"I gave them a lot of freedom to direct" - Mr. Patterson
This year started off strong with student-directed one acts. This annual event shifts from the typical theatre experience. The catch of this experience is that the whole production lies within the students' vision.
I chatted with Mr. Patterson about how different this is compared to other plays. It starts...
In the music world and the endless copyright protection, the big studio has on their songs. Finding music that won't get copyrighted when making the video can be challenging. Music is an essential part of making videos. It is vital to get your viewer to engage with the video. Having unique music is critical because if it is bland...
An Overview of the Hobby
The balisong hobby is a hobby that not many people are aware of. Some people might have heard of a balisong, more popularly known as a "butterfly knife" but not actually know much about them. Most people in the hobby, however, call it a balisong as that is the traditional name. It, according to oral...
"It's a classic and we wanted to bring it to Jesuit."- Mr. Patterson
After afternoon storms, on a brisk Friday night, Jesuit Stage and Film began their first show of the year: Our Town. A show about the lives of the normal citizens of Grover's Corners that explores the meaning of life. This show is Mr. Patterson's first show as...
“Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.”-Christopher Nolan
As one of the most popular mediums for pastimes, movies make up the bulk of our entertainment. However, the process and creative development of creating one are often overlooked. The Filmmaking Club takes an in-depth...
Jesuit students spend countless hours surrounded by art. To the normal student, the fact that our school houses a museum is common knowledge. However, the Jesuit Dallas Museum happens to be among a rare and distinct group of national museums. After 7 years of hard-work and perseverance, the Jesuit Dallas Museum is one of the few museums in the...
"We're not computers, we're physical. I think, therefore I am." These words are spoken in the famous movie Blade Runner by a Replicant, a synthetically created humanoid designed to replicate human behavior, thought, and action. Those words, rooted in philosophical thought on human life and its characteristics, pose a fundamental question in Blade Runner: what does it mean to be human?
Blade Runner...
As the The Roundup began to start back up for the year, we had the great opportunity to learn how to interview, with the help from Peyton Bristow "25, during Vos Parates 2022. From this short chat we had the pleasure to get new information regarding the Jesuit Theatre.
Mr. Patterson has been known an English teacher he has had...
