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I bestua Its advice techgive youd about the six faculty that I get to work around professor of theater lieve that everybody can dident whos interested in members who make up really creative people who nology and technical find something they like theater? the theater department at rector, has an MFA in enjoy what they do, so about it. Its one of the the about A: Its not technical direction and Dixie State College. they work really hard at it. most open and accepting be to want theatrical lighting from money. If you Read on to find out Its just fun to work with theater. in be majors. dont rich, Utah State University. whos who in the theater people who have that Michael Harding, assisMonica ten than more had Hes much dedication. department. thetant professor of theater, assistant professor of Director of Theater years of professional exQ: What is your backsugot his undergraduate deater and costume shop Varlo Davenport has perience. 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State a Ohio bachelors degree MFA from theater department? started out as a film major masters degree in design sports and motorcycling. University. A: "I really like everyand got sidetracked in thefrom the University of Q: What is your favorite Q: What is your fa- - . 1 5 20 or the in ater body's willingness to play years ago. Utah. He also has a PhD vorite play or musical? thing about working and experiment." favorite is What I theater department? in theater and film from Q: your A: Sweeney Todd. the in about Q: What is your backin theater A: BYU. working York saw it in New thing Working in theater? theater It in favorite ground is What department? when I was in high changes general. Q: your A: "I worked for a probrand Since A: is show The Im the in about school and I was just day. every working thing fessional actor for about new here, I think my fanever the same, even if absolutely floored by it. theater department? 15 years. I still act. 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The best way to in and leam difavorl is to do it." ,igs Plot and characters are important aspects of all stories whether the stories are told in books or movies, but one thing movies contain that books do not is music. The music adds emotion and intenseness, said Kylie Abplanalp, a junior radiography major from St. George. A persons feelings can be changed because of a movie score. When the music changes, the viewer anticipates what will happen next in a scene. Melanie Deal, a sophomore general education major from St. George, said, If you were watching a scary movie and it had no music, it wouldnt even be scary. Individuals become excited while watching films with musical backgrounds. A person is able to be emotionally involved. Without the music it would be boring, said Nathan Bybee, a junior ac- counting major from Santa Clara. Music draws emotions out of you that you wouldnt get just watching a film. A movie's success may depend on how good the music is. Glenn Webb, instructor and music department chair, said: "I think music contributes a lot. Music is a psychological Pot ty Bloot t ,was ment i He got hired at DSC because he had gone to r" bo les sei a boo school here, and has beet ,ihe si: ,;s the here since 2002. is Q: What your favonti a tot thing about working in tb : lallory theater department? A: "I'm always mrsin learning new things about other people and myself. It's a caring and sharing environment; sometimes tie bit too much." a Q: What is orie piece In Georgi mad A .most nthe s ;ry Po of l.ily sta advice youd give a Stu dent whos interested in theater? series A: "Stop whining and just do the work because took t i all tl have ,i be Inis in there's nothing to whine :M about. In this industry its work. It's always goingioN be work. If you aren't going to put your heart and energy into it, you might as well flip burger: somewhere." Top four tech necessities chosen tUCT) Ipse" He pro :e$,e clyas mood, emotion BY RICHARD BRIGGS Dixie Sun Staff Writer fror rt Josh Scott, technical mediatheater specialist started off professionally working at Tuacahn. He also worked at the Coast Resorts in Las Vegas doing lighting direction tool that directors and composers can use. Music can clarify things." In many cases people will remember a movie because of the music. It will bring back the feelings they had while watching a film. Your mind is triggered more with those recognizable themes, Bybee said. Recognizable themes include "Star Wars," "Jaws," "Phantom of the Opera" and "Pirates of the Caribbean Vhe Curse of the Black Pearl." Ashlyn Prisbrey, a sophomore general education major from Santa Clara, said: The music made the movie. It made me want to be a pirate. Webb's most recent movie soundtrack purchase was the soundtrack to "National Treasure." Webb said, "I wanted to listen to it from a music standpoint how the traditional orchestra was combined with modem electronic sounds." In spite of these themes and individuals who do buy movie soundtracks, there are some students who do not purchase the soundtracks of these movies for different reasons. Deal said she doesnt buy the soundtracks because even though the music adds emotion when she watches a movie, she doesnt pay attention to the actual song. iial evi "enouj off loo lit of a 'ion at ishou iding aloft "pretty 'W. Hi ellipse" 'otiicF "ample St trap Hie so ell 'airs tl eresti " t, i Heap's 'Jchbe 4. ' . y' tnpHc Alexa Seiler, a freshman undeclared major from Orem, and Jessica Nielsen, a freshman nursing major also from Orem, multitask while doing their homework. All over campus, students can be found plugged in t their tech necessities. BY DAYNA LUNDIN Dixie Sun Asst Online Editor The top four tcch necessities for this semester are listed consecutively by 10 of Dixie State's students as a phone, laptop, flash-driv- e and MP3 player. After searching five main electronic and department stores in the St. George area, the best price offered for a basic laptop can be found at Best Buy. The computer is an Acer with two gigabytes of memory and a 160 gigabyte hard drive for only $279.99. Eric Pedersen, professor of visual technologies, said, "Always ask must-hav- e the question what do I want to use it for?" He also said there are quality issues among different types of computers. Some laptops are obviously better than others. Pedersen uses an Apple MacBook Pro for all of his computer needs. Pedersen said a MacBook is substantially more expensive than the Acer, but if you are looking for something basic the Acer will probably fulfill those needs; however, for something more advanced, like the MacBook Pro, the cost will go up. Brian Judd, a junior biology major from St. George, said, "MP3 players are useless." Judd said the only reason an MP3 or an iPod is useful for school is for storing information for future use. He also said he bought a 2 gigabyte flash drive for the new semester to make doing homework on separate computers easier. A flash drive can also be a lifesaver because students can save documents on a flash drive using a computer at home and bring the flash drive to the computer center on campus to print what they need. Todd Robinson, a junior accounting major Tii that tind tl tagle w HctGc ttlc hi Calif-doe- s from Oakland, iongtl Robins1 that. just sitwiti also uses his laptop 'Jab Jl take notes in all his Peking counting courses. c' Buttl "I Robinson said. I can than He,"w type faster write, and I can upku accounting formulas1 Wh Excel using my laPtof Vltoi and have it right in a v front of me." a Sherissa Jones, t!Ptsh freshman mechanical ndal fro' the engineering said het Washington, !hs, ' phone and compute 'out 10 H Hoivit definitely important'1 tech her favorite four horec She necessities list. S)di also included a dig!,J Vo camera and calculate kth ( lislon her favorites |