ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT TIM BURTON

There's my oral presentation. I was nervous, so it's horrible. But well.

I'm Natàlia Sellés and now I'm going to talk about Tim Burton, as always.

At first I have to say that Tim is an american film director, writter and artist. Burton started to record short films using stop motion when he was 13. He was a very introspective person, and he wasn't a very good student, but he found his pleasure painting, writing, watching films,... He loved terror films, and his favorite actor was Vincent Price.

Well, I have said that Tim is a writer too. He had written a book of poems called The Melancholy Dead of Oyster Boy, and in this book are strange poems. For example, this drawing is Stain Boy, a character of one of his poems.

But the most famous poem of him is The Nightmare Before Christmas, a poem that he wrote and then Henry Selick convert it in a film.

Tim Burton has got his own style, that is characterized mainly by the darkness and gothic look. 

In all his films appears a lot of spirals, dead dogs, because the dog is his favorite animal, clowns, scarecrows...

A lot of his films take place on Christmas, and appears the relation between father and son.

The characters are lonely, pale, with dark hair, high and very thin, with big eyes but small mouth.

Another characteristic of Tim Burton is that he use many times the same actors. The two importants are Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter; Johnny has been in 7 movies of him, because he's his best friend since they met in Edward Scissorhands. And Helena is his wife, and she has been in 6 movies of him. Then are Christopher Lee, Winona Ryder, Jack Nicholson,... who have appeared in several movies of him. 

Another great characteristic of his movies, I think, is the music. Danny Elfman has been the composer of all his movies, except Sweeney Todd and Ed Wood. In my opinion he's a great musician, and I think that a movie of Tim Burton and the music of Danny Elfman are a great combination.

To finish I'd like to talk about his future projects: Frankenweenie, Dark Shadows and Maleficient.

Frankenweenie at first was a short film about a boy who revives his dog, and now he's recording it as a large film in black and white. 

Then, when he will finish Frankenweenie, he will record Dark Shadows, a story of vampires starring by Johnny Depp.

And finally, he maybe will record Maleficient, a remake of Sleeping Beauty story, and it will be starring by Angelina Jolie.

As conclusion, I think that Tim Burton has got a great talent, and I like his own style, and I hope that he will record a lot of movies more. 

Well, it was my oral presentation, and that's all.

Self-evaluation:

In my opinion I did it quite well. I was nervous, but I talked about 5 minutes, and I think that you could understand my english. I read at the paper many times... that's the problem.

Sorry Emma for not knowing very well the answer... xD

Thirteen & Adrian Mole

Tracy at first was a good student, nice person, with true friends,... but she let influence by other people for be more popular. She starts to take drugs, alcohol, have sex, steal... Evie isn't a good model for her, but she should have personality, and she shouldn't try to be as Evie!
Adrian isn't as Tracy. They haven't got a great relation with his parents, because the parents of Tracy are divorced, and the parents of Adrian almost have divorced, too. But Adrian has got more personality, and he doesn't lets him influence by other, so I think that he won't be as Tracy. He doesn't takes drugs, alcohol... but he has got adolescent problems; he fall in love, he discuss with his bestfriend... 

There are a lot of people like Tracy. I have lost some friends because they wanted to be like others, and not themselves. They are now taking drugs, a lot of alcohol, they don't study... It's very sad.

"If you're not that way, you're nothing"
This quote it's VERY STUPID. In my opinion, I think that if you want to be as others and not yourself, then yes, you're nothing. Only a copy.

"Beauty is truth"
Tracys is a fashion victim because she wants to look good. She's very surface, and she doesn't see the inside of a person. She only think to buy nice clothes for be "popular" and "cool" (and she's only a idiot, but she doesn't see it.)

 I think that the movie is shocking, because I can't believe that there are so many idiots in the world. Moreover, Tracy and Evie are only 13 years old!

Adrian is an adolescent too, but he's more responsable. 

The oldest known embryos of a dinosaur

"Palaeontologists have identified the oldest known dinosaur embryos, belonging to a species that lived some 190 million years ago. The eggs of Massospondylus, containing well-perserved embryos, were unearthed in South Africa back in 1976.
The cientifics used the embryos to reconstruct what the dinosaurs babies might have looked liked when they were live. 

