Daily Progress #15

My goal for the weekend was at the very least, to have my diorama completed. Unfortunately, my diorama has been reduced from what I origionally planned due to lack of time.(I procrastinated for too long and am now running out of time.Only two more days left.)
Saturday, I started to assemble my diorama. Luckily, my sister has lent me her camera and I was able to take pictures of my progress(which is pretty cool).
(This is what I had done around 9 O'clock-Saturday night,.....not much.)

(This is what I had Sunday afternoon.)

(This is what I have currently-Unfortionately, it got a little sloppy, but considering how i'm making it, it's reasonable.)

My next action will be to make my characters and start typing up my information.

Daily Progress #14

We only have four more days to complete this project. It coming down to crunch time.
Today, my goal was to have drawn out my plan, which I didn't manage last class. Unfortunately, I didn't manage it today either. I've almost decided that it may be one of those things that is very hard to write down on a piece of paper.
I still have to decide on how I'm going to go about my characters(the four main roles of peking opera). I think that if I can manage to find a ride, I'd like to go to Garden Ridge or Michelle's or something to see if i can find any thing to make this project a little easier.
My next goal(aside from drawing out my plan....again) is to get started. I already have my "box", now i just have to fill it. I also want to figure out what information I want to talk about. I think I just want to do a little of everything-but I want to make sure I talk a little about my diorama too.
Notes from last day on the project: I actually got the Garden Ridge and was rather disappointed that they didn't sell as much craft stuff as they used to-they didn't even sell paint. Maybe Michelle's would have been the better place to go.....

Daily Progress #13

Today, my goal was to start on my plan. I have it all thought out, I just have to draw it out and start planning out index cards(to read off of if I forget me information).
Today, I came in late, so I didn't have much time to work on my plan, but I did do some more research on peking opera theaters.
My next action will be to do my plan, show it to the teacher and start on my project!

Daily Progress #12

Today, I am going to try to start on my draft for my plan. I think I'll shoot for a draw out plan.
I found some nice pictures of the Huguang Peking Opera House today that I hope will be helpful. When making my diorama, I think I will base my stage of this Opera House.
My next action will be to come up with a solid paper for my plan and over Spring Break, I hope to get started over on making my models and stage.

Daily Progress #11

Today, I wanted to get 30 Index Cards in. That was my goal.
I finished that goal.
My next action will be to find the movie Forever Enthralled and to find out what the next step is.
(Notes from last day on the project: Unfortunately, i could never find this movie, but i think I'll keep looking even after the project is over.)

Index Card 30

Qi xiao fu/ Painted Faces(1988)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0095937/
"The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school. The movie is about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung, and Yuen Biao (the Lucky Stars) attended as young men. The movie is about their teacher Master Yu Ho and his school." This is all the information that I could find over this movie. It's not much....At all. The main reason I even linked it is because I'm trying to find movies over my topic. I think it will help to watch it so much as to research it.

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Ba wang bie ji/ Farewell My Concubine (1993)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0106332/
"The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years." This is a very harsh movie that tells the tale of two friends who meet together at the Beijing Opera and grow up together acting and performing together. It's a really sad movie and I would go so far as to say this movie is one of the main reasons I why I picked this topic.

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Mei Lanfang (2008)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0851532/
"A biographical account of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star. " If i can find this movie I would love to watch it. I haven't seen the traier, but it sounds interesting...Something I'll definiatly look into.

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梅兰芳纪念馆
www.meilanfang.com.cn/mlf/english.htm
This is a page about a very important person that has a lot to do with Beijing Opera-he dedicated the most part of his life to it.

Index Card 26

Peking Opera
This site is really neat. It had a lot of picture good pictures and very organized detailed information. I give this site a 9/10!

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everything2.com/title/Peking%2520Opera
I'm not sure how accurate this information is but I feel that some of it may prove to be helpful. It compares Chinese opera to Western thought-which is kind of interesting to read about.

Index Card 26

Peking Opera
www.china-fun.net/topics/20061222/085428.shtml
This site is really neat. It had a lot of picture good pictures and very organized detailed information. I give this site a 9/10!

Daily Progress #10

Today, like I said in my previous post, I plan on getting 2 more index cards in......
Later,....I finished both of my index cards. I now officially have 26 Index Cards and 9 Daily Progress Posts!
I am honestly not sure what we are supposed to do next, so....(maybe look up more sites for reference?)yea.

Daily Progress #9

Today, my goal was just to be caught up with the class(9 D.P. and 26 I.C.s).
I got 8 more index cards in so I only have 2 more to go for homework or next class until Mr. N assigns more. Today, i found a lot more websites and some good picture.
My plans for next class include finishing up what I didn't today and then taking the next step in this project.

Index Card 23

The Cultural Heritage of China :: Entertainment :: Chinese Opera ...
www.ibiblio.org/chineseculture/contents/entr/p-entr-c01s02.html
This site has a lot to offer. It information is very detailed(in my opinion) and it had some nice pictures. It covers a big range of information.

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Beijing Opera- Peking Opera
This is a short overview about the Beijing Opera. This particular website also goes into other forms of opera which is kind of cool to look at and compare.

Index Card 21

Peking opera, Peking opera photo tour, beijing opera photos, Peking ...
This website has a lot of good pictures-not a whole lot of information though.

Index Card 20

Encyclopedia of China Today~4~Chinese Opera
This 2 page excerpt goes over the origins, structure, reforming, and the "new" of Peking Opera.

Index Card 19

Amazon.com: Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China ...
A short(2 page excerpt) covering the origins and a main overview.

Index Card 18

Peking Opera: The Persistence of Tradition in the People's Republic of China
This is an 8 page essay/article.

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The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie ...
This is a 6 page excerpt from a reference book.It covers a lot-music, history, dramas, etc,....

Status Report Assignment

Status Report Assignment

1.What have I accomplished on my project so far?
I have done a lot research and postings. I've decided on my final project and am already thinking about how to do it.
2.What do I still have left to do?
I still have to finish out all my posts and start on the final project.
3.What has been harder than I thought it would be?
Finding good websites and pictures. It get harder to find good websites the father you go along.
4.What has been easier than I thought it would be?
Posting. It doesn't take much to do a post. You just have to stay focused enough to get down what you need to get down.
5.How would I do my project differently if I could start over again?
I might have chosen a different topic. Even now I have a slight regret over the topic that i've chosen, but I have firmly decided that I've come too far to switch topics now. If I do a good job on my topic, it should be pretty interesting.
6.What do I need to get accomplished before Spring Break?
I'd like to have all my research done and completed. I then want to start planning out my final product.

Daily Progress #8

Today, I'm going to do my statis report assignment. I also want to see if I can find any books in the library over my topic. ALSO, i'd like to keep finding index cards.
Today, I did my statis report and asked the librarian to help me find books over the opera(and they were very helpful-They even printed me out an article and small sections from refrerance books).
My next action will be to put all the books/articles up in delicious abd blogger.

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About Peking Opera-Chinaopera.Net
www.chinaopera.net/english/PekingOpera.htm
This is just a small informative website. It also mentions a little about some of the other forms of Chinese Operas.

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Peking Opera Book Preview
This is a preview of book about the peking opera on google books. Since this is an informative book, it should be helpful. It also mentions a movie that I once saw-Farewell My Concunine. It was a very sad movie.