Foreword Writing this dissertation was a long and exhausting process which included many setbacks and failures. Nevertheless it also was fulfilling and exciting as I was driven by my passion and interest in movies and cinemas in general. I always intended to work for the movie industry one day and hold well- grounded hopes of […]
Churning out nearly 1,000 films a year, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world. Now, aided by technological advancements, the industry is set to take a further leap – across production, exhibition and marketing. In such a scenario, product placement in mainstream films deserves a renewed focus because as a marketing communication […]
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Get startedINTRODUCTION Movies are rollercoaster ride that have the tremendous power to entertain and to teach. They can be a powerful tool to bring about effective social change – true or false? It seems intuitive and logical that a well made film- especially one with a compelling narrative and well-crafted outreach plan would serve as a […]
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION This report will focus on how different 3D technologies work, it will include the entire work flow, from recording the action, encoding the footage, playing back the media via a cinema projector or television and finally how the audience views the 3D film or video, whether it be through specially designed glasses […]
INTRODUCTION “Film as dream, film as music. No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight room of the soul.” – Ingmar Bergman Cinema is one of the few mediums which have managed to successfully depict the true reality of society in general and our […]
Film Donnie Darko Abstract The following dissertation developed out of an enthusiastic interest in “Cult” film fandom and, in particular, Donnie Darko (Kelly: 2001). The desire to study the film in depth through a case study into its fandom came from my own curiosity and ambition to decipher and understand the level of fandom that […]
As the main function of a film trailer is to market the film and promote to a range of audiences film trailers are also a form of persuasive art and promotional narrative, they are designed to make you want to go and see the film being shown at the cinema. As film trailers do give […]
Both films, for example, pore over minutae that may or may not be significant (umbrellas opening in JFK, a dropped thickshake in The Thin Blue Line) to draw the viewer ever more deeply into the world of the crime scene. Yet neither film stops at a simple recitation of facts: both look at the State’s […]
The topic of Hollywood and genre is multifaceted, dealing with definitions, characteristics and the social cultural roles genre performs. Steve Neales Genre And Hollywood (2000), and Rick Altman’s Film/Genre (1999) take on board these a genders both offering a different theoretical approach to the topic, which I will analyze then voice my own conclusion on […]
2.1 Definition of Animation 2.1.1 A Technical Definition of Animation Various definitions of animation exist that cover technical, physiological, through to philosophical aspects. In a technical sense, Myers (1999, [Online]) describes animation, the form that we have become familiar with, as a series of drawings that are linked together and photographed. ‘The drawings have been […]
The image of Islamic men as projected in mainstream Hollywood cinema The aim of the following study is to examine the stereotypes projected by mainstream Hollywood cinema with regards to Islamic and Arabic men in order to evaluate the ways in which this perpetuates a misunderstanding of different cultures and curtails attempts to incorporate Muslims […]
This essay will look at the importance of narrative in two CG animated films which are Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Hironobu Sakaguchi, 2001) and The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004). The essay focuses specifically on the narrative and the spectacle of the films and how through the cinematic medium, they help each other to deliver […]
ABSTRACT Art director is having one of the most important job in an film. Art direction can be similar to snowboarding or sky diving. The essence of the activity is mainly on the way in which it’s done. Art direction is an action figure in film making. The art director is the one who renders […]
2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction To make sure the research can be done in correct way with relevant content. Researcher can use relevant article, journal even theory to provide an idea or evidence of the research topic so that credibility and accuracy of the works can be increased. Thus, literature review is one of the […]
A Comparison of French and German Cinema, 19301945 Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: The effect of fascism on German Culture, 19301945 Chapter Two: Occupied France: Vichy Collaboration in Moulding the Image of Fascist Europe Chapter Three: Josef Goebbels and the Intervention of Propaganda Cinema Chapter Four: Heimatfilme Chapter Five: Exilfilme Chapter Six: Pacifist Cinema […]
