Bunraku (film)

Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku: Crash Course Theater #23

We're headed back to Japan, this time in the Edo period to follow up on Noh theater, which had gone out of style last time we checked in. Now, under the Shoguns, there's couple of really interesting types of drama on the scene. Kabuki is a sort of successor to Noh, with wilder stories and

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Blind Summit teaches puppetry at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall

Speaking to a group of Stanford community members at the Bing Concert Hall Studio, the Blind Summit Theatre group demonstrated their unique take on ancient Japanese Bunraku puppetry. At one point, three audience members tried their hand at puppeteering—each controlling a separate part of a

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Kabuki: The people's dramatic art - Amanda Mattes

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/kabuki-the-people-s-dramatic-art-amanda-mattes The Japanese dance and theater art of kabuki, derived from the word kabuku, meaning "out of the ordinary," can be traced back to the streets of seventeenth-century Kyoto. Kabuki became a dramatic a

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Special Effects Secrets of Wired's Comic-Con Robot

The secret of Wired's Comic-Con robot is that it actually isn't a robot at all. It's a cleverly designed suit that employs a combination of practical effects tricks to give the illusion of a lurching heavy mech. We speak to the makers of this amazing suit to learn about its innovations and

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Ask Adam Savage: Inspiration from Cosplays Seen in Recent Conventions

Tested member Christopher Amrich asks Adam, "Is there a cosplay you have recently seen that has used some technique that you now want to try?" Yes! Thank you, Christopher, for your support and question! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, like asking Adam a questio

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The BuShou of HanZi :禾

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The BuShou of HanZi :囗

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CMSC 470 Final Project: UMD Undergrads' Trivia-Playing Programs take on Jeopardy! Champions

Students in CMSC 470: Natural Language Processing built NLP systems to take on Jeopardy! champions: http://users.umiacs.umd.edu/~jbg/teaching/CMSC_470/ Learn more about QANTA (Question Answering is Not a Trivial Activity) at: http://qanta.org

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The BuShou of HanZi :宀

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The BuShou of HanZi :耳

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The BuShou of HanZi : 車

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6. German Film, Murnau

MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13 Instructor: David Thorburn Continue discussing film as a global cultural form through early German cinema. Establish key themes of German Expressionism, with paintings as a backdrop. View &

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1. Introduction (21L.011 The Film Experience)

MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2007 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F07 Instructor: David Thorburn License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

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5. Film as Global & Cultural Form; Montage, Mise en Scène

MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13 Instructor: David Thorburn Film emerges as a global cultural form. Compare American vs. European cinemas, Hollywood vs. "high art", and montage vs. mise en scène styles. End with viewing a

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The BuShou of HanZi : 雨

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The BuShou of HanZi :齒

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The BuShou of HanZi :舟

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The BuShou of HanZi : 音

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The BuShou of HanZi :羊

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1. Introduction to MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience (2007)

MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13 Instructor: David Thorburn Introducing film as a cultural form, an institution and an art. Beginning as a novelty without conventions, film developed a unique language and grew into an embe

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