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• Essay about Australian Visions Strictly Ballroom and Neighbours

  ...Intro Vision is a means of communicating an individual’s thoughts and feelings that convey senses of something immaterial, or in other words - Concepts. Visions are perceived differently by individuals; they often reflect different values, attitudes and emotions that are shaped by experiences of individuals or social groups to express or react to their perceptions of worlds they belong to. In the satirical film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann and short-story ‘Neighbours’ by Tim Winton, similar ideas are conveyed through the ways they perceive the Australian society. Both men identify Australia as a progressively changing country, full of opportunities and equipped with unique features, along with dynamic cultures that embellish its already remarkable society. Despite her positive attributes, it is confounded in the mindset of the older generation, lacking the ability to fully break from conformities. They suggest that barriers can only be broken down through risk taking and the ability to withstand pressure to fight for what one believes in. Body 1 - Change - Strictly Ballroom Luhrmann exposes the shallow australian society through the use of red curtain cinema, and uses the microscopic world of ballroom dancing to reflect comparable ideas and values of his perceived Australia. The spotlight highlights the prominent figures of the film, emphasising Scott...

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• Australian Visions Essay

  ...Australian Visions Strictly ballroom by Baz Luhrman is a specular film that conveys many Australian Visions from beginning to end. It is a story of an individual, who wants to do his own steps, failing his partner. Fran an ugly duckling of a beginner class offers Scott partnership. Fran persistence and ideas convince Scott to dance their own steps on the Pan-Pacific championship displaying multiculturalism and breaking competitions under conformity. The composer has used many techniques like camera movements, costume, dialogues, symbolism etc. to create distinct Australian visions. Strictly Ballroom starts with the Australian vision of competitiveness. The first world we enter is the competitive world of ballroom dancing, which is represented by the fiercely conservative, with rigid rules that must be obeyed. It is shown by the Anglo Australian comic stereotypes characters wearing garish and glitzy costume with excessive make-up and funny cartoon looking hairstyles. They are only concerned with winning as they have nothing else to talk about. Even Scott who is passionate about doing his own steps also wants to win, so do Fran. As he says “ I have been working towards winning the competition since I was 6 years old”. All the ballroom dancers wants to win as well, it can be seen by their fake...

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• Australian visions Essay

  ... Australian vision Essay Different Australian visions are often portrayed in various texts and motion pictures. Australian film Strictly Ballroom 1992 is a great example as the director uses very over-the-top and theatrical style of filmmaking to present a humorous story that reflects various ideals in Australian society with cinematography and film techniques. The movie not only showcases the persona of the underdog especially through the character of Fran, but also illustrates the concept of multiculturalism and the idea of achieving dreams on the land of Australia, which are all concepts that relates to different aspect of Australian visions. On the other hand the poem ‘My country’ written by Dorothea McKellar, expresses other ideals of Australia that are more directly related with the land. Through the use of poetic techniques such as metaphor the poet was able to depict both the natural danger and beauty of the nation that are also valued as important part of Australian visions. One of the main focuses of the movie Strictly Ballroom is the characteristic of the underdog, a term that is closely associated with Australian values. The belief of giving everyone a fair go is fully expressed through the story arc of Fran, whom like the ugly duckling was transformed into something beautiful...

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• Belonging

  ...Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmannn; one of them is that attitudes towards belonging change over time. This is shown through many of the characters, mainly through Scott and Fran. Their attitudes towards belonging change as a result of the rules and regulations of the ballroom federation. In the children’s picture book A Bit of Company written by --- and illustrated by – explores the idea that an individual’s sense of belonging is either helped or hindered by their family and friends. Christopher’s mother is so busy with her triplets, that she is ignoring Christopher resulting in him feeling unimportant and excluded. In the visual image The Arrival from Shaun Tan reveals that migrants often feel a loss of identity and an absence of belonging. The film strictly Ballroom directed by Baz Luhrmann shows that it takes great courage for an individual to be true to their natural self and identity. Scott lives in a world of fierce pressure and competition, where to win he must adhere to the rules of others, such as Barry Fife. It is a world in which individuality and creativity are surrendered in the desire to win. Barry Fife is an important character as he is the ‘force’ behind the federation of ballroom dancing. In one scene, Barry is lit from behind and his face is in shadow to heighten the idea that he is a sinister character. When Barry says 'win' the camera slams into the close-up of his mouth. We get a sense...

