350H Spring ‘16 Moviegoing Assignment Movie going was a new phenomenon at the turn of the 20th century. Many downtowns in big cities, were some of the first places to show movies, and some of the first places to open up standalone movie theatres. These theatres, largely known from the Sanborn maps, gives the audience a glimpse of what downtown social life would have looked like for both whites and blacks during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movie going experience shows the…
of which you can access them has become beneficial to our 'busy-bee ' lifestyles. While cinemas have offered the newest movies in their theaters for years, applications such as Netflix and Hulu have made movie night a…
DirecTV and actor Rob Lowe have recently collaborated on a series of commercials. The purpose of these commercials was to persuade people to get rid of cable, and sign up for DirecTV. Every commercial that was released pretty much followed the same format. I will be specifically analyzing the commercial titled, "Far Less Attractive Rob Lowe." The commercial begins by presenting the audience with Rob Lowe as his normal self. He is depicted as the handsome, successful, and confident man that a…
Stimulation in the United States is exhibited in different courses, for example, music, TV programs, and even computer games. A standout amongst the most famous ways individuals today stay entertained is from remarkable taped motion pictures. From "activity stuffed" to chilling thrillers, films fulfill anybody with any class inclination. Viewing a better than average motion picture at home is one thing, however sitting in a real motion picture theater is a very surprising story. Viewing a film…
opportunity to film for 40 minutes. Furthermore, the benefits of digital filmmaking allowed for the camera men to experiment with camera operations. In the movie 28 Days Later with actor Cillian Murphy the cinematographers were able to use 10 different cameras, as well as were able to stop traffic. Likewise, with the invention of the digital movie camera the cinematographer was able to run down the streets of India with kids in Slumdog Millionaire and capture their actions. In addition, the…
Movies brought people of all kinds together for a relaxing experience. Movie theaters became so popular that most towns in America had a theater. Movie theaters or picture palaces as people called them, were extremely elaborate. They got the nickname picture palaces because of how nicely decorated they were and the different services they offered. The exteriors were very detailed and bright from all the lights. Movie theaters had different architectural influences including Spanish,…
A Special Place: Universal Studios After an extensive, torturous drive, Ethan finally arrived at his destination. He parked his large, black truck in the massive, congested parking garage and began pacing to get to where he was going. The moving walkways were packed like sardines with other people trying to get to the same place he was going. Once he sees the monument that is decorated like the planet Earth with the exterior spinning the words “Universal Studios” he knows he has made it. He…
effort to make it. He went through a lot of tough times in his childhood, So him working so hard is what helped him through them.While he was in middle school, he read the book “The Haunted Tower” later in 1979 he got the opportunity to produce the movie. He has had a pretty eventful life, but…
Princess Mononoke was an anime film produced in 1997 by Hayao Miyazaki. The movie is set in the late Muromachi Period around 1336 to 1573 in Japan. In modern day, there are many issues over nature and how humans affect it. In Princess Mononoke, these issues have turned into recurrent themes such as humanity, nature, and the effect of humans on nature. These themes are evident throughout characters and images presented in the movie. In this film all of the characters are very complex, like…
behind its success is that it represents a significant percentage of the real-life veterans at that time. The film honored the lives of the veterans coming home from war and answered the worrisome environment in a cultured and entertaining way. The movie provided realism and liberal answers to those veterans returning from the war and eased their anxiety. The three main characters, the veterans, Air Force Major Fred Berry (Dana Andrews), Seaman Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) and Army Sergeant…