Lucasfilm

Have you ever heard of Star Wars? You probably have. It’s “a space opera film series (created by George Lucas) that became one of the most successful and influential franchises in motion picture history.” Starting in the late 20th century, and brought back at the turn of the 21st century, the Star Wars films continually advanced the field of special effects, and developed into a massive merchandising industry. Lucas’s success as director and writer with his previous films got him the support of…

Film shooting at times was done from the trunk of a camera car to capture dialogue between characters in their cars as they traveled down the strip in California and once again give perspective and help establish the realism(LucasFilm Ltd). One of the finishing scenes of the film is a brief synopsis of what fate befell each of the main four characters which gave it almost a biographical feel as well(Dirks AMC). The actual time period that American Graffiti was made was during…

Understanding Bureaucracy – Option 1 A successful multibillion dollar company will always have a beginning with a modest start. Even mega giant corporations such as Disney had to start somewhere; in fact, it started in a one-car garage in 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy. Soon after a company realizes success and grows exponentially, it must take on a bureaucratic hierarchy. Managing success requires layers of management to ensure there is accountability and clearly defined roles and…

and abandon. The final post will be a contrast to this as it was written just a two days ago and hope has never been higher. They should make for interesting comparisons.- Bill A series of unlikely events started late in 2013. George Lucas sold LucasFilm to Disney; shocking everyone despite…

For example, The Walt Disney Company is a huge conglomerate as they now own ABC, ESPN, Hulu, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel, as well as Disney Animation Movies, Radio Disney, Disney Channel, and many other assets. Disney has bought out all of these companies, and therefore owns all of the media belonging to them, which comes along with a great amount of power…

Knights of the Old Republic, the player character turns out to be a famous Sith lord thought dead and lost. (Schellenberg) While again this is an ancient trope, it is important to see how Star Wars built off of itself in its games, these licensed and Lucasfilm games not simply functioning as quick cash grabs, but instead thoughtful well-built games that took from their source material…

Jobs was inspired from when he went to Xerox research center, where all the things listed in the last sentence were being used. The thing he did was put all of the things into one computer. Of course Jobs added his own touches while putting it together. Before this computer, typography on the screen wasn’t used. Job made sure that the Macintosh showed text on the screen. Before this, it was drawn on the computer like a typewriter. He even had an option of having different fonts. The reason he…

“The older I get, the more I look at movies as a moving miracle. Audiences are harder to please if you're just giving them special effects, but they're easy to please if it's a good story. The audience is also the toughest critic - a good story that exists in your world may not be the first choice for an audience. So I just do the best I can.” Those were the words spoken by director Steven Spielberg when he talked about his life as a film maker. The film making industry has changed since the…

Walt Disney is one of the most recognizable names in the world. Walt helped shape the entertainment industry into a lot of what it is today with the help of his brother Roy. The Disney brand now spans from worldwide theme parks, orginal movies, television channels and so much more. Disney Studios is one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world and sometimes it’s easy to forget that the giant corporation all started with a man and a mouse. Walt was born on December 5th, 1901 in Hermosa…

INTRODUCTION The Walt Disney Company, known today simply as Disney, first open its doors in the 1930’s as a small company with larger than life aspirations. Disney began as a hand crafted animation studio, with significant successes in the cinematography department based off of fairy tales and folklore. Movies like Cinderella, Snow White, and Peter Pan (Walt Disney, 2016) brought Disney into the forefront of its industry. In addition to movies, the company created some of the most memorable…