Month: June 2016
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Film Diary – Act 5 Scene 2 (Jasmine Koonar)
While watching Branagh’s film “Hamlet,” I found the overall film to be quite enjoyable. There were many scenes that caused me to see Shakespeare’s script in a new light. Throughout this course, I have become more and more impressed with Kenneth Branagh’s work involving Shakespeare. It has definitely sprung an interest for me in his…
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Film Diary – Act 4 Scene 5
Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet is my favourite Shakespearean movie. Most because, well – come on, it’s Branagh! Also though, I love it for the fact that it is the full text. The acting is superb and the set decoration is sumptuous. I have watched this movie more than a dozen times and there is one particular…
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Aja Elemans: Film Diary Act 5, Scene 1
Other than the necessary snack and bathroom breaks, Branagh’s Hamlet (1996) is actually quite an easy and enjoyable watch. It is clear that Branagh and all the actors he chose understand the lines or at least how they should be expressed as per this rendition. The acting is great and the story is very well…
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Film Diary
In watching Hamlet (1996), in multiple stints of course, I certainly came to have a deeper understanding of the play than I did after seeing the renditions of Almereyda or Doran, released in 2000 and 2009, respectively. Branagh’s film is about as faithful as a modern, cinematic retelling of the story can be, while still…
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My Notes Reflection FILM vs TEXT
The best annotations come to mind when something we read catches our eye, or makes us think about or link two ideas together. Reading something with a critical eye; that is, with an eye to look out for a deeper meaning or to develop a deeper understanding of the text is much different than reading…
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Sabrina Scott: Act 4, Scene 5
The following is my “film diary” entry for watching Hamlet which was directed by Kenneth Branagh. Along with that are my screenshot of the screen I watched the film on, as well as a picture of some of the notes that I took in my Robert Miola’s Norton edition of Hamlet while watching the film. …
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What to notice in Film and Text and how to convert that into knowledge
What to notice in Film and Text and how to convert that into knowledge Film and text are very different mediums and what these mediums will bring out or emphasize in a literary work will vary. Film has the strength of being highly descriptive due to its ability to use video and sound to convey…
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Note Taking Reflection
The differences between reading a play-text and watching a film are abundant. A film can only be watched at one speed and a close analysis would often require re-watching the same scene multiple times. Play-texts, on the other hand, almost must be read at varying speeds; Shakespeare’s plays especially lend themselves to a much slower,…
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My Annotations: Life-Saving, Illegible Scribbles
The annotations I make for play-texts and films differ greatly, for a variety of reasons. Regarding play-texts, I write my notes on another sheet of paper within my notebook to maintain consistency for the placement of said annotations, which also preserves the visual purity of the text. Alongside these notes I make use of post-it…
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Reflecting on Notes and Annotation Practices
Before beginning my postsecondary education, I had very little practice with annotation and my note-taking skills were quite limited. When reading texts, I would take brief notes and write down key concepts, but would not delve into the reading much further. However, upon entering my first year of university, I quickly realized that I had…