Star Tragedies: A Career In Film

On January 29th, 2016, Kevin D. Williamson a columnist of the National Review, wrote an article titled satirically titled On the Difficulties of the Movie Star. Williamson's argument revolves around the fact that although African Americans make up 12 percent of the US population, they are just six thousandths of a percent of the global population, and Hollywood is surely a “fully global enterprise”. He then reasons that it would be years even decades until an African American be nominated for an Academy Award if they were randomly distributed, just as it would be unlikely for ethnic minorities such as “Ukrainians or Comorians” to be nominated. He then stated that this shows African Americans, like white Americans are “overrepresented in Hollywood”.

The founding of Los Angeles positively influenced the United States economically and politically, is based on immigrants in Early America. The founding of Los Angeles began with Spanish colonial Governor, Felipe de Neve. Felipe, along with 44 other settlers from Mexico, created a Pueblo nearby river Porcuncula. They called the Pueblo, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porcuncula (Our Lady the Queen of the angels of Porcincula). Furthermore, the motive for establishing the Pueblo was to stress the Spanish’s declaration over the territory.

The "star system" was a method of developing and advancing the popularity of Hollywood movie stars. The system, which began during the height of the Hollywood studio system era, emphasized the image of the actor instead on the actual acting. The movie studio's profits were driven by the popularity of the stars that appeared in their films. According to Rocco, the stars had long term contracts with the movie studios that paid them a weekly salary, and the stars were identified with specific types of characters that would often be repeated in many movies. Belton stated that "the star provides the studio with a tangible attraction, an image that can be advertized and marketed, offsetting the less tangible qualities of the story, directing,

Just like many other U.S cities during the early 20th century los angles experienced a period of unprecedented industrial growth and population increase that followed. Furthermore there was the need for a transportation hub that would serve as a common stop for vital transcontinental rail lines that supported the city’s industry, which included the Union Pacific

There are a lot of colleges and academies in the United States, but just a few have good rankings. These schools with good rankings have to have good teachers, good, students, and a good variety of courses. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and The University of California (L.A.) are 2 good colleges to study dramatic arts, and film in the United States. Both schools have similarities and differences. Here I am going to be comparing both colleges, and later I will choose which is the best.

During the 1940’s, many Mexican Americans moved into the city of Los Angeles, the city that was established by their ancestors. Though, there were harsh discriminations

In the early 1900’s, as films stated centering their focus on profit, large scale studios came onto the film scene. The studios that were discussed in the chapter were: Universal, United Artists, Paramount, Warner Bros, MGM, Fox, Columbia, and RKO. These studios employed some of the biggest names in the film world at the time. Many of these studios are still in business today, and have given prominent actors and directors their shot at fame. Universal was the first studio to move to the west coast. They produced popular films such as The

With the majority of entertainment careers, starting low, aiming high, networking, talent, and luck are the key elements of succeeding. While no specific training is necessary to become a casting director or a talent agent, succession most likely will come with education, practice and the right skill set.

Los Angeles was the first product off the assembly line of American urban planning. Turned on in the late 19th century, the city-making machine was fueled by an immense immigration of people who sought to create a new type of city out of the previously quaint pueblo. They also strove to craft the first major city developed primarily by Americans and outside of European archetypes. As a result, Los Angles is not only incredibly diverse, but also nearly impossible to define. Since it is a product of the American machine, understanding the community of Los Angeles becomes vital to understanding the United States. But to fully comprehend the present Los Angeles, one must look at the process that created it. Specifically, Los Angeles was

This paper was prepared for Introduction to Film History, Module 1 Homework Assignment, taught by Professor Stephanie Sandifer.

The Golden Age of Hollywood was a time when Hollywood hit its peak successfully and economically, starting with the late 1920s, and met its decline due to corruption in the late 1950s. One would ask the question: “Where did the name Hollywood come from?” The name came from Harvey Henderson Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, who were owners of a small ranch west of Los Angeles. According to u-s-history.com, “Daeida, who, while on a train trip east met a woman that described her country home in Ohio, that had been named for the Dutch settlement of Hollywood. Liking the name, Daeida christened their ranch 'Hollywood,' upon her return.” (History of Hollywood, California) Movies during this time period became a vital form of entertainment for all Americans during this time period. By the 1910s, Hollywood was combined into its neighboring city Los Angeles, and many motion-picture studios began to open. Moviemakers rushed to Hollywood, and competition started to become widespread between directors and producers. By 1910, the first motion picture was made in Hollywood, titled In Old California, and soon enough, Los Angeles became second to New York in producing films also because of it’s quintessential weather for movies to be made in all year long during this time. As Hollywood began to industrialize, filmmakers began to work on the image of a “star”; they would continuously use these highly-paid actors in order to achieve a form of comfort for the general audience of the movies. Seeing

My entire life I have been fascinated with film and commercials. As a kid, I would stop what I was doing to watch a commercial. This has not changed through the years. My goal in life is to work in the film industry and work with video. This may have developed from my brother’s short term love for the video arts. Like most little brothers I followed in his footsteps through a lot of things and most of them would not stick. As I grew older I developed my own different ideals and likes. But, video just stuck with me. Even if film production doesn’t work out I have always had a childlike excitement for fighting fires. Being the person to save the day is something that everybody wants to do, but not everyone peruses this dangerous career.

throughout history we as humans have found many ways to keep our selves entertained. From bloodshed in the arena with gladiators, to medieval knights in the joust and theatrical plays, we have created these these eye catching showings to keep our selves enticed. One of the greatest invention for entertainment so far is film making for tv. The director, editor and producer who are dedicated to their profession have put out amazing masterpieces together to show their viewers around the world what great entertainment looks like on their tv screen which is simple astonishing. Most individual’s might think that the film industry does not have a difficult process when it comes to developing and producing these shows viewer’s love to watch like “The Walking Dead”. But I would like to go into depth with some of the task that can cause the industry to have a hard time doing what they do best.

The universe contains many galaxies and the galaxies have millions and billions of stars, here are 10 well known stars from the universe. First one is a stellar nebula , a stellar nebula is is a cloud of superheated gases and other elements formed by the explosive death of a massive star. A stellar nebula is not only massive clouds of dust , it’s also the place where stars are born. A nebula is latin for “fog”. A stellar nebula is also really big,it’s a huge interstellar cloud of dust and hydrogen and helium that range in size from 1 AU to 10 AU. It also appears in many different colors and shapes. Stellar nebula is really bright and is actually visible with a naked eye!. Even tho a stellar nebula might look like they’re standing still in

Even though a vast majority of us wish that it was possible to turn back the hands of time and change or rewrite history. However, the truth of the matter is that we simply cannot. Everything happens for a reason, and we should learn to accept it. Accept it for what it is, rather than what we would like it to be.