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vatt-world · 1 year

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Mise en scene for first scene when the Main characters first meet.

Setting pg 115 From the first frame , we know it is set in different time (1950's).

Establishing shots show throngs of holiday shoppers (Christmas) in dark wool coats and neutral colored suits. when main characters Carol (Cate Blanchett) and Therese (Rooney Mara) first meet, we see silver bells and tinsel cover the walls and shelves of the department store. The women dress in red, they are greatly different from the more banal colors of their surrounding environments which asserts their otherness from the rest, which also establishes the theme of the movie.

Lighting/props pg 124 Realistic lighting with filters used to establish that period of time in which the movie takes place(1950''s). Red is prominent throughout the film. Red is used to makes her stand out from her surroundings; Carol’s scarlet hat and scarf are the props I noticed, this all establishes sense of otherness from the rest of shoppers.

Acting/performance pg 132 Both have a naturalistic acting style. There is a ease in their acting. Therese is timid whereas carol is sophisticated, and confident woman when they first meet.

The performance of main actors shows there is a sense an undeniable attraction. Therese behavior/acting function to subtly differentiate her from those around her in the shop.

The acting shows there noticeable disparity between the women in their first scene together as Therese is timid/shy and Carol is confident woman.

All this portrayed by the acting of the lead actors.

Composition - balance ,contrast , movement, depth Page 141 Therese is never shown fully unobstructed: viewers watch her disappear behind a pole as she walks across the sales floor. When Carol approaches her counter, Therese is mostly obscured by Carol’s back throughout their conversation.

By concealing Therese through camera placements, we understand her to be reserved, shy, and passive.

For Carol, we see shots of her manicured hand slapping her gloves down the counter, her well styled hair, her red lips as she attempts to smoke a cigarette and a engagement ring as she shows off a photo of her daughter etc.

All these shots establish the characters ,time and space of the movie.

Costume/makeup pg 119 The costumes establish the time period in which the film takes place. carol caramel colored fur coat, a scarlet hat and scarf, and with red lips and nails,she’s elegant and witty.

The costumes of both characters function to subtly differentiate them from the rest of shoppers when they first meet.

The costumes and makeup establish the time period, character qualities etc.

Cinematography pg 142 The way in which Carol is filmed in first scene would imply she’s the object of a man’s desire. Throughout the first scene, Carol’s back faces the camera as she speaks adding to her air of mystery. In narrative films, conversation is framed through shot-reverse-shot but not here. Carol’s face is obscured for a significant amount of time as though her voice originates from somewhere offscreen.

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nicksswedishblog · 2 years

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“it was strange to awake in utter silence”

Stieg Larsson- The girl with the dragon tattoo pg.141(132-142)

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whimsicallyenchantedrose · 3 years

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Fluffy Fridays—Chapter 157: A Man After Midnight, pt. 2

Pairing: Captain Swan

Summary: A series of unrelated, fluffy one shots featuring Killian Jones and Emma Swan and the relationship that makes us all swoon. Will contain both canon and AU stories. My contribution to Operation Rainbow Kisses and Unicorn Stickers (aka, my attempt to drown out the season 4 finale angst with ridiculous levels of fluff.)

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“Good news, love. There is indeed a man out there who heard your prayer. It may not be after midnight, but I am most assuredly a man, and I’m at your disposal.”

Emma’s jaw dropped as she opened her door to see her across the street neighbor in full pirate regalia standing before her and flirting outrageously.

It took her brain a second to catch up, but when it did, she realized what he’d just said.

“Excuse me?” she asked, folding her arms and frowning ferociously. “What, were you spying on me? You think it’s fun to creep on a person working out in the privacy of her own home? You are a stalker!”

He swaggered a step farther toward her, and she put out her hand to stop his progress. “I prefer dashing rapscallion,” he purred, “scoundrel?”

The way he lowered his voice, tucking his chin and looking up at her from beneath heavily lidded eyes at that last part did things to her. Things that were very definitely not PG rated.

That annoyed her more than anything.

“What you are is someone who needs to leave,” she said. “Now. Before I call the cops or knee you in the jewels or something.”

He looked on the point of responding, when Henry, her miniature black goldendoodle, suddenly made a flying leap through the air toward their intruder. For a moment, the man looked taken aback, but it took less than a moment for him to realize that the only threat Henry posed to him was the threat of licking him to death.

“It would seem your dog disagrees, love.”

Emma rolled her eyes. A watchdog Henry was not. He’d yet to find another creature--of any species--that he didn’t immediately want to be best friends with.

The man laughed as Henry jumped around him, yipping and whining in excitement, licking any bit of skin he could find. The pirate bent down and patted Henry affectionately as his laughter continued.

Emma wished she could say the sound of his laughter, the fact that he was obviously wonderful with animals, didn’t do anything to her.

This man was trouble. She’d known that since the moment she’d first caught a glimpse of him through her front picture window three weeks ago. If her disastrous history with men had taught her anything, it was that hot men were not to be trusted, and though she hated to admit it, this man was hot. Like the-sun-feels-kind-of-lukewarm-in-comparison hot.

She’d noticed him throughout the past weeks. How could she not? His apartment was indecently close to her own.

Didn’t help that Henry had also noticed the guy’s golden retriever and, of course, was desperate to go play with him.

So far she’d managed to avoid actually coming into contact with her sexy-as-hell neighbor, but it looked like today her luck had finally run out.

Now that Henry had met his newest best friend, there would be no living with him if she didn’t at least let the man in for a visit.

