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poorly and quickly made films, forced producers to take more care and create better features. In consequence of both of these factors--reduced budgets and reduced quantity--the standard of quality of films rose. No one could afford to make terrible pictures and expect a profit; therefore, the cost of filmmaking dropped and the quality rose, at least relative to the majority of the forgettable features of the studio system. These factors also allowed smaller studios and independent producers to make

The Paramount decision of 1948 and the Hollywood blacklist altered the direction of the filmmaking business in America, one that I believe has had a lasting impression for decades. The Paramount decision of 1948 refers to a court decision against the major film companies, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century-Fox, Loew’s-MGM, Columbia, Universal and United Artists to outlaw their price fixing and monopolization of the industry. The Hollywood blacklist referred to a list of studio employees from 1947

With the coming of sound came the birth of Hollywood. As Hollywood progressed, stars were made and so were millions. But these millions of dollars were being given to the top 8 companies in the industry, The Big Five: Warner Bros., MGM/Loew’s, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and RKO, and The Little Three: United Artists, Columbia, and Universal. These companies controlled how their films were made, where they were shown, which films played first and for how long, a clear example of vertical integration

The Big 5 were Lowe’s Incorporated, Fox, Paramount Pictures, RKO and Warner Brothers and they owned the major studios as well as the movie houses that showed the films. This ruling is called the Paramount decision because within this decision, Paramount agreed to a government-instituted consent decree that

“The Big Five” within the eight companies that made up the studio system, these were; Fox Films Corporated, Lowe’s Incorporated, Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, and Warner Bros. The term “studio system” is still used today as a reference to the systems and output of the major studios, historically the term refers to the practice of large motion picture studios between the 1920s and 1960s because

The Art of Invisible Strength Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club is a truly rich novel. The concept of "invisible strength" caught my interest in particular, so I have chosen to analyze the relationship between Lindo, her daughter Waverly and Waverly's boyfriend Rich. My questions are how Lindo achieved this strength, why she did it and how it effected herself, Waverly and Rich. It is fundamental to the analysis to investigate Lindo's past in China. It is clear that she is a much loved child. "In

1. WHY IS PARAMOUNT A TAKEOVER TARGET? Paramount is a potential merger target to Viacom and QVC for a few key reasons outlined below: Paramount & Viacom: (1) Synergy creation: The businesses of both companies are famous and highly complementary to each other. (2) Cost reduction: Paramount & Viacom both have economies of scale and are doing business in a similar industry. (3) Addition of enhanced and complementary distribution capabilities, which will significantly increase revenue. (4)

Chris Raschka’s 2012 Caldecott Medal winning book, A Ball for Daisy, is a fun children’s picture book about a dog named Daisy and her love for her favorite red ball. The story shows how happy she is when she plays with her ball. Daisy takes her ball with her everywhere. She plays with her ball, sleeps with her ball, takes her ball with her on walks in the park, and more. One day, Daisy’s ball was snatched by another dog wanting to play. Unfortunately, the other dog accidentally destroyed the ball

content of various issues. In American movies, the characters take on such issues as social reform, political views, and emotional turmoil. Movies have changed people's attitudes about consuming information. Today, movies quickly give us a visual picture of where and what the characters are doing. Most movies neatly package a story into less than two hours of carefully edited material. Movies have made current generations used to this way of consuming information and can often make reading a book

AWe’re a race of Peeping Toms. People ought to get out of their homes and look at themselves.’ What is the film’s message about the ethics of voyeurism? Voyeurism is originally defined as ‘the practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity’. However, the term is also used to describe a general spying on, or having interest in, other people’s lives. This kind of voyeurism is the central theme for Alfred Hitchcock’s mystery thriller, Rear