Found 4 Articles for Actors & Entertainers

What is the significance of dandy in Oscar Wilde's plays?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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By the last decade of the nineteenth century, Drama as an occupation and the theatre as a profession had undergone huge changes. In the last three decades of the century with the famous playwrights Oscar Wilde (1865-1900), George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Sydney Grundy (1848-1914) the theatre began to gain a refined literary tone.Wilde’s Writing StyleWilde managed to collaborate the attributes, from a wide range of styles, practices, and genres, from drama, fiction and lyric, into finely patterned theatre events. He used satire, a scintillating wit, symbolism, literariness and farcical situations in his plays. His plays are aristocratic in its outlook, ... Read More

What would you do if you were made a superhero for a day?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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A superhero is a person who does heroic deeds. So, in order to be a superhero, you need the power to accomplish good deeds.My WishFirstly, One of my superpowers would be to have the ability to fly. I would want to fly because that way I could fly over the town and see if people need help or not. I will also see whether they are happy or not so that I can make them happy in some manner.Secondly, I would want to be able to have super strength. By super strength I mean, to do anything and everything.Lastly, I ... Read More

What is the difference between story and screenplay in film scripts?

Shankar Bhatt
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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What is a Script All About?Although based on the same incident, both story and screenplay still have disparities. A script is a written text generally created for a film, play, TV serial, etc. Only a script provides a very elaborated explanation of the incidents and characters. A script is created for both movies based on a story. Therefore, we can consider the story as an account of real and imaginary events. A script also gives an opportunity to the actor to comprehend the nature of the character, personality, likes and dislikes. Moreover, as per the demand scriptwriters write their script ... Read More

Why are TV serials called daily soaps?

Dev Kumar
Updated on 27-Jun-2020 07:57:59

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The actual phrase used is daily soap opera and it all began in the early part of the last century when the radio was the only broadcasting media as TV had just been invented sometime in the 1920s and was still some time away from becoming a full-fledged media. So, it was the radio that was ruling the wavelengths just as TV does now. Radio stations were getting more and more creative with their presentations and programs but implementing them needed money that nobody was ready put unless there was some tangible ROI (Return on Investment).Condition of PromotionIn those days, ... Read More

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