The position of an object in a frame can tell an entire story of its own. The setting‚ lighting‚ and even position of the characters in a film can give a whole new meaning to a frame or scene. In The Philadelphia Story‚ mise-en-scène plays a large role in the overall tone and understanding of the story. Each frame is carefully thought out and set up‚ resulting in a beautifully composed film. The setting of the film is a large Philadelphian estate in which the high class main character Tracy Lord
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Philadelphia Story Character Analysis George Cukor’s star studded romantic comedy‚ The Philadelphia Story (1940)‚ offers modern viewers a look at changing personalities in 1930s/40s American high society. The film stars Cary Grant‚ Katherine Hepburn‚ and James Stewart in a clash of cultures centered around a wedding. Macaulay Connor (Stewart) is a reporter for tabloid like Spy Magazine‚ on assignment to write an exposé on the marriage of wealthy Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) with the help
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Maria Tropiano BA 2196 Section 021Professor Teresa Gill Cirillo Writing Assignment #5: Philanthropic Project About Maria’s Boutiques Philadelphia Maria’s Boutiques Philadelphia is a collection of five consignment boutiques located in various locations in the Philadelphia area. This consignment business employs over 210 people and continues to grow on a national scale with more boutiques scheduled to open in several major American cities such as Los Angeles‚ Chicago‚ and New York. It also plans
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Arianna Trinidad Prof. Watwood Wedding Planning 02/05/2014 “The Wedding Planner” Movie Summary/Analysis “The Wedding Planner” is a movie about a hard working wedding planner named Mary (Jennifer Lopez) who is very professional and successful in her career. Just like any wedding planner Mary has a social life. Life starts to spin when a doctor named Steve (Matthew McConaughey) saves her from almost getting killed and they fall in love with each other. Steve turns out to be a client and the
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Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach‚ California. The title is a play on the term "Freedom Riders"‚ referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in
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Value chain- is a chain of activities.products through all activities of the chain in order nd at each activity the product gains some value. 3 categories in resources-1.physical resources 2. human resources 3. organizational resources. Benchmaking- it is an analytical tool used to determine whether a firms value chain actvities are copetitive compared to rivals and thus conducive to winning in the marketplace. The five power(ps) 1. postion-adv.that an organization gains in the hands
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Student Answer: The first Disney theme park opened 60 years ago in California and was the brainchild of Walt Disney himself. The concept was an instant hit and‚ since its opening‚ Disneyland in California has been visited by approximately 700 million guests. Its popularity led to the opening in 1971 of Disney World a resort comprising four theme parks in Florida. Disney parks followed in Tokyo‚ Paris and‚ most recently‚ in Hong Kong (forbes.com 2015).Disney World is so large and famous for so many
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never saw a ghost. She ended up going on a search for her own ghost story in the most haunted place in America‚ Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. “Nearly 60 paranormal investigation teams explore the site each year‚ seeking evidence of ghosts within.” (Margee Kerr‚ October 31‚ 2015‚ on Page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: My Philadelphia Ghost Story.) Kerr was very competent with the organization and structure of her article; she my undivided attention when she wrote‚ “Standing
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Les Misérables “Whether true or false‚ what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives‚ and particularly on their destinies‚ as what they do.” Les Misérables is a 2012 British musical drama film produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg which
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Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic originated on July of 1793 and was one of the most significant American diseases in history. Yellow fever is known to be a contagious disease and at times transpired in mild provinces. Even though the first eruptions commenced along the coast and central of South America. It is proclaimed that Western Africa was the place where this disease primarily affected the people living there and later on spread to other regions. Not only does yellow fever contaminate humans
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