Emma sighed again, before stepping back and sweeping her arm out in invitation (a move that surprised him, if the way his eyebrows raised was any indication).

“You got a name,” she asked, “or should I just call you annoying hot stalker guy who likes to spy on women in his spare time?”

He grinned delightely. “Hot?”

She rolled her eyes. Of course that’s the part of her sentence he picked up on. She crossed her arms again, and he apparently got the picture that outrageous flirtation time was over. “Killian Jones,” he said, “but my clients at the harbor have taken to calling me by my more colorful moniker. Hook.”

He raised his left arm, and she noticed the rather realistic looking steel hook he held in his left hand. She supposed she should be alarmed that a stranger armed with an apparently deadly weapon was currently standing in her living room, but her instincts told her that he posed no danger to her.

In fact, even more than that, her instincts told her he was trustworthy, maybe even a good guy, and though they’d never met, she had the strangest feeling that she knew the guy; that they were destined to be friends (or more).

She recalled a conversation she’d had once with her best friend Mary Margaret Nolan. “I can’t explain it, Emma,” she’d said. “From the moment I met David I just knew. It was like we’d known each other forever, you know? I don’t know if I believe in love at first sight, but I knew there was something there, something amazing from the very start.”

Emma had scoffed at the notion. After all, Mary Margaret had always been a hopeless romantic, someone who was utterly captivated by idiotic romantic comedies that usually had Emma’s eyes rolling out of her head. Only made sense that as soon as she met a guy she might like, she’d convinced herself she was living a romance novel of her very own.

But now...well, now Emma wasn’t so sure. Now she was starting to wonder if Mary Margaret had a point

And she hated it.

Give him a chance! Her inner Mary Margaret said. She should ignore the voice. She really should. She knew that. Did she remember Neal? August? Or worst of all Walsh (What even was his obsession with flying monkeys?!)? They’d all seemed promising at first, and then...ugh, she didn’t even want to think about how colossally badly each of those relationships had ended.

So yeah, she should toss Killian Jones out on his ass, cutting this off at the pass before it even started (not there even was a “this” right now. She’d just met the man for heaven’s sake!), but somehow she couldn’t. Somehow her desire to get to know him was stronger than her sense of self-preservation.

Damn Mary Margaret and her stupidly contagious hope.

“Emma Swan,” she finally responded, realizing to her chagrin (and to his delight, apparently, gauging by his stupid grin) that she’d been simply staring at him for an absurdly long time. “And that flying mop that is currently trying to drown you with kisses is Henry.”

He laughed, bending down again to caress her dog. “I’m pleased to make your acquaintance, Henry,” he said, and then straightening again, he turned his gorgeous blue eyes on her before extending his hand. “And it is a very distinct pleasure to meet you, Swan.”

She felt her face flame and her heart pound in reaction to the smoldering attention he was tossing her way

Get a grip, Emma! You’d think this was the first hot guy you’d ever met.

She took a deep breath, took his hand, and gave it one quick, businesslike pump before she turned toward the kitchen. “You want something to drink?” she asked.

“A water would be lovely, if it’s not too much trouble,” he answered.

“‘Kay,” she answered, already heading in the direction of her fridge. “Go ahead and make yourself comfortable. I’ll be right back.”

She took as long as she could reaching into her fridge, letting the cold air bathe her, hopefully cool her down a little. She didn’t know what she was doing here; didn’t know how or why she’d ended up in this ridiculous situation, but in this situation she was, and she had to make the most of it.

Maybe...and she couldn’t believe she was even considering this...Mary Margaret had a point. Maybe it was time to start letting her walls down. She wasn’t going to take a wrecking ball to them altogether, but maybe, just maybe pulling down a few bricks here and there wouldn’t kill her.

Grabbing two water bottles, she turned back toward her living area, and her heart turned over at the sight before her. Killian sat on the couch, Henry draped across his lap, making small contented noises as Killian rubbed his belly.

You can trust him, her inner Mary Margaret insisted again. Today just might be the start of something amazing if you let it.

Maybe it would, or maybe it wouldn’t, Emma thought as she handed him his water and took a seat across from him, but for the first time in years she was willing to take that chance.

“So Killian Jones, tell me a little bit about yourself.”

Notes:

--Happy Friday and happy….spring? I don’t even know what season it is anymore after we got a ridiculously late snow earlier this week. At any rate you get an update two weeks in a row! (Don’t get too used to it; I make no guarantees that will continue, lol.)

--So Emma (with the help of her dog Henry) overcame her natural self-preservation instincts to slam the door in Killian’s face and has decided to take a chance on him. I suspect her inner Mary Margaret is right. This could be the start of something amazing.

--And Henry? Yeah, he is 100% based on my dog, Bear. This is exactly how he’d react if Killian showed up at my door. (Of course, that’s not saying much. It’s also exactly how he’d react if [fill in the blank with the OUAT character you hate most or find most annoying] showed up at my door.)

--What do you think? Is this fluffy little story at an end, or does it need another chapter? I’m kind of torn. On the one hand, I kind of like where I left it. On the other, I mean *shrug* Who knows? There’s always room for more CS romance. Maybe the muse will decide there’s more to this story left to tell.

NEXT CHAPTER-->

#cs ff #cs friday fluff #fluffy fridays #my fanfiction #cs au ff #a man after midnight

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sacred-algae · 4 years

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In celebration of The Great Gatsby entering public domian, I would like to publish an essay I wrote a few years back. Because I hate The Great Gatsby with the burning passion of a thousand suns.

