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Stuart Ashens, a YouTube celebrity who reviews cheap electronic
products, co-writes and stars in this independent British adventure
comedy. Accompanied by his friend Chef Excellence (Dan Tomlinson),
Ashens sets out in search of the elusive and not particularly
magical Gamechild, a rip-off of the original Nintendo Gameboy.
However, with all manner of unexpected friends and foes including
The Professor (Robert Llewellyn) and Nemesis (Chris Kendall)
standing between them and their goal, Ashens and Excellence will
have to have their wits about them if they are to complete their
quest. Warwick Davis also stars.
This volume focuses on the singing voice in contemporary cinema
from 1945 to the present day, and rather than being restricted to
one particular genre, considers how the singing voice has helped
define and/or confuse genre classification. Typically heard in
song, the singing voice is arguably the most expressive of all
musical instruments. This volume celebrates the ways in which
singing features in film. This includes the singing voice as
protagonist, as narrator, as communicator, as entertainer, and as
comedic interlude. Whether the singing voice in film is personally
expressive, reflexive and distant, or synchronized for
entertainment, there is typically interplay between the voice and
visual elements. Extending beyond the body of literature on 'the
musical', the volume is not about musicals per se. Rather, The
Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema discusses the singing voice as
a distinct genre that focuses on the conceptualization and
synchronization of the singing voice in the post-War era. It
explores the relationship between screen, singing, singer and song;
it celebrates the intersection of the singing voice and popular
culture. In doing so, the volume will cross multiple disciplines
including vocal studies, film studies, film sound studies, and
music production (vocal processing).
Comedy has been a feature of cinema since its inception. From
mickey-moused accompaniments to slapstick scenes, ironic musical
statements, clever musical allusions and jokes, well-worn sound
effects, and even laugh tracks, sound has been integral to the
development of the comedy on screen. This volume covers all aspects
of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised
in comedy film. The volume looks at various subsets of the 'comedy
film' from the post-War period, including black comedy, romantic
comedy, slapstick, dialogue comedy, parody and spoofs. This volume
aims to explore the way in which music and sound articulate humour,
create comedic situations and direct comedic identifications for
viewer/listeners.
Democracy is in crisis. Is there still time to save it? Democracies
face external threat from aggressive authoritarian states.
Internally, citizens have grown increasingly distrustful of
politicians and more cynical about national and global governance
institutions. The time is ripe for democracy to renew itself. This
text offers a state-of-the art overview of democratic innovations
today, moving beyond cries of the 'death' or 'end' of democracy to
instead offer a range of practical solutions for how to save it and
restore faith in democratic practice. 'Old' democratic power,
represented by existing structures, is being challenged. 'New'
power involves collaboration and rapid feedback loops, as well as
increased citizen participation. The future of democracy, the
authors demonstrate, will be about findings ways of melding 'old'
and 'new' power practices. Offering a broad and accessible survey
of what different forms of democracy and democratic innovations
look like today, and how they can develop in future, Saving
Democracy shows us the potential for transformation across the
entire democratic process. Avoiding a reductive focus on simply
getting citizens more involved in decision-making, this book
uniquely argues for the importance of refining and monitoring how
democratic decisions are made and followed through.
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