was NAS London secretary and a member of the national executive. It was a hectic year for the de Gruchys, he says, marking also the birth of their only son, Paul. Judy made time to bring up the boy, while Nigel continued to climb up the ranks of the NAS (now merged with the Union of Women Teachers and claiming a membership of 160,000), finally becoming general secretary in 1990.
His philosophy as a union leader has been straightforward. Education may be important, but the NASUWT exists first and foremost to support its members' interests. De Gruchy says this approach can be in the interests of the children - the successful 1992 boycott brought on by testing and national curriculum overload led to a much-needed slimming down of the whole system, he argues. But the bottom line, in stark contrast with the NUT's more altruistic attempt to enter the curriculum debate on educational grounds, is that teachers' interest are paramount.
And this is also his stance on The Ridings. If pushed, de Gruchy will say that the interests of the pupils in question would be better served by them being placed in special schools. But for most of the time his rhetoric is much more extreme.
"There may be 15,000 children a year expelled but there are also probably 150,000 who deserve to be. Maybe we can't leave such pupils in limbo but I don't want the majority of children and teachers to be left in hell," he said recently.
So, is de Gruchy planning to follow Tony Blair down the path of moral outrage and family values? His rival union leaders do not think so. They think this is all about a fierce battle for members which all the unions claim to be winning.
"The question I always ask myself about people is, 'What would they go to the stake for?' I'm not sure I know with Nigel," one of them comments.
De Gruchy himself offers a simple explanation. "Put crudely," he once said, "pupils don't pay subscriptions. Members do."
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