A Character Analysis of The Great Gatsby:

Gatsby, Nick and Daisy

“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is often revered as one of the greatest American novels of all time. It makes us take off our rose-colored glasses and look at the rich whom we idolize so much. But are our perspectives of this book also tinted by its title of the great American novel? We are often misdirected in this book to forget many important quotes that change the way we look at the main characters completely. Authors make sure that everything in the book has a purpose. If it was included, it’s important and shouldn't be ignored. Readers often place certain expectations on the characters due to its high status, however, this paper will show that the characters in question are not as they are commonly perceived, whether good or bad, and explore the complex writing behind the characters, Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy.

Although Nick Carraway is seen by many for who he is, arrogant and judgemental, they still miss out on the bigger picture. He glorifies violence and he is a cheater. The problem with Nick and the book is that rather than the book being written by Fitzgerald, it is written by Nick. Because of this, we see him in a glorified manner. The first few lines of the book show this. “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.” (pg. 3) Using the words “younger”, “vulnerable” and even “father” he immediately ensures that we have his sympathy. He does the same thing again later, and more directly, at the very end of chapter three. “Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.” (pg. 65) This is where most people begin to see his true self shine through. However, it should be seen much earlier. In chapter one he mentions something very sinister. “I participated in that delayed Teutonic migration known as the Great War. I enjoyed the counter-raid so thoroughly that I came back restless. Instead of being the warm center of the world the middle-west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe” (pg. 5) Nick says directly to the reader that he enjoyed WWI. Only second to WWII (85,000,000 or 3% of the entire world’s population), WWI is the bloodiest war in world history with a death toll of 16,000,000. 40,000,000 if you include deaths resulting from the Spanish Flu. (statistics from Wikipedia) For someone to enjoy being at war there has to be something majorly wrong with them. Not only that but it can be said with near certainty that Nick was cheating on a girl out west when he had his fling with Jordan. In chapter one after dinner with the Buchanans this conversation tasks place. “As I started my motor Daisy peremptorily called ‘Wait! ‘I forgot to ask you something, and it’s important. We heard you were engaged to a girl out West.’ ‘That’s right,’ corroborated Tom kindly. ‘We heard that you were engaged.’ ‘It’s libel. I’m too poor.’ ‘But we heard it,’ insisted Daisy, surprising me by opening up again in a flower-like way. ‘We heard it from three people so it must be true.’” (pg. 23) For there to be rumors that someone is engaged with someone else it has to be commonly known that they are in a relationship. Nick is a severely flawed, if not evil, character.

Many people strive to be like Jay Gatsby, with his charm and “extraordinary gift for hope.” Even then, the biggest argument of the book is whether or not he truly loves Daisy. Most clues point to no. Gatsby even remarks that “‘Her voice is full of money,’” (pg. 128). He sees her as a prize to be won. He chases her, she’s the final thing he needs to have his perfect life. And during a flashback to his first kiss with her, right before the iconic passage where “she blossomed for him like a flower,” Fitzgerald describes his desire for her like this: “The quiet lights in the houses were humming out into the darkness and there was a stir and bustle among the stars. Out of the corner of his eye Gatsby saw that the blocks of the sidewalk really formed a ladder and mounted to a secret place above the trees—he could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder.” Possibly the most frightening passage in the book. It sounds like some bestial craving. But that is just his relationship with Daisy. Tom accuses him of bootlegging. “‘I found out what your ‘drug stores’ were.’ He turned to us and spoke rapidly. ‘He and this Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him and I wasn’t far wrong.’” (pg.143) We never are told explicitly that this is true but it is left to the reader to decide this. And there is plenty of evidence. When Gatsby is giving Daisy a tour of the mansion we hear him on his side of a phone call. “...the phone rang and Gatsby took up the receiver. ‘Yes…. Well, I can’t talk now…. I can’t talk now, old sport…. I said a SMALL town…. He must know what a small town is…. Well, he’s no use to us if Detroit is his idea of a small town….’” (pg. 100-101) This again isn't explicit but why would the person in question be of no use to him if they think that Detroit is a small town? They need a small town. If it is a big one it is easier for the police to track his business. And after Gatsby dies Nick answers another business call. “...said Chicago was calling...‘This is Slagle speaking....’ ‘Yes?’ The name was unfamiliar. ‘Hell of a note, isn’t it? Get my wire?’ ‘There haven’t been any wires.’ ‘Young Parke’s in trouble,’ he said rapidly. ‘They picked him up when he handed the bonds over the counter. They got a circular from New York giving ‘em the numbers just five minutes before. What d’you know about that, hey? You never can tell in these hick towns——‘ ‘Hello!’ I interrupted breathlessly. ‘Look here—this isn’t Mr. Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby’s dead.’” This is a hint towards Gatsby making money selling counterfeit bonds. A business that he tried to recruit Nick too. “‘Why, I thought—why, look here, old sport, you don’t make much money, do you?’ ‘Not very much.’ This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently. ‘I thought you didn’t, if you’ll pardon my—you see, I carry on a little business on the side, a sort of sideline, you understand. And I thought that if you don’t make very much—You’re selling bonds, aren’t you, old sport?’ ‘Trying to.’ ‘Well, this would interest you. It wouldn’t take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing.’” (pg. 88-89) Why is it confidential? Because it’s illegal. Not only is Gatsby’s relationship with Daisy toxic, but he is a mobster. This in itself isn’t problematic, but people may have died because of him, and the book shies past this point.

