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"Cry Wolf in the Silence" Short by Anthony Ferraro
CRY WOLF IN THE SILENCE IS PRESENTED AT ONCE IN MULTIPLE VISUAL AND MENTAL PERSPECTIVES.THE EERIE CALM OF A MANHATTAN SNOWSTORM IS THE BACKDROP TO THE MOVIE. THEY SAY WHITE IS NOT A COLOR BUT THE ABSENCE OF COLOR. THEY SAY SILENCE IS AN ABSENCE OF SOUND. BUT WHAT IF SILENCE IS THEVERY MUSIC OF ITSELF, A SOUND SO LOUD AND LONG THAT ITS ECHO THROUGH THE UNIVERSE IS ENDLESS? CRY WOLF IN THE SILENCE IS PRESENTED AT ONCE IN MULTIPLE VISUAL AND MENTAL PERSPECTIVES.THE EERIE CALM OF A MANHATTAN SNOWSTORM IS THE... more
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"Derelict Heart" Short Film by Anthony Ferraro
Derelict Heart is a kinetic document of our Lone Tramp character caught in the instant of the unknown, where everything seems strange and everything seems familiar. Strange in that our tramp must scale the shadowy innards of an abandoned Hell's Kitchen tenement to reach the curious masses of water towers that crowd Manhattan's rooftops. Familiar in that we all have made that desperate journey onward and upward toward the curious. In this instant for our lone tramp character it seems this is to be his last day and therefore meaning is unavoidable. Does a better world
await? Derelict Heart is a kinetic document of our Lone Tramp character caught in the instant of the unknown, where everything seems strange ... more -
Monomyth - Joseph Campbell
The Monomyth (often referred to as "the hero's journey") is a description of a basic pattern found in many narratives from around the world. This universal pattern was described by Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949). A noted scholar of novelist James Joyce, Campbell borrowed the term monomyth from Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Campbell's insight was that important myths from around the world which have survived for thousands of years, all share a fundamental structure.
In a well-known quote from the introduction to The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell wrote:
? A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.?
The monomyth has influenced a number of artists, musicians, poets, and filmmakers, including Bob Dylan and George Lucas. Mickey Hart, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead had long noted Campbell's influence and agreed to participate in a seminar with him in 1986 entitled From Ritual to Rapture.
Campbell's work has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists, for example, in creating screenplays for movies. The best known is perhaps George Lucas, who has acknowledged a debt to Campbell regarding both the original Star Wars trilogy and its prequels.
The Monomyth (often referred to as "the hero's journey") is a description of a basic pattern found in many narratives from around the ... more
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