In some ways it seems that Lynch was miscast as its director: Eraserhead had been one of those sell-your-own-plasma-to-buy-the-film-stock masterpieces‚ with a tiny and largely unpaid cast and crew. Dune‚ on the other hand‚ had one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history‚ and its production staff was the size of a Caribbean nation‚ and the movie involved lavish and cuttingedge
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offices‚ in cars and buses‚ and on airplanes. We carry films with us in our laptops and iPods. We press the button‚ and our machines conjure up movies for our pleasure. For about 100 years‚ people have been trying to understand why this medium has so captivated us. Films communicate information and ideas‚ and they show us places and ways of life we might not otherwise know. Important as these benefits are‚ though‚ something more is at stake. Films offer us ways of seeing and feel- ing that we find deeply
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Hollywood films and cinema‚ which one vital value is the dichotomy of outlaw hero versus official hero. Official hero tends to be an idealogy of the law and society values‚ represented through characters such as police officers and lawyers‚ whereas outlaw hero tends to be more of an individual with own marks of traits‚ and own marks of actions. Ray discusses that in traditional films‚ how a single character can hold completely different traits ‚ giving examples such as Terry‚ in the film On the Waterfront
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Unfriended is an American horror film focusing on the topic of cyber bullying that commonly happens in youth today. The story begins when a girl named Laura Barns committed suicide after one of her classmates posted an embarrassing video of her through online platform‚ which is YouTube. She was very depressed because the footage on YouTube shows that she was drunk‚ defecating‚ and probably sexually assaulted. Worse‚ she felt more embarrassed because her videotape was leaked publicly without her consent
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The film I chose to do my reflection paper on is called American History X‚ and is one of my all-time favorites. The movie is about a man named Derek Vinyard‚ an impressionable young man who becomes involved in a “white power” gang after the murder of his father. After Derek’s incarceration‚ his younger brother‚ Daniel Vinyard‚ idolizes him and begins to go down the exact same path. Throughout Derek’s time in prison he realized that he was manipulated by a man named Cameron‚ and his entire outlook
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Analyzing animated films with The Hero’s Journey The Hero’s Journey was developed by Chris Vogler‚ based on the work of Joseph Campbell Analyst: __________________________________________________________________________ _ Film: __________________________________________________________________________ ___ Date Viewed: _______________________________________________________________________ Stage in the Hero’s Journey Film Component Ordinary World The hero’s normal world before the story begins
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The American Dream in the Film Social Media The American Dream is described as having the opportunity to achieve success by hard work‚ determination‚ dedication‚ access to education‚ and equality (Freese). At one time the American dream was the ability to put a roof over you and your family’s heads. To change the world is now the new American dream. Though struggles and unexpected tribulations will more times than none occur‚ and success and failure may be the outcome‚ it’s the possibility of that
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There were many changes in marketing and distribution of films from end of the silent period to the modern digital period. There was a studio system that existed at the end of the silent period and collapsed in 1949 with a court ruling. During this same time a sales era of marketing existed. After the Second World War the sales era was replaced with a new way of thinking and sales and marketing were not synonymous anymore. Marketing after World War II meant finding out what consumers’ needs and wants
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American Violet is about a 24 year old single mother of four daughters living in a town called Mellody. She was arrested from her job. She went to a women’s prison. She was thrown into a jail cell with three other women. Deethought she was being charged for the hundreds of dollars in parking tickets that she owes but it was actually for drugs.. She is offered a choice to plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison and fight the charges. Despite of her mother and the custody
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Name: Institution: Professor: Course: Date: Film Development Industries are affected by many factors that play a role in its growth and development. The film industry started as a small entertainment business in 1880s when the first movie camera was invented but developed to a big industry that is worldwide. The reason for its widespread is attributed to its cheap cost as a source of entertainment. To protect the industry‚ governments of different countries have enacted laws that guide it
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