Revenue Models of Online Video Sites Executive Summary The number of users of online video websites has been growing very rapidly over the past few years. In fact the popularity of online video websites has increased so much that a lot of people are watching lesser television then what they used to. But video websites […]
INTRODUCTION A massive spacecraft hovers over New York, throwing the entire city into shadow. A pair of lizards, sitting in the middle of a swamp, discusses their favourite beer. Dinosaurs, long extinct, live and breathe again, and the Titanic, submerged for decades, sails once more. Usually the credit of all these fantastic visuals given to […]
1. Chapter One: Introduction In these modern times of instant digital communication, film has turn out to be one of the most vital way through various nations and cultures reveal their values and identities. Moving image technologies has turn out to be all-encompassing in our lives. They are huge business. Apart from that, a capability to […]
“Style in itself is an absolute manner of seeing”: Modernist Fiction and the Camera-Eye. In 1897, Joseph Conrad began “The Nigger of Narcissus” with the declaration that, “my task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word to make you hear, to make you feel- it is, before all, […]
The effects of social media as a tool used for film marketing and promotion, an investigation of both dependant and independent filmmakers around the world. Abstract This dissertation will help to analyse and evaluate the different ways in which social media as platform is being used as an alternative way to promote and market films […]
The uses of Music, Culture and the value of ‘free’ Music In a Digital future “We’ve lost a whole generation of kids, who grew up downloading free music from the web and cannot fathom paying for it” Abstract The past ten years have witnessed an enormous growth of musicology within the music and entertainment industry […]
European film movements are most clearly understood as part of the cinema of periphery in relation to popular Hollywood productions. In consideration of examples from one European country, to what extent is this an accurate view? This essay will focus on some of the key movements in British cinema, looking at how they relate to […]
8 1/2 Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 is one of the early landmarks of postmodernism. (Bondanella, 93-116) If the myth is to be believed, Fellini had signed with producer Angelo Rizzoli to direct something like a sequel to his enormously successful La Dolce Vita. Actors were hired. The crew was ready. And a large set had […]
Are Visual Effects Dramatically Improving Film or Mistakenly Damaging Film? Introduction From the very inception of film visual effects have been employed by numerous photographers and film makers to enhance, to realise and create new meaning. The very early days of film took great advantage of ‘visual magic’ to create illusions and trickery which have […]
This essay will present an analysis of some of the reasons for the commercial success of the recent movie “The Hunger Games” a film that generated $155m in ticket sales in the US alone (LA Times, 2012). One of the key activities of the marketing function is to undertake environmental analysis in order to consider […]
Cross Dressing Can Support as Well as Undermine Gender Norms Discuss with reference to 2/3 films. The representation of stereotypical gender identities in filmmaking has evolved throughout cinema history, primarily in accordance with changes in political and social values. The traditional gender stereotyping of the dominant male- the all-powerful, masculine hero – and the spectacle […]
Film director: “”The task that a film director does are coordinating creative activities throughout the course of developing, filming, and completing and marketing.”” To become a film director you need a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, film or just a field related. This will take about four years you will gain skills such as casting, […]
Documentary is a unique form of expression, one that aims towards a group of people, appeals to an even more specific subgroup of that people, meanwhile captures the attention of mass audiences despite the filmmakers concern of their viewing. A propaganda documentary influences viewers in a precise way that convinces them to react based on […]
At the surface level, Wendy and Lucy is a story about a young woman and the struggles she faces as she attempts to find her lost canine companion on limited funds as she travels through a run-down Oregonian town. The setting of the story is confined to only a couple of days, and little to […]
Anna Corbitt Film Appreciation Film Final November 23, 2018 A Review of Shaolin Soccer Since the beginning of the film industry, it seems that Hollywood films have dominated the movie world. Whether it’s due to lack of advertisement or reluctance, many Americans (myself included) have watched very few foreign films in their lifetimes. However, there […]
