Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Word Of The Day

by Gen

4 Words English:

largess - generous giving; gifts of money or other valuables
dilettante - an amateur; a admirer or lover of the fine arts
simulacrum - a representation; insubstantial or vague semblance
toothsome - delicious; attractive; luscious


4 Words Spanish:

rebeca - cardigan
embutidos - cold cuts
veinte - twenty
conocer - to know


4 Words Latin:

angelus - angel
animi - at heart
angustus - narrow, limited, strait, tight, constricted
angulus - corner, niche


4 Words Japanese:

tou - the present, to hit
chou - dynasty, morning
minami - south, southern
mugi - wheat, barley, oats

To Blogspot...

by Gen.....

For some reason I have lately been having to enter word verification for every post "or change of a post" I make. It makes it increasingly annoying to handle my blog because some features are not working. This is not a spam blog.

Word Of The Day

by Gen

4 Words English:

chicanery: the use of trickery of deceive
defenestrate: to throw out of a window
martinet: a strict disciplinarian
brummagem: cheap and showy


4 Words Spanish:

Agresion: aggression
Competencia: rivalry; competition
Campo: country, countryside, field
Saber: to know


4 Words Latin:

Adepto: to obtain, get, acquire
Abhuc: till then, till now, still, even now, besides, also, yet
Adicio: to direct, address
Adimpleo: to fulfill, perform


4 Words Japanese:

Chuu: daytime, noon
Ji : ground, earth
Chi: pond, pool
Higashi: east

Monday, December 18, 2006

Great links for all readers

by Gen

This website is awesome. The perfect "go-to" dictionary with words of the day, a translator, thesaurus, encyclopedia, and much more!
http://dictionary.reference.com/


Tons of books at your disposal here.. also has poems! Will keep you busy for a looong time.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/


Excellent resource for just about anything.
http://wikipedia.com/


Another great resource page.
http://www.infoplease.com/


Has answered all my questions...
http://www.howstuffworks.com/


From school, to news, to just about everything else... this site is awesome with great content, cool interactives, and much much more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/


Ill add more as soon as possible...

Saturday, December 02, 2006

People of Film

by Gen

When you watch a movie, do you know what happens behind the scenes? Do you know what does a producer do? What is a screenplay? Ill take you through all the different people who are essential to film.

Firstly, lets start with a director. A director oversees all aspect of a film, from start to finish. Directors can be recognized by their special trademark lighting or mood, and the overall look of their film. When a director reads a script, he/she developes a vision of how it should interpret into the screen; from lighting, mood, and camera angle, a director chooses it all. Athough a director is responsible for the vision behind the film, a good director also listens to his crew and cast and works collaboratively.

A producer creates the condition for making movies. The producer initiates, coordinates, supervises, and controls matters such as raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors. The producer is involved thoughout all phases of the filmmaking process from development to completion of a project.

An actor is a person who plays a role for a dramatic production. Actors usually work in movies, plays, radio, and tv. Actors usually play a fictional character, but in the event of a true story, they play a real person. Sometimes actors even play themselves!

A cinematographer is a camera operator. As the director visualizes the script, it is the cinematographer's job to film it.

A screenplay or script is a blueprint for making a motion picture. It can be adapted from a previous work like a novel, play, short story, or it may be an original work itself!