The team led by Professor Robert Reisz of the University of Toronto Mississauga (Canada), have discovered that the embryos were the oldest ones ever found of any

Having studied the fossilised eggs, the team, led by Professor Robert Reisz of the University of Toronto Mississauga in Canada, discovered that the embryos were the oldest ones ever found of any vertebrate. This project opens an exciting window into the evolution of dinosaurs.

Massospondylus belonged to a group of dinosaurs known as prosauropods. They were huge, four-legged dinosaurs with long necks.

The researchers studied the skeletons, which are 20cm-long, and they noted that the embryos were almost about to hatch, but unfortunately, they never had the chance.

Once hatched, the babies would have had rather long front legs, meaning that they would have been walking on all fours rather than on two legs like the adults.

 

What the dinosaurs might have looked like

The paper stated that the body of the embryos suggested that just like humans, the hatchlings would have required parental care - and if in this case, it would be the earliest known example of parental care."

A very interesting news. The news explain that they have discovered the oldest known dinosaur embryos, who lived some 190 million years ago.

Dinosaurs have always fascinated me, so I think that this news are exciting. I can't believe that they have found it! It's incredible... The science won't let us to surprise over and over. I hope that they will find a lot of news more about dinosaurs, because in my opinion they are very interesting.  

It has been also a great step for the knowledge of the dinosaurs and his evolution, so the people can imagine better how were dinosaurs.

We aren't normals. Craziness.

Africa and me were in class, and we started to invent a story. This day we had a exam of maths, and we started to say that the maths are invincible... and when we had the story, Africa said to me that we could record it with english, and so we would have got a post for the blog. 


In home, I recorded the scenes that we have invented with playmobils and other toys. And that's the result:

THANKS TO PAU JORDI FOR HIS COLLABORATION IN THE VIDEO :)

Jack Sparrow in a primary school

"The star Johnny Depp is currently in south-east London filming the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie On Stranger Tides and arrived at the Meridian Primary School dressed in full character as Captain Jack Sparrow.

He made the one-off trip after nine-year-old pupil Beatrice Delap wrote to the star asking for help staging a 'mutiny' against the teachers, as he was filming at the nearby 18th century Old Naval College.

The school was told just ten minutes before that Depp would be arriving and two blacked-out cars swept through the school gates.

An onlooker said she heard the most 'incredible screams of joy' as the actor, in full make-up, then entered the school.

In an interview on London Tonight after the visit, Beatrice revealed what she had written in the letter to the star - or rather his salty seadog alter ego.

She said: 'Captain Jack Sparrow, At Meridian Primary School, we are a bunch of budding young pirates and we were having a bit of trouble mutiny-ing against the teachers, and we'd love if you could come and help.

'Beatrice Delap, aged nine, a budding pirate.'

She said that she was then asked by the star to make herself known from the assembled pupils once he arrived, and gave her a cuddle.

Beatrice marvelled: 'He gave me a hug and he said, "Maybe we shouldn't mutiny today 'cos there are police outside monitoring me."'

 Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow with Beatrice.

This news is talking about the visit of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow in a primary school of London. A girl called Beatrice, wrote a letter to Jack Sparrow because she wanted that he helps them to staging a mutiny agains the teachers. Johnny Depp were recording Pirates of the Caribbean near, so he visited the school.

After read this news, I love more Johnny, he's so cute! It was a great detail for the girl. She's very lucky! When I read the news a days ago, it seemed to me funny. The girl wanted that Jack help them against the teachers! A little pirate.
I think that Johnny was very happy when he received the letter... And well, I suppose the girl was happy too!

Johnny a time ago said: "Sure, I find it touching, honestly, but awards are not as important to me as when I meet a ten-year-old kid who says, "I love Captain Jack Sparrow"... that's real magic for me." Isn't he cute? :) 

Now, the girl has made her dreams true, and after this act, Johnny will be more loved for the people. Moreover, this visit in the primary school has been publicity for the movie, in my opinion.

In summary... If I send now a letter to Edward Scissorhands... he will came at home? I hope it!

