...The main types of movies Movies are a favorite pastime throughout America. There are many different types of movies, and people prefer different ones. In fact, almost everyone has a certain type of movie they like to watch that will make them happy in some ways. However, there are three main categories of movies that people automatically think are drama, comedy, and action. The first category is drama. Drama films depend mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. In this type of movies, the audience is able to experience what other characters are feeling and even identify with someone. All films genres can include dramatic elements, such as comedies, action films, and horror movies, but typically films considered drama films focus mainly on the drama of the main issue. As a second type of movie that people automatically think of we have comedy. These kind of films are designed to create laughter from the audience. Comedies are light-hearted dramas, crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment. The comedy genre humorously exaggerates the situation, the language, action, and characters. The last category is action. Action films are a movie genre where action sequences, such as fighting, stunts, car chases or explosions, take precedence over elements like characterization or complex plotting. This type of film is designed for pure audience escapism with the action sequences at the core of the film. To conclude, we realized that...
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...African American Stereotypes in Movies Media Research Methods CO 455 November 20, 2012 African American Stereotypes in Movies Introduction There once was a time when everyone expected the black man to be the first actor to die in every movie that possessed a black man in its cast. However, over time the assumption of the black man being the first to die has changed. Currently in the year 2012, there are progressively more movies in which black men portray leading roles. This change in black men as leading characters in movies is a welcome change. In the past, supporting or backup roles were considered the best role a black man could achieve. In this paper, the researcher will conduct information by means of content analysis. Content analysis is the most commonly used methodology because of its ability to measure human behavior, assuming that the verbal behavior is a form of behavior. This study will examine specific media products and define these products by determining smaller elements that complement these products. This document will address a wide view of concerns regarding the African American culture, and will provide assumptions on how this issue can be addressed in the future. The stereotype of African Americans in movies today, is the topic of this research paper. Why do African Americans face stereotypes in the media? Why do black actors and actresses have difficulty obtaining roles that are not stereotypical...
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...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 genre may have. The three movie posters I chose to analyze were from the movies Finding Nemo, Up, and...
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...Willie A. Magby Dr. Mark McCormick Bible and Film Unit #1 Essay Feb 21, 2014 Real isn’t always Reality The Matrix, Source Code, and Inception, are three movies tied together to show many common threads, but the main one is called Conversion. As the director of the three movies, Christopher Nolen presents this phenomenon of Conversion as a point in life where a person accepts a higher call, a transformation, or a different purpose in life. In each of the movies, the Conversions are presented in different ways, but the results are the same. There was something prominent in all three movies. In order for a Conversion to happen there must be an advocate and a convert according to Lewis Rambo’s study, Understanding Religious Conversion (McGowan Para. 12). As the convert, one must be able to separate a dream from reality. The Matrix showed the main character Neo (the Convert), struggling to find something he did not understand. Morpheus (the Advocate) was there to teach Neo his calling according to the Oracle when it came to the Matrix. Morpheus would use Neo’s desire to find what Neo was looking for to further entice him to understand the Matrix. Neo had to understand that what he thought was real, was actually the Matrix. There will not be a one defining moment where Neo is converted. But, what one will see is a totality of the circumstances during the rescue of Morpheus that causes him to accept who or what he is the savior of Zion, The One. The Source Code was a computer...
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...A movie film genre is something that helps us identify what type of film we are about to watch. When multiple movies of one genre are made they tend to create a pattern, in this pattern the audience starts to notice common happenings in movies with the same genre. Some examples of general genres are action movies, comedies, romantic movies, horror movies etc. For my movie genre I chose to focus on the typical teen movies that involve two best friends, a guy and a girl in a case where the guy best friend is crazy about the girl but the girl is into somebody else. Therefore the rules for my genre in particular will be that there must be a love triangle. The first film I chose to focus on was Pretty in Pink, in this film the...
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...Netflix’s Generic Strategies Netflix is using a focused differentiation strategy. Netflix’s subscriber base consisted of three types of customers: those who liked the convenience of home delivery, bargain hunters who were enthused about being able to watch many movies for an economical monthly price, and movie buffs who wanted access to a very wide selection of films. SWOT Analysis Strength: * Netflix is the world’s largest subscription service for streaming movies. It had attracted 14 million subscribers as of April 2010. * Netflix has the fastest delivery time compare with any other online DVD rental companies. As of 2010, additional improvement in Netflix’s distribution and shipping network had result in one-business-day delivery capability for 98 percent of Netflix’s subscribers * Netflix has no late fees and no due dates which eliminated the hassle of getting DVDs back to local rental stores by the designated due date * Netflix had been highly rated in online retail customer satisfaction by Nielsen Online and ForeSee/FGI Research. Weaknesses: * Netflix accesses only to internet users * Subscriber cancellations are increasing from 3,113,000 in 2006 to 6,444,000 in 2009. (To grow its subscriber base, Netflix should attract new subscribers as well as avoided cancellation.) Opportunities: * As the result of growing demand of streaming video...
