the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) Music is an important form of art; it has always been utilized by each and every culture for entertainment purpose. Earlier in the silent film era‚ music was generally not included in the films but played in the beginning or at the end to entertain the audience. Later music was used in the form of background score to provide strength to the scenes
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of telling stories using moving images? The overall objective and purpose of telling a story is to engage with the audience to convey the meaning of a plot and create a human connection on an emotional level (Batty p292). Stories can be told in a variety of ways‚ and the method by which a story/narrative is told determines the way in which we connect and interact with it emotionally. Each mode of story telling is capable of presenting the same story in different
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us be informed about new products‚ issues or even services that we already ignore or we vaguely know about. We can take for example the news on TV informing us what is Page 2 going on in the world day by day. Media is also considered as an entertainment‚ especially through the performances of acting‚ music and sports‚ along with reading sometimes‚ and video or computer games. So‚ media are a big benefit for us. In fact we can communicate with people around the world in a faster‚ cheaper‚ efficient
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the acting of the players and the moral aspect which every play has will influence you for many days after you leave the house. But the topic also deals with cinema. Today‚ there is a cinema in almost every town. The cinema provides so much entertainment that few people fail to visit it. One of the reasons for the popularity of the cinema is that it entertains all types or people‚ young and old‚ literate and illiterate. Because it is so popular‚ it must exercise some influence on those whom it
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meeting people at a restaurant in hopes of finding friends to be acquainted with her new found sobriety. However‚ when she declines an offer of wine‚ she displays conflict between her drinking and non-drinking self because she once conceived that entertainment could only be met through the consumption of alcohol. She portrays a desire for social acceptance‚ yearning to be fun and exciting so that she could be seen as easy to get along with‚ but feels uncomfortable in being so without intoxication. With
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The Victorian era must have been a boring time for house wives and children. So‚ what was the saving grace that took their boredom away? Parlor games! So‚ what was so great about them? What were the most popular games? Who made the games? What ones are still being played today? Parlor games were a big hit in the Victorian era and some are still being played today. Here are a few of the best. Squeak piggy squeak‚ a mixture and twist of blind man’s bluff. This was a game that was very popular in the
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Running Head: NUCLEAR DISASTERS Nuclear Disasters: The Prevention and Aftermath Katey Thomas NMT‚ English 111-04 December 7‚ 2012 Abstract This paper discusses nuclear disasters and their permanent scar on society. The paper starts by describing the transition society is making to nuclear power in order to meet stated goals for cutting carbon emissions. Also‚ the possibility of a nuclear accident occurring is explained. Next‚ the paper explains the events of the three most well-known
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The Elusive Audience: Comparing Tino Ballio and Robert Ray’s Examination of the Moviegoing Audience on the 1950s By Justin Daering Between 1948 when the Paramount decision was made‚ and 1969 when the last of the majors was bought out by a conglomerate‚ the structure of the film industry underwent its most drastic alteration since its inception‚ and a prolonged period of economic struggle and uncertainty. Two film historians‚ Robert Ray and Tino Balio‚ have created causal accounts of
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like delivering papers or running errands‚ and others were given an allowance by their parents. Because they had no bills to pay‚ all of the income for this demographic was disposable income. This led to almost all of their money being spent on entertainment. This started in the early 1900s with the nickelodeons‚ and then progressed as the movie industry expanded and technology progressed to allow longer films and include audio. When the movie Blackboard Jungle was released in 1955 it brought out
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One of the most popular forms of entertainment in the United States is television. Whether it’s used to spread news‚ watch sports‚ or watching a sitcom‚ television can be used to address the many issues of the period. Television shows such as Battlestar Galactica‚ The Twilight Zone‚ The Cosby Show‚ and Freaks and Geeks have reflected the many societal and political issues of their time period. In the months and even years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
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