Daisy Buchanan is hated by most people who read the book. It is said that she is shallow and arrogant. This is a look to the surface. First, it is important to understand Daisy and Tom’s ages. When the book takes place Daisy is 23, Tom is 30. Making Daisy 18 and Tom 25 at the time they were married. While she is legal this marriage is incredibly creepy. She is stuck in a marriage with a racist, cheating, borderline abusive husband. And she knows this. Even then she is brave enough to call him out (and mock him) on his racism in chapter one at dinner. “‘Tom’s getting very profound,’ said Daisy with an expression of unthoughtful sadness. ‘He reads deep books with long words in them. What was that word we——‘ ‘Well, these books are all scientific,’ insisted Tom…” (pg. 16) She’s trapped in a situation where she has no control. She tries to reclaim her life through Gatsby but she quickly learns that he isn’t different. “‘Please don’t.’ Her voice was cold, but the rancour was gone from it. She looked at Gatsby. ‘There, Jay,’ she said— but her hand as she tried to light a cigarette was trembling. Suddenly she threw the cigarette and the burning match on the carpet. ‘Oh, you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. ‘I love you now—isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.’ She began to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once—but I loved you too.’” (pg. 141-142). Daisy lives in a society where women are seen and not heard. She knows this but still does what she can to speak for herself. She is incredibly smart. People don’t give her enough credit. Take the iconic line, “Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. ‘All right,’ I said, ‘I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.’” (pg. 20)

She is smart enough to see what is happening around her and it breaks her, that's why she wants her daughter to be a fool. She’ll never have to question it, she’ll never know it, she’ll always be happy.

“The Great Gatsby” indeed is a great book. One with deeply complex characters. But we need to take a second look at them, not just accept what others tell us. Because of its high status, the characters of “The Great Gatsby” are often subject to preconceived notions, through discussing and analyzing quotes in the book you can begin to see both sides of Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy. When we see someone say something about them, or any person, or anything, question it. As the great Albert Einstein once said-“The important thing is to never stop questioning.”

We need to stop idolizing Nick and Gatsby, and stop victim blaming Daisy. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

#the great gatsby #Scott f Fitzgerald #I hate this book #and everyone in it #*except Daisy #excuse my rant #and the possible crappy essay #not my best work #but yes #i hate this book

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Analysis of The Real Jake (SPOILERS)

I can't decide whether to make this post a stream-of-consciousness style or group it into evidence for x... but since it's easier, I'll just write my thoughts as I go. Although a lot of this is factual ties to, say, FNAF 4, things like relating Margie to Henry are just my own headcanon and you can do with that what you will AKA don't take this all too seriously, but have fun with it. There’s also specific notes about Michael Afton, for those that just want to know what was said regarding him (presumably).

Before I start, please note I've had three hours of sleep in the last... 28 hours? IDK I can't math, especially not on this little sleep. So, there may be errors. I tried to make a note on things I was unsure about, too.

Note: I wrote this before the Evan=CC theory was all but confirmed. Although I believe this theory from the logbook, I think a lot of these notes are still valid.

Read my notes under the cut:

Margie shares similar physical appearance to Henry: Pg 84 “The window fan blew a lock of her shoulder-length brown hair across her upper lip so it looked like she had a mustache.”

“Mrs. Afton” stand in is mentioned: Pg 86 “...it had been four years since his Mom had died...” (Jake is 9 in the story)

I notice when Scott mentions plaid. Pg 87 “...a green-and-blue plaid plush chair...” I mostly wanted to note this since canonically, Henry had a green plaid shirt.

“William” stand in is mentioned. Pg 89 “And you know he thinks about you [Jake] all the time?” “So, he has to concentrate on what he's doing... ...I don't want him thinking about me and end up shooting himself in the foot or something.” Pg 102 “Yeah, I did. [I spilled some chocolate ice cream] Right on my shirt!” Pg 122 “I did that today! [While playing a DDR like game, breaking a shoelace.]” (Admittedly, I only counted these because I headcanon William is much more of a bumbling fool than he appears. It comes up very often as you can see... although you could write it off as Evan just trying to relate to his kid.)

“William” stand in is mentioned. Pg 92 “...Margie was pretty sure Evan couldn't afford to replace a washer and dryer” and “...Evan, at his rank, could barely afford her” Pg 110 “Gillian's house shared stlying with Evan's, but hers was probably four times bigger.” (Again, I headcanon William and his family is on the low end of middle class, if not lower, in terms of income. Particularly, the house is cramped.)

“Mrs. Afton” stand in is mentioned. Pg 93 “First, Jake's Mom was killed.” Pg 139 “The mom's dead.” (You could infer that she died via something akin to a car crash in the context of the story, however if you reflect it to the games given the commonalities, I like to think of this as confirmation that William murdered her, given the word 'killed' is used.)

Margie records herself on her cell phone. Pg 93 (and on other pages) (Again referencing my headcanon for Henry, in which he records ideas/diaries often. At minimum, Henry is referred to as “Cassette Man” in PizzaSim so... I just thought it could make for an interesting comparison.)

Jake mentions his “friends”. Pg 99 “Patty and Davey... Vic... and the twins... Ellie and Evie... Kyle, Clay, and Garrett” (Also, he isn't mentioned until later, but there's his best friend Brandon, too. I noted these in reference to CC talking about his 'friends', either IRL or the plushies. I assume his IRL friends are the MCI victims. The number doesn't add up though. I really, really wanted to make a connection about the twins, considering Charlie and Sammy are twins, but there wasn't enough evidence to write it off as anything other than a coincidence. Also... Clay, really? We need another double name in this series? Ugh.)

