U64003 FILM HISTORY SHORTLIST OF TOPICS FOR IN-CLASS TEST 2 (scheduled in week 12) 1. Choose one Hollywood major studio and write a brief account of its history (e.g. typical products‚ strategies‚ organization‚ people‚ films‚ crises‚ etc.) from the “classical era” of the studio system to the advent of conglomeration. MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - part of Loew’s enterprise. Loew’s owned a movie studio‚ a network of international distribution and a theatre chain (centred in NY). By 1924 he
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Douglas Fowley Singin’ in the Rain is one of the most-loved and celebrated film musicals of all time from MGM‚ before a mass exodus to filmed adaptations of Broadway plays emerged as a standard pattern. It was made directly for film‚ and was not a Broadway adaptation. This movie was a great movie. Even though it was one of the first colored films it was great because they mixed comedy‚ musical‚ and romance into one film. What a good combonation. Each genre is strongly used throughtout this whole
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by Thomas Edison and W.K.L. Dickson in the United States and the cinematograph (1895) by the Lumiere brothers in France. By the turn of the century‚ films less than a minute in length were being exhibited at major fairs in the U.S. and abroad. Soon after‚ audiences began flocking to movie houses called "Nickelodeons‚" one-floor venues‚ where short films (approximately 10 minutes long) could be seen for a nickel‚ often on makeshift screens. As the medium’s popularity soared‚ more opulent theaters were
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Yubraj Budhathoki Shannon Vails ENGL 1302 March 8‚ 2011 Lack of communication: An analysis of “The Sound of Silence” “Sounds of Silence is an album by Simon and Garfunkel‚ released on January 17‚ 1966” [ (wikipedia) ].This is a beautiful song composed with wonderful choices of words. Behind this beautiful song with melodious rhythm‚ there is a big message in the lyrics. In this poem‚ Simon presents the speaker who speaks about communication. The idea of lack of communication builds up throughout
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Essay #5 Sound Discuss how at least 5 of the “function” of film sound Operate In Wall*E (time/place‚ character‚ attention‚ feeling‚ rhythm‚ subject‚ theme). Be specific in your response. The sound element narration‚ dialogue‚ sound effects and music makes the nonrealistic characters come alive. What we hear gives life to what we see and offers some clues to the meaning. Once we identify the sound on the action we suspect that it is warning for what going to happen litter on the
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represented thhe era of greatest output in the US movie market. In the 1920’s Rin-Tin-Tin the movie dog‚ became the most famous dog ever to star in the movies. Rin-Tin-Tin was a starving German Shepherd dog during the Great War. Metro Goldwyn Mayer film making studio was founded. A new Pooh Bear story by A.A. Milne was a big hit for little children. Mickey Mouse became everyone’s favorite cartoon character in Steamboat Willie. The first raido broadcast ever came out in November 1920 as well asthe
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rest is also probably his most famous‚ "The Sounds of Silence". Like many other Paul Simon pieces‚ the contradictory title is not the only confusing aspect of the song‚ each line conveys complex yet meaningful words. The 60’s was a decade dominated by great musicians: Bob Dylan‚ Janis Joplin‚ and Jimi Hendrix. Paul Simon is another man that tackled music and took it to the level of excellence‚ like the other 60’s music idols. In his song "The Sounds of Silence"‚ he puts multiple concepts of
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The Sights and Sounds of Jesuit Tell | Show | Walking down the hall today‚ I heard many interesting sounds. | * screaming freshman in freshman quad * debates * lockers * teachers as they issue JUG * Students as they try to get out of JUG * annoying crows in the trees | Walking down the hall today‚ I heard many interesting sounds. A) The sound of young freshmen screaming their high‚ annoying screeches echoes throughout the halls. B) Students take part in heated debates
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“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury is about a man named Eckel who goes to Time Safari Inc. in hopes to kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Time Safari Inc. is guided dinosaur hunts that use a time machine to go back to when dinosaurs lived. This short story shows the effects of altering history. Changing one tiny little detail in the past can create or destroy something in the present. Every action that is taken in the past can affect things in the future. This story shows how Eckel’s mind changes when he
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Analyzing Longfellow The Sound of the Sea By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In the poem‚ The Sound of the Sea‚ by Longfellow‚ the speaker uses an allusion of the sea to show a comparison between the "rushing of the sea-tides" and the process of the human soul being inspired. The speaker is enchanted by the ways that occasions and situations are revealed to the soul through "inspirations" in a method of almost "foreshadowing" what is to come in the future. These "inspirations" come as sporadically
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