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Gabriella FitzGerald
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Films, TV Shows, Theatre, Books, Music, UA-cam; they all have one thing in common for me, they offer a form of escapism. When I am feeling down, turning to one of these never fails to make me feel better, even if for only a short time. My hope for this channel and creating these videos is that I am able to do the same for someone else!
August (The Summer I Turned Pretty Trailer) Music Video
This music video may be just a girl with her phone and a dream, but I hope you too can feel some of the magic of my childhood summers through this video! ☀️
Since 2003, growing up I would spend at least one month of the year in the South of France. That month being... you guessed it - August! (I think I've now had more birthdays there than anywhere else!)
I'm no longer able to go quite as frequently, and not always with my family (or necessarily in August 😢), but it remains one of my favourite places in the whole world. If every person has a perfect place where they function best and feel the most themselves - summer in the South of France is it for me!
I was there when Folklore was released and it was just perfect. It quickly became not only my favourite album, but so closely associated with France - I listen to pretty much nothing else while I'm out there now.
As soon as I heard this version of the song, and saw the trend of everyone running down beaches singing to it, a vision popped in to my head.
So of course I hijacked my parents holiday and made my mum help me create this vision 😛 And just like the chill nature of my holidays, this was a very chill project, just filming random segments on my phone as and when inspiration struck!
August (The Summer I Turned Pretty Trailer Version) by Taylor Swift
Music Video by me and my mum!
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Twitter: gabbyfitzgerald
Since 2003, growing up I would spend at least one month of the year in the South of France. That month being... you guessed it - August! (I think I've now had more birthdays there than anywhere else!)
I'm no longer able to go quite as frequently, and not always with my family (or necessarily in August 😢), but it remains one of my favourite places in the whole world. If every person has a perfect place where they function best and feel the most themselves - summer in the South of France is it for me!
I was there when Folklore was released and it was just perfect. It quickly became not only my favourite album, but so closely associated with France - I listen to pretty much nothing else while I'm out there now.
As soon as I heard this version of the song, and saw the trend of everyone running down beaches singing to it, a vision popped in to my head.
So of course I hijacked my parents holiday and made my mum help me create this vision 😛 And just like the chill nature of my holidays, this was a very chill project, just filming random segments on my phone as and when inspiration struck!
August (The Summer I Turned Pretty Trailer Version) by Taylor Swift
Music Video by me and my mum!
Instagram & TikTok: gabbymfitzgerald
Twitter: gabbyfitzgerald
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Winternight Illumicrate Box and Feb Monthlies Mass Unboxing!
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I got the special edition Bear and the Nightingale box from Illumicrate - my first time getting a special edition box so I was very excited! What do you think of it? We also have the February boxes for both Illumicrate and Fairyloot with a check-in on how quality control has been going! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Winternight Special Edition Box 02:38 - Quality Chat 03:28 - Illumicrate Fe...
Christine Daaé's Dead - Musical Theatre Murder Mystery Cabaret Highlights
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For my drama school dissertation for my MA in Musical Theatre I had to do a solo 1hr long cabaret. Being me, this ended up as a Murder Mystery Cabaret! I became a detective to try and solve the murder case of one Christine Daaé, star of Phantom of the Opera. With the help of the audience I interviewed suspects (other musical theatre characters which I also played) to find clues and crack the ca...
January Fairyloot & Illumicrate Unboxing!
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The boxes seem to be arriving quite delayed this year, and the quality issues are... ongoing. Despite that, I quite enjoyed the content of both boxes! What did you think of them? Stick around for surprise cat at the end 🐈 Instagram & TikTok: gabbymfitzgerald Twitter: gabbyfitzgerald
Massive Unboxing and Quality Review | Fairyloot and Illumicrate November and December Boxes
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These boxes were a bit of a rollercoaster! What do you think about them? And is anyone else experiencing any quality issues? I hope it gets resolved soon 🤞 New Vlog series isn't quite ready yet but will be linking ASAP when it is! Timestamps: 00:00 - New Vlog Series 00:34 - Illumicrate November (Some Kind of Monster) 07:16 - Fairyloot November (The Witching Hour) 14:08 - Fairyloot Quality Issue...
September Fairyloot & Illumicrate Unboxing!