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...Movies People say that baseball is America's favorite past time, but I guarantee you know more people who have been to a movie theater than have attended a professional baseball game. Not all movies make it to the silver screen, some go straight to DVD, while others gross hundreds of millions of dollars. People go to the movies for several reasons, perhaps a first date or just hanging out with friends, whatever the reason is, you will most certainly be entertained. Ironically the fantasy of movies has a mystical way of making us feel genuine emotions. Whether it's a comedy, action, or horror movie, for a couple of hours people can forget about their real lives and exist in a world of make believe and fantasy. Over the course of my movie going career, the three categories that make for a movie worth paying to see are comedies, action, and horror films. In recent years, the most popular type of movie in theaters is comedies. A good can cheer up even the grumpiest of grumps. The most noticeable trait of a hit comedy is when you hear people repeating the one-liners for many months later. “Alrighty then” from Ace Ventura Pet Detective, was repeatedly uttered at middle schools across America in the mid nineties. Comedies are also great at cutting through that first date tension, you won't have to worry about making her laugh and you have something to talk about during the awkward silence moments. Other examples of great comedies that performed well in theaters include...
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...Going To a Movie versus Watching a Movie At Home Movies have been an important part in people’s daily life, and people have alternative ways to watch movies. The purpose of this essay is to compare watching movies in cinemas with seeing films at home and discuss both some of the advantages and shortcomings of each. The three main points to be involved are effect, price and objective. The most notable difference between these two ways of watching movies is the effect. In a cinema, the effects are far more electrifying than seeing a film at home. For example, the acoustics at home might not be as stereoscopic as in a theater. Another difference between these two approaches to movies is the price. Home cinema is much cheaper and even free, decided by what type of movie you are watching. Conversely, going to a theater varies greatly in price, depending on which cinema you choose and whether you are students. Either way, enjoying a movie at home, generally as a rule, is cheaper than in a cinema. Some people believe that go to a movie is a more fantastic entertainment to build up relationships with friends and families. While this might sometimes be true, one’s financial capability and time flexibility must be taken into consideration. If a family has financial difficulties, sitting together and watching a movie on TV can also be entertaining and promote relationships. When all is said and done, it comes down to personal choice, based on one’s effect of pursuit, budget and purpose...
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...rental industry can be boiled down to the booms we have seen in technology. The cost of HDTV’s has been dropping and has now become more practical for each person to obtain. This leads to the desire to view movies and shows on the big nice screen as opposed to the smaller devices we used to. The movie rental fee as well as the late charges always gave people pause but were not unsurpassable boundaries for consumers who wanted the movie viewing experience without making a purchase. The growth of the movie rental industry via an online presence I feel will continue to grow as more and more people become accustomed to the idea of owning or viewing things through a purely digital means. With a growth in any industry comes the inevitable competitiveness that we see between Netflix and Blockbuster. I would not be surprised to see Redbox throw their hat into the ring with online offerings in the future. 5) What is Netflix’s strategy? Which of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely fit the competitive approaches that Netflix is taking? What type of competitive advantage is Netflix trying to achieve? Netflix’s strategy was a “six-pronged” one: 1. Providing comprehensive selection of movie DVDs 2. Providing an easy way to choose movies 3. Providing a fast delivery of selections 4. Having no due dates for return 5. A convenient drop-it-in-the-mail return procedure 6. Aggressive marketing to attract subscribers and build widespread...
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...Horror BOO! Did that scare you? I wouldn’t think so, but I do think that you have been scared by some horror movies before. Horror movies have used a wide range of techniques to stand out amongst all of the other types of movies. There are quite a few horror movies and their style has changed throughout the years. Many things have changed except for the techniques used within them, and trust me there are quite a few, and all of these techniques can show why horror is so much more different than other genres. Each era of horror has had a different way of expressing itself. There were many subgenres. Horror had started off as any normal movie genre should, literature. Things like Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. By this time, the genre...
