Case Report: Casino Industry in 2011 Overview: The casino industry is one of the very important industries in the USA because of the size of their revenue which is about 32.5 billion in 2009. They also provide job opportunities and build attractive places that encourage tourism and bring revenue to states in different ways. The business is facing many changes due to government regulations, new technologies in the gambling world as well as competitions among casino companies and emerging casinos. This report will try to analyze this industry by using the SWOT analysis and porter’s five forces while analyzing its external environment. 1.
The subject of change has always been a prominent area of analysis among historians and the like. The focus of this essay regards the extent to which cinema in the 1920s US informs about the forces for change in society. The inter-relationship between the impact the society on cinema and how a popular film influences the society in turn is undeniably significant. In the 1920s, the American industry, or “Hollywood” reached what is still its era of greatest-ever output, producing an average of 800 feature films annually, or 82% of the global total. Cinema became one of the most popular leisure activities during the 1920s with in particular young Americans visiting the cinema two to three times weekly.
The street was named after Wilshire when he agreed to let the city build a street across from his property. In the 1920s, many hotels and high-rise buildings modeled after New York buildings were erected and the area saw a massive increase in its population. Many movie stars and people of high social economic status occupied the area due to its proximity to Hollywood and the new exclusive real estate. During the 1930s, the area’s popularity grew because many movie stars were moving to the new district. Wilshire Boulevard became better known for movie star spotting than Hollywood Boulevard.
Cineplex Inc. Cineplex Inc. is an integrated entertainment company, which accounts for a great share of the marketplace in Canada. Cineplex focuses primarily on motion picture distribution. The company has been committed to bringing convenience to customers in their entertainment life through a variety of services including theatrical exhibition, food services, online sale of home entertainment content, etc. Industry, regulatory &other external factors Industry Trends Revenue generated from theatre exhibition is a main component of Cineplex’s income. However, Box office revenues in the Canada decreased by 2.5% in 2013 (2013 annual report).
Models combined with a phonograph ran as high as $250. Also radios offered more opportunities for advertising. Without the radio we would not be where we are at today it was the first step in the new age of technology. Cinema was a big change in America because as everyone had domestic saving devices there was more time for leisure, so more and more people started to go. The first talkie was made in 1927and this was a massive fascination for people and by 1930 more than 10 million cinema tickets had been sold.
The film was so successful because of the fantasy storytelling, musical catchiness and the abnormality of the characters the made the film stand out for the rest and becoming very unique. The film also featured what may be the most elaborate use of character make-ups and special effects in a film up to that time. The Wizard of Oz in 1939 is everybody's cherished favorite, greatest fantasy film musical from MGM during its prime years. The film was first re-released in 1949, and then in 1955, They also broadcast the film for many seasons, regularly on network TV as a prime time event; its first two showings were on CBS on November 3, 1956 and in December, 1959 (AMC). The film soon became a classic institution with annual showings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter time, in some years, and was sort a rite of
Up until that time, clothing trends had largely been set by fashion houses that catered to the adult market and the dress style of young people had simply followed adult fashions. As cinema, television and rock 'n' roll swept the world, however, the youth market clambered to copy the 'style of the stars'. Teenage fashion quickly developed into a huge industry in its own right. During this period, teenagers also had increased buying power. Newly-affluent parents could now afford to give their teenagers generous pocket money, much of which was spent on acquiring the latest fashions.
'39 steps' evaluation The 39 steps was written in 1915 by the author John Buchan. The original book was a big hit within the world and therefore was adapted into a movie production and a live theatre piece, which I was lucky enough to be able to go and see. The play was cleverly crafted by Patrick Barlow who managed to create this book into the hysterical play it is. Within this I will be talking about how the variety of production elements all blended into one hilarious play. Within the first scene we see Richard Haney (Ben Righton) in his very tradition and stereotypical London based home.
A History of Vaudeville Sprouting from variety shows that were started in the early 1800’s for men, vaudeville was different from the earlier shows by its mixed-gender audience, usually alcohol-free halls, and extreme amounts of service for people in the middle class. Vaudeville slowly evolved from the concert saloon and variety hall into its mature form throughout the 1870s and 1880s. This more refined form was known as "Polite Vaudeville"(Vaudeville a history, Wikimedia.com) In the years before the American Civil War, entertainment was limited and very subjective to one form. Certainly, variety theatre existed before 1860 in Europe and elsewhere. In the US, as early as the first decades of the 19th century, drama-lovers could enjoy a performance
Daddy-O and Because They're Young brought his original music to the big theatres, but he was soon typecast doing comedies. His efforts in the genre helped guarantee his work on William Wyler's How to Steal a Million, however, a major picture that immediately led to larger projects. Of course, his arrangements continued to get him a lot of attention and he won his first Oscar for adapting Fiddler on the Roof. During the 1970s, John Williams was King of Disaster Scores with The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and The Towering Inferno. His psychological score for Images remains one of the most innovative works in soundtrack history.