The Fall of Monopoly ‘As far as the filmmaking process is concerned‚ stars are essentially worthless -- and absolutely essential.’ -William Goldman It started with Florence Lawrence as the ‘Biograph Girl’ in the early 1900’s‚ and bred into the formation of the Universal Studios by one smart producer by the name of Carl Laemmle. The birth of Hollywood had never experienced a joyful transition for editors and actors‚ who back in the day were treated like hired help by directors. The silent
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towards the distribution of power (Hofstede‚ United States). A.2 Movie example: In the beginning of the movie‚ Keaton stumbles into the Japanese management training program for executives who are failing. Kazihiro is covered in ribbons of shame‚ standing before top management pleading loudly for the opportunity to return to work and promising to be a good manager from now on. When Keaton found out what the ribbons represented‚ he leaned toward Kazihiro and whispered‚ “Maybe you should wear
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work culture and the often extreme methods used to achieve satisfactory work demeanor. When Michael Keaton meets with the Japanese board of directors‚ there are several cultural differences he encounters. The first is during the presentation he blatantly asks “do you guys speak English?” to which one of the Japanese businessmen belligerently replies “yes.” Later during the presentation‚ Mr. Keaton takes a more relaxed demeanor‚ making politically incorrect remarks and profanities‚ to which the Japanese
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The comedic development: When one thinks comedy‚ the first impression that comes to mind may be a bundle of gags and pranks‚ or clever wording and bizarre situations that bring joy and laughter to its audience‚ or its victims (mostly). Deriving from Ancient Greece‚ comedy was first recognised as a genre when many playwrights started to satire political situations‚ which not only attracted masses of people but also influenced their views on political figures. As time passed on‚ so did comedy pass
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Marxist Capitalism and its values revolve around material possessions and their acquisition. In this society‚ the poor man strives to be rich‚ and a powerless man to gain power. Many of these people however don’t have access to these privileges‚ and so to be one of the few taking the limited seats of wealth and power they compete‚ most often times against each other. Such environments are not only often times promote conflict but confrontation as well‚ and many times the winners of these altercations
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Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30th‚ 1909‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois. He was the ninth of twelve children born from the poor Jewish couple David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky. Benny formally studied music at the famed Hull House‚ and by the age of 10 was a skilled clarinetist. At the age of 13‚ Benny’s father enrolled him and two of his older brothers in music lessons at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue. His early influences were New Orleans jazz clarinetists working in Chicago‚ notably
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My experience with Hawaii was primarily with its beauty and its epic underwater scenery. However‚ there is another side to Hawaii. While there‚ I had an unexpected and dangerous encounter with nature itself‚ which was both frightening and awe inspiring. My battle with the elements shed light on the importance of being able to rely on those closest to you. It also taught me that we must always respect the power that nature possesses. That summer I was going into my third year of elementary school
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In auteur theory‚ a term originated by film critic Andrew Sarris in his essay‚ "Notes on the Auteur Theory"16‚ there is a desire to outline the personal vision of the director. This is said to be the key instrument to understanding filmmaking. In addition‚ he writes the question is how does a director express personal vision? The concern is how this theory is used to examine the initial “obsessions” and “thematic preoccupations” of the director versus the original creator or author. This essentially
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1970 The Beatles break up‚ and 448 U.S. colleges and universities are closed or go on strike and killing of students by the National Guard at Kent State and Jackson State universities. First Earth Day celebrated‚ reinvigorating the environmental movement worldwide. Soviet dissident and author Alexander Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize for literature. U.S. forces in Vietnam reduced to below 400‚000 troops. The Apollo 13 space mission was launched from Cape Kennedy and the Russian unmanned
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Drama essay “Theatre has the capacity to transform our perceptions of the world we live in” To what extent is this statement true of two twentieth century theatre practitioners you have studied. The theatre has tremendous capacity to transform our perceptions of the world. Two theatre practitioners who had strong beliefs in this statement were Vsevolod Meyerhold and Augusto Boal. Both Meyerhold and Boal believed that theatre had the power to transform the way we look at the world‚ each displaying
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