Exploitation film

Exam- Question 1 During the mid to late 1950s, television networks and major film studios were not willing to work one another. There were a number of reasons why these corporations. One early problem for the motion pictures studios attempt to sell films to television was their issue with exhibitioners. Exhibitioners threatened they would boycott studios who sold features to television or studios who moved to telefilm. They were forced to take the threats seriously because the exhibitioner’s…

3. The Vietnamese Women's representation in American war films In contrast to Vietnamese films, the presence of Vietnamese women in American films reflects a variety of approaches in Western culture and hegemonic attitudes toward the appearance and stereotype of the Vietnamese people. They are unspoilt, unspoken, and mostly uncivilized people, who, as Westrup explains, are "lack of humanity", which is common in American films about the war . These fictional women are often considered dangerous…

Film Review - Exit Through The Gift Shop Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary about the emergent and exploitation of the street art genre directed by the reclusive street-art graffiti legend, also known as Banksy. The film came about when the world famous graffiti artist was approached by an eccentric French shop keeper, Thierry Guetta, who records his entire life with a video camera in order to capture the memory out of apparent relevance to the impromptu death of his mother when he…

Through this global cinematic culture, individuals can categorize film in terms of its aesthetic and contextual aim by First, Second, and Third cinema. When discussing Third Cinema, there is a misconception that it is related to Third World Cinema, when in fact, Third Cinema is set within the Third World Cinema aesthetic. This paper aims to further distinguish Third World Cinema from Third Cinema, which goes beyond generic Western films or First and Second cinema, where First cinema embodies…

The main objective of almost every film made in Hollywood is to earn an exceptional amount of money. However, if a film production goes over budget or is expected to fail, movie studios need to find another way to earn revenue. Whenever a film needs to be promoted, producers always turn to outside sources. These outside sources are usually corporations who just want their newest product shown off to the world. Therefore, advertisers often team up with movie producers in order to promote…

played Louise's father. And Ms. Taylor would eventually portray Cliff Huxtable's mother on "The Cosby Show". Five on the Black Hand Side was released at a time when most black-oriented films were bloody action fests. In contrast, this low-budget effort, coproduced by actors Brock Peters and Michael Tolan, eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama. Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his…

The term ‘product placement’ was not used until the late 1980’s and it was defined as placing in, a brand or logo in media content. “Prior to that, terms such as exploitation, tie-ups, and tie-ins, were used to represent product placement. The term “exploitation” was used to represent a kind of publicity that might generate attendance. Slowly, the term evolved to “tie-ups” and “tie-ins advertising” which meant that the actor had to endorse a product on-screen or off-screen or both, and the…

While it is easy to criticize the new medium of film for lack of substance—Aichele and Walsh wrote that “one does not expect especially valuable insights from [film]—it is clear that audiences can learn from the morals and values taught in biblical movies CITATION (Screening Scripture p.viii). Parallel narrative techniques used by biblical filmmakers represent an excellent example of a novel format through which religious teachings could be conveyed to mass audiences; through direct, immersive…

Jamaican society music plays an integral role in the shaping of the everyday lives of most individuals. It is through this medium that some individuals are able share their day to day experiences. In Jamaica there is a strong bond with music and film; some film directors started their career with directing music videos before making their debut on the big screen and as such music becomes the background on which many scripts are created. There is a long history with the Jamaican society and…

gentlemen, I personally greet you all today for our most inimitable ceremony, the Australian Film Festival, celebrating Australia’s diverse culture through media. To open this year’s event, two films have been selected: Bran Nue Dae – directed by Rachel Perkins – a hilarious musical conceptualising the racist attitudes that were previously present in Australia, and Australian Rules – directed by Paul Goldman – a film depicting racial conflict, not between teenagers, but their superiors. In Bran…