The Hobbit to begin filming next year

Filming on The Hobbit is set to begin in February after it was finally given the go-ahead by film studio bosses.

Warner Bros also announced that Peter Jackson, who directed the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, would helm the two-part prequel.

The films, based on JRR Tolkien's book, had been delayed for months due to MGM Studios' - which owns half the project - ongoing financial woes.

According to industry paper Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros and MGM reached a deal allowing MGM to cover its half of the production, estimated to cost a total of $500m (£313m).

Jackson, who co-wrote the screenplays and is also producing the films, originally hired Mexican-born Guillermo Del Toro to direct, but he pulled out in June citing almost two years of delays.

Last month, the project was threatened further after Jackson warned production could cease or be moved from its location in New Zealand over a pay wrangle with acting unions.

In a statement, Jackson said: "Exploring Tolkien's Middle-earth goes way beyond a normal film-making experience. It's an all-immersive journey into a very special place of imagination, beauty and drama. We're looking forward to re-entering this wondrous world with Gandalf and Bilbo."

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This news are talking about the future project The Hobbit, which is set to begin in February. The project has been stopped for a long time, because they had some problems to record the movie in New Zealand, but now it seems that they will start. Really, I can't imagine The Hobbit without being recorded in New Zealand!

I'm happy because Peter Jackson will record the two movies of The Hobbit. At first, he said that he wouldn't record them, but at last it's the contrary. I like it because he recorded the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings, and I think that he have to record The Hobbit too.

The two films will be recorded with 3D. I disagree with that, because I hate this 3D craze. There is no release dates for the movies have been given, so we have to wait.

It will be a great time to back in the Middle-Earth again, for all this people that love Tolkien's world. I think that it will be another blockbuster, as the Lord of the Rings.

In summary, I hope that the adventures of Bilbo and Gandalf surprise us, like the adventure of the destruction of the Ring.

Danny Elfman and Howard Shore

Danny Elfman

He was born May 29 in 1953, is an American musician, best known for composing music for television and movies. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films (the exceptions being Ed Wood and Sweeney Todd).

Elfman is famous too, for creating The Simpsons main title theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

I heard about him through Tim Burton movies, altough when I was younger I had listened a lot of his soundtracks without knowing that was scored by him. I love the music he does, I think that's awesome. He has a great talent and he can change the movie with only his music...

Tim Burton and Danny are a great team. They have a good combination between the movie and the music. They can create magic!

I like listen songs by him. Normally I listen the songs of him that appears in Burton's movies, but I listen of the other movies too, and I think that all them are fantastic. The soundtrack of Spider Man is scored by him, and I remember that when I was younger I loved it very much, but I didn't know who was Danny Elfman.

If I have to choose a song of him... it's difficult, but I think that I would choose The Ice Dance of Edward Scissorhands. May be because this song/movie is very special for me...
Here in the blog, there's The Ice Dance in the mixpod :)

That's a mix of Danny Elfman. I can't stop to listen it!

I hope that he will do a lot of songs more! (and if he works with Tim... better!)

Tim Burton and Danny Elfman.

Howard Shore

Howard was born October 19 of 1946. He's a Canadian composer, notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 40 movies, but he's famous for the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, for which he won three Academy Awards.


He's my another favorite musician. I know who is him for The Lord of the Rings. When I listened the soundtrack some years ago, it impressed me a lot. It was as a revelation for me... My brother, who is a great fan of the trilogy too, bought all the CDs of the soundtrack by Howard Shore, and I started to listen his music.

Well, I haven't listened a lot of music of him, like Danny Elfman. Only The Lord of the Rings, Ed Wood, and some more... But I know that he has a great talent, and I think that The Lord of the Rings is awesome for the soundtrack too.

Really, now I want to explain the way his music makes me feel, but I can't. I don't find any words! May be is because is like magic... I don't know. Only I want to say: INCREDIBLE. 

In the mixpod of my blog, there are two songs of the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings. In dreams (very beautiful and so sweet...), and Concerning Hobbits! I love it!! When I'm listening it I'm feeling as I'm in The Shire... 

One mix of him :

 

:)

 Peter Jackson and Howard Shore