What's your favorite flavor? Chocolate Pg. 102 “What flavor did you get?” “Chocolate. Duh.” (This is a stretch, but it did remind me of Help Wanted's final level in the main game, where you're asked to choose your favorite cake flavor. Although, they're discussing ice cream here.)

Maybe some insight into William's personality? Pg. 103 “You ever do that, Evan?” “What?” “Let off steam.” “Me? No. Steam is pretty much what keeps me going.” (Just more evidence that William is obsessed with his work. You could imply “steam” implies he runs like a machine, but that's stretching a bit.)

Pg. 113 -118 (Jake climbs out of his window to run off to play at the arcade with his friend. Obvious parallel to the child in Midnight Motorist, although it's daytime and no animatronics/fursuits luring him.) There is this, on Pg 121 also. Jake says, “We played all the racing games. I love racing games.”

PURPLE Pg 121 “...did you get a slushie at the arcade? I got one. I got grape. It turned my tongue purple.” “My tongue's purple, too!” “Purple power!” (Uh, do I really need to explain this? I should note that Evan is the one mentioning “grape”. I guess William likes grape flavor and purple.)

'Michael' is mentioned. Sort of a stand in for Michael Afton, but it should be noted that Michael and Evan are brothers in this universe. Pg 126, 127 “Michael...lived in Europe for a few years...” “Michael's a serious dude. He's, well, a little different. He's intense about making money...the way he is about it... can make him seem like he's not human.” “So, he's like a cyborg with bad programming?” Michael has some dialogue: “You must excersize caution. You could get chocolate on my suit, and that would be bad. Very, very bad.” (The very very bad thing is a running joke in the family, which is why this comes up. I don't have a lot to say about it, though. I think Michael [Afton] being obsessed with money seems a bit counter intuitive to how we know him, but who knows? I also want to note that Evan doesn't seem antagonistic towards Michael; in fact, he “hate[s] to ask him for favors”.)

Also, Pg 141 “His [Michael's] flat, gruff voice was unmistakable.” Michael is also the first one to hear his father is dead and informs Margie about it. “I have been notified that Evan's dead.” Pg 142 “She had only met Michael the one time, and she knew the way he processed the world was very different from what was “normal”” Michael also states to Margie: “I've got Evan's will... you're Jake's guardian and he left you the house and some savings. I'm the executor.” Margie also says: “He[Michael]'s a numbers genius, manages money for the wealthy people and has made a killing doing it.” “He's not a bad guy. He just doesn't know how to connect. He doesn't feel the way we do.” (Just more Michael characterization.)

Direct FNAF 4 easter egg references: Pg 128 “...the IV stand lurking in the corner of the room” Pg 129 “...and the line of perscription medication bottles marching across the top of the chest of drawers”

Margie is more than a nanny and possibly in love with Evan: Pg. 139 “She'd come to love Evan, too... like a brother.” Pg 140 “...she was included in the outings, movie nights, game nights, and storytelling time...” Pg 149 “...she wanted Evan to be more than just a boss, and being in his room when he was gone made her feel like a lovelorn stalker.” “Love him like a brother... She snorted. Boy, had she been lying to herself.” Pg 158 “What she was feeling called for a screaming fit or a total mental breakdown.” (Yeah, this is just me reading too much into this for Willry content, haha... But still. I am determined that Margie is a Henry stand-in.)

'I will put you back together' Pg 140 “I'm trying to bring you home whole.” (Evan is discussing “no man left behind” with his son, Jake. I think this is obvious.)

William's home office? Pg. 149 “When he was home, she'd go in and vacuum or put away laundry... ...when he was gone...coming in here felt like an invasion of privacy.” “Evan's room would be her room.” “...I'd feel like I was sleeping in your bed, she thought.” “...the room felt discretely masculine.” “The walls were covered in family photos.” “The shelves were stuffed with fiction... mysteries to classics, nonfiction... how-to books...from rebuilding a car engine to planting a garden.”

FNAF 4 reference. Pg 152 “Outside, a dog barked.” (You can hear a dog barking as ambient noise during nights when playing FNAF 4.)

Other notes:

It happens a lot, but one of the main things in the book is the doll Simon and how Jake talks to it. This is very blatantly a reference to the Golden Freddy Plush (“Psychic Friend Fredbear”). The story confirms it's Jake's father, Evan, talking through it. Although it makes the one scene in FNAF 4 a little wonky (the only scene where we see Purple Guy), I think it's pretty much confirmed that it's William talking to CC now. Obviously, we already suspected this due to Sister Location's “Secret Room”. In this story, Evan says he did it because he wanted to give Jake some hope he would live. Combined with both the IV/medicine bottle easter eggs (in the story and FNAF 4) I think it's plausible to assume that CC was taken home after the Bite of '83 for a period of time before he passed away. I will admit, also, that Evan definetly comes off as a very caring father (in comparison to how we presume William is based on what we've seen of him as a person; although I argued this before on this blog, I don't think William hates his kids. I think he's neglectful, moreso as the story goes on. I think he resents Michael for many reasons but I won't go into that here. I just don't think he's the abusive monster the fanbase interprets him to be—at least not early on.)

The cabinet reminds me a lot of the closets in the novel series. A built in shelf with a doll in it. A doll that represents a child. Considering Margie tends to this doll (see Pg. 130-135), I have to draw more parallels between her and Henry.

