Carter Vance

 by: Carter Vance The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a surprisingly complex story of gentleman retelling a story of love and horror throughout the majority of the time with a last minute plot twist where the viewer realizes the gentleman is actually in an insane asylum and his perceived bad guy, is actually the doctor and care giver. The story is told through the gentleman narrating to a friend the events as he saw them happening.  He told of his lost love, Jane, the murder of his friend and the dangerous Somnambulist, Cesare, who is controlled by an evil looking doctor, Dr. Caligari. As the event unfold, the story is told through pictures that are introduced each time following the words describing the events.   As far as the conventions used to paint the picture of a dangerous villain preying on an innocent town, one of the first notable conventions was the sharp, jagged edges used on the houses and throughout all of the back drops.  The entire town was portrayed ...

 by Carter Vance A trip to the Moon representing the longest movie of its time coming in at 14 minutes.  The creator, George Melies, was ahead of his time in bringing the story of scientist traveling to the moon, fighting off aliens and returning successfully to earth all while be welcomed home by an elaborate parade.   Mr. Melies uses illusions throughout the film to bring his story to life.  One important example of an illusion, is when the scientist land on the moon.  The back drop is a painting not a set and he was able to show the rocket land and the people climb out of the rocket. When you watch them open the door, it looks like the door is actually being opened when in reality it is a picture.  Another good example, is when they fire the rocket ship out of the cannon.  The cannon is actually a drawing or painting but Melies added smoke to picture to make it appear like it is actually being fired.  This film is well known for the pictur...

    My name is Carter Vance and I am sophomore at North Central College studying economics.  I live less than ten miles from campus however, I chose to live on campus to get the "college experience".   I tend to not go home as often as one might think as I am busy with school friend, social stuff and work.  I work at a local restaurant, Traversos, waiting tables so if anyone loves homemade Italian food, I would suggest checking it out.  I chose North Central because of its business school and my mom is an alumni.  I like the idea of a smaller school where it is easier to meet people and get to know your professors.  The one reason I almost didn't choose this school is because of the weather here.  One might think I wouldn't mind the weather since I grew up here however, I really hate walking to class at 8AM when it is 10 degrees and no sun.   This first post is really meant to be more about Snowy than me.  When the fi...