Big Daddy Kane

Types of Key Innovations Sound Recording Methods of sound recording improved steadily. Early microphones were omnidirectional, picking up unwanted noise from crew and equipment. Gradually, unidirectional microphones, which could be aimed specifically at the desired sound source, were developed. While early booms to hang and move the microphone above the set had been large and clumsy, lighter booms soon made recording more flexible. By late 1932, innovations in multiple-track recording per-…

Ever since I began my high school career, I’ve been interested in the art of persuasion. In fact, my three favorite clubs are Debate Club, Mock Trial, and Junior States of America. After visiting a wide range of colleges, it is obvious that Emerson is the best choice for honing my skills. Choosing a major in Marketing Communications would allow my ideas to reach a larger audience than what my high school experiences provide. The Honors Program would also keep me academically challenged and help…

a.) I think that Citizen Kane is frequently selected as the greatest film ever made because it pioneered many important film techniques and it attacked the most powerful newspaper man in the world at the time. Lastly, the film is socially relevant and the film’s message. Citizen Kane is socially relevant because it showed American society of the time, the class structure and the nature of money. According to an article posted on Spark notes, Citizen Kane made many cinematic advances, and its…

Without images…how could a graphic novel like “Watchmen” exist? Images allow the reader to be taken on a crazy ride through the lives, and stories of the characters all while using both words and images to create a new type of language for the reader to learn. Images, like stated in McCloud matter. In the novel, images are what make the material being read so appealing. Immediately on Page 1, the reader is exposed to a non-sensory image of a blood stained sidewalk which grasps attention right…

Wells claimed that is only preparation for directing Citizen Kane was to watch John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939) forty times. Ford’s influence on the film is pronounced, but according to David Cook’s History of Narrative Film, it is equally clear that Welles was steeped in the major European traditions, especially those of German Expressionism and the Kammerspielfilm and French poetic realism. Kane’s narrative economy owes much to “the example of Ford, its visual texture is heavily indebted to the…

While my mom watched the news and listened to Garth Brooks, the world of entertainment released new material everyday. The Boy is Mine by Brandy and Monica reigned supreme over “Too Close” by Next (On This Day in History). Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy is Mine” spent 13 weeks as number one on Billboard Hot 100 charts. A close contender for second was “My All” by Mariah Carey (Billboard). As a bloody yet heartwarming film, Saving Private Ryan sold out movie theaters across the nation. Saving…

The level of malpractice Kane was exposed to is criminal. I stay in the background, never once letting the club in Minors Fork know that I have any idea what’s going on. It took everything I had not to go and see him but Roman told me Kane would have more motivation to get better if I remained out of reach and I trust he knows what he’s talking about. FOUR MONTHS Three weeks after he was admitted, I get a call from my contact in patient relations that they are moving him to a rehabilitation…

James Altucher is an American best-selling author. He has written and published eleven books so far. Many of Altucher’s writing have appeared in publications such as the Financial times, Wall Street Journal, and the Forbes. James Altucher wrote a book in 2011 called I Was Blind but Now I see reached number one in Amazon.com’s motivational books section in 2011. USA Today also named Altucher’s Choose Yourself among the twelve best business books of all time. James Altucher is a very successful…

A great movie that utilizes long shots is “Birdman” directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The entire movie was made to seem like one continuous shot. Alejandro did this by hiding cuts extremely well. Although long shots add to a film they are extremely difficult and taxing on the entire crew. Long shots also require an extended amount setup time, which also means higher cost. Even though all of these cons are true, they are still worth making. Long-duration continuous shots are worth the…

the society in which they live and, more importantly, transcend their own context. Orson Welles’ 1941 film Citizen Kane incorporates innovative cinematographic techniques to create a film that has enduring relevance and textual integrity. This film-a-clef draws upon the life story of William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper mogul during his time to a fictional character, Charles Foster Kane. The corrupting nature of power and wealth, alienation and the unreliability of memory are some of the…