...Genre Awareness Report Forrest Leitch Abstract In order to better understand how genres are interpreted, I chose three movie posters from the same genre to analyze. I observed the posters for similarities that lend themselves to characteristics of the genre. Multiple aspects of the poster were taken into consideration, such as title font, images, layout, and coloring. I concluded that all three posters shared similar characteristics, through which the genre of their movie can be deduced. Introduction In the world of cinema, genres are very important. Audience, film content, and style are just a few determining factors in which genre a movie fits into. Movie posters are a quick way to convey the genre to consumers without having to actually see the movie. Not all movies fit perfectly into just one genre, however, and genres don’t have rigid structures that the movies within them must comply with. Children’s-Adventure movies, for example, are usually animated films that have a plot based on some type of journey or adventure that is taken on by the main characters (Dirks, 1). There is almost always some great obstacle or challenge that the main character(s) must overcome, and usually good trumps evil. These films generally contain light humor, and teach some sort of life-lesson, or have a recurrent morale to the story. Methodology I analyzed three movie posters from the Children’s-Adventure genre to explore the similarities and differences movie posters from the same...
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...Tanner Otto Professor Lee Gullickson English 120 13 September 2013 Genre Awareness Abstract To find out what characteristics define an action movie and whether or not they hold true for all action movies, I decided to do some research using the internet. After looking at multiple movie posters I noted the similar characteristics between them all. When confronted with the similarities I further analyzed the posters and tried to determine what the reasoning behind the similarities was. Finally, I deciphered the reason behind them and made a decision on whether or not certain characteristics are present in all action movies. Introduction Action movies have been around since movies were first created. The visual effects and the actors have changed, but the feel is the same. When describing an action movie the average person thinks of guns, cars, explosions, violence and big action-star names such as Jason Statham. These are stereotypes of the action movie genre. These same stereotypical aspects, among others, are showcased in the posters. My aim for this report is to look at different movie posters of the same genre and look for common themes and elements between them and decipher the meanings and purpose. Methodology To find examples of movie posters I began my research by using google to search for images of known action movies. The first search was for the Expendables 2 poster. When looking at the results I saw that one poster was more frequent than the others and...
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...Genre Awareness Project Assignment Important Dates: 6/22: Genre Awareness Project Full First Draft due via email to me before class, and bring one clean, typed and stapled copy of your complete project to class for peer review/reading workshop. 6/23: Genre Awareness Project Pencil Grade due at the beginning of class. This should be a clean, typed and stapled copy of your complete project. 7/29: Final Portfolio due. Of the first three major writing projects, you must revise at least one but you may choose up to two to revise for a new grade (i.e., the new grade will “erase” the previous pencil grade). Barring any late or other penalties, you have the chance to improve the grade on this project, if you choose to revise it for the portfolio. The Assignment and Rationale: For this project, you are required to find three legitimate, same-genre movie posters from the last decade and write a report revealing your genre awareness findings and conclusions about both the stability and flexibility of the movie genre represented in these three posters. You may choose the movie genre, and you may find that you’re working with a multi-hyphenated genre (e.g., thriller-crime-drama). This is fine, as long as you can find three movie posters that represent this particular genre. However, I advise you to not go too obscure in your choices, as this might limit or make difficult your selection, and I also request you stay away from choosing posters for movies already clearly...
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...history. Before students can effectively learn from content area texts, they must have basic fundamental reading strategies in place. These necessary skills include phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate different sounds in words. Phonological awareness is understanding the sound structure of words. Decoding is the ability to apply their knowledge of letter – sound relationships. Vocabulary is the...
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...reading research. Respectful of the cross-age approach that Pressley took in the last volume (account for progress of beginning readers, adolescent and adult readers— and along the way highlight some pedagogical processes that are salient at all levels, such as word recognition, vocabulary, and comprehension), we took a different approach. We decided to focus on reading as a fundamentally cognitive process that can be influenced by contextual forces at many levels, most notably for education, schools, and policy environments. Thus we deal with the fundamental psychological aspects of reading—word level processes (including subword processes such as phonological awareness and decoding, word reading, and vocabulary, with all of its entailments), and text-level processes as they are grounded in structures, genres, and disciplinary knowledge pursuits. After the account of these cognitive processes, we turn to a setting-level analysis, in which we examine word- and text level processes within schooling (including instruction in English language arts and the subject matters of history and science) and policy contexts. As we unpack each...
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...Republic of the Philippines Department of Education DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue Pasig City K to 12 Curriculum Guide ENGLISH (Grade 10) K to 12 Curriculum Guide ENGLISH (Grade 10) December 2013 THE FRAMEWORK I. PHILOSOPHY AND RATIONALE Language is the basis of all communication and the primary instrument of thought. Thinking, learning, and language are interrelated. Language is governed by rules and systems (language conventions) which are used to explore and communicate meaning. It defines culture which is essential in understanding oneself (personal identity), forming interpersonal relationships (socialization), extending experiences, reflecting on thought and action, and contributing to a better society. Language, therefore, is central to the peoples’ intellectual, social and emotional development and has an essential role in all key learning areas1. Language is the foundation of all human relationships. All human relationships are established on the ability of people to communicate effectively with each other. Our thoughts, values and understandings are developed and expressed through language. This process allows students to understand better the world in which they live and contributes to the development of their personal perspectives of the global community. People use language to make sense of and bring order to their world. Therefore, proficiency in the language enables people to access, process and keep abreast of information, to engage with...
