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ChronoGrl 01-07-2009 04:46 PM
Idol Challenge Entry
 
NE's excerpt came from John Hollingshead’s 1861 book Ragged London, a chapter appropriately entitled “The Back of Whitechapel.”

Whitechapel is an inner city district in London which, by the 1840s began to draw a reputation amongst London residents of being particularly impoverished and overcrowded. As Hollingshead decried in his book, it was the classic Dickensian London, filled with poverty, depravity and socioeconomic strife. And out of this vile, wretched womb was born one of the most infamous serial murderers of all time: Jack The Ripper.

For those of you who are not familiar with Dear Ol’ Jack, he filled the Whitechapel Autumn of 1888 with sadistic terror: murdering at least five victims and suspected of slaughtering upwards to eleven. His crimes were heinous; The Ripper targeted prostitutes, mutilating his victims with everything from tearing open the abdomen, to removing the uterus, to severing a body from the throat to the spine, organs emptied and missing. And after this trail of violence, the Killer was never found, leading to urban legends and tales permeating throughout Whitechapel and London culture.

Jack The Ripper alone has had significant influence on the horror genre. The man has been the subject of dozens of fictional and non-fictional pieces of literature, including Robert Bloch’s 1941 “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” and follow-up “A Toy for Juliette.” According to Wikipedia, “more than 200 works of non-fiction have been published which deal exclusively with the Jack the Ripper murders, making it one of the most written-about true-crime subjects of the past century.” Alan Moore’s From Hell graphic novel series (1991 – 1998) reimaged the Ripper’s tale, and this story was then adapted to film in 2001 by the Hughes Brothers. The vile act of his crimes (disembowelment, defilement, exsanguination) have been repeated throughout the horror genre, from gore sensationalist Hershel Gordon Lewis to modern directors Wes Craven and Rob Zombie in their studies of human violence and bodily desecration.

But what really connects Whitechapel to the history of horror was the cultural and social upheaval that surrounded those 1888 murders. The Jack The Ripper case was one of the first instances of true criminal profiling. Physicians worked close with police to create a profile of the supposed killer which, of course, was published in the cheap penny papers that circulated the streets. Jack The Ripper’s crimes were the media’s first true foray into the world of sensationalized gore. While there had been murderers prior to 1888, this Autumn in Victorian England marked the revolution of print media that sparked a cultural sensation. His crimes were known as “The Whitechapel Murders,” a title created by the police and spread throughout the districts. Whitechapel was the first city to truly embrace the voyeuristic side of fear, that side that shudders at the crime, but desires to read more about its atrocities. In a sense, this is the birth of the horror audience: A whole city captivated and intrigued by the abominable acts of one of their own.

What also makes the city of Whitechapel so iconic and culpable in these crimes was the advent of The Killer’s Note and the public reaction. Through the killer’s murders, both the police and various newspapers received letters, some of them claiming to be from the Killer himself. Some of them proven to be fakes. Regardless, the entire community, for better or for worse, was involved: Letters were published and greedily read in detail. In conjunction with the publicized criminal profile, the letters created a realistic Evil ready for consumption by the general public. Whitechapel was home of one of the first instances of pure true crime horror lust. And so horror perpetuates. In a city wrought with poverty and strife, stories of Jack The Ripper were, in a sense, escapism from the dull lives of the people. People began to recognize true horror as a macabre form of entertainment. In a sense, the horror audience was born and a precedent was set for the dark reverence of the mysterious serial killer. With this pure media frenzy and public enthusiasm, Jack The Ripper and Whitechapel created a pure legend that would influence the archetype of all future serial killers and the portrayal thereof.

neverending 01-07-2009 06:11 PM
Excellent essay, Chrono. Well done.

But my excerpt was cobbled together from several different sources. So there.

ChronoGrl 01-07-2009 06:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by neverending (Post 776839)
Excellent essay, Chrono. Well done.
Thanks! :D


Quote:
Originally Posted by neverending (Post 776839)
But my excerpt was cobbled together from several different sources. So there.
Always have to get that last word... :p

You're right. It was Hollingshead who stood out the most, though. Reminded me a LOT of Blake's criticism of London (I'm such a Blake dork). I kept thinking:

I wander through each chartered street,
Near where the chartered Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet,
Marks of weakness, marks of woe...

