The film is still used today and original films can be used on a modern projector. 2. What steps did France's Lumière brothers take to make cinema a commercially viable enterprise? What kinds of Lumière movies were the most popular? How did the Lumières' activities influence the development of world cinema?
Zemeckis is from the “Spielberg camp of film-making” and has even had Spielberg produce many of his films (IMBD 2012). Prior to the creation of Forrest Gump, Zemeckis directed several other well-known films including 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabit, which was one of the leading films of its time to use animation
(Lewis 7) But that is exactly what started the evolution of the motion picture. To settle the bet Eadweard Muybridge set up a row of cameras along a racetrack’s straightaway and timed exposures to capture the many stages of a horse’s gallop. (Lewis 7) This “battery-of- cameras” technique brought photography once step closer to cinema. (Lewis 7) Thomas Edison happened to attend one of Muybridge shows and met with him afterwards. (Lewis 8) Edison then traveled to France to meet with Etienne-Jules Marey who used a shotgun-shaped camera to shoot sequential photographs.
Setting refers to the place and type of location wherein the film was shot. A film could either be shot on location, or in a studio. In the case of this film, it was shot almost entirely on location – the production was given unprecedented access to the Palace of Versailles. This gives the film an added authenticity and realism, making it easier for the audience to get a better look into the life of Marie Antoinette and the courtiers of that time. Although the film is set in Versailles, some scenes were taken in various locations around France.
from Kristanits).” Kirstein visited London during the summer of his junior year at Harvard and went to a Diaghilev ballet seven times in ten evenings. In 1933, Kirstein met George Balanchine at the Savoy Theatre in London. Kirstein had already seen several of Balanchine’s works, including a performance by Balanchine’s company Les Ballets. Kirstein explained his dream of beginning a ballet company in America to Balanchine, and Balanchine replied famously, “But first, a school (qtd. From “Lincoln Kirstein 1907-1996”).” The School of American Ballet was opened on January 2, 1934 with 32 enrolled students.
He thought of teaching the young and influencing the kids into getting interested in ballet style of dancing. He first established a school for the young on January 2, 1934. During 1930,s and 1940,s he worked as a choreographer at musical theater. In 1935, his influence led to a professional company focusing only on ballet, American Ballet. With not enough success, Balanchine decided to take some action and move the company to Hollywood in 1938.
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).
I found books online using databases. These books provided the most sufficient information. The books found explained how important film was during the time of war. Film was mainly used for propaganda during this time period in order to produce morale, and the government was at the base of these decisions. The OWI would manipulate the scripts and outcomes of many films for the benefits of the country as a whole.
John Woo Movie Style. John Woo is a well-known film director and producer. He has directed several action films in Hong Kong such as: A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled. Also, he has directed some films in Hollywood include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. With many of the moves being derived, we can recognize his movie with his own styles as a well-choreographed ballet of violence.
FINDINGS RHETORICAL ANALYSIS Filmmaking happens every time someone wishes to film something with a camera whether it is a home video for ‘You got framed’ or release big budget blockbuster for Steven Spielberg. Either way filmmaking is all about organising scenery where in which the camera will identify the object as a sequence or a scene. What we see on screen as an audience is controlled by the one holding the camera; this means the audience is viewing the footage from another person’s perspective of the image. This is also the case of editing where the editor can chose to keep or discard footage for the benefit of the audience viewing experience. The edited piece is often used to create certain effects and motions that are impossible to