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PLOT SYNOPSIS
27/11/2013 21:21
“Elementary” stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where...
IDEAS
25/11/2013 13:20
IDEA 1 -
The idea is to do a character study and analyse a particular character from a novel and what techniques the author has used to develop this character, etc. and perhaps even write a few scenarios from the characters point of view showing my empathy for the character?
Choose a...
CHARACTERS
22/11/2013 17:22
The playwright note at the beginning of the play, which states that all characters are to be played by the two main actors who "...do not make wholesome changes in costume, hair and make-up..." establishes one of the key discourses of the entire play; shifting identities.
The characters and...
CHARACTERS
22/11/2013 17:22
The playwright note at the beginning of the play, which states that all characters are to be played by the two main actors who "...do not make wholesome changes in costume, hair and make-up..." establishes one of the key discourses of the entire play; shifting identities.
The characters and...
SETTING
22/11/2013 17:17
Timeless, Placeless Setting
One of the many theatrical or dramatic techniques Matt Cameron uses in 'Ruby Moon' is the construction of a timeless and placeless setting for the action of the play. Cameron gives specific directions regarding setting at the beginning of the play.
The timeless...
THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE PLAY'S DEVELOPMENT
22/11/2013 17:09
Matt Cameron, a Melbourne based director, playwright and screenwriter has produced many successful and critically acclaimed plays and performances.
Several factors influenced Matt Cameron when writing 'Ruby Moon', he was influenced by contemporary stories in the Media. "I was inspired by...
RUBY MOON by Matt Cameron
22/11/2013 16:51
CONTEXT OF 'RUBY MOON'
Ruby Moon was first produced and performed by The Playbox and Neonheart Theatres, Melbourne in 2003. The play explores, and critically examines, many of the issues that concerned Australian society at the time. Chief amongst these were the themes of; Australian obsession with...
THE DETECTIVE THRILLER GENRE
21/11/2013 22:03
The novel 'The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender' is identified on the cover as 'A Claudia Velentine Thriller'. You need to think about the conventions on which Marele Day is modelling her novel in order to appreciate her skill.
The thriller
The thriller is a book...dealing with crime,...
2013 PAST PAPER
21/11/2013 21:18
Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing
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To what extent do composers use the construction of character to explore ideas about responsibilityintheelectiveCrimeWriting? Inyourresponse,refertoTWOprescribedtextsandatleastTWOtextsofyourownchoosing.
Question 4 — Elective 2: Crime...
Writing Crime Fiction: An Overview Of The Genre by William Simon
15/11/2013 14:46
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