Doc Faustus 01-07-2009 07:07 PM
Always have to get that last word... :p

You're right. It was Hollingshead who stood out the most, though. Reminded me a LOT of Blake's criticism of London (I'm such a Blake dork). I kept thinking:

I wander through each chartered street,
Near where the chartered Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet,
Marks of weakness, marks of woe...[/QUOTE]

One of his most intense, powerful works. Definitely apt when used to describe Whitechapel at the time. You should check out www.casebook.org. It contains transcripts of Daily Telegraph articles and everything.

roshiq 01-07-2009 08:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChronoGrl (Post 776751)
NE's excerpt came from John Hollingshead’s 1861 book Ragged London, a chapter appropriately entitled “The Back of Whitechapel.”

Whitechapel is an inner city district in London which, by the 1840s began to draw a reputation amongst London residents of being particularly impoverished and overcrowded. As Hollingshead decried in his book, it was the classic Dickensian London, filled with poverty, depravity and socioeconomic strife. And out of this vile, wretched womb was born one of the most infamous serial murderers of all time: Jack The Ripper.

For those of you who are not familiar with Dear Ol’ Jack, he filled the Whitechapel Autumn of 1888 with sadistic terror: murdering at least five victims and suspected of slaughtering upwards to eleven. His crimes were heinous; The Ripper targeted prostitutes, mutilating his victims with everything from tearing open the abdomen, to removing the uterus, to severing a body from the throat to the spine, organs emptied and missing. And after this trail of violence, the Killer was never found, leading to urban legends and tales permeating throughout Whitechapel and London culture.

Jack The Ripper alone has had significant influence on the horror genre. The man has been the subject of dozens of fictional and non-fictional pieces of literature, including Robert Bloch’s 1941 “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” and follow-up “A Toy for Juliette.” According to Wikipedia, “more than 200 works of non-fiction have been published which deal exclusively with the Jack the Ripper murders, making it one of the most written-about true-crime subjects of the past century.” Alan Moore’s From Hell graphic novel series (1991 – 1998) reimaged the Ripper’s tale, and this story was then adapted to film in 2001 by the Hughes Brothers. The vile act of his crimes (disembowelment, defilement, exsanguination) have been repeated throughout the horror genre, from gore sensationalist Hershel Gordon Lewis to modern directors Wes Craven and Rob Zombie in their studies of human violence and bodily desecration.

But what really connects Whitechapel to the history of horror was the cultural and social upheaval that surrounded those 1888 murders. The Jack The Ripper case was one of the first instances of true criminal profiling. Physicians worked close with police to create a profile of the supposed killer which, of course, was published in the cheap penny papers that circulated the streets. Jack The Ripper’s crimes were the media’s first true foray into the world of sensationalized gore. While there had been murderers prior to 1888, this Autumn in Victorian England marked the revolution of print media that sparked a cultural sensation. His crimes were known as “The Whitechapel Murders,” a title created by the police and spread throughout the districts. Whitechapel was the first city to truly embrace the voyeuristic side of fear, that side that shudders at the crime, but desires to read more about its atrocities. In a sense, this is the birth of the horror audience: A whole city captivated and intrigued by the abominable acts of one of their own.

What also makes the city of Whitechapel so iconic and culpable in these crimes was the advent of The Killer’s Note and the public reaction. Through the killer’s murders, both the police and various newspapers received letters, some of them claiming to be from the Killer himself. Some of them proven to be fakes. Regardless, the entire community, for better or for worse, was involved: Letters were published and greedily read in detail. In conjunction with the publicized criminal profile, the letters created a realistic Evil ready for consumption by the general public. Whitechapel was home of one of the first instances of pure true crime horror lust. And so horror perpetuates. In a city wrought with poverty and strife, stories of Jack The Ripper were, in a sense, escapism from the dull lives of the people. People began to recognize true horror as a macabre form of entertainment. In a sense, the horror audience was born and a precedent was set for the dark reverence of the mysterious serial killer. With this pure media frenzy and public enthusiasm, Jack The Ripper and Whitechapel created a pure legend that would influence the archetype of all future serial killers and the portrayal thereof.
Splendid, Chrono! :cool:

Overall, I think it was the best test for the challengers of HDC Idol so far. Great works by both the judges and the contestants!:)

_____V_____ 01-08-2009 07:30 PM
This is Alky's answer to Austin's task...


Quote:
The year is 2015. In 2010 you wrote a play, "Ravished", that took the world by storm. The Gershwin Theatre, where your play premiered, has contacted you to write another play that will have the audience spellbound to the end. What would your play be about, what year will it be set in, and what actors would you prefer?
Quote:
Originally Posted by alkytrio666
Exodus
A play by Kevin Nash

The play would take place in the year 2025- not too far from the then present, but also not so distant that slang, clothing, etc. would be rediculously altered.

