Music, blogs and books are some examples of compositions in our everyday life. As human beings, we all enjoy different activities such as reading a book or watching movies. In this world, so many types of compositions are there for people to see and understand but some compositions are more enjoyable to one then to another. I am a person who enjoys seeing things visually; therefore, I enjoy watching the television or videos online instead of reading blogs and forums with a lot of text. My parents are quite similar as they spend most of their time watching television shows instead of reading books. This led me to the discovery of a composition I now most enjoy on my free time. It is Asian dramas. Asian dramas are similar to a miniseries in the way that it usually consists of about twenty episodes. It is much shorter than an American television show but it is able to include all the details, problems and solution of the story. This composition has greatly changed the way I think and view things in the world. Thus far, I have learned a lot about the various Asian languages and manners but also discovered many new aspects about the Asian cultures. Furthermore, it has made me realize how much writing and different type of elements are needed into writing a script ad producing the dramas. Asian dramas are entertaining and effective compositions that evokes creativity and analysis through the character’s dialogue and situations.
Asian dramas are televised productions formatted similar to miniseries, usually consisting of ten to sometimes one hundred episodes. Normally most dramas, depending on the genre and production, are about twenty episodes long without any sort of sequel to follow up. These dramas are produced in Asian countries s...
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...re needed when someone is writing or explaining a story. If an element is missing, it would make the writing seem incomplete.
The creative dialogues and actions in Asian dramas form an effective and entertaining composition that allows viewers to see different aspects of culture and life. There is so much more one can learn from watching these Asian dramas. I know people who were able to pick up a few phrases from watching the dramas all the time. Furthermore, it exposes people to a lot of different aspects about Asian culture and lifestyle that we cannot see every day. These dramas are not confined to only Asians as there are many viewers who are of all race that enjoy the dramas and can relate greatly with the characters and lessons in the story. Maybe one day, you should try and watch a drama either Korean, Japanese or Chinese and maybe you may enjoy it as well.
This type of "narrative" writing gives believability to the people, and a sense of realism to the story.
Drama, and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 6th ed. New York: Pearson-Prentice, 2010. 40-49. Print.
...en in this film have any strong masculine qualities. They cannot take charge, they are easily intimidated, and they are never assertive with their beliefs and restrictions giving the impression to the movie viewers that Asian Americans are docile beings and Asian Americans are obstacles easily overcame.
Nelson, R. (2009). Modernism and Postmodernism in Television Drama. In: Creeber, G Televisions: An Introduction to Studying Televsion. 2nd ed. London: British Film Institute . p.90.
Media often exaggerate the characteristics of Asian and Asian Americans. Stereotypes in film maintain common ones like Asians who are masters of martial arts a...
People form East Asian immigrate to the Unite States, which is an ethnic cultural crucible, that only is a small ethnic group. However, they have been considered to be different from other minority ethnic groups because of their high school achievement. According to Huang, Asians get higher score than whites get at schools, especially in mathematics, science and other technical areas(cited from Pang, Han,& Pang,2011; Peng& Wright,1994). As immigrants, Asian American are not only adjusting themselves to acculturation, but also bringing and keeping their own culture, habits, behaviors, and belief system. The questions are: Are there any relations between culture and achievement in Asian American family education? How does their culture influence
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During the process of globalization, countries are about to understand others’ culture as well as to realize how one’s culture compares and contrasts with other. Media globalization stands for the process in which film companies deliver images of national cultures to the whole world. In fact, the process of globalization increased the number of global cinema audiences; their aesthetic is having a profound effect on the way that Hollywood films are being made. Traditionally Hollywood is unfair and pernicious in its portrayal of Asian, but things get changed. According to recent figures from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to almost 70% of the studio’s annual revenues from box office now come from international markets. Potential overseas customers nowadays determine the style, cast and characters image of a film.
The change from differing mediums, novel and film, reveal characteristics and possibilities of narratives. Through the advancement of technology, modern writers
Asian American Literature Asian Americans seem to be fighting an unwinnable battle when it comes to the content of their writing. Writers are criticized by whites for speaking out against discrimination, and by their fellow Asian Americans for contributing to the stereotypes through their silence. I believe that Asian Americans should include politics in their writing as they so choose, but should not feel obligated to do so, as Frank Chin suggests. For those Asian Americans who make known their discontent with the injustice and discrimination that they feel, in the white culture, this translates to attacking American superiority and initiating insecurities. For Mura, a writer who dared to question why an Asian American was not allowed to audition for an Asian American role, his punishment was “the ostracism and demonization that ensued”.
“A Cultural Approach to Television Genre Theory” argues that the application of film and literary genre theory do not fully translate when analyzing television, because of “the specific industry and audience practices unique to television, or for the mixture of fictional and nonfictional programming that constitutes the lineup on nearly every TV channel. 2” The goal of media genre studies, Mittell asserts, is to understand how media is arranged within the contexts of production and reception, and how media work to create our vision of the world.
Rapid development of film has brought the film industry in its heyday. In modern era, as the people’s interest to watch the film increases, many film producers are competing to produce high-quality movies. Starting from the genre of romance, action, to horror, even animated films also proved much loved by moviegoers. Not only American-made animated film which gets a lot of attention from movie lovers, Japanese’s animation production, which more so-called anime, also begins to compete a lot in the film industry (Linsenmaier, 2008; Gan, 2009).
A great film stems from a great script and in order to generate a great script one simple, yet hard to achieve, rule must be adhered to. The rule is to grab the attention of the audience and to grab it quickly because if the audience is not interested from the beginning they will not dedicate their time to complete reading the script or watching the film. To effectively grab the attention of the...
[HAN] Like on Japanese TV they have a whole bunch of dramas, so there are Korean dramas, there is regularly a music program, like 3 music programs on 3 different channels. I mostly watched them, like almost everyday.