The fan is mentioned A LOT. I don't really know why, but I guess we can't help but think of every single FNAF office when it's brought up. Specifically, on Pg. 106, Margie mentions the fan in her room is as loud as a jet engine and the sound made her nervous. Once again, I'm reminded of PizzaSim. Seriously, screw you fan.

The heat is mentioned a lot, too. I know the story takes place in summer, but this did remind me of Pizza Sim.

Pg. 93 “Margie sat down in the faded blue webbed lawn chair that was set up, for reasons she never understood, in front of the shelves by the stairs.” (I noted this because it's specifically called out and I don't know why.)

Margie talks about why she's working for Evan: Pg. 95 “I didn't get the internship I applied for.” I like to think her and Mia (from 1280) were after the same internship. (I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Mia mentioned an internship at the hospital.)

Jake is mentioned to have brown hair, green eyes. His favorite color is green. He also wears green often. I couldn't find anything really interesting about it. It would make more sense as a Puppet reference, tbh (because of the green bracelet (and eyes? I may be remembering wrong) I guess it's also worth noting that Elizabeth has green eyes.

Pg 135 “Are you afraid people will think you're murdering me?” “...I could end you so quickly you'd never make a sound.” (Just an odd conversation between Jake and Margie. Margie is joking here, obviously.) Also, Pg. 136 “I just figured your [Jake's] wires got crossed or your circuits were frying.” (Admittedly, I don't know what to make of this. Could be a reference to Robot-CC, if you believe that or MikeBot [I don't], but more likely just ironic dialogue. It could also reference Jake's future in the Stichwraith?)

Pg 139 “Sometimes, Margie wished she was like one of the robots Jake liked so much.” (Although I can't really compare this to Henry, I did write William with this mindset and thought it was worth mentioning.)

Pg 141+ So, Evan dies overseas (he's a soldier). (I think this could be hinting that William has been springlocked around the time CC passes away. Jake has been home for some time after his diagnosis so we can infer based on that and the easter eggs that CC was brought home to die in peace. At the very least, William's probably very absent during this time. Possibly brought in for questioning but not arrested. I don't know. I feel like there's something to this.)

Pg 154 “Dave's at work.” (Why? Can we not use established names? Aghhh)

Pg 155 “The ambulance arrived at 11:32.” (I don't know why this is stated so outright. I couldn't find a reason, except that a few paragraphs earlier they say it will arrive by noon. I don't know why it's so specific, but I felt like noting it anyway.)

Pg 159 “Five people. Five sets of eyes. And none of them noticed...” (Yeah. We all know how important 5 is in FNAF.)

Three medical personel are mentioned. One at the end is named Nancy [No Last Name Given], but I like to think its a reference to Man in 1280 and we're dealing with Heracles Hospital once more, although it's never said in this story. Speaking of, the only thing that really stood out to me in 1280's story was that a billionare funded the restoration of the hospital. I like to headcanon that was Henry's doing—I imagine him obscessing over overcompensating for his mistakes by giving back in every way possible, even if it isn't directly related to him.

So, this post only took two hours of my life. I hope someone gets some use out of it, be it for my intended Willry purposes or maybe those Michael fans that are curious about it. If you enjoyed this post, let me know. I'd love to write up more of these if I have the time.

I have other write-ups on this blog, too. Just search fnaf theories on my blog page!

#fazbear frights #spoilers #blackbird #the real jake #michael afton #william afton #henry emily #crying child #willry #helliam #fnaf 4 #five nights at freddy's #fnaf #fan theory #fnaf theories #fnaf theory

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biggoonie · 5 years

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Sep 4

Advancements 126-129

Guardianship 129-132

Disclaimer 140-145

Will Execution 148-155

Round One: Advancements Definitions: Advancements and hotchpot UPC 2-109, pg 128 Problems p 127 #1, 2 (a,b,c)

Round Two: Guardianship Definitions: G of the person Property management (G of property, conservatorship, custodianship, Trusteeship)

Round Three: Disclaimer Explanation: Why? Tax, Creditors, Benefits Case: Drye p 142-43 Problem: Note Fig 2.10, pg 141

Round Four: Execution Definition: Attested vs Unattested Wills Core Formalities (3) UPC 2-502 149-50 BLL: Substantial and Strict Compliance Note: Attestation Clause Problem: In-class demonstration of “conscious presence” Case: Groffman, p 153

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Hellboy: Weird Tales - Part 4

“Command Performance”

Story: Will Pfeifer | Art: P. Craig Russell | Colours: Lovern Kindzierski | Letters: Galen Showman

Originally published by Dark Horse in Hellboy: Weird Tales #6 | December 2003 & Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales - Volume 2 | October 2004

“Big-Top-Hell-Boy”

Story & Art: John Cassaday | Colours & Letters: Dan Jackson

Originally published by Dark Horse in Hellboy: Weird Tales #1 | February 2003 & Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales - Volume 1 | November 2003

“Theatre of the Dead”

Story: Jim Pascoe & Tom Fassbender | Art: Simeone Wilkins | Colours: David Self | Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Originally published by Dark Horse in Hellboy: Weird Tales #7 | February 2004 & Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales - Volume 2 | October 2004

“Abe Sapien: Star of the BPRD”

Story: John Arcudi | Art: Roger Langridge

Originally published by Dark Horse in Hellboy: Weird Tales #4 | August 2003 & Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales - Volume 1 | November 2003

Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales | December 2014

Plot Summary:

“Command Performance” - 1991, in Paris, Hellboy investigates a series of murders tied to the Grand Guignol theatre troupe.

