Annie Kapur
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English Lecturer
đLiterature & Writing (B.A)
đFilm & Writing (M.A)
đSecondary English Education (PgDipEd) (QTS)
đBirmingham, UK
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A Filmmaker's Guide to: Roland Barthes
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Henry and June" by AnaĂŻs Nin
Anais Nin, writer of "A Spy in the House of Love", met Henry Miller and his wife June and immediately became intensely involved with both of them. The book is a brilliant presentation of how love manipulates and moves, how it changes over time and how affection is different to obsession. But I think it is also important to think about the way in which it is written sometimes over-the-top and cannot really be comprehended too well. I would say that sometimes the writing can also be a bit annoying because there are far too many words that are not really saying anything. When I was going through to pick out the quotations, I was looking for ones that represented the writing style as something positive and not something that annoyed me slightly.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
The Quiet Man (1952)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Heat Wave" by Penelope Lively
Penelope Livelyâs books are always filled with one great thing and this book is no exception - this great thing is amazing and vivid descriptions of the surrounding area blended with atmospheric moods and different hues of emotion. Her writing is a brilliant way of analysing landscape in the modern era and how it is manipulated to suit a certain situation and mood. For example: in âHeat Waveâ we get these images of a place called âWorldâs Endâ which is described as being almost altered by each and every movement of emotion in the book. When we learn about the weird affairs that are happening in the book we see the atmosphere around Worldâs End change with it and I think that this is the single greatest thing about the book. The descriptions are written with such character and fine wording it sounds like Penelope Lively chose each individual word to put in that quotation.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Structuralism
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
My 3 Unpopular Opinions About Film
I have many unpopular opinions about film. In others, I have spoke about my discontent with the film "Titanic" and why I am against people who think Megan Fox is just 'a dumb [insert female slur here]'. I have spoken about various unpopular opinions about films that people normally view as universally amazing and I still have some that I want to roll off.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Gingerbread Puffed Cookies + Meringue Edible Plating
Of course, you probably know me very well for invading Vocal with my film studies stuff and articles entitled âa filmmakerâs guideâ. I have often explained that I love to bake as well. Since I was young, I have loved the idea, the creativity and the relaxation of baking different things. I love to make macarons, layer cakes and gingerbread in particular and the activity of it really gets me away from my laptop (where Iâm sure you know that I spend most of my life). So, I hope you enjoy me talking about what I bake and why I bake it complete with pictures (if not very good) of me actually baking, my baked goods in the process of being created and when theyâre finished. Iâm really happy to share this with you. And if you like, you can show me your baking (yes, I spend a lot of time writing, but I also spend a lot of time reading other peopleâs articles!), I would love to see it. Since I was in school, I was always interested in creating things, whether that be pieces of writing, welding things to make small statues or baking foods and making sweets (candy, if youâre American). I hope you enjoy looking at some of the stuff that has honestly kept me sane, because I seem to be going slightly mad.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Feast
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Postcolonial Studies
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Slave" by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer writes this story about a slave named Jacob and his wonder with a strange woman named Wanda. But it is not just a story, it is a forbidden love that cannot happen but the two of them push through the brutality and the very risk of being beaten to the point of having a near-death experience. I would say that this book is about more than just forbidden love though. Instead, it is actually more about struggle and defiance. There are many references to whether anyone is actually up there or not and whether they are even listening if they are. But there are also passages of almost debilitating loneliness in which the protagonist crumbles very existentially whilst he contemplates his place in the world as being something either meaningful with one situation and entirely meaningless with another. It is a feature I have seen of many Isaac Bashevis Singer books including "The Penitent" and "The Magician of Lublin".
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
My 3 Unpopular Opinions About Film
As you know, I have given quite a few of my unpopular opinions about films by now and we are on part four of this series. I honestly do not know when this is going to end because I have quite a lot of opinions that people would consider unpopular. I also have quite a lot of opinions that people would call 'standard' - but nobody cares about standard opinions do they, of course I want you to read this. I want you to understand that there are numerous opinions about film that people would consider unpopular by many, many people. For example: did you know that Christopher Lee's favourite film that he is actually in is "The Wicker Man"? Well, it's an unpopular opinion but it's an opinion and it's his - nobody can tell him otherwise.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks