Joss Whedon is a writer, producer and director of mostly Supernatural and Science Fiction. Comic books are another facet of Whedon’s creativity. Many of his works have ties to comics. His witty and off-beat style won him a devoted fan base as well as many awards. He is well known to plan his storylines well in advance to allow for the continuous longevity of a show.
Joss Whedon was born June of 1964 in New York City to Tom Whedon and Lee Strerns. He studied at Winchester College in England for two years before graduating from Wesleyan University with a degree in film in 1987. Whedon comes from a long line of TV screen writers. His father was a screenwriter for The Golden Girls, The Electric Company, Benson. His grandfather was a writer for The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Donna Reed Show. Even though he had so many influences in already in established in Hollywood, his inspiration comes mostly from his mother. His mother was a strong woman, a history teacher and a feminist. She showed him what a person that was in control of their own life was like. Many of his female characters are also strong, capable women.
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He was credited on writing four episodes in his first year. Which proved him to be creative and aggressive. The 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer was his first film script. He said wanted the movie to create ''a world in which adolescent boys would see a girl who takes charge as the sexiest goddamn thing they ever saw." He was crushed by the outcome of the movie. It had been largely changed during the production and the tone had changed to that of a comedy. Despite his unhappiness with his first film script he found success. He was a a “script doctor” for movies like Speed, Waterworld and Toy Story. He was nominated for an for his writing in Toy Story in
To start, The author Carl Hiaasen was born on March 12, 1953, in Plantation, Florida, a rural suburb of Fort Lauderdale. He was the first of four children born to Odel and Patricia Hiaasen. He started writing from the age of six. In 1970 he graduated from Plantation High School and entered Emory University, where he wrote the school-run newspaper called the Emory Wheel. Two years later, he transferred to the
In 1997, a new series featuring a female lead aired, it was called Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This show became popular instantly and to this day it still remains popular, if not more. This series was named by TV Guide critics as “one of the fifty greatest TV shows of all time”, because of its feminist portrayals (Heinecken, 91). Buffy the Vampire Slayer was created by Joss Whedon due to the fact that he felt bad for women in horror films, he felt like their depictions were almost always sexist. Whedon quoted that the show he has created depicts, “the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it.”, which is important to show to women of newer generations (South, 35). What made Buffy so special was that there was finally a female character that was at
Joan River’s was born on June 8, 1933 in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York. From a very young age, Joan was fascinated with acting. Rivers performed in every school play and was involved in theater where she attended Barnard college. After college, she worked as a comedian to get herself out there, but her main goal was to be an actress. In a way, being a comedian was her way of acting the part, much like an actress would do. Along the way, Joan married a producer by the name of Edgar Rosenberg. The couple had a daughter named Melissa Rivers. Joan Rivers stated that the marriage was a good one, for they supported similar goals and worked together on projects. Joan Rivers first big break came from being on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Thornton Wilder was born on April 17, 1897, and died on December 7, 1975. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin to Amos Wilder, an American diplomat, and Isabella Wilder. Thornton Wilder started writing plays in The Thacher School in Ojai, California, and graduated from Berkeley High School in 1915. He served in the Coast Guard in World War II. After the war he attended Oberlin College, then Yale University where he earned his B.A. in 1920. His writing was honed at Yale where he was a part of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity which is a literary society. In 1926, he earned his M.A. in French from Princeton University. Wilder won Pulitzer Prizes for The Bridge of San Luis Rey in 1928, Our Town in 1938, and The Skin of Our Teeth in 1942. He also won the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 1957, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, and the National Book Award in 1967 for his novel The Eighth Day.
Siegfried Sassoon was born on September 8,1886 in Kent. Siegfried Sassoon was born and grew up in the neo-Gothic Mansion name Weirleigh. His father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon, son of Sassoon David Sassoon, was member of the wealthy Baghdad, Jewish Sassoon merchant family. Siegfried Mother Theresa belonged to the Thorneycroft Family. Siegfried was the second of three sons, the others being Michael and Hamo. When he was 4 years old his parents separated. During his father weekly visit to the boys, Theresa locked herself in the drawing room.