The first act would center in on a small cottage in a somewhat secluded forest- the setting in relation to the rest of the world would be irrelevant, and hence not mentioned. In this cottage a family would be introduced consisting of a man, his wife, and their daughter and son. They seem happy enough together in their home; through family dialogue around the dinner table it would be established that the father runs a samll farm and that they made their money through those crops. Highly religious, the family says grace before and also after their dinner, to endcap the conversation in which the audience gets to know them.

The family heres a knock at the door, and the father answers it. In the doorframe stands a large, dark man with wings. Big wings. The father invites him in- he is one who would never refuse shelter- and the dark man sits himself next to the fire. As the family ask him about his travels, he informs them their meeting was no accident- he sought them purposefully, and for good reason.

The reason is this: a war has begun between the United Nations, and soon the world is to end. This man, obviously a superior being, was sent to collect this family to join one other for an exodus- the families are to be taken elsewhere and to start life anew. The apocalypse of the Earth is now inevitable, and this man has been sent to give the people of Earth a chance to start fresh.

The second act finds the members of the family eagerly but nervously preparing for the journey. They are told by the father to only bring a few select important items, that God would supply them with whatever was necessary. The family memebers take turns blurting out questions, starstruck by the wisdom of this creature. He answers them directly, but is not talkative. Most of the dialectic activity comes from the family.

Finally, he embraces them and the stage goes dark. When it brightens again, they find themselves surrounded by gorgeous but barren land. There doesn't seem to be life, and the people of the family roam across the stage curiously.

"Here you are," the dark man speaks. But the family seem nervous. They ask where exactly are they, and the figure replies that of course they are on Earth. They seem perplexed- they question him further, but the figure only repeats his early explanation- that a few select beings are to start life anew. He explains that this isn;t the first time that time has been reset, and it may not be the last.

He walks off stage, leaving the family to presumably start from the very beginning, alone on the Earth save one family, who might be anywhere.

Curtain.

Of course, this is a plot outline, I am not actually writing the play, so many things would need fleshing out.

Thank you for the good challenge, Austin!

I would like to request all Judges to send me their grades for the Goblins.

Then we move on to the FINAL TEST of the Preliminary Round, which will be for the Elves.

neverending 01-08-2009 07:40 PM
Alky- this is an interesting scenario, but it lacks one thing every dramatic exercise MUST have- CONFLICT.

The family accepts this being's story at face value? You allude to some "questions" but it needs to be stated in clearer terms what the central conflict is.

Doc Faustus 01-08-2009 07:57 PM
I'm with Neverending. It lacks dynamism.

hammerfan 01-09-2009 05:01 AM
I agree with neverending and Doc.

hammerfan 01-09-2009 05:01 AM
Chrono, very well done.

ChronoGrl 01-09-2009 07:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by hammerfan (Post 777637)
Chrono, very well done.
Thanks!! :)

ChronoGrl 01-09-2009 07:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Faustus (Post 776858)
One of his most intense, powerful works. Definitely apt when used to describe Whitechapel at the time. You should check out www.casebook.org. It contains transcripts of Daily Telegraph articles and everything.
Thanks, Doc - I'll have to check it out. :D

_____V_____ 01-09-2009 09:56 AM
RESULTS OF THE THIRD TEST FOR THE GOBLINS


The Judges have turned in their verdicts, and the averaged grades are :-


The Flayed One - A,

FerretChucker - B-,

ChronoGrl - A,

Alkytrio666 - B-.



And now we move on to the last Test of the Preliminary Round...

_____V_____ 01-09-2009 09:57 AM
THE NINTH TEST OF HDC IDOL 2008-09


I am here to address the Elves. Each one of you is given a task which you have to perform to the best of your ability, wit and innovation, based upon the knowledge you have of the genre.

For your Third Test, the common theme chosen is - JUDGE'S TORTURE.

All of you need to pick a Judge out of our four esteemed Judges - Austin316426808, Doc Faustus, Neverending and Hammerfan - and post your selection of Judge in this thread. Then I will proceed to give you the question/task the Judge has selected for you to complete.

Two or more contestants may pick the same Judge, but remember, judging on your entries will be done by all 4 Judges.

All of you will have 48 hours to do your researches, write down your answers, and pitch them in front of the Judges. The Judges will be your peers for each of your entries, and if you manage to win them over, you stand to score the maximum. When you are ready, send me a PM or post your entry in this thread (WITHOUT EDITING), and the Judges will read em and post their criticisms and praise, if any.

