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Every year around Halloween, Universal Studios transforms itself into a scarefest unlike any other. From September 16th to October 31st, horror fans can experience their favorite movies live and up close at Halloween Horror Nights, featured at both the Orlando and Hollywood amusement parks. This year’s attractions include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Krampus, and dozens more haunted mazes and Scare Zones. One of the most anticipated, however, is the recently announced American Horror

'art cinema' of "L'aventura" and the German action offering of "Run Lola Run". This is of course to exclude America. Hollywood is the center of the global film industry and it can be considered impossible to gain international superstardom without passing through its coiffured gates. What is it that separates Hollywood from the rest of the world? Is Hollywood the culmination of international filmic

the 1950s, the studio system employed a “producer-unit system” to make movies that would “value both profits and aesthetic value” (Barsam & Monahan, 2016, p. 469). With this manager and producer-heavy structure, standardization became possible in filmmaking which led to films with a “studio look,” meaning that movies, particularly from the major studios, had a “predictable technical quality, often at the cost of stylistic sameness” (Barsam & Monahan, 2016, p. 470). The big studios of the time

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

Stars are signs of indigenous cultural codes. Gestures, words, intonation, attitudes, postures (gesturality)-all these define stars of a particular national culture from others. Spectators expect certain rituals of performance from their stars and camera conspires with this process of recognition using its own techniques. The biggest box-office stars of the 1950s were John Wayne, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Betty Grable, James Stewart, Abbot and Costello, Esther Williams, Spencer Tracy, Randolph Scott

works for the popular entertainment news show, Access Hollywood, moved from Burbank to Universal City. Who knew that that enormous move would have such a great impact on who I am as a person? My father and I revisited the now semi-abandoned lot of the old NBC Studios a few months after the move; not knowing

blind bidding, so all films were required to be shown to the buyers before selling them (SIMPP, 2002). The independent exhibitors were unhappy with this decision, because it still gives a tremendous amount of power to the Big Five. Companies like Universal and Columbia didn’t own theaters and relied heavily on block-booking. The independent producers created the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers (SIMPP). The case turned around when SIMPP was created (SIMPP, 2002). There was an opposition

of the film industry in Hollywood, we often picture it in our mind as an ideal industry full of fame and money. What makes the production process of films in Hollywood so successful? The answer is the studio system. According to Hollywoodlexicon.com, the studio system is a business model adopted by five major Hollywood studios - Paramount Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Warner Brothers Pictures, 20th Century Fox and RKO - that combined all facets of film production with studio-owned distribution chains

Steven Spielberg is one of the wealthiest and most capable moviemakers in Hollywood. Conceived on December 18, 1946, the youthful Jewish-American, Steven Spielberg was yet a minor bit contrasted with the hollywood goliath of today. He grew up with two adoring guardians and his three sisters. As far back as he was a youngster he communicated his dreams and his general surroundings however photography and film. Be that as it may, it wasn't until his dad got him a film-camera and his full backing that

World vs. Universal Orlando Amusement parks are a great form of entertainment for families and individuals. Walt Disney World resort and Universal Orlando resort are two popular theme park destinations which provide enjoyment to many worldwide visitors on a daily basis. Although both resorts share similarities, they also have numerous differences which set them apart from each other – creating a unique vacation experience for each visitor. While both Walt Disney World resort and Universal Orlando