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...Post Production report My story board for the opening sequence would have been easy to create a moving image from as it gave clear to illustration of what I wanted the sequence to look like. I also noted a range of transitions and camera movements to make it clear how I wanted each shot to look, what I wanted the sequence to be paced etc. The music choice of ‘Hans Zimmer – Dream is collapsing’ was good as it was more upbeat than the classical song used in the first two shots and created suspense. I chose to subvert Todorov’s narrative structure which most of the films I analysed followed and started at a point that was not equilibrium as the main character was in danger from the start and ended up seriously injured. The image I used from my posters were inspired by my storyboard. The image used on my teaser poster is inspired by the second shot of my storyboard as a sense of mystery is created as you can only see a small amount of the persons face. I changed the shot into a mid shot for my cover poster as you can clearly see the convention of ‘Business wear’ used in spy films. Doing this made the genre of the film more recognisable even though there was not much information on the teaser poster. I super imposed the image onto a white background to make the whole image brighter and I used high key lighting on the image to make image more eye catching. I lastly covered my background image in a filter which gives the image a similar effect to something that has been pixilated...
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...Miranda Razzis Dr. Oleksiak English 101- Foundations of Writing 22 November 2015 Composition in Three Genres Breast Cancer is becoming more and more well-known and almost anyone you ask can say they know or are related to someone who has or had Breast Cancer. This is a problem because Breast Cancer, to me, seems like the most talked about type of cancer at this time. I think that more people should be aware of the causes of Breast Cancer and also about where their money goes when they donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the largest funder of Breast Cancer research. People should be more educated about these two things because there is so many people affected by Breast Cancer. I want my audience to learn about what the Susan G. Komen Foundation is really doing with the money they are donating to the Foundation. To do this, I created three genres of composition. These genres include a photo essay, a brochure, and a poster. I hope to reach my audience in a different way with these compositions than I did with my essay. For my three genres I chose to compose a photo essay, a brochure, and a poster. These are all unique and can reach my audience and have them understand what I am trying to have them understand. Between all of the compositions, I included photos of women who have had mastectomies, pink ribbons, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation logo. I included the mastectomy pictures because I think it is really important for people to see what Breast Cancer physically...
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...In this paper I will be talking about three different movie posters of the American War genre. First I will describe where I found the movie posters, and then I will state the results of the visual elements. Then I will analyze, and critique the results of the findings. Introduction When someone walks along the hallway of a movie theater, they will see a series of movie posters which are there to advertise the movie. Humans are known to act on their first impression, and this is important in advertising because it will either attract or defer a potential viewer. Most people have a favorite movie genre, so they’re more inclined to watch a movie that appears to fit under their genre. Through the movie posters a patriotic theme is given off, which will invite in the intended audience. American War movies have very similar posters, although they will have different stories. Today I will be talking about three different movie posters of the American war genre: “American Sniper” (See Fig.1), “Fury” (See Fig.2), and “Lone Survivor” (See Fig. 3). The main purpose of this report is to find and analyze the visuals of the three movie posters. Methodology In order to try and test my hypothesis, I will need to find material that will allow me to gather the appropriate information. I am going to use the internet to find three movie posters of the same genre, and that genre is American war movies. First I will search on google images for American War Movies. In...
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...Unit 2 June 2016 A-Level Media Studies Advanced Subsidiary Examination Unit 2 MEST2 Creating Media Production Briefs To release to students on or after 1 June 2015 All teacher-assessed marks to be returned to AQA by 15 May 2016 Instructions • • • • • Overleaf you will find three Production Briefs. Each brief contains instructions for three separate tasks, each requiring you to work in different media platforms – Broadcasting, Print and e-Media. Read the briefs carefully. You should select one brief. You should then produce the material indicated for two of the tasks from your chosen brief. Information • • • You are reminded that the Production Process comprises the following: — Research — Pre-production — Production — Evaluation (1500 words) The maximum mark for this paper is 80. You will be marked on your ability to: — use good English — organise information clearly — use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Production Brief MEST2 Read the scenarios. Choose one brief and complete two tasks on that brief. You should attempt to integrate the productions across the two chosen platforms where possible. Brief One You have decided to enter a competition being run by your local arts cinema, The Little Picturehouse. This cinema, which is part of a small chain of 12 independent arts cinemas across the country, shows a mixture of independent, foreign language and documentary films. The company prides itself on...
