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As well as syncing the voice actors with the game characters. There is no set hours for an Audio Engineer or Sound designer, because of this these job roles can result in long, irregular hours. These roles would usually be working in recording studios. Working times for these roles could be either morning, night or weekends. (National Careers Service, 2015) What salary does this job role attract? Depending on if the Audio engineer is a freelance engineer or employed…

During the Studio era of Hollywood, the studios had monopoly control over the entire industrial process and revenue stream of the filmmaking business. The big studios raked in nearly all the movie industry’s total gross revenues, which benefited both the corporate interests profiting form the business and the filmmakers that were under contract with the studios. The Big Eight Studios held nearly all the power in the industry and the government didn’t like that. Around the time WWII broke out,…

Spirited Away takes place in Japan. In the movie there is a human world and a spirit world. In order to get to the spirit world, one must arrive at an abandoned theme park and walk through it. When it gets dark, the spirits come out, and one is stuck in the spirit world until they find a way to get out. In the spirit world there is a bathhouse; this is where spirits are cleaned. The main character in Spirited Away is Chihiro, or Sen. At the beginning of the movie, Chihiro is shy and easily…

Never give up; persevere. This is the theme of The Boxer, written by Simon and Garfunkel. The Boxer is a song that describes the story of the narrator’s intricate life. The earlier verses represent the difficult experiences he went through as a young man. “When I left my home and my family” (Line nine). Because of the circumstances, he leaves his home, his family, and he takes care of himself. He begins to feel isolated from the world as he continues to live on his own. “And wishing I was gone,…

With American big blockbuster and independent films (Indies), there are many factors that contribute to the production of each. Even though both types of films can be great there are similarities and difference in the way they are made. The budget, cast, and film production concept are the biggest factors I will expand upon. The biggest difference between independent movies and big production movies is the budget the film is allotted. While in the comedy “22 Jump Street”, the budget was 65…

experience their unique talents and abilities. When I observe others, I find ways to improve my own dancing skills. I love spending my free time at my dance studio because I love interacting with the friends I have made. I have attended many dance workshops and conventions where I have met many dancers. I enjoy talking to people from other studios about dance and the effects dance has had on their lives. A few years ago, at a dance workshop, I met a girl named Janessa. Janessa and I bonded over…

Bigger Than I Really Am It was a normal summer afternoon when my mom called me into her bedroom. I had no ideas what to do for my 15th birthday on July 16th. I figured I would just see a movie, just like everyone normally does. I recently picked up an interest in Marvel movies and characters and my mom had actually taken notice. “Why don’t you go to this Wizard World thing? That Stan Lee guy you talk about is going to be there, and some Walking Dead characters.” Stan Lee is one of the original…

expansive experience as a professional recording engineer. He manages a world class studio and has worked with some of the biggest bands. So he has clout, street cred-ethos. From his perspective he sees me as a knowledgeable engineer, a professional guitarist that works with top notch musicians and writes great songs, that’s my ethos. He can trust that I’ll be professional in the studio, have a band ready to perform in the studio, knows we haven the songs, and he knows us…

Medium • What medium or media does the communication take advantage of?  The advantage of this advertisement is it has a well know character known as the Hulk from the popular Marvel franchise. Also it helps kids who see this advertisement lose the fear of getting hurt since their favorite character also gets hurt. • What are the strengths and limitations of the media used?  The strengths of the advertisement are that people that who watch the Avengers and read the Marvel Incredible Hulk…

Flying across the ice, the two time U.S. gold medalists Alex and Maia Shibutani danced their hearts out to Paradise by Coldplay only to lose their third gold medal at the National Figure Skating Championships. Their dance and song choice touched the lives of people all around the world, but wasn’t enough to hold their own against the skaters to come. Although the title was the lost, the words to the Shibutanis song of choice speaks volumes. Songwriter Christopher Anthony pulls at the string’s of…