While there were some similarities in the way The Andy Griffith Show and I Love Lucy were produced the differences varied greatly. The setting was the greatest difference as I Love Lucy portrayed that of a middle class city family, while The Andy Griffith show portrayed that of a simple small town life revolved around a Sherriff and his son. The pace within each show was televised differed greatly as well as did the subject matter. The setting for I Love Lucy was in a middle class apartment and focused on the life of a housewife and her husband, which was an entertainer. The majority of the shows were based inside both Lucy and Desi’s apartment or inside of a building rarely filming outside. The Andy Griffith Show focused on life of a widowed father and his son in a small town setting. Unlike the setting of I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show balanced both inside and outside shots, while using the multi-camera shots, …show more content…
Even though the places Lucy went were not shown the descriptions given were like that of a radio show, being very descriptive so the viewers can visualize the places without actually seeing them. It left the viewers with a sense of imagination on what they envisioned places Lucy went were like or how the people she interacted with behaved, which gave the viewers an idealistic view. The Andy Griffith Show was the polar opposite as the multi-camera angles allowed them to go to different places. When Andy spoke about home, the pharmacy, the police station, or going fishing with Opie, the locations would be shown, from both the outside and inside. A few shots cars were filmed driving down the streets, which gave the viewers a more realistic view of the show. Subject matter was another area in which the two shows differed greatly. The Andy Griffith Show based the subject matter around small town wholesome life without much controversy. Whether Andy was showing his son, Opie, right from wrong, trying to
The setting of I Love Lucy is based around different scenarios with Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo. Lucy portrays herself as the ideal housewife during the 50's, by trying to
Elvis and Big Momma Thornton made two similar, yet distinct songs through their personal point of view. Some differences between these two songs are glaring. The Elvis version has more emphasis on the instruments and is more Rock ‘n’ Roll. It has an up tempo rhythm and is easy to dance to. The Big Momma Thornton version was true to rhythm and blues.
For one, The Andy Griffith Show took place in Mayberry, North Carolina. Mayberry is a very slow paced, small town and is highlighted by Andy and Barney fighting crime together. I love Lucy takes place in New York, which is much faster paced and has a totally different style of living. I love Lucy is highlighted by Lucy’s attempts to intervene in the show business where Ricky has become successful. I believe the timeframe in which these shows were shot also plays a big role in differences.
While the similarities are smaller, like the considerate personalities shared between the main characters of both
The crime scene at the beginning of the film, for example, used a low angle view to show the body floating from underwater. Low key lighting is often represented when scenes are shot inside Norma’s home. The interior shots are also tightly framed shots with extreme camera angles it gives off a depressed, claustrophobic environment. In the exterior shot, the scenes are in high key lighting and use realistic lighting to give off a lively atmosphere that Joe does not experience while inside the home.
Even though they may have shared some similarities, they also have some differences like the setting of where
CBS decided to adapt it for television and Lucille Ball insisted on working with her husband, Desi Arnaz, a Cuban musician and bandleader. CBS did not like the pilot made by Desilu Productions, the couple’s personal company, and so the pair took it on the road as a vaudeville act. CBS saw their success and turned I Love Lucy into a television show which skyrocketed Ball into fame and helped her and Desi Arnaz try to save their strained marriage. Higham, 1986Lucille Ball starred in several films and series after I Love Lucy, but never to the same fame she achieved with that
People all over the world soon knew the name Lucy Ricardo, and the show was translated into Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and Portuguese so viewers across the globe could understand (Hanson). Due to the non-existence of DVR’s, stores and restaurants closed when I Love Lucy was on, putting up signs that said “We love Lucy, too. See you after the show.” According to Vince Waldron, author of Classic Sitcoms, “‘Quite simply the show was better written, preformed, and photographed better than anything the audience had ever seen. Even today-more than 4 decades after the series ended its run-few situation comedies can match the look, presentation and pacing of I Love Lucy, televisions first classic sitcom’ (“Ball, Lucille”).”
The director of the movie might have added locations to make the visuals more interesting. When a movie is set in only one space it can become boring for the viewer. Therefore,
The themes of both books are both knowledge is power. Both of the settings are around the same time period and they are dystopias. Finally, the characters of the two stories are both lifeless wives and the main characters are against the society. This shows how the two stories are similar by themes, settings, and
For example, there are antagonists in both of the stories. But there are many more similarities than that. Similarities In the story “Three Billy Goats Gruff” there are two different countries telling the story. One is Norway, and the other country is Poland/Germany.
The entire room is dark without any lights in the room, and the ceiling skylight window is the only source of light that comes through the room. Jack also thinks that Room’s atmosphere and the actual Room are all that exists in the real world, and everything that he sees on television just exists on television and not in real life. Joy then lets Jack know that there is more to the real world than Room and its atmosphere. Together, they both get a glimpse of the outside world as they leave Room and head to the hospital and start over in a new home. The first half of the film takes place in the tiny shelter named Room, and this first half is filmed in low-key lighting.
Some of the other cultural differences but similarities in the movie is that the families both have some type of power and wealth within their subcultures. The power and wealth in the African culture are that when the African family is having breakfast and the Prince is talking with his parents and talks about him turning
"When Andy came to Shawshank in 1948, he was thirty years old. He was a short neat little man with sandy hair and small, clever hands. He wore gold rimmed spectacles..."(King 3). These words would help make Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption a beloved story to many ever since Stephen King's novel was released in 1982. It is a story of two men and their friendship over the years in prison, and how the burden of isolation and power of hope affects both them and all prisoners.
Although, they have similarity, the two stories has major differences also. First, both author differs the way they introduce and develop their lead characters to the reader. Second, they also differ in perspective from which their stories are being told. Third, they differs on the choice of settings and how it impact to the stories.