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...common. Most of them target younger audiences, are animated or include some type of special effects, and most are action films. Not only that, but the majority of these films also had a massive marketing campaign with fast food restaurants, action figures, and all sorts of other products. The question here is; why do all/most of the movies in this list contain the same attributes? Is it because these are the most popular types of films or because Hollywood continues to develop these types of movies? Finally, there are the foreign and independent film genres. As you can probably tell, foreign films are not produced in the United States and are instead produced in other countries. Independent films are not as self-explanatory. These movies are made by incredibly small studios with small budgets and often do not get recognized. All of these different aspects will be visited throughout this paper. First off, it is clear that many of these films share similar aspects and it could possibly be the leading reason as to why these movies are successful. Out of the top 25 list, the only movies that did not include animation or an extensive amount of special effects were Titanic and Passion of the Christ (I am not positive about the latter because I have never seen it, but after watching multiple trailers it seems that it has minimal to no special effects). So that means that twenty-three of the highest grossing movies of all time are “altered”. And by this I mean that many elements were added...
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...most popular movies consisting of animated children’s films, there’s no wonder as to why those types of movies do the best. Even though children’s films are aimed at kids, anyone can watch them. You can be a kid, a teenager, or an adult, the movie would be entertaining and appropriate to all ages. Unlike movies aimed for a more mature audience, a kid couldn’t watch all parts of it as it would be inappropriate for them, or the movie would not be entertaining enough for a kid. This is why DreamWorks’ best selling movies are ones that are animated and aimed towards a young audience, with popular titles like How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek, and of course, Madagascar. The...
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...delivered to their house, completely remodeling the idea and process of video and television rentals. Netflix created a product that filled the void of instant media access to consumers, and created a product that makes video and television viewing a service that everyone could access and afford. For a monthly subscription fee, subscribers can rent as many DVDs as they would like and keep them for as long as they like while also being able to stream movies and TV shows online, giving them access to hundreds of thousands of options of what they want to watch. There are no due dates or late fees for the DVDs which was a change from the traditional way of movie rentals. 1. Identify the key elements of Netflix’s strategy. What competitive advantages is Netflix trying to achieve? Netflix created the perfect storm of a company that encompasses and produces a product accessible from multiple different mediums for consumers. A consumer of Netflix has the ability to keep to a more traditional way and continue to watch DVDs of their favorite movies, keeping to a tradition held in the world for many years. However they added a twist. They not only deliver the DVDs to your home, but they also have free postage to encourage families to send the movie back and order another to continue to repeat the cycle. Netflix has also cornered the market with video streaming online. Netflix has hundreds of thousands of movie and television options that a Netflix subscriber can chose to stream online...
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...business rules are represented in the ERD, and that all entities and relationships present in the ERD are described by the business rules. This Term Project iteration is not the final submission of the business rules or conceptual ERD for your Term Project. You have the opportunity to make modifications before the final Term Project submission at the end of the course. Business Rule 1. A Customer must have a membership to use Netflix 2. A monthly invoice is accrued at the beginning of every billing cycle for membership fees. 3. An invoice must have membership type, taxes per state, membership price, and other miscellaneous fees accrued during the billing cycle. 4. A Customer must have a paid in full membership before they are able to utilize Netflix features. 5. Customers will have a three tiered membership to choose from: online streaming, two at a time, and three at a time. 6. A movie watched must be tracked to the membership history queue. 7. A movie placed in a members “ship to me queue” will be shipped automatically once customer’s current movie is returned. 8. A movie must only belong to...
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...Running Head: JUSTICE 1 Seeking Justice: A Film Critique Paul J Baker Jr 11-26-12 ENG 225 Instructor: Hope Umansky Justice 2 A film is a marvelous piece of art to the one who creates it. The story and plot that is told can have some profound meanings and sometimes portray things that we wish would happen. Actors come and go but sometimes they reach the level of a star. Nicholas Cage is one such star. We remember his past works in movies like Faceoff, Gone in 60 Seconds, and National Treasure. These films show this actor as an action star. You can never know if the character he is playing is going to be good or bad. However in recent years critics have stated that Cage has been lost. Performing in movies like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice has appeared that Cage was searching for something. They have wrote him off as the action star that he was but in a triumphant return in 2011, the movie Seeking Justice showed that Cage is still who we remember. This movie, because of its actors, plot, cinemaphotography, and direction bring back the action thrillers that we have been longing for. Seeking Justice is one of the best films made in 2011. “The screenplay has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is the mind of someone who wants nothing more than to tell a story. After all, without a story, Indiana Jones doesn’t recover the Ark of the Covenant, E.T. never phones home, and Batman never catches the Joker. Every movie, from the biggest, loudest...
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