The Racial Differences In The Film Industry Researchers at the University of Southern California studied the 700 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2014‚ excluding 2011‚ and analyzed the race and ethnicity of more than 30‚000 characters to reveal diversity in film. The research showed for nearly a decade‚ filmmakers have made virtually no progress in portraying more characters from non-white racial and ethnic identities. Of the top 100 films of 2014‚ nearly three-quarters of all characters were white
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In the early 1900’s silent films amazed audiences with images‚ later talkies impressed with sound‚ today we have 3D. As technology continues to evolve so too will film genres. Genres‚ while having some shared characteristics‚ also differ in terms of stylistic devices used. For instance‚ the dramatic film “The Notebook” effectively uses color to reinforce theme and has plausible performers as the two main protagonists. “The Notebook” directed by Nick Cassavetes in 2004 tells the story of a couple’s
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Film Adaptation Analysis of Trifles Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a play about a murder mystery that is loosely based on an actual murder case that the author covered while working as a reporter for the Des Moines Daily News (Ben-Zvi 143). Since the play is written in 1916‚ a time when the boundaries between the private and public spheres are beginning to break down‚ it strongly reflects on the culture-bound notions of sex roles and gender. Back then‚ women are thought to be concerned about insignificant
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I agree with this view because key ideas are an important part of a film to make it more interesting for the audience. In the film Blood Diamond directed by Edward Zwick some of the key ideas are: What is valuable and important‚ the devastation of war and exploitation of people and resources. These key ideas in the film help viewers to understand the film better. The key idea of what is valuable is an important one in the film. The three main characters Maddy‚ Danny and Solomon all have something
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to the online Oxford dictionary‚ is “the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.” To me‚ this is essentially what Robin Wood means when he talks about “the return of the repressed.” In horror films‚ the things we try to repress in society‚ like female sexuality and social outcasts‚ end up being the things that return seeking revenge on their suppressers. That is why it can be said that the repressed return in horror movies. However‚ this can
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Critics argue that these roles that many African Americans play in films as servants‚ jezebels‚ unintelligent black men‚ and “mad black men” are mainly what is available because these are the roles that the film industries audiences want to see. They also think that this is what will sell. Woody Allen is a filmmaker and playwright and he says he only hires African Americans actors and actresses
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to see his students excel and be successful in their lives. The film was released January 15‚ 2005. It was directed by Thomas Carter and co-produced by MTV Films and Tollin/Robbins Production. Coach Carter although an inspiring story of a dedicated basketball coach‚ some elements of the story strayed away from the true events and were added for entertainment purposes. Although the movie Coach Carter added some things to make the film more entertaining‚ for the most part besides minor things were
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2000 film starring Russell Crowe which won forty-eight awards‚ including a BAFTA for best film. Gladiator depicts the tale of Maximus Decimus Meridius and his struggle against the might of the Roman Empire and the vicious gladiatorial arenas. Throughout Scott’s masterpiece are a wide range of filmic techniques in the visual and auditory channels that collaborate in enunciating the overall narrative. The opening sequence is a prime example that uses Mise-en-scene‚ lighting‚ costume and film speed
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Response Paper: The Complete Film The introduction of sound films in the late 1920’s was a divisive issue among those involved and interested in the emerging motion picture industry. Even though it wasn’t the sudden breakthrough it is often perceived to be‚ the addition of sound and voice to mainstream cinema revolutionized movie making and led to conflicting viewpoints as to whether or not this innovation was a positive progression for film as an art and as an industry. While
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Idiots (stylized as 3 idiots) is a 2009 Indian comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani‚ with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi‚ and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan‚ Kareena Kapoor‚ R. Madhavan‚ Sharman Joshi‚ Omi Vaidya‚ Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. Upon release‚ the film broke all opening box office records in India. It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and had the highest
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