The movie studios and the video rental stores have combined stakes in the success of a movie. A successful movie ensures higher returns from exhibitions in theatres and increased rental revenues by…
The transition of Hollywood movies from their birth to date has been tremendous, not only from black and white to color, from physical film stock to digital format, from the silent era to the use of 3D surround sound systems but even the portrayal of emotions has been altered to satisfy the demands of the present generation. The curiosity of film makers has now been diverted to fulfill the demands of the current audience rather than to express their own imagination. The best technique to ‘measure’ the impact of social variables on movies would be to compare a classic version of a movie to its modern remake. In my essay I will contrast the 60’s version of the movie the Manchurian Candidate to its’04 version. The alterations of the latter version…
When Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) came out, it gained notoriety as the first movie with a budget exceeding $100 million; however, today, T2 doesn't even crack the top 200 in terms of the highest budgets and, in fact, 45 of the 50 most expensive films ever made were produced in the last 10 years (Buchman, 2014, para. 1). But why are today's movies so costly to make? The information that follows will attempt to answer this question. However, before that, we'll see how movies are financed, marketed, and distributed in the studio and independent systems. Finally, we'll conclude with a short look at how these aspects have changed over time.…
All of these films shared an underdog mentality, and had to fight to be funded and distributed by the studios. However, with each unexpected success, the studios slowly started to realise that these younger directors were able to create films that resonated massively with modern audiences. As they started to lower their defences, a new generation of filmmakers who wanted to break into Hollywood suddenly found doors being opened to them. A new wave of creativity came crashing into Hollywood, spawning a decade of innovative, challenging and artistic…
But the thing is, a lot of these films which are produced aren't even memorable. I mean do you guys even remember that there was a King Kong or power rangers movie that came out this year, yeah I didn't think so. Because of this, Hollywood has in fact started to lose money because of all these unnecessary properties being produced and made annually. This occurred last just last year when Paramount Pictures lost $450 million dollars due to films such as Rings, Ninja Turtles, and Zoolander 2, doing extremely poorly in the box office and being barely able to break even. But notice how all three of these films were either unnecessary sequels or reboots from properties which had originally come out during the 1900s and early 2000s? Which brings me to my next…
Back to the Hollywood, this Hollywood trend did not impact on just Hollywood. It also spread competition to the whole city. To gain more people’s attention, the firms started to use media to advertise widely. Stars and celebrities started to participate in those advertisement to advertise themselves. During the World War II, the government used the mass media to show their own propaganda against Communists. This impacted much on population that united all the ethnics and races into one as American. After the World War II, the immigration officially had been started. According to Jacqueline Desbarats, “reinforcing the long-established and well-documented migration streams from the Philippines, China, and Korea, a new wave of migrants from mainland…
Remaking movies should, in a perfect world, only be remade if the original had great potential but had some flaws that held…
This essay explores the popularity of Australian film, both locally and internationally and asks the question: Is there a crisis in the Australian Film Industry? This essay will go through the current issues the Australian Film Industry and will demonstrate examples of those problems.…
History is the study of the past; however, every person’s opinion varies and tends to make history a sore subject. In today’s society the average American knows little to almost nothing when it comes to history. During high school many people have thought of history being not as important as other subjects and put it off to the side. Yet later on in life they have watched a historically based movie or television show and found interest in history. Learning from movies that inaccurately portray history is embarrassing, but it can also motivate people to learn more about the topic.…
The Karate kid is a much loved classic. With a lasting tale of an underdog, it’s a dime-a-dozen genre. The 1984 original film still remains a classic, with outstanding acting and an amazing plot. It’s no wonder why once the original came out; it was a huge hit among people instantly becoming a favorite by many. Then in 2010 The karate Kid was remade, becoming a huge box office hit. It is unusual to say that a remake was better than the original, but that was the case. The karate Kid remake far surpasses the original with superior acting, setting, and script.…
The bread-and-butter of the film industry is the action movie. Each summer, audiences can expect to see car chases, gunfights and explosions, and studios can expect to see millions and millions of dollars in return. Though most viewers and critics see these movies as "fluff" entertainment (and rightfully so), there is one director that puts as much heart and soul into his "fluff" as any number of talented directors put into their "serious" movies. His name is John Woo. Even though you may not have heard about him, he is widely considered to be "the best contemporary director of action films working anywhere."…
Those that choose a career in the movie industry can’t find jobs due to downsizing of the company because of the huge loss of revenue. Movie companies have begun to create more than one copy of…
be a Nickelodeon kid!" the five year old chanted and swayed along with the hyper-colourful cavorting youngsters on the commercial. Even after the TV was off, she hopped around the room proclaiming her desire to belong to the Nickelodeon network.…
Foundation Learning (FL) was first introduced in 2008 and was rolled out nationally in 2010. Its intention has been to provide a flexible programme for 16 – 19 year olds who are mainly studying at Entry level or Level 1, to help them progress. Its three main elements were FS, personal and social development (PSD) and subject or vocational studies. At my place of work FL is made up of four key courses – Vocational Pathways; Progress; Extension Studies; and Preparation for Work and Life - which have been developed in response to the new agenda for FL. Today, FL places the learner at the heart of the learning process. According to LSIS (2012), current pedagogy in FE today:…
My Identity as a writer has developed and grown throughout the Language and Literacy for Teachers unit through acquiring further knowledge of the processes of written composition. This knowledge has come from the readings given in the unit but also from the weekly writing tasks in the Writer’s Journal. The Writer’s Journal has given me the opportunity to explore my creativity in writing and become familiar with different forms of text and their composition, forming my identity as a learner-writer. I was most certainly not a writer before I started the Language and Literacy for Teachers unit. Since starting the unit I have become a learner–writer and developed my knowledge and skills.…