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What did you think of the September boxes? And how do you feel about the fandoms (or lack of!) that the items were inspired by? I've finally finished at drama school, so hopefully more time for UA-cam now 🤞 Instagram & TikTok: gabbymfitzgerald
I Have Confidence ...Ish - Getting to Know You Cabaret!
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What do you do if you have no confidence? Sing a song about it! It worked for Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, so here's to hoping for real world application! Last year my class presented a 'Getting to Know You' cabaret, and (rather ironically) it's taken me a while to work up the courage to post the video of my act - 'I Have Confidence ...Ish'! MD: Ben Papworth Director: Stuart Saint Previ...
Fairyloot March Unboxing
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Drama school is keeping me busy, but not too busy to show you what I got in my March Fairyloot box! I was so excited to finally get items inspired by books I had already read!! Have you read any of the books mentioned? What did you think of the theme? Which item is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below! Instagram: gabbymfitzgerald
Unboxing My First Three Fairyloot Book Subscription Boxes!
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Drama school doesn't leave me with much spare time, but I have been reading more recently - because of my Fairyloot subscription! (You also wouldn't believe how useful reading fiction and knowing about storytelling for writing has been in my acting classes - maybe a future video? 🤔) Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Box 1 (December, Dance with Death) 04:30 - Box 2 (January, Monsters Within) 07:...
All Falls Down from Chaplin Song Cover
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Welcome back to another episode of me accidentally blending in with my bedroom walls.... oops! Trying to decide what to work on to sing next term in class and this song is a contender; hope you enjoy me trying to figure out if I should take it to class or not! Instagram: gabbymfitzgerald Facebook - gabriella386
70+ Books Read So Far This Year - Mid Year Book Freakout Tag!
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Turns out I've read quite a lot this year and thought this would be a fun way to recap some of them! What would your answers to the questions be? Let me know in the comments below! (And if you have any recommendations - I always need more to read!) Merphy's Video: ua-cam.com/video/7clyp9Aq7xI/v-deo.html The Questions! 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021. 2. Best sequel you've read so far in...
What to Take to Drama School! | What's In My Bag (Drama School Edition!)
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Starting at Drama School soon? Or taking any kind of Musical Theatre or Acting class, workshop, or course that starts soon? Here is my packing list of what I take with me every day to drama school so you can make sure that you don't forget anything! I hope you enjoy and find this interesting - if you have any questions about things to take, or drama school in general, let me know in the comment...
A Day in the Life at Drama School Online!
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Ever wondered how Musical Theatre at Drama School works when you can't be there in person? This past term I've been doing exactly that - all of my classes were moved online and I filmed a full day of them so you can see what that looks like! I hope you enjoy and find this interesting - if you have any questions about drama school, or have been doing musical theatre online too let me know in the...
As Long As He Needs Me (Reprise) - Casual Song Cover
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First time posting one of these in a while - hope you enjoy this super casual cover of the Reprise of As Long As He Needs Me I did for fun! Stalk me on social media - twitter: gabrieIIa386 instagram: gabbymfitzgerald facebook: gabriella386 #AsLongAsHeNeedsMe #Oliver!
Bridgerton and Characterisation
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Bridgerton has been out on Netflix for more than a month now, so I thought it was high time I talked about it! (And high time I came out of UA-cam hibernation too.....) One of my favourite things about Bridgerton was the way they developed all of the characters in such a large ensemble show. I had planned to talk about the show generally, but I found I had so much to say in this area that I dec...
How to get the most out of your Singing Practice!
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How to get the most out of your Singing Practice!
How to Prepare for Filming Student Films!
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How to Prepare for Filming Student Films!
Stupid with Love from Mean Girls the Musical - Casual Song Cover!
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Stupid with Love from Mean Girls the Musical - Casual Song Cover!
How to Know Which Student Films to Apply For!
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How to Know Which Student Films to Apply For!
My House from Matilda the Musical - Casual Song Cover!
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My House from Matilda the Musical - Casual Song Cover!
Top Tips for Drama School Auditions - All You Need To Know!
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Top Tips for Drama School Auditions - All You Need To Know!
How to Prepare for Acting Courses (Drama School, Short Courses, etc!)
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How to Prepare for Acting Courses (Drama School, Short Courses, etc!)
