Erica Beimesche

Erica is a graduate of The Ohio State University and holds a BA in theatre and a BA in English with a professional writing minor. She acts, writes, and enjoys waterskiing.

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Film 43	Mad Max: Practically CGI There is a polarizing debate in and around the film industry that pits computer-generated imagery (CGI) against practical effects. Practical... Erica Beimesche Jun 26, 2015
TV 34	The New Hero: Brains of S.H.I.E.L.D. This article contains SPOILERS If you've seen Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., you're probably invested in the superhero scene. If you're into... Erica Beimesche Oct 30, 2014

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Disability in Film and TV

How many (physically/mentally) disabled characters have you seen out there? How do other characters treat them? How much attention is paid to their disability? Are they portrayed as more complex?

Characters with disabilities* – Kristian Wilson 10 years ago
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That’s a bit of a loaded question since it greatly depends on what you mean by more complex. Like any other issue surrounding the politics of identity, the answer is fairly complicated. Paul Longmore has identified a number of common tropes from physical deformation used to suggest a deformed soul, to the notion that coping with disability is primarily an emotional rather than physical struggle in narratives that depict character’s overcoming their disabilities. In some films physical disability is depicted as a mark of otherness or abnormality while other films challenge or nuance this paradigm. Freaks (1932) is a commonly cited example that seems to attach physical disability to monstrosity only to question that connection. There have been some recent interesting cases in popular film. The How to Train your Dragon films, for example, feature a number of characters with prosthetic limbs, but the issue of disability or otherness is never raised. – Miriam 10 years ago
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I think there have been growing numbers of disability in Film and Television especially tv shows that focuses on adolescence lives. From the 2009 skins to Glee. They are definitely portrayed as a more complex individual, but again all individuals are complex in their own way. I think some people might think they are apart of the story as a token disabled character to add more diversity to the story but I think some of them did really good jobs on humanising the character. There are so much more that comes into a person than one thing. even though being disabled brings a major definition to a person but that doesn't mean they have less sides compared to regular people. – bernadettevina 10 years ago
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It would be worth looking at actors who have portrayed characters with disablilities who have disabilities themselves. RJ Mitte as Walt Jr. (Breaking Bad) immediately springs to mind. Mitte has cerebral palsy, but his character on BrBa is more affected by it; I think that would be worth going into, This could be compared to actors who don't have a disability; Eddie Redmayne for example obviously doesn't have motor neuron disease but still managed to portray Prof. Stephen Hawking and MND brilliantly. I know these are two "mainstream" examples, but I feel they're good ones nonetheless. – Jamie 10 years ago
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Very good idea indeed. – Luke Stephenson 10 years ago
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What's up with copyright laws?

Many people don't know much about copyright laws and what you can do with certain works that are (un)protected by them. Flesh out what the different levels of copyright are, as well as permissions, sampling, how to get copyrighted, etc.

Copyright in is best described as a necessarily evil. While it is a ridiculous how strict companies are with their copyrights, It is fair that they want to protect their products or characters, so nobody can take them. – Aaron Hatch 10 years ago
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It is so important to have copyright laws in place not only to protect authors but also to give credit where it is due. – emilysingh27 10 years ago
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An important element in any writing is a close examination of who will hold the copyright and what they can do with it. Residual rights and new technology rights clauses require particular attention. – thistle 10 years ago
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Sep 25, 2015 Erica Beimesche Glad you found this helpful!	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Aug 25, 2015 Erica Beimesche Thanks! He really got the right mix.	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Jul 14, 2015 Erica Beimesche Thanks – glad you found them useful!	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Jul 5, 2015 Erica Beimesche Absolutely – I love the colorfulness, which makes it seem so unreal, but also the very realistic stunts. Thanks for the glowing comment!	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Jul 5, 2015 Erica Beimesche That’s no fun! (But it would be a nice reality.)	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Jul 2, 2015 Erica Beimesche I think it’s fabulous that the only things you thought were CG were in fact practical (green screen)! I thought they were CG, too, but I soon found out otherwise.	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Jul 2, 2015 Erica Beimesche Thanks! Happy to bring Fury Road into your life!	Mad Max: Practically CGI
Jul 1, 2015 Erica Beimesche Glad you enjoyed it!	Mad Max: Practically CGI

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