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...suicides in the United States increased from 10.46 to 11.26 per 100,000 people, between ages 10 to 24 it is the 3rd leading cause of death, 2nd leading cause in 24 to 35 year olds and the 10th from all age groups. Globally one in every 40 seconds, 800,000 a year, suicide is absolutely preventable, these are not accidents and 90% sought treatment for mental health prior. Thoughts and ideation are higher among young adults’ ages 18 to 25 years where the greatest attempts are made; among 18 and older 8.3 million report having suicidal thoughts, 2.2 million made plans, 1 in every 25 succeed in committing suicide. Between the ages 15 to 24 years old 100 to 200 attempts are made, 500,000 in the United States seek help in emergency rooms; an estimated 6.5 billion in non-fata, self-inflicted medical cost. The initiative seeks to apply ecological approaches normally dedicated to specialized populations; the approach will intrinsically identify suicide victims through venues and or genres. Public suicide prevention efforts could encompass and engage participants via screening an entire social demographic and ordained community care as means to introduce interventions. In the context of public health, suicide is on the rise in the United States and world-wide; a community’s health is diminished by the exponent death of its members. A government existence is within its ability to assure the quality of life and...
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...Case Analysis Report Harlequin Romances - Poland (A) The case study of Harlequin Romances shows us the strategies that Harlequin has adopted in its international operations. The case explains the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Eastern Europe, primarily focusing on Poland, and the marketing mix elements necessary for success. With romance fiction novels as its main product and women as the target market, Harlequin Enterprises was a pioneer in mass market paperback novel series and using consumer goods marketing technique as well as branding in book industry. It focused on series and brand rather than bestsellers and authors. Starting as a small Canadian printing house, it expanded internationally by acquiring a British publisher and then one after another competitors, publishers and distributors all over the world. Harlequin’s international market was primarily segmented on the basis of language spoken rather than geography. In 1991, Harlequin sold 193 million books on six continents in 20 different languages. The success of the enterprise was its focus on the romance fiction and application of consumer packaged goods marketing principle to publishing. Harlequin had well defined market segments which were differentiated on the basis of length of the novel, level of sensuality, degree of realism and settings. All the romances series were distinctly positioned and had a specific target audience. The customer value perception of the romance novels were Relaxation...
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...◆The fact that you have this book in your hands means you may already believe that informational text should be included in primary classrooms. Perhaps you have had professional or personal experiences that have led you to that belief. Perhaps you have thought of some potential benefits informational text may hold for young learners. We hope this chapter helps bring together much of what you have been thinking. It is designed to extend your thinking and provide access to research and theories that support it. What’s the Difference Between Informational Text and Nonfiction? Often the terms “informational text” and “nonfiction” are used interchangeably. In our view, however, they are not the same. Informational text is a type of nonfiction—a very important type. Nonfiction includes any text that is factual. (Or, by some definitions, any type of literature that is factual, which would exclude texts such as menus and street signs.) Informational text differs from other types of nonfiction in purpose, features, and format. Purpose The primary purpose of informational text is to convey information about the natural or social world, typically from someone presumed to know that information to someone presumed not to, with particular linguistic features such as headings and technical vocabulary to help accomplish that purpose. By our definition, therefore, biography is nonfiction but is not informational text, because its primary purpose is to convey information about...
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...a performance. With any athletic activity, injuries are almost always inevitable (Lee, 2017). Dance is no exception. Both professional and casual dance are very demanding in their own way. In the pursuit of perfection, dancers push themselves through pain and exhaustion in order to achieve a goal (Cardinal, 2009). Though there are many techniques in order to prevent them, it is often rare for a dancer to not experience a recovery time in their career. The risk factors for certain injuries are not fully understood, even to this day (Russell, 2013). Dance can be broken down into an enormous list of different styles. One can concentrate on the art of ballet to the technical moves of the contemporary genre. Though some would rather give their full attention to one specific genre, others like to dabble or even become a professional in a variety to be diverse. No matter what a performer chooses to focus on, they all have injuries that occur (Gelbard, 1993). While there is not an overload of information on this topic, it is still very thought provoking. This is true, especially when there is still not a clear-cut answer to this long-asked question. The purpose of this study is to discover the causes of these dance-related injuries, even though there are many precautions created to prevent them. The participants are 20 experienced dancers from a few different settings. Two of the dancers have never experienced a dance-related injury. Their results and input will be measured against...
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...In 2000, it entered into a revenue sharing agreement with Vijay TV13 to provide two hours of Discovery programs in Tamil. Under the agreement, both channels shared the revenues earned through sale of advertisement slots during the broadcast of Discovery programs. In December 2000, Karnik announced his resignation and Deepak Shourie (Shourie) took over as MD of Discovery India. By 2001, Discovery realized that Indian viewers' perception of the channel had not yet changed - they still perceived it as a niche channel airing programs on wildlife and nature. |Changing Perception | | |After Shourie took over as MD, he commissioned a market research to find | | |out how Indian viewers perceived Discovery. The research highlighted the | | |following points: | | | | | |• Discovery channel viewers consisted of mostly urban males between 25 - | | |54 years. | | |• Around 60% of its viewership was from the...
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