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom of the Opera - Casual Song Cover
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Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom of the Opera - Casual Song Cover
How to Book Student Films and Start Your Acting Career
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How to Book Student Films and Start Your Acting Career
There are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease - Casual Song Cover!
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There are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease - Casual Song Cover!
How to make your schedule work for you / Scheduling during stressful times!
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How to make your schedule work for you / Scheduling during stressful times!
Y'all doing this from the 16 personalities website, it states itself that it's more big 5 focus than actual MBTI focus To quote the website itself under the "Our Theory" section: "With our NERIS model, we’ve combined the best of both worlds. We use the acronym format introduced by Myers-Briggs for its simplicity and convenience, with an extra letter to accommodate five rather than four scales. However, unlike Myers-Briggs or other theories based on the Jungian model, we have not incorporated Jungian concepts such as cognitive functions, or their prioritization. Jungian concepts are very difficult to measure and validate scientifically, so we’ve instead chosen to rework and rebalance the dimensions of personality called the Big Five personality traits, a model that dominates modern psychological and social research."
thanks this is v helpful! i'm starting in 2 weeks after not being a student for 15 years so this was v handy. dsl?
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I've been reading this "Brick" (perfect name) for three months now and aren't even quite half way through it. In fact a week ago I switched to the audio book because I found reading it such a slog. Personally I'm sorry l started it but now that I'm so far in l will finish it. Even if it has to be through an audio book 📖.
Watching would help me more
In it’s defense: The original mbti goes much deeper than companies show; they water it down and turn it into a zodiac thing so that way it’s accurate for everyone, even if they mistype. The idea of the “cognitive functions,” which companies don’t ever talk about, does have some merit to it though (or at least what I’ve seen in people.) I’m aware that my personal experience isn’t exactly credible to anyone, but regardless; I’ve been able to use it to help use as a figurative stool to try to grasp a person’s traits. Who dislikes small talk and to what degree, how observational someone is, even what people are self conscious about. However, again, this is just a tool that only works like 80% of the time. It can’t be used to jump to conclusions, but it helps to know what to look for in a person when im psychoanalyzing them. The most unstable it gets should be “if person had traits A and B, they likely have C” I don’t know if anyone understands this; whether I’m just explaining horribly or I’m just weird, but I know it works for me. It’s obviously not as reliable as actual psychology, but this works well enough. Standard psychology is too complicated for me to handle. Also expensive Also, about different types acting different, that is entirely true. I have a friend who’s the same type as me (entp) and we act almost as opposites, but we still talk the same and think similar, if that makes sense. I act much more introverted, despite being an extrovert type, but we have the same perspective on questions and respond similar. We can never vent to each other because we have no advice for anything; since we’re in the same boat, if that makes sense. I have two estp friends who have the same situation as well, so I know it’s not just me. I’m expecting the replies to try to prove me wrong despite not having done much, if any research, but if there’s any questions I’ll probably reply
The Brick is very very introspective. Part of why the musical is the best adaptation is because you can't make a film character speak about their feelings uninterrupted for 4 minutes, but that works in a musical really well.
You calling the writing poetic made me smile because Victor Hugo _was_ a poet, he wrote massive amounts of poetry and you can feel it in the book's writing. Also, the english show does try to have references in the lyrics like the original french concept album, some don't make it, but they added some in which I personally think compensates.
I'm going the lazy route and listening via audible. Apparently, it's going to take 65 hours to finish it!
When I saw this video I immediately put it last on my Watch Later list after the last part of the eight or so broken up Librevox audiobook. I’m getting better used to Victorian fiction, but French Victorian fiction!? This review nailed (and clarified) it all very well for me. An insightful piece of wisdom and history during a wild time in France’s past. I think [reading] it was well worth it even if some of it was very esoteric and other parts exhaustive in its detail. So many touching moments that, as expected for certain, weren’t explored or, in some cases, touched on in the various adaptions.
Your description of your journey through Les Miserables reminds me of my experience with The Count of Monte Cristo. I bought the book in 2020 and am just now, in 2024, closing in on the end. Also I will mention that if you can reliably read 100 pages an hour in a typical novel, that's quite impressive and I envy you. I have clocked my progress on The Count and usually only get through about 25 pages in an hour.
