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    The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stop-motion film. Stop-motion is an animation style in which the characters are puppets with moveable parts that are placed in small detailed settings (Magill’s Survey of Cinema). In the Nightmare Before Christmas’ case‚ the characters are made of clay and are moved little by little each frame. This is a tedious process‚ and one minute of can

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    fact that he had a small five year old crush on me. Jimmy was a shy little boy with glasses‚ so him coming up to me to say “Hi‚” was surprising “hi” i reply. The students are finally silent on the carpet; “okay class I am going to play “The Nightmare Before Christmas” so please‚ no

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    Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon)‚ the “Pumpkin King” of Halloweentown. Jack is tired of scaring people‚ and he sees a chance for that to change when he accidentally discovers Christmastown. He plots to kidnap and replace Santa‚ giving him rule over Christmas. However‚ Jack’s plan goes horribly (and sometimes hilariously) wrong. However‚ don’t let the fact that it’s an animated film stop you from watching this movie. The difficulty of good stop-motion animation is incredible‚ and the levels of dedication

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    The Nightmare Before Christmas Review Tim Burton is best known for being a director‚ producer‚ and a screenwriter that blends the themes of science-fantasy‚ stop motion animation‚ musical themes‚ and horror. He has made horror movies with a hint of humor‚ and drawn characters that distinguish his unique style. When Burton was young‚ he would draw‚ watch horror movies‚ and read stories of Edgar Allen Poe on his free time. Burton later on won a scholarship called Disney-created California Institute

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    Christmas vs. Halloween the reward is a movie theme. The Nightmare before Christmas is a Halloween and Christmas classic when should I watch it?There is two different sides to this movie.There is the Halloween side all spooky‚creepy‚and there is the final ending to the trio is weird.There is also the Christmas it is like the song a holly jolly christmas it’s the best time of the year.Though I feel that one side is more understanding to the movie which is without a doubt Halloween.I believe the

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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and The Nightmare Before Christmas by using low-key lighting‚ close ups/low angles‚ and non-diegetic sound to convey his mysterious yet whimsical style. The Nightmare Before Christmas is an ideal example of Tim Burton’s cinematic technique like low key lighting‚ non-diegetic sound/music‚ and low angle framing/close up. Tim Burton uses low key lighting in The Nightmare Before Christmas in many scenes. For example‚ the Halloween Land (aka where Jack

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    My Christmas nightmare

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    Ashley Hawk Ms. Keene ENC 1101 29 January 2014 My Christmas Nightmare We never really think about death until tragedy happens and we’re forced to face the inevitable. We make plans for our future not realizing at any moment life can be taken away. I never really thought much about it myself‚ I mean who wants to think about something so saddening? That all changed when I was faced with the irrefutable veracity

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    T was the night before Christmas‚ when all through the house Not a creature was stirring‚ not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care‚ In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds‚ While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ’kerchief‚ and I in my cap‚ Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap‚ When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter‚ I sprang from the bed to see what was the

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    1023 Semester 1 David Otten Anthropological Fieldwork Reducing Ethnocentrism Anthropological fieldwork is when an anthropologist spends an extended length of time living with a specific group of people and studying their culture. During this period‚ the anthropologist will engage themselves in the lives and daily practices of the natives of whichever culture they are studying(Koziol 2015). In comparison to fieldwork in other disciplines such as journalism‚ anthropological fieldwork is more hands-on

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    Research Methods: Comparing and Contrasting Anthropologic and Sociologic Methods    Anthropological Research Methods  Anthropology is a field of science which attempts to understand the past and present  biological and cultural differences among various populations (Haviland‚ Prins‚ Walrath‚ &  McBride‚ 2008). Anthropology involves multiple research methods. These include historical  analysis and participant observation (Trueman‚ C.‚ n.d.).  Research Method One: Participant Observation    One me

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