“Just as painting before it, cinema presents us with familiar images of visible reality- interiors, landscapes, human characters-arranged within a rectangular frame.” - Lev Manovich Films have become central dissemination of popular culture in and around the globe over the eons. They invite imagination and story- telling among all peoples and help to enlighten and enliven the audience beyond the boundaries of society and also open sometimes closed doors on…
Hito Steyerl - A case study of an up and coming Stakeholder in the Art Market. Hito Steyerl (b1966) Munich, is a filmmaker, philosopher, theorist and writer. Steyerl studied film at Tokyo’s Academy of Visual Arts and at the University of Television and Film in Munich. She also holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She is based in Berlin where she has been Professor for Experimental film and video, University of Arts Berlin since 2011. Some of her other…
1. Thesis statement a. The 1998 version of The Parent Trap is a soundtrack film with many nostalgic aspects in the music, which changed the way audiences viewed this version of the film compared to the original 1961 version. 2. Use of nostalgia in film a. “As texts move through history, they encounter new audiences, are placed in new contexts, or gather new historical and cultural resonances. Thus, the political and social function of texts’ nostalgia inevitably change.” (Dwyer, 2015) i. This…
The evolution of editing began when the Lumiere brothers invented the Cinematographe in 1895. This device allowed users to capture, process and project footage from the device itself (B. Retchless, n.d). Early film makers would play a continuous unbroken piece of footage which was shot from a static position, once the footage had finished they would reload the Cinematographe and continue playing the next sequence of film. This resulted in a laps of time between the viewing of footage for the…
started to make their way back on the silver screen. This paper will look into the history of giant monsters, using a cultural and socio-historical criticism, in an attempt to explain the resurgence of the genre. The first giant-monsters to star in a movie were the dinosaurs in the 1925 silent film, The Lost World.…
realm of creative possibilities they could achieve. Two notable films that that did this are Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera, and Sergei Eisenstein's Strike. Both films are known for their groundbreaking use of montage and the powerful messages the two films convey through their scenes. In 1929, Dziga Vertov released a sixty eight minute silent film he titled “Man with a Movie Camera”. The film is a montage depicting urban life in the Soviet Union from dawn to dusk in a single day.…
of people like teens in Pulaski have to travel out of town to go to a movie theater. If someone wants to see a movie when it comes out, they could just go to a theater. But since we don’t have one in this town, they have to wait till it’s on DVD or spend like 40 dollars on gas to drive out of town, it’s really pointless. My second point is that it would be a nice place for teens to walk to every once and a while and enjoy a movie with friends or family. And there’s a catch to it to, and by that…
entertainment, is it a surprise that people would rather trade high-priced popcorn and $12 dollar tickets for home cooking and convenience. Also, did they think that the rising cost to watch a movie in theaters would drive away would be viewers? There was a time in which five dollars could buy you a movie, popcorn, soft drink, even some candy. I cannot…
The studio system in the Golden Age of Hollywood was a method of film production and distribution between the 1920’s and 60’s. Large motion picture studios wanted to maximize their profit and minimize the risks of going bankrupt. They turned to producing movies on their own film making lots and they were especially skillful in handling employees, and contracts. The use of long-term contracts was very effective in keeping costs lower than they otherwise would have been; and it helped studios…
This case is a study of the movie exhibition industry and the variable trends that affect consumer choices. Through analysis of the general setting conditions and Porter’s five forces, we will develop a strategic mindset that could be applied toward business sustenance and probable expansion. The objective is to overcome negative commercial trends and apply focus on maintaining an efficient and stable market. This study process, will give us a better perspective of the industry participants and…