Merlin Entertainments

Cinema has been a part of our global culture for years,beginning in the late 1890’s with the Lumiere Brother’s short film “L'Arrivée d'un Train en Gare de La Ciotat” which had people so immersed they found themselves running for their lives (Cooper,2015). Commercial films have captured the hearts and imaginations of people of all ages,genders,creeds and colours. As such, an industry that’s so intersectional and cross-cultural should cater to every audience. Much has changed since the Lumiere Brother’s

Over fall break, I spent a lot of time mindlessly lying on my couch while watching TV. One night, flipping through my options with the remote, I landed on the 1975 film of the cult classic comedy and horror musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If you are not familiar with this show, I urge to you to watch this scene from the original movie which includes Tim Curry’s iconic portrayal of the character Dr. Frank-N-Furter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZDWZFtyWY. To me it is an outrageous show

The enjoyment of violence can be seen throughout theatrical history from Greek tragedies, where it was used as a way to encourage society to obey the gods through scare tactics, to medieval theatre, where it depicted hell to encourage the audience to live a good sinless life, Shakespearian plays, where it was used as a plot element to add to the tragedy, to the Theatre of Cruelty, where Artaud used it for subconscious enlightenment, and now to filmmakers, using it to create action and comedy. Violence

What is it about movies that we enjoy so thoroughly? People agree movies inspire us, allow us to escape and oftentimes, broaden our perspective and force us to open our eyes to a worldview that is inherently different from our own. Films constantly present us with new and unconventional aspects of life. As we attempt to better understand and become more familiarized with varying lifestyles, societies and cultures, we are often led to take an objective look at the values and ideals our society promotes

Analysis of The Film “Clue” Films are great for escapism and social change. They impact society by bringing pleasure into people’s life in an affordable manner through censored entertainment. The censored entertainment allows families to bond socially through interaction of a specific shared experience. A genre of a film is the film which guilds the audience to a specific idea or purpose known as the theme. A films influence society with emotions and social behavior through the message of the

to the film industry, George Lucas, through the creation of the movie Star Wars: A New Hope, was able to create a new mythology that has taken a hold of generations of people; inspiring them with the creativity to completely change the face of entertainment. Throughout most of his life, George Lucas has always dreamed big. He was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California and was the only son out of four children. As a high school student, Lucas had always achieved poor grades and was just barely

The Cinema has became one of America’s favorite past times. The artistry and the technology has captured American audiences, giving films influence over our culture. The film industry can easily change people’s opinions, without much work Hollywood can make us hate the villains and love the heroes. Through this we see the power that the cinema industry has grown to have, and the influence it has in our society. However it is also our society who possess even greater influence over the film industry

Final Paper Rough Draft Auston Collins Ever since their inception in the early 1930’s, television programs have revolutionized the United States in countless ways. From informing millions about current news to allowing sports fans to watch their team playing across the country, television has truly been one of the most revolutionary inventions of the past century. More recently, television programs have begun to comment and take a position on current events. In particular, satire has been very

Essay Assignment Essay Assignment The question of whether or not to place high importance on film music is said to be in much debate. However, I disagree with this claim that there’s even a debate over if the musical score for a film can coincide with the classics of our history’s music. Already we recognize many theme songs and scores that we consider a fundamental piece to a film’s success. I will be discussing my thoughts regarding the status of film music and why I believe orchestral scores

Super Size Me utilises a participatory documentary mode as direct engagement between film maker and subjects, where the film maker’s impact on the film is celebrated and the impact of filmmaker on film is evident. Spurlock’s involvement works as a connecting device between other sections of the film and allows for the exploration of larger scale, connected matters using a selection of documentary conventions to get his message across. The fast paced, fun and informative style of Spurlock’s film