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    another. There are no things that come up as a tradition or practice we regularly perform, but one thing that is almost an unspoken tradition is the way I spend time and connect with my dad. Sitting down on a rainy day or just the odd night to watch a movie together is a regular activity that my dad, my brother, my friends, and I do. Some may say that watching movies is just a few people sitting on a couch not interacting or connecting in and way. But it just isn’t. Finding a move starring an actor

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    motion film revolutionized the film industry by helping grow the movie industry and inspiring new types of movies and services. Introduction: I. Attention-Getter: Blackton interviewed Thomas Edison in 1895; this created an interest in film for Blackton. A year later Blackton and his partner Albert E. Smith created their own film company called Vitagraph. A year after Vitagraph was formed they produced their first movie. Today the movie industry is a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. and globally

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    I was a kid, I have always loved movies. I thought of movies more as an art form rather than just another source of entertainment. Each movie is unique, there will always a new movie to amaze people, and ever evolving due to changing minds and technologies. I’ve hardly ever thought about it being a huge, growing business. In this research, I want to see if a movie can be successful without factoring in variables such as actors, story, ratings, genres, company, sequels, or any other factor that can

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    become some of the most popular and successful movie instalments of the 21st century most of these movies have been about men and focused on their trials and triumphs while also creating and perpetrating negative stereotypes of women. The female superhero movie falls into one of three categories: the victim, the tomboy and the bombshell. In the first category the victim constantly finds herself at the centre of trouble and requires the main man in the movie to swoop in and save her, she is a passive

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    The enchanting and heart-warming film Satellite boy, directed by Catriona McKenzie is a story set in the Kimberley Region, north of Western Australia and follows the character of Pete on a journey of discoveries and learning Indigenous culture. McKenzie delivers and utilises a range of different film techniques which help develop the themes of conflict between tradition and changes, confronting challenges and sense of belonging. Through these film techniques, the audience is able to understand that

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    Wonder Woman Experience It was time to experience the movie, Wonder Woman it is. After all the pervasive research and background knowledge I gained, the anticipation was palpable. I made a plan to see this film with my boyfriend, Donovan. The poor guy had been begging me to see this flick with him for what feels like months, but I thought there was no way I’d enjoy Wonder Woman so I didn’t want to entertain even the idea of it. We saw the movie on a Saturday though I originally was going to try for

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    Netflix Case Study

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    The Theatres The arrival of Netflix and other streaming services have had an enormous impact on the Television and Movie industries. With these changes that have happened comes drastic opinions on economic utility. Economic utility is the amount of satisfactory a customer is granted from a product or service. On one hand you have the customer that would rather stay home and watch a movie on Netflix. On the other hand you have a customer that would go to the theatre to watch the newest movies. These

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    Effects Of Movie Piracy

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    given weekend when you walk through the grocery store trying to sale you a movie. Piracy is defined by Dictionary.com as, “the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.” Therefore, a pirated movie is when a movie is released without the owner or person that got the material copy righted it knowing or consenting to the release. Movie piracy is unethical because it skews the box office financial numbers, decreases

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    friend to enjoy a movie. Staying at home cuddled up with a blanket, a bowl of popcorn, and picking up the newest movie on the way home from family video is another way to enjoy a movie. Most people prefer to watch them at home than online because of new services like Netflix or Hulu. However, watching movies in a theatre compared to watching a movie at home is only a choice you can decide. Many couples go out for date night, and they will go to a fancy restaurant. After that a movie will cost more than

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    Film festivals are widely perceived as powerful tools of cultural diplomacy in the form of an intricate machine of global networks. They serve as a means of social connection and interaction on a product-based level between suppliers and the demand sector: the film industries and the audiences. These all interact on the basis of the exploration of cultural diversities. Film festivals have a participation in the political economy of cinema, therefore their cultural aspect also maintains to be an important

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