Why don't you write an abridged version since you handled the whole book with such distaste ? No, I am not being rude. It would help a lot of students to know how to abridge and not just a synopsis of a book. Personally, I have yet to see an abridged if Le s Miserable and wonder how one would handle the digressions, maybe leave them out ? An interesting exercise, to say the least. I ,like many others, knew that Hugo had that tendency of digression in all his books ( the one which is often quoted is the sewers of Paris ), but there are many, many more. Actually, Tolstoy did digress quite a bit. So, was it word count and money ? Who knows. Dickens, Wilkie Collins etc dependent on length for money. Anyway, please do let us know if you would/could undertake such a humongous task ? Kind regards from Cheshire. PS: Excuse UT typos, thanks.
Im reading a different version its a bit smaller... I got it from my school tho
I am well into the book and I think it is the most over rated shxt I´ve ever come across in my life, it´s not realistic at all, characters have dilemmas that do not look like real life at all, but rather the imaginary world of good and evil of a bourgeoise that is pleased to think they know and understand the lives of the lower classes, it´s stupid morals of good and evil is an absurd pamphlet of good behaviour where guilt is more powerful than kindness, and obedience more important than justice, you come out of that book more stupid than you entered, Im sure Hugo was a prick, and also to torture you over a thousand pages with the stupid cruelty of those destinis, what, am I supossed to think Im wise because I was a witness of all of that?
You’ll get used to being an INTJ lol
Didn’t you like the type you got? 😂
Amazing video ❤
Well Done ❤
So you would also be offended if 16 bilion people were also divided into to only 16 genders, right? Because that's 16 categories. How could so many people fit into so few genders?
The widespread adoption of a model with very little empirical evidence (hard data) to support it is an interesting psychological phenomena in itself.
Thank You So Much!!!! This is exactly what I was looking of! So glad I found it!
Cute. What does she do now? I'm interested to know how her life pans out.
What if one of the people who inspires you is in the room while you're being asked "who inspires you?"
🫶🏽🫶🏽still helping even today
It took me three and a half months 😅
I don't want to hear the word "like" for the rest of the year...
I won't lie I enjoy some of your videos, some I feel like I am pointing my nose were it don't belong, but I enjoy lots of them. And you are a wonderful entertainer, I like your humor, ķeep on being You
whats the diffrence between the one 1282 pages and 1456 pages?
They took liberties and had to adapt. There's nothing wrong with doing that. The TV version doesn't have to be the same as the written or musical version.
Their literal goal was to make a better adaptation of the book than the musical. Regardless of how justified the changes were, they failed in this specific regard.
My reviews for both of the subscription books can already be found on my goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/29567729-gabriella
These are all really good! I look forward to trying them all on my classes! Thanks! 🙏🏽😀
"The Brick" is such a perfect nickname. It took me a month finish it, even at a pace of 50 to 100 pages a day. Glad to be a member of the Brick Club! I definitely agree that the musical is an incredible adaptation. Like most epics, I think the novel is a classic case of an author using the novel form to talk about lots of other issues he/she is wrestling with (hence the tangents). It's a profound testament to how good the central story is that I persisted through the unnecessary parts. Thanks for the entertaining video!
Since I filmed this Fairyloot sent out an email to those effected explaining there had been a widespread issue with the printing of The Inheritance Games and that they would be partially refunding orders. I'm chasing for more details, and will hopefully have updates for next months boxes! (Which seem to be arriving very slowly this year 🤔)
There is a flaw in Cosette's personality. She forgot her father who raised her up for 7 years when she got married. She only appeased her father in his death bed to please Marius. She was literally looking back at Marius to seehis reaction. It might be because of a value that I cherish the most, the Confucian concept of filial piety, that led me to criticize her harshly. As for her other characteristics such as falling in love and dressing up, it's just typical of immature adolescent characteristics. I don't like her.
This is great! Les Mis is my favorite musical, I just started the book. 20 pages in. I love it… for some reason. What translation did you read?
365 chapters one a day would take you literally a year 100 pages a day would lead to burn out I found the best way is 10 chapters a day will take you a little over a month
I mostly kept to 50 to 100 pages a day, and it took me a month to read it. Let's just say that I don't need to see a French word for the rest of the year!
@@Guigley yeah read it once once was enough
I love this woman 😊
Good advice. Cheers!
