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    Disney vs. Dreamworks Whether it’s flying high with Hiccup and Toothless, swimming across the ocean with Ariel, or battling monsters with Hercules, Disney and DreamWorks bring liveliness and passion to families’ television screens every day. Their missions are to bring insanity and silliness to raise children’s spirit and imagination. DreamWorks and Disney are similar because their cartoons contain both valuable life lessons and impactful messages that affect the minds of adults and children, yet

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    Company Description Paramount Pictures is one of the oldest movie studios in America. Paramount and its divisions are owned by Viacom Inc. Viacom acquired Paramount in 1994, bringing together two entertainment powerhouses. Robert Bakish is the President and CEO of Viacom, while James Gianopulos is a chairman and CEO of Paramount pictures. Viacom’s mission statement is fairly general and is based on being ethical and passionate about their work “…strives to maintain a work environment that upholds

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    Why Aesop's fables are now generally considered children's literature? Outline: The topic that I have selected for my research paper is "Aesop's Fables" and the reason for selecting this topic is my interest in the field of literature and importance of storytelling in the life of young school going children in order to develop their intellectual and emotional power. In this paper, I will explore many facts about the lessons any story has in it. Problem statement: This research mainly focuses

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    The studio system was an arrangement of craft services and talent that made movies dictated by contractual terms. Through this system, studios could easily move from project to project, producing like that of a factory. Creating movies in this arrangement eliminated the need to raise money or finances; directors usually created movies in the style of the studio which lessened artistic creativity (Lewis, p 104). The studio system was dominant in Hollywood through the 1920’s well into the 1950’s

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    Over the years the studio system has changed faces multiple times. Beginning in the early twentieth century with competition between the independent filmmakers and the Motion Picture Patents Company, to the studio system’s peak times of production, profit and theatres, the film industry adapted an organization of the studio system, saw it rise to a golden age, and saw its decline. What exactly is the studio system? An organization of filmmaking and production was originally made because there

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    Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. 464 U.S. 417 (1984) Nature of the Case: Universal City Studios, the plaintiff, alleged that Sony Corporation of America, the defendant, was guilty of copyright infringement. The preceding was a discretionary appeal from the district court to the United States Supreme Court. They sought money damages, profits, and an injunction against the manufacturing and marketing of Betamax VTR’s. Facts: Sony created Betamax VTR’s which let people

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    Edith Head Research Paper

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    Throughout Hollywood’s history, there have been several great fashion designers, including Edith Head. She has had a very long and illustrious career that lasted from 1927 to 1981. During her career, she inspired numerous fashion trends and worked on several popular films. Edith Head was very secretive about her childhood and would often lie about it when asked a question. A close friend of hers David Chierichetti eventually learned all about it (Jorgensen, 13). Edith Head was born, Edith Claire

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    Outline the main changes the paramount decree effected on the structure of the American film industry and discuss the measures the ex-studios took to remain in control of the film market. The period of the 1920's to 1950's where known as the studio era in Hollywood. A few major companies monopolized the industry through vertical integration when the film companies controlled all production distribution and exhibition. The majors determined which movies were shown in which theatres, choosing their

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    Sunset Boulevard is a drama/romance black and white film. It was released to the public on August 10, 1950 in New York City. The film was directed by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. The film was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. Film stars William Holden as Joseph C. Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film actress who drags him into her fantasy world where she

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    http://literatureandresourcesforyoungpeople.blogspot.com.au/ 2: Fiction Review Babies and toddlers, early childhood (0–6 years) Morris ' Disappearing Bag - A Christmas Story Wells, R. (1980). Morris 's disappearing bag: A Christmas story (3rd ed.). Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Picture Puffins, Penguin Books. Genre: Children It 's Christmas Day and Morris is missing. A simple story about the youngest who initially is happy with his bear until he realising that he is missing out on sharing the other presents his siblings have

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