stars are made in Hollywood‚ but also the place of poverty‚ corruption and crime. The many faces of Los Angeles are captured in Truman Capote’s narrative essay “Hollywood”. The essay was published in the collection Local Color from 1950. The story is about Truman Capote’s holiday trip to Hollywood in December. The story takes place in a plane‚ where Truman Capote is on his way to L.A. He is sitting besides Thelma‚ a young‚ black‚ woman‚ who are about to make a living in Hollywood‚ and hopefully becomes
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Introduction Universal Studios‚ Inc. is active in a variety of entertainment enterprises. Universal Studios has 4 locations. They include Florida‚ California‚ Japan‚ and Singapore. Their mission statement is ’To provide an environment where our Team Members are proud to work‚ deliver unforgettable experiences to our guests‚ and generate superior financial returns.’ Universal Studios is committed to providing stages‚ studios‚ and back lots that can be used for any size of production. The goal is to
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Bollywood v. Hollywood The expectations for Hollywood are quite high in talent. Nevertheless so are they for Bollywood. Bollywood is the same for the most part‚ but just consists of mostly Indians. Hollywood on the other hand is consisted of genres that include multiple races and culture in their moneymaking films. These two film industries on the contrary have somewhat different talents. Bollywood‚ to a certain extent‚ involves more dancing‚ singing‚ and longer movies. For Hollywood‚ movies are
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The Pantages in one of the many outstanding landmarks of Hollywood. In the past‚ it has been a movie house‚ with live vaudeville acts between features. For ten years the Pantages Theatre was the habitation of the Academy Awards Presentations. The Pantages was primarily a movie house for several decades. In 1949‚ Howard Hughes acquired the Pantages Theatre‚ changing its name to the RKO Pantages Known as “The Biggest Night in Hollywood”‚ The Academy Awards ceremonies took place at the Pantages each
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Hollywood‚ Bollywood... Ah! Ha! Nollywood! Life as a way of taking shape on its own if will fail to straighten its bends and correct its mistakes. In the movie world Hollywood is no stranger to the masses and the youngest of children. Over the years‚ Hollywood has grown to surpass the imagination of the world‚ creating wonders‚ taking the movie-lovers to space and light years back in time. According to Wikipedia‚ Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles‚ California‚ United States of America. Before
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Hollywood is amongst the top in power of the media empire in the United States‚ the productions that come out‚ become believed representations of the audiences that watch them‚ bringing down many that are shown in those productions. With audiences that are more than majority a darker color‚ than what are represented in Hollywood films‚ it brings to attention just how much of a problem it comes be. Minorities should be just part of the Hollywood creation‚ holding a social responsibility to derail
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The Classical Hollywood Narrative Style is the most commonly used technique in film creation. The term was coined by David Bordwell‚ Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson in their study of Hollywood films between the years of 1917 to 1960. A film in this style would follow a set of rules which are unwritten but commonly accepted amongst film makers. This type of film is structured narratively with a clearly defined conflict which is introduced early in the movie‚ a problem arises and the characters
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The Graduate. Although The Graduate may seem to divert from the classic hollywood style‚ it mostly ends up adhering to the style instead. Throughout this film‚ the focus is on a young college graduate‚ Benjamin Braddock that begins a risky relationship with his mother’s friend‚ Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson’s character and her relationship with ben are one of the only aspects of the film that do not adhere to classical Hollywood cinema. However‚ Mrs. Robinson is still part of the traditional way of
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Hollywood dominates the world’s motion-picture industry‚ it has always been known to be the most powerful and influential. It exerts moral‚ cultural and political influences on our society. However‚ there is a dark side to Hollywood that lays beneath the glossy surface. It is a medium that provides entertainment and distraction for the people which all societies need. Teenagers and young adults crave the entertainment provided by movies‚ at the same time‚ they become deeply influenced by the
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Explain the key reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty’s collapse was due to three main influences‚ with underlying reasons involved in each. The first being foreign intervention related strongly to militarism‚ gunboat diplomacy‚ imperialism and the rise of unequal treaty systems. The second influence was China’s failure to reform and uprisings‚ such as the boxer rebellion and lastly economic decline. These three factors ultimately resulted in the downfall of the dynasty
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