- published: 03 Aug 2012
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In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual, with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily, and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances. The name derives from a 15th century English morality play called Everyman.
The contemporary everyman differs greatly from his (or her) medieval counterpart in many respects. While the medieval everyman was devoid of definite marks of individuality to create a universality in the moral message of the play, the contemporary storyteller may use an everyman for amoral, immoral, or demonstrative purposes.
The everyman character is constructed so that the audience can imagine itself in the same situation without having to possess knowledge, skills, or abilities that transcend human potential. Such characters react realistically in situations that are often taken for granted with traditional heroes.
Alternatively, an Everyman occupies the role of protagonist without being a 'hero' and without necessarily being a round character or a dynamic character. In this scenario, the Everyman is developed like a secondary character, but the character's near omnipresence within the narrative shifts the focus from character development to events and story lines surrounding the character. Some audiences or readers may project themselves into this character, if no dominant characteristic of the Everyman prevents them from doing so. Others may ignore the character and concentrate on the story arc, the visual imagery, the irony or satire, and any other aspect of the story which the orchestrator(s) of the story have focused upon or, indeed, whatever personally interests the reader.
Actors: Christo Dimassis (producer), Burke Roberts (editor), Burke Roberts (director), Burke Roberts (writer), Roger M. Mayer (producer), Norma Maldonado (actress), Jakob Bokulich (actor), Jakob Bokulich (actor), Yannis Zafeiriou (miscellaneous crew), Thomai Hatsios (producer), Brad Detanna (miscellaneous crew), Sarah Register (costume designer), Rodleen Getsic (actress), Heather Grey (actress), Maile Martinez (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Shane Schoeppner (producer), Shane Schoeppner (writer), Shane Schoeppner (director), Shane Schoeppner (editor), Calliway Callicott (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: John Diehl (actor), Michael Chieffo (actor), Beth Grant (actress), Charles Robinson (actor), Puja Mohindra (actress), Sumiko Braun (actress), Djilali Rez-Kallah (actor), Hugo Armstrong (actor), Zach Horton (writer), Zach Horton (director), Zach Horton (producer), Maria-Elena Laas (actress), John Zderko (actor), James McCarthy (actor), Carryl Lynn (actress),
Plot: In a future post-apocalyptic California, the new frontier is a vast nano-contaminated Zone cut off from the all-connected Grid and the ceaseless flows of bodies and information outside its borders. Only the insane or criminal would venture into this low-tech, body-corroding backwater: that's what Kaja has been told. But when her best and only friend Adelle disappears, apparently kidnapped and taken to the Zone by an anti-nanotech revolutionary group, Kaja is forced to enter this bizarre and alien world. There, where even fundamental matter and individual identity are up for grabs, as a virtual assassination team moves in for the kill, anti-technology cultists plot a takeover, and a mad cyberscientist prepares a vast mind-harvesting experiment, Adelle will begin to suspect that her entire brain is an elaborate organic computer program... But what, exactly, does it do?
Keywords: california, cyberpunk, nanotechnology, one-word-title, philosophy, post-apocalypse, post-humanism, virtualityActors: David Miller (producer), Dave Pearce (actor), Michael L. Schmidt (writer), Michael L. Schmidt (director), Kerry Griffin (actor), Stuart Reid (producer), Chad Maker (producer), Kirk Comrie (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Al Gregg (actor), Dan Richardson (actor), Leo Holden (director), Henry Scott (producer),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Lynn Cohen (actress), Douglas Morse (editor), Douglas Morse (writer), Douglas Morse (director), Douglas Morse (producer), Uma Incrocci (actress), Ed Schiff (actor), Marty McDonough (actor), Sally Conway (actress), Annie Howell (producer), Greg Sucharew (miscellaneous crew), Paul Barry (actor), Cassandra Vincent (actress), Amy Patrice Golden (actress), Seth Duerr (actor),
Plot: God instructs Death to collect the soul of Everyman and bring him to his final judgment. Everyman, unable to bribe Death, must then seek a companion to join him on his journey to face his reckoning before God. Abandoned by Fellowship, Cousin, Kindred, and Worldly Goods, Everyman approaches Good Deeds, who alone will accompany him to the very end of his journey.
Keywords: based-on-play, everyman, medieval-times, moralityActors: Joseph Boyle (editor), Joseph Boyle (producer), Joseph Boyle (writer), Joseph Boyle (director), Sabien Minteer (actor), Sabien Minteer (actor), Jim Siokos (actor), Devin Kirby-Hansen (composer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Joshua David Johnston (producer), Joshua David Johnston (director), Joshua David Johnston (editor), Cat Kenney (actress), Heidi Clark (actress), Nick Teply (actor), Nick Woodruff (actor), Barry Fleming (actor), Jill Smith (actress), Heather Wilken (actress), Clark Nova (writer), Jason Howard (composer), Lucia DiVieste (actress), Michael McMahon (actor), Jacob Savage (actor),
Plot: Utah paints hammers. Alister plays piano. Jean-Pierre writes poetry and talks about himself. Clark bullshits about weird stuff. Theremin does nothing, but is always in the right place at the right time. Frank dreams of being famous. Into the picture steps Terence Blenk, elementary school janitor, to become their "project." Only, there's something kind of off about him, like someone you'd meet at the wrong kind of bus stop. Still, everyone will pool their talents to train and publicize Terence to land that lead role in The Hindenberg: Part 2, and hopefully become a cult icon.
Genres: Fantasy,Actors: John Farrell (director), John Farrell (editor), Joseph Erickson (actor), Joseph Erickson (producer), Ted Zalewski (actor), Daniel Maher (actor), Gabrielle Amos (actress), Dana Peterson (actor), Robert Kane (actor), Philip Littlehale (producer), Robert Lee (actor), Mary Elizabeth Farrell (actress), John Wauck (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy,all the pictures
spread as they fell
and the light came in
to dark to tell
but you shied away
just a little to soon
you could've tried again
couldn't you
i thought it was you
but you knew
but you knew
i took it from you
but you knew
didn't you?
memories lapse
when they're asked to
you could have recalled
couldn't you?
but your memory
faded a little too soon
and the light had gone
when you left the room
i thought it was you
but you knew
but you knew
i took it from you
but you knew
didn't you?
i thought it was you
but you knew
but you knew
i thought it was you
but you knew