82nd Academy Awards

Sex has been used to sell products in American culture for decades. The alluring promiscuity of sexuality often involves exploiting women for their appearance. The first section of this analysis examines sexuality in the media. The notion that sex sells is typified in the Ralph Lauren perfume advertisement. A beautiful and blond woman is seen being kissed by a handsome young, male. The romantic ad catches the readers’ eyes, yet something is missing entirely from the advertisement: a…

Movies are evolving every day, but some may wonder what movies were like before today, perhaps movies in the 1920s may help give an idea of what that was like. Movies are things that people watch to get away from their own life. What kind of movies people watch can show how they feel or how they would like to feel. When movies start to change to become better and better, the more likely people would want to watch to get away from their own life for a little while. Movies gave the world a new way…

Writing about this topic was very difficult for me, I can recall as if it was yesterday my fourth grade teacher Ms. Williams requesting a meeting with my parents to discuss my poor academic performance in her class. I remember her saying that I was one of those students who have fallen through the cracks of a failed system. She informed my parents that she had been teaching for over 25 years, and from her experience, she believes that I was dyslexic, both of my parents had no idea what the word…

Even though the film is two decades old, the quality and the camera works of it is something comparable to today’s film industry. In fact, it was awarded for “best picture” for the 67th Academic Awards hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The cinematography of the film was very well programmed. A great example of this is at the beginning of the movie when Forrest first appeared on screen; the cinematographers used of the technique of zoom shot to shoot from high above and…

Moviegoers and film industry professionals as one of the greatest awards to receive praise the Academy Awards. Every year the Academy has to make a hard decision and choose the best of the best of that year. One of the most sought after awards is Best Picture. In 2014 the movie Birdman won, but should it have? One of the films that was also in the Best Picture category was Whiplash. This paper will compare and contrast the two films and look at why Birdman won and Whiplash did not. First lets…

The Caldecott Medal is an award in honor of the nineteenth- century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children. This Caldecott Medal is granted to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The picture book, which is chosen by a prestigious panel of judges must be visually appealing to the eye while providing effortless understanding of the plot without using diction. The Snowy Day was written…

affairs, Marriages, Hookups and 20 amazing facts about your Favorite actor and producer. Interesting and surprising facts about your beloved Tom Cruise 1. Tom Curise original name is Thomas Cruise Mapother 2. Nominated 3 times in Oscars award. 3. Won 3 Golden Globe Award for his best performance in 2 films “Born on the Fourth of July”, “Jerry Maguire” and best supporting role in “Magnolia” 4. Tom Married 3 times with Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Kaite Holmes 5. Cruise has 3 children (one…

movie industry (“Leading By Example”). The Award Academy has also stepped up to solve their own problem. To celebrate more people of color on their board, they have vowed to double the percentage of diversity in their members by 2020. Roughly 683 people, that are deserving, will join the academy board. Of all the invitees, 46% are women and 41% are people of color (Feinberg). Putting more diversity in the Academy does not automatically make it a better Academy but it is progress. It will also…

to White actors. Whitewashing and misrepresentation needs to stop because, Hollywood and many other forms of media don’t bother with casting POC in movies. Hollywood gets praised for this, and the white actors who are cast for portraying POC, get awards. While people of colour actors get pushed to the curb. It’s easier for film industries to erase POC history, and cast a white person to portray a person of colour. This misrepresentation isn’t something that filmmakers just started doing. Ever…

Have you ever had the passion for creativity? Have you wanted to create movies, videos, or be a famous Youtuber? In an advertisement produced by Samsung titled “The Rest of Us,” Samsung highlights the features of their new phone and products that can be used in film-making and production. In the advertisement, it uses Casey Neistat, a famous YouTuber with over six-million subscribers, to deliver a powerful monologue about creativity. He is known for being a top filmmaker on YouTube, producing…