If any of you dont post your entry within the stipulated 48 hours, you stand DQed off this Test, and dont gain any scores (or favors) from your Judges!

You have a hard task ahead of you, so all the best!!

ChronoGrl 01-09-2009 10:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 777860)
RESULTS OF THE THIRD TEST FOR THE GOBLINS


The Judges have turned in their verdicts, and the averaged grades are :-


The Flayed One - A,

FerretChucker - B-,

ChronoGrl - A,

Alkytrio666 - B-.



And now we move on to the last Test of the Preliminary Round...
Thanks, Judges!!

And kudos to Wolfie, Ferret, and Akly! Awesome job, guys! And Flayed, I forgot to mention, your movie pitch SERIOUSLY kicked some ass - I WANT TO SEE IT NOW!!!

Disease 01-09-2009 12:21 PM
I choose Austin, what ya got for me boy?

Papillon Noir 01-09-2009 05:55 PM
I'll take Doc's question.

_____V_____ 01-10-2009 08:34 PM
Looks like the rest of the Elves have chickened out, so we will go with the 2 who answered...


Quote:
Originally Posted by Disease (Post 778038)
I choose Austin, what ya got for me boy?
Quote:
Originally Posted by AUSTIN316426808
Give the plot, cast, and director of a horror movie starring the superhero of your choice.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Papillon Noir (Post 778207)
I'll take Doc's question.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Faustus
Task:

Choose a myth or epic poem. Update it. Pitch a horror film based on it.

You both have 48 hours from the moment this is posted. All the best!!

Disease 01-11-2009 09:24 AM
So that's 48 hours from your last post... I will do my best to make it... is there only 2 Elves now?

_____V_____ 01-11-2009 11:27 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Disease (Post 778865)
So that's 48 hours from your last post... I will do my best to make it... is there only 2 Elves now?
For this Test, yes.

But when the 10 Finalists will be short-listed, everyone's performances will be taken into account.

Disease 01-12-2009 09:23 AM
Thanks for the slight Extension ___V___...


Here is my response To Austin.....

Quote:
Give the plot, cast, and director of a horror movie starring the superhero of your choice.
CAST

Peter Parker / Spiderman - Edward Furlong

Dr Nasty - Crispin Glover

Sandy Devotional - Charlize Theron


DIRECTOR

Abel Ferrara


PLOT

Spiderman has hung up his lycra after causeing the death of 50 children in a mishap at an orphanage.

The ex crimefighter lives in an inner city apartment as a pimp and a heroin addict untill the girls who work for him start to dissapear one by one.
As his bussiness starts to dissapear and he strugles to support his drug habbit he becomes hell bent on revenge on who ever is takeing away his girls.
Peter Parker must once again take on the role of the spider man in order to stop the evil Dr Nasty who has been disecting prostitutes while they still breath.
But this time there will be no mask, just cold blooded revenge. His mission to hunt down Dr Nasty will be made that more gruesome by his new torture based web fluid weapons.
While he will have Sandy Devotional, the only hooker to have lived after seeing the face of Dr Nasty to guide him.

hammerfan 01-12-2009 10:02 AM
Disease, you had a wonderful opportunity here to do something great. You could have chosen Batman, Ironman, Daredevil. I'm really sorry to say this, but..........this is really horrible. I mean, c'mon, Spiderman a pimp?! You're getting a very low grade from me.

Doc Faustus 01-12-2009 10:14 AM
If it were slightly more serious and explained more at length, I might actually have given you a solid grade for this one. I love Abel Ferrara movies and Ferrara Spiderman would be awesome. How exactly is the webfluid torture based? What's Doctor Nasty's gimmick?

Disease 01-12-2009 11:38 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Faustus (Post 779316)
If it were slightly more serious and explained more at length, I might actually have given you a solid grade for this one. I love Abel Ferrara movies and Ferrara Spiderman would be awesome. How exactly is the webfluid torture based? What's Doctor Nasty's gimmick?


I wasn't giveing away to much, it was written in the style of a back video cover.

ferretchucker 01-12-2009 12:50 PM
It seems like a pretty good premise to me.

_____V_____ 01-12-2009 08:54 PM
48 Hours are up.

I ll request all Judges to send me their grades for Disease's entry.

We will then find out the 10 that qualified for Elimination Round I.