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• Essay on Australian Visions

  ...to create Australian visions and linked these visions to ideas about Australia. Weaker responses focused on the relationship between Paul and Keller or provided simple plot recounts and incidental descriptions of characters and settings. Drama – John Misto, The Shoe-Horn Sonata Better responses integrated analysis of the use of dramatic techniques, such as audio-visuals, songs and music, and voice-overs into a discussion of the Australian vision of mateship and restitution of past injustices. Most responses provided an overview of the relationship between Bridie and Sheila and recounted the characters’ experiences as prisoners-of-war, incorporating an analysis of the features of drama used in the play. Weaker responses often relied on simple plot recount. Poetry – Douglas Stewart, Selected Poems Better responses demonstrated an insightful understanding of how, through his poetic visions of Australia, Stewart also communicates Australian visions of egalitarianism, an appreciation of Australian flora and fauna, and respect for Indigenous rights. These responses showed an awareness of the poet’s social and historical context and often projected the visions revealed in the poems onto contemporary Australian society. Most candidates demonstrated a sound understanding of poetic techniques through their analysis of at...

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• Australians Vision Essay

  ...How is language used to represent distinctly Australian visions in Douglas Stewarts Poetry? Use “Snow gum and Lady feeding the cats” Douglas Stewart is one of the great poets who portray the though and varied landscape, with its flora and fauna using his poetry and diverse vocabulary. His effective use of poetic techniques and high level of imagination combined with passion for Australia gives him the possibility to create poems such as ‘Snow Gum’ that admires a unique Australian landscape. ‘Lady feeding the cats’ is a rather different poem that focuses on the city area rather than the bush. These poems represent distinctly Australian visions and provides a clear image to the reader through various language devices. ‘The Snow Gum’ is a poem which explores an Australian iconic gum tree that grows in the snowy areas of Australia. Douglas Stewart’s vision of the snow gum tree on a sunny day in winter, casting its shadow on the flat snow is conveyed with a variety of imagery and by using various language techniques. The poet uses descriptive language in the second stanza starting from “leaf upon Leaf fidelity” to “Now shown in clear reflection”. This describes the imagery of the gumtree’s reflection on the snow. The word “fidelity” and the repetition of “leaf” combine the idea of a relationship between the tree and its shadow and how they are being faithful to each other. This...

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• Distinctive Australian Vision Speech Script Essay

  ...Distinctive Australian Vision Speech In my presentation of Distinctive Australian Visions, I will analyze first, two of Douglas Stewart’s poems, namely “Lady Feeding the Cats” and “Cave Painting”, second, the short story “American Dreams” by Peter Carey and third, my personal response. In “Lady Feeding the Cats”, Stewart portrays the image of a poor woman from the slums who goes to the Domain in order to feed feral cats. Stewart pictures the torn and tattered slum lady using descriptive words such as “her bonnet much bedraggled” and “in her broken shoes”. He also referred to the cats using negative connotations such as “furtive she cats” and “villainous toms”. However, in the second stanza, Stewart’s usage of bathos to juxtapose the transformation from the dirty woman to a “princess out of a tower” and the “queen of the cats” conveys how the cats perceives what others see as insignificant as someone who is noble and should be regarded highly. In the last line of the poem, Stewart strongly closes the poem by highlighting the subtle and gradual change of the poor slum lady into someone who is highly respected by others. Stewart firmly believes that nature and mankind coexist to mutually benefit each other, as shown by how the woman fulfilled the cat’s physical needs and how the cats satisfied the woman’s emotional needs. Stewart’s other vision is to say that those who care for nature are valuable...

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• Essay about world vision

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