Since recording the last update to this video, Fairyloot released an announcement on their Instagram story that they are going to be looking into their packaging quality control after some complaints. I’ve just sent my email, so it’s good to know they’re already looking into some of the issues. Hopefully there are some rapid improvements - I will update when the January box arrives!
How do you answer the question: "are you applying to other schools"? And why do they ask this?
If people are interested but intimidated by the book, I recommend listening to the audiobook. I just finished it and I think it makes it a lot easier because the narrator has the right intonations that make long sentences more understandable, and things like that. Plus you can kind of zone out on the hard parts and perk up when they get back to the narrative. That being said, I actually really liked a lot of the tangents. I feel like understanding Hugo's perspective on different things was really interesting, and in general I feel like it gave me new perspective on the world to hear what was important or noteworthy or thought-provoking to a man in a completely different place and time than me. I bookmarked a lot of different quotes, most of which were in the tangents and not in the narrative. One other thing that I feel I got from the book rather than movie adaptations was the deliberations inside of people's head. For example, when Jean Valjean decides whether or not to turn himself in to save the wrongfully accused man, or when Javert lets Jean Valjean go and feels his whole world falling apart, you just don't get that kind of depth from any movie. I do have to admit I'm not a huge fan of the musical but I loved the book, and I love the non-musical movie with Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush. This movie does take out a lot and is perhaps not as true to a scene-by-scene breakdown, but also does a really good job of preserving the mercy v justice theme.
Yessss I just finished the part about Jean Valjean going to Arras... it was amazing and so realistic. I think the audiobook version I am listening to has a really nice contemporary tone so that makes it easier, as well. Apparently it's a more modern translation. Translation can make a difference.
Great vodeo. Thanks!
Fantastic review and commentary. It also convinced me to not even attempt a read.
Tip number 1: Don't
I wished you filmed all the prep that you talk about in the materials part. It's really hard to wrap my head around it without the visuals
I am 4yrs late😁 but I really enjoyed your video... just watch it for the first time yesterday, you embody and express much of the things I was also curious about.
Okay, so, I don't mean this in a way that de-legitimize your opinion at all, but it seems like you're kind of approaching this from a perspective that any change at all from the source material is inherently a flaw. But, like, I don't know how you adapt this book into this format without changing a bunch of things. And personally, I don't go into this kind of adaptation expecting a recreation of the book anyway. I already have the book and I enjoyed reading it. Why would I want what I already have? You can't just take the book and turn it into a miniseries, because you'll wind up with something basically unwatchable. And that's not a critique of the book, but it's just that a novel and a TV series or film are very very different things. Changes will simply be unavoidable when moving from one to the other. A change CAN be a flaw, but I just don't agree with the idea that it inherently is. That's not at all to say that you're wrong, really. Your opinion is your opinion, but I would have preferred a review that more deeply analyzed the changes and explained why exactly they detracted from the overall story. Like what does making the Thénardiers more abusive to Cosette do to harm their characters, detract from their role in the story, or make them less interesting? And if it doesn't really do those things, then maybe we should think about if it's really a flaw, ya' know?
Agreed especially with the first paragraph. Your comment applies to fans of other shows too where there's a book or short story or even a comic book series like The Walking Dead that they expect the tv version to be almost an exact replica.
Things would be different if the creator didn't literally say he wanted to erase everyone's memories of the musical with his excellent new version. Saying that immediately devalues your art, because it goes from an honest artistic endeavor to a mission with a specific goal, and thus, a project that can fail. And undoubtedly, this did fail by its own metric, because no one's going to forget the musical in favor of this.
1 It was marketed as a faithful adaptation 2 All of the changes were made to make a more pessimistic story, which is contrary to the goals of Victor Hugo 3 Cosette and Eponine were reduced, actually rather TRANSFORMED into sex objects. This is quite a sexist choice to make. Making Cosette and Eponine into a Madonna and a Whore is contrary to the point, which is that they are similar and products of their environments. Also Fantine's story is a warning against that silly dichotomy. 4 Javert is supposed to be a message about how authority is not always correct & the law is flawed. Instead here, Javert is a deviant homosexual. Homophobia is added to what is supposed to be a humanist story Do you see how the changes made ruin the message of the story now?
personally, i stopped notre dame de paris after the 60 pages about the stained glass
Just a suggestion: by saying, "I'm a person who really hates improv," a lot of my students were immediately turned off by that. Otherwise, nice work!