Some of Woody Allen’s other achievements as a director is he has won the BAFTA award six different times. In case you don’t know the BAFTA is like Britain’s Oscars, so it’s a pretty prestigious award. Woody has won seventy-eight awards overall including the BAFTA and Oscars. (Woody Allen IMDB) As I said before the film director is the most important person in movies. The film director can decide amongst many different types of shots to choose.
Entertainers thrive from his or her fan base. It is from this that they begin to become icons to his or her fans, country, and even the world. Jay-Z for example has a net worth of 500 million dollars. He was awarded 17 Grammy awards. As well as being placed number one on the 2006 MTV Greatest MC's of All Time list.
John Ford was an American film director from 1917 to 1966. He was most famous for both his westerns and adaptations of classic twentieth century American novels such as The Grapes of Wrath. Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot, which frames his characters against a vast, harsh terrain. Ford directed more than 140 films and is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford had many distinctive stylistic trademarks, thematic preoccupations and visual motifs that constantly recur throughout his work as a director.
He wanted to create main titles that were raising the bar creatively. Coopers is majorly inspired by Saul Bass. Saul Bass was an American Graphic Designer & Filmmaker, he is best known for his design on animated motion picture title sequences. During his 40 years services to titles design her worked with many of the greatest film makers such as, Alfred Hitchcock. Otto Preminger, Stanley Kurbick.
Charles Kelly, the other lead singer, has a more of a raspy voice, and takes influence from southern rock (Luce). Last but not least, Dave Haywood, singer and lead guitarist, “really loves guitar players like James Taylor” (Luce). The inspiration that they get from those artists have lead to many awards and accomplishments in their career. Allen Cackett, a reporter for the UK magazine The Maverick, found in 2006, “one of the most popular pianists in America” (51), Jim Brickman contacted the new group to sing the single Never Alone on his new album…“ and in 2007 the song Never Alone reached number fourteen on the Billboard adult contemporary charts” (Cackett 51). Since that day, Lady Antebellum has become very popular among country music fans.
Crystal Mendez From Elvis to J-Lo: 50 Years of Pop Music Jill Van Nostrand Early Legends of Rock ‘n Roll Another Legend is Elvis Presley, the phenomenon, Elvis, changed the music, film, and television world forever. He had 149 different albums and singles that became certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 18 of his songs went to number one on the charts totaling 80 weeks. He took many influences throughout his life, combined it, and ratified the way music will be used forever. To put a cherry on top of this sundae would be to also mention that 40%, almost 1/2) of his record sales, was outside of the United States.
Robert Duvall has been nominated and won numerous awards for his exploits in acting. His ability in both leading and supporting roles, lead him to be named by Guinness Book of World Records as the most versatile actor in the world. He had a role in six of the American Film Institute Top 100,
The third type of music used for films in the silent era was music that was composed specifically for a particular film. The most notable adaptations used in The Birth of a Nation are in the scene of Lincoln’s assassination as well as at the end of the film. One of the most well known arrangements used in this film is Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner. Other popular arrangements included “Maryland, My Maryland” which was used to help lighten the mood. Joseph Carl Breil was the composer of all the original scores for The Birth of a Nation.
He was introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians work together on one another's demos. Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, went platinum thanks in part to the hit single "Ordinary People," a song that he originally penned for the Black Eyed Peas. He went home with three Grammy Awards for Get Lifted: for best R&B album, best R&B male vocal performance and best new artist. Legend's musical talent has made him a mainstream star. In 2006, he performed at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh.
"In the Line of Fire" was one of his most successful movies. It grossed $102.3 million. His successful and most recent film is "American Sniper" (2014). It grossed $349.4 million in the US. It was nominated for 5 other Academy Awards and for Best