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1. Based on the reading about Pixar, briefly discuss the difference between individual and collective creativity. Individual creativity is primarily seen as an initial idea brought up by one person, and collective creativity is a contribution of ideas towards something larger. Both forms of creativity are used to create something artistic, and are used together. Collective creativity depends on the foundations and an individual creative idea brings. In the example of Pixar, an idea is brought…

My Hero Do you have a person in your life that you look up to as a hero? Through tough times and hard decisions my dad has inspired me to make good choices to better my life. Growing up Albion, my dad grew up with his two brothers and his mom. After high school he face many challenges which lead to prison. I am thankful that over the years, since he’s out, that I have been able to develope a relationship with him. My dad, Charles Gaddis, is my hero because through his wrong choices, hard work,…

“Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog” is a super-hero musical tragicomedy produced with a really low budget; however, it still won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Online Sensation" in 2008 and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2009. Depending on my own opinions, the socko performance of Dr. Horrible character in this 40-mins miniseries played by Neil Patrick Harris is the main reason, which made “Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog” become specially, and leads to the successful of the…

may be represented. Certain stars would flock towards certain personalities and images, some may be sexual heroes and other overwhelmbed and stressed men that were cursed by the concept of thought and life crisis. There were also moments of Hindi cinema no longer being used as a political tool and became a utopia or an escape where ideas were glorified and over exposed. This would lead to the era of the angry young…

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. In the last century, there have been many forms of entertainment that dazzled and gained people’s attention. As time goes on, viewing leisure has evolved to paying an admission to a once-in-a-lifetime performance to visiting a theater anytime someone wanted to escape the day-to-day pressures for a couple of hours. Fortunately, there was a man in the Midwest who fashioned such an establishment for the populace to relax their minds and have their imaginations come…

This is exemplified in both “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” and “Edward Scissorhands”. Tim Burton uses similar techniques in lighting, sound, and camera shots to manifest his sinister, somber theme and mood in “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” and “Edward Scissorhands”. In “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”, we meet a boy named Jacob (Jake) Portman who idolizes his grandfather. His grandfather…

For some, Toshiya Fujita’s revenge film “Lady Snowblood” will inevitably be linked to Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill vol. 1”, for which it was a major inspiration; Tarantino borrowed aspects of the plot and narrative structure, used the song ‘The flower of carnage’ and let the cinematography inspire him. For all the influence “Lady Snowblood” had on Tarantino, it might be surprising to conclude that the two “Lady snowblood” movies have an anomalous character in Fujita’s oeuvre, as nothing he…

Jaws has been memorable since its release in 1975, but most of its success is due to the magic of editing, which helped hide mechanical defects of production while heightening suspense, and its iconic music, both of which cemented Jaws’ position as a blockbuster. Though the concept of the titular creature becomes obvious shortly after the film beings, the crazily large man eating shark remains mostly unseen throughout the film. Unfortunately, the technology was not available to construct a large…

The Bicycle Thief, first released in 1948, follows Antonio Ricci in a post-World War II Rome as he desperately tries to make a living for himself and his family. Antonio finds work hanging posters in the city, under the condition that he has a bicycle. Whilst on the job Antonio’s bicycle is stolen and so Antonio and his 7-year-old son Bruno set out to find in a fit of desperation. Eventually, believing that he has no other choice, Antonio tries to steal a bicycle for himself. He fails and the…

First Motion Pictures by The Lumiere Brothers With the invention of the Cinematographe, Auguste and Louis Lumiere were the pioneers to hold one of the first screenings of, also, the first motion picture in the world, which also gives birth to the implementation of charging for admission to which we have until today. In Paris, December of 1895, the first screenings of the Brothers’ movie was held at the “Salon Indien du Grand Café”. Salon Indien was in fact, a rather small sized hall that…