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The Film Piracy Problem The Film Piracy Problem Teacher Overview Film piracy is the illegal copying and distribution of movies in print, videos, DVDs or electronic files. New developments in digital technology make server-based or peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing on the Internet convenient and relatively fast. A negative consequence of this new technology, however, is online theft of copyrighted material. This lesson introduces students to the problem of film piracy, focusing specifically on Internet

Hollywood film productions, filmmakers portray many aspects of disabilities in a wide variety of movies. Furthermore, the portrayal of disability usually takes place through a character, which means a depiction or representation of a particular person. Therefore, when filmmakers portray characters with disabilities, whether they are the center of the action or are secondary, the filmmakers provide many insights about disability. After doing research on treatments of disabilities in films, I believe

The film Padmavati shows a different part of the diversity of Indian culture. In addition, the trailer gives the viewers some perspective of the story between the three main characters who play an integral part in the movie. Moreover, it can also be interpreted that the story will involve some vigorous fight scenes between the protagonist and the antagonist, but also glimpses of the heroine. Furthermore, I think in the quick glimpse of the movie that is given to the viewers in the trailer helps to

Judd Apatow is a film exploring the horrendously comedic shenanigans of being a bridesmaid in the weeks leading up to an elaborate best friend’s wedding. The main principal cast was made up of all women and the actresses given the opportunity to break traditional ideals of femininity of being pristine and proper by acting out extremely raunchy and physical roles for comedic purposes. The movie grossed a domestic total of $169,106,725, proving that not only can women lead a film to over $100 million

The film Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976) follows the protagonist Carrie White, Sissy Spacek, who is a shy high school student in a small town. White develops telekinetic powers after receiving her first period, which turns her world completely upside down; especially seeing as she did not know what the blood meant. It is not until the end of the film when she starts to embrace her gifts. Although Carrie is a horror film, the underlying meaning points to the mark of womanhood and discovering a woman's

Article Critique: Adaptation in the Film Industry From the very outset, it is worth noting that the article’s central theme is the practice of adaptation. Adaption is used in the article to describe the practice of transforming an already existing work of art to come up with a new form of art. In essence, adaptation involves developing a new work of art (such as a film) from an existing one (such as a novel or play). The new work of art is said to have transformed or adapted the original. As such

Movie industry experts don’t seem to know what to do with Latinx films. They are unsure how the Latinx audience will react to the film or how much the films will make at the box office because the movies have a foreign element. Latinx films, primarily movies with Latinx main characters are sparse. Hollywood should capitalize on the Latinx audience and release more films with Latinx lead characters. There is a significant Latinx audience. Latinxs make up about 57.5 million people in the US, according

Moonlight (2016) a film directed by Barry Jenkins, is a film that has many intersections of identity present. The film follows its main character - Chiron - as he goes through three pivotal stages in his life. Theses stages are titled; Little, Chiron, and Black. Little follows the main character as a child, Chiron follows him as a teenager and Black follows him as a young man. The three chapters of the film demonstrate the way aspects of Chirons’ intersect with one another. These aspects also help

several short films/ videos for my class and for different events. To reach this goal I want to learn from the best schools that dedicated to film. Daniel Wager writes in his book, Expanding the Menu: ReImagining Film School for an Evolving Landscape, that film education is falling behind the changes happening in the film industry (Wager 117). I want to be at a school that strives to be ahead of its competitors because without a school that is ahead there is no point in going to film school. Duncan

Chapter 1- what are storyboards to the film industry? Before considering this line of enquiry, it is appropriate to provide a brief background into the history of what storyboarding is and why it is so important. The concept of telling a story through a series of sequential drawings actually goes back to the time of cave men, when they drew themselves stampeding cattle. The storyboarding process can be very time-consuming and intricate. Many large budget silent films were storyboarded but most of this