“Big-Top-Hell-Boy” - 1994, in Germany, Hellboy, Liz, and Abe track down a ghost circus that has been abducting children.

“Theatre of the Dead” - Hellboy and Abe lament always fighting Nazis, hoping to find some non-Nazi action. Luck is in store for them as they come across a headless gunner and some zombies.

“Abe Sapien: Star of the BPRD” - Abe Sapien dreams of a world where he, and not Hellboy, is the shining star hero of the BPRD.

Reading Notes:

(Note: Pagination corresponds with those found in the hardcover Hellboy: Weird Tales collection published December 2014.)

pg. 115 - Nice set-up for the story. Also love how P. Craig Russell lays out his pages and panel transitions. You can definitely see some of the same storytelling techniques and style that Mike Mignola uses himself.

Also, the silhouette of Hellboy against some Parisians and the title card is a great establishing shot.

pg. 116 - The iron maiden is a nice touch.

pg. 117 - The revelation of the longevity of the theatre troupe and Hellboy’s reaction shot is hilarious.

pg. 118 - Nothing can be simple. Great action sequence here and interesting reaction from the audience, basically thinking all of this is just part of the show.

pg. 121 - Love this page.

pg. 122 - Hellboy and Abe recounting what happened is a pleasant call back to most of the in-continuity Hellboy stories out there.

Also, the iron maiden and its contents is still out there.

pg. 123 - It was bound to happen, but it’s interesting that there are a couple stories that run contrary information. Granted, the first one was a young Hellboy and this is an older one, giving the possibility that something terrible happened in between to change Hellboy’s attitude. (Although, to be fair, all of these tales are meant to be out of continuity).

Gorgeous artwork from John Cassaday and Dan Jackson all throughout.

pg. 125 - This story has that definite Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury vibe. I suppose that’s true of just about any horror/sci-fi story that deals with missing kids and circuses.

pg. 126 - Hellboy’s reasoning for not liking circuses is sound. Also, it is interesting to see a reprise of Abe’s human disguise.

pg. 128 - The ringmaster doesn’t give Hellboy any reasons to change his mind about circuses.

Also, I really like the soft blue washes that Jackson uses for the ghostly realm. It’s a nice contrast to the red of Hellboy and gives it an ethereal eeriness.

pg. 129-131 - The battle here is beautifully done.

pg. 132 - Humorous dig at Hellboy here.

pg. 133 - Somewhat funny meta-commentary about Hellboy always fighting Nazis trying to bring about the end of the world.

pg. 137 - The glee with which Hellboy is dispatching the zombies is hilarious.

pg. 138 - I find it funny that just as Hellboy and Abe think they’ve come across a straightforward gangster plot, zombies notwithstanding, it turns into another end of the world scheme.

pg. 140 - Interesting turn of events with the headless gunner.

pg. 141-142 - Hellboy getting his butt kicked by a run-of-the-mill demon is hilarious.

pg. 142 - Tom Manning as filtered through the Great and Terrible Oz should be the second clue that something weird’s going on here (aside from the initial butt-whooping.)

pg. 144 - Poor Hellboy.

pg. 146 - Hellboy as a braggadocios ladies man might actually be the funniest thing throughout this story.

Final Thoughts:

This batch kind of gives us the highs and lows of the bunch, but still with three highs it’s tilted in the favour of the positives. P. Craig Russell could probably illustrate the instructions on how to clean a fast food joint’s grease trap and make it interesting. Thankfully, though, Will Pfeifer is several cuts above and along with Russell tells a fairly interesting story here. Probably one of my favourites from the Weird Tales series.

“Big-Top-Hell-Boy” and “Abe Sapien: Star of the BPRD” are good, great art for both. This was also a period where John Arcudi was primarily known for offbeat humour--more than his lengthy and more serious run with the BPRD that would come shortly after this--so it’s neat experiencing that side of him again.

d. emerson eddy is talking about the man.

#Give 'em Hellboy #Hellboy #Weird Tales #Will Pfeifer #P. Craig Russell #John Cassaday #Jim Pascoe #Tom Fassbender #Simeone Wilkins #John Arcudi #Roger Langridge #RaisingHellboy #28

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140-146 plzz 😊

Aight, here goes.

140. Summer or Winter?

Summer, no question. I legit hate winter.

141. Night or Day?

No preference, both have their merits - I love the sun, but I also love cool evenings when the temperature only requires a hoodie and I can sit outside to enjoy a cider, for example 😊

142. Favourite month?

June

143. Are you a vegetarian?

Nope, would like to be in the future. Can’t do it right now.

144. Dark, milk or white chocolate?

Milk. Basic bitch status.

145. Tea or Coffee?

Tea! Specifically PG Tips, a dash of milk, no sugar.

146. Was today a good day?

Today was good - I woke up late, feeling groggy, so I didn’t workout, but I’ve been for a little walk, done some chores and hung some paintings. The best thing is I don’t feel anxious or restless like I normally would on a lazy day like today 😁

Thank you for the asks Caitlin ❤❤

#belovedgoofball

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acting-stuffs · 3 years

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Week 4: Acting research ٩( ᐖ )人( ᐛ )و

The Flick character work!!

What I say about myself

Character list for Sam!!