Papillon Noir 01-13-2009 06:42 AM
Things just got a little too busy yesterday at work and I missed the deadline. I probably lost the Elves competition, but hopefully maybe I can get voted on the wildcard or something. :D

_____V_____ 01-13-2009 08:30 AM
Quote:
Out of curiousity... Do the non-particpations count as an F? Or is it an average of only the rounds participated? If so, would it be possible for a person that only participated once to advance over a person that participated in all 3 rounds?
Nope, the non-participants are marked "Absent".

Its an average of only the rounds participated.

Nope, only 5 contestants have participated in all 3 Tests, so they go through by default. Then come the ones who participated in 2 out of 3 Tests, and then the ones who participated in only 1 Test.

Ranking is done accordingly - the one who participated in all 3 Tests and scored the best Grade is #1, and so on. After the first 5 are done, the best Grades in 2 out of 3 Tests...you get my drift.


The Judges have turned in their grades, and the lone Elf who answered - Disease - gets a solid D+.


And now, the moment all of you have been waiting for...

We will see who got eliminated, and who secured their seats for the Elimination Round #1, and their rankings in the Preliminary Tests...

...that is NEXT.

_____V_____ 01-13-2009 08:39 AM
HDC IDOL - PRELIMINARY ELIMINATIONS


There were a number of participants who initially confirmed their involvement, but due to any number of reasons, did not answer in any of the first 3 Preliminary Tests. They are eliminated as such, and their names are :-


The Ogres

Jenna26


The Goblins

Fortunato
X¤Murderdoll¤X
Vodstok


The Elves

Dante's Inferno
Illdojo
Posher778



Now we move to the ones who participated in ONE Test only, and didnt score good enough Grades to advance on, and are subsequently eliminated...


The Ogres

Freak - (Overall Grade) D-
Dude Guadalupe - (Overall Grade) C-


The Elves

Novakru - (Overall Grade) D
MissMacabre - (Overall Grade) C




And now, ladies and gents, lets have a look at all the participants who have QUALIFIED for Elimination Round 1, and their rankings...

_____V_____ 01-13-2009 08:49 AM
CONTESTANTS QUALIFIED FOR ELIMINATION ROUND #1


I ll start in reverse order...


#10 - Papillon Noir (1 Test, Grade - B)


#09 - Cactus (1 Test, Grade - B)


#08 - Disease (2 Tests, Grade - D+)


#07 - Bloodrayne (2 Tests, Grade - B+)


#06 - The Flayed One (2 Tests, Grade - B+)


#05 - Bwind22 (All 3 Tests, Grade - C)


#04 - Alkytrio666 (All 3 Tests, Grade - C+)


#03 - FerretChucker (All 3 Tests, Grade - B-)


#02 - Roshiq (All 3 Tests, Grade - B)


and the winner of the Preliminary Rounds is...



(***DRUMROLL***)




#01 - ChronoGrl (All 3 Tests, Grade - A-)



Congratulations, Chrono!!

And congrats to all the qualifiers.

Elimination Round #1 will start within the next 24 hours.

Till then, savor your advance and prepare well for the tough path ahead, because from now on...in every subsequent round, ONE OF YOU WILL GET ELIMINATED!!

alkytrio666 01-13-2009 09:00 AM
Congrats, Chrono- you cleaned our clocks!

neverending 01-13-2009 09:55 AM
Very interesting to look at those lists and see how many are not around here at this time...

ChronoGrl 01-13-2009 10:13 AM
WOOHOO!!! :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by alkytrio666 (Post 779780)
Congrats, Chrono- you cleaned our clocks!
Well... "Cleaned our clocks"... "Don't have a life..." either one, really. :cool:

urgeok2 01-13-2009 10:25 AM
go chrono
go chrono

go chrono
go chrono


oh yeah, she's hot

go chrono
go chrono

go chrono
go chrono

bwind22 01-13-2009 10:40 AM
Way to go finalists! Nice GPA Chrono.

V, is every round a clean slate now? Or will those grades still factor in somehow?

_____V_____ 01-13-2009 10:48 AM
Nope, those grades held good for the Prelims only. You all start with a clean slate once Elimination Rounds start.

ChronoGrl 01-13-2009 10:49 AM
Thanks, guys!

I was always a good little school girl... ;)

ferretchucker 01-13-2009 11:06 AM
Woohoo!

...

The Flayed One 01-13-2009 12:49 PM
Now I'm warmed up and gunning. Better watch out, Chrono. I'm coming for you!

roshiq 01-13-2009 12:57 PM
This time there will be pretty close & tough competition as it's now do or die situation! :cool:
Anyways, congrats Chrono...you have already proved yourself enough....now, go & get some rest or take a break.:D


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