The term Science Fiction carries multiple meanings to people, which has led to various definitions over the years. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition, which states "fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals" (p.652). This provides a clear detail of what science fiction is, there are still many people that have their own beliefs of what science fiction is and feel society fails to properly label genres. A good example of this: "Science fiction is a label applied to a publishing category and its application is subject to the whims of editors and publishers" (Clute, 1995). From centuries old to the present, science fiction fans to educators have tried many ways
After the director and producer sign onto the project, the next job is the hiring of the plot writers. The director approves or disapproves what they write and make them make the necessary changes – they may fire some or hire some more but at the end, the director picks the script or even in some cases, they write the script. After the script is complete, the budget yet again is evaluated and fixed upon the seeing the script or the script is fixed to accommodate the budget. A sample of the official script is given to those who decide to cast for specific characters in which the director and producer must evaluate them to see if they would fit the role – sometimes they don’t even give auditions given that some have a high reputation already – and when it is complete or rather during casting, locations and scenery are being made and the animators are chosen if required.
First, the question needs to be asked: just what is Buffy the Vampire Slayer? To summarize it as simply as possible, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a television series created by Joss Whedon. It was originally created as a relatively unsuccessful movie in 1992, when it was adapted for television in 1997 (IMDB). From then on, it became a popular culture phenomenon, gath...
“People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk,” said the great author Stephen King. Kings quotes are very deep and inspirational and come from a hardworking man whose thought about giving up writing, and has been through true difficulties to inspire his great novels. After taking a closer look at the life and work of Stephen King, it is apparent that he deserves recognition as a profound American author. When Stephen King wrote, “Carrie” he had such little belief in his ability that he threw it away, but thanks to his girlfriend she retrieved it from the garbage and had it published and made it one of his most famous books ("The Paris Review.") .
Since the 18th century, Gothic Fiction has become a famous genre. As its popularity has increased during the decades it is still a well-known and much appreciated theme nowadays.
Stephen Ambrose was born in 1936 and grew up in Whitewater, Wisconsin, a small town where his father was the M.D. At the University of Wisconsin, he started as a pre-med, but inspired by a great professor he changed his major to History. After getting his M.A. degree at Louisiana State University, he returned to the University of Wisconsin to complete a Ph.D. Ambrose began teaching at the University of New Orleans. He started as a Civil War historian but changed to political history after President Eisenhower asked him to become his biographer. Since then, Ambrose has written more than twenty books.
Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was the daughter to Robert and Maria Carson. Robert was a salesman who invested in local land while Maria was a school teacher. Growing up as a kid, she was an avid reader and wrote stories about animals at eight age. At just age ten, she had her first story published in a children’s magazine. She went to Pennsylvania College for Women which is known today as Chatham University. She first went to study for English but changed her study to science after taking a biology class she liked.
Von Trier was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in April 1956. He graduated from the Danish Film School in 1956, where he received his fist award for the “Best Film” for his short film “images of a relief”. After he graduated he also worked in collaboration with many other filmmakers, one of them known as Dogma 95 where him an the crew agreed on following crazy rules, such as using only hand held cameras.
Jeff Bezos was born in 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a Bachelors of Science in Engineering. Bezos spent the next several years working on Wall Street in the computer science field. Bezos would also develop a computer system for an international trade company, Fitel. His last job was at a hedge fund in New York City. While working here Jeff Bezos first learned about the...
This essay explores the research question “In what ways does the use of supernatural elements in literature serve to reflect the nature of humanity?” and focuses on fairy tales, Hamlet, and Macbeth. It begins by outlining and examining the role of supernatural elements in promoting struggles between both the characters and groups within the plot. It then proceeds to showcase how using these elements to create struggles within the plot helps the author to outline the societal struggles of his or her time period within the work of literature. This essay then goes on to consider how and why the use of supernatural elements plays a role in a literary work’s adaptability over time and region. From there, this essay explores how important supernatural elements are in making the stories that they are a part of more intricate and interesting. The role of supernatural elements in aiding character development and the role of certain characters within the plot is examined afterwards.