'I mean it's no big deal, but I'm sort of de facto in charge on Saturdays.' [pg 16]

'I had to soda and a whole batch of popcorn by myself' [pg 16]

'I should be a fucking projectionist by now! I'm so sick of this shit' [pg 16]

'He promoted Rose and I've worked here 5 months longer than her' [pg 17]

'I guess she hates me' [pg 20]

'Well she officially hates me.' [pg 21]

'My first sexual fantasy ever was Kim Cattrall in Mannequin.' [pg 25]

'WHOA!! WHAT THE FUCK!! YES!! I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!' [pg 26]

'When we... When we take tickets... in the bin.' [pg 33]

'Well sometimes we take... uh, resell them.' [pg 34]

'We call it dinner money.' [pg 34]

'I went to the doctor... lasts six to eight weeks.' [pg 78]

'I am like incredibly sensitive to people's smells. When I was a kid my dad has this friend who has halitosis and I couldn't even be in the same room as him.' [pg 105]

'If I ever have a wedding... and order tacos.' [pg 113]

'I'm tired of hearing objections to Facebook.' [pg 132]

'My middle name is Gruber.' [pg 147]

'I think it's a good letter.' [pg 141]

'You know, I guess I don't really care either way.' [pg 142]

'I went on a date last night.' [pg 145]

'I liked her.' [pg 147]

'I have been on one date with Tiler!' [pg 147]

'I can't believe this!' [pg 149]

What I say about others

'He clearly thinks I'm diseased or something.' [pg 17, Steve]

'I guess she hates me' [pg 20, Rose]

'You have like a... That's almost like a disability.' [pg 26, Avery]

'Yeah, she's a lesbian.' [pg 27, Rose]

'Whoa!! Really?! Steve's a racist?!' [pg 36, Steve]

'I don't think it's possible for me to engage in like a rational debate with you about it' [pg 45, Avery]

'What's your sign?' [pg 49, Rose]

'He does the most like incredible Samuel L Jackson imitation' [pg 50, Avery]

'Avery is like a film snob.' [pg 51]

'I feel like you guys have a kind of a flirty sort of banter thing going on.' [pg 58, Avery]

'Brian is like this huge charmer...no questions asked.' [pg 68]

'Steve's such a sketchball.' [pg 69]

'You've been here 3 weeks I assumed you felt comfortable with everything/and-' [pg 71, Avery]

'My brother's getting married.' [pg 72]

'Oh. Um. Older. He's 39.' [pg 73, Sam's brother]

'He's retarded.' [pg 73, Sam's brother]

'He's basically like the- he's basically like a third grader.' [pg 75, Sam's brother]

'I don't know him all that well' [pg 75, Sam's brother]

'You've never smelt bad to me' [pg 105, Avery]

'To be with her high school sweetheart?' [pg 133, Avery's mum]

'Have you visited her there?' [pg 133, Avery's mum]

'You should probably go visit her at some point.' [134, Avery's mum]

'Wait. He said that?' [pg. 139, Paul]

'He said I couldn't wear my Red Sox cap anymore.' [pg 139, Paul]

'He didn't go for it.' [pg 143, Paul]

'I liked her. She was actually pretty cool.' [pg 144, Tiler]

'At the moment she's a barista-... -but also sort of a um part-time low-flying trapeze artist.' [pg 144, Tiler]

'Why do you have to be so crude?' [pg 146]

'He told me I couldn't wear my Red Sox cap anymore' [pg 150, Paul]

'Did he say anything about your letter?' [pg 151, Paul]

'What did he say about the projector?' [pg 157, Paul]

What others say about me

'I think the same sign together is usually a bad idea' [pg 54, Rose]

'I mean, if I was on Facebook, we would have been Facebook friends. I mean, I would've friended you by now.' [pg 132, Avery]

'You must be thinking about Tiler and her nice pussy because I never said/anything about-' [pg 147, Rose]

'You wouldn't look at me!' [pg 147, Rose]

'You think I'm like a total bitch.' [pg 150, Rose]

'And Sam is thirty-five and lives in a shitty attic above his crazy parents.' [pg 156]

Similarities between me and Sam's character

Has a sense of humour

Sometimes oblivious

Both like music

Has an elder brother

Eldest in the group (I'm the eldest in my friend group)

Doesn't believe in astrology but sometimes finds it interesting

Had chicken pocks twice as children

Differences between me and Sam's character

Sam has a skin condition I've never heard of or experienced before

Age: He's 35, I'm 19

The type of music he likes is heavy metal. I don't listen to that genre of music

He's a heterosexual, I'm not

He's seen a fair share of movies and I don't watch movies often

He's only has one sibling, I have two

His sibling has a disability, mine don't

He uses the 'r word', I don't

He's a white man, I'm a black woman

He's American, I'm British

I don't have a job, he does

He steals from work, I don't steal

He's balding, I'm not

He wears caps, I don't

Facts about Sam

Likes having a sense of authority

Middle name is Gruber

Uses Facebook regularly

Has a skin disease

Been on dates multiple times

Hates people littering in the theatre

Wants to be a chef

Lives with his parents

Doesn't believe in star signs

Is in love with Rose

Stutters and says 'like' a lot

Likes heavy metal

34 years old

Likes Mannequin, Avatar and Adventures of Buckaroo Bansai across the eight dimension

Thinks Avery is from a well off family

Doesn't have a close relationship with his brother

Questions about Sam

Does he have some kind of envy towards his brother?

What made him fall for Rose so badly?

Why doesn't he have the confidence to tell Rose how he feels about her?

Why doesn't he chase his dream of being a chef?

Why is he still with his parents?

Does he have a touchy relationship with his family?

Why does he always assume people's character?

Does he really get to know anybody?

Does he consider Avery to be a good friend of his?

Did he give up on his dream?

Why doesn't he care about most things?

#Actingresearch #unit13acting

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