...April 17, 2012 Dear Exceptions Committee, I would like to be accepted into the Communications Program at Wichita State University. I took the G.E.D. test in 1995 and one of my scores did not meet the admissions requirements. I am currently working in the television field. I have worked at two local television stations. I am seeking to expand my knowledge of the television industry in order to further my career. The Communications Program at WSU offers me the best chance of succeeding in a field that I am passionate about. The Broadcast Journalism Program excites me to no avail. I will be able to learn the ins and outs of journalism which includes reporting the news, advanced feature writing, and live television news. The Electronic Media Program will teach me how to edit audio, do studio production, and write for electronic media. This opportunity will allow me to gain valuable hands on experience. The experience and knowledge that I will gain by obtaining a degree in communications will allow me more opportunities to advance in my career field. I also became a father for the first time to identical twin boys four months ago. I would like to have a career that will make them proud of me. I also want to be a good role model for them by inspiring them to pursue their dreams. I write this letter asking the Exceptions Committee to please allow me the opportunity to better myself by accepting me into the Communications Program at Wichita State University. Thank...
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...radi An analysis of storytelling and Joseph Campbell’s universal themes and their role in animated films. Theodore Hicks Word count: 1,711 Feedback: quite broad terms. Where there is some analysis it is very short and this needs developing further. Much of this is down to Analysis, Argument There is some analysis here but it is very limited. ON the whole you are describing events and stories in animation in quite broad terms. Where there is some analysis it is very short and this needs developing further. Much of this is down to your choice of question. If you had picked a couple of Disney/Pixar films and analysed them in more detail in relation to Campbell, your essay would have been more focused. Outlining this narrowing in the question will help with this, as reading the essay, this is where the topic really lies. You need to be able to show Campbell’s theories working across more than one film for it to be a successful piece of analysis at this stage, and in doing so, it will help you reach a central argument about the use of Campbell’s theories in discussing these films – at the moment this doesn’t happen. This is the section you need to work on the most, to increase your word count and extend the overall discussion. Structure, communication, referencing/bibliography The structure is generally ok, with an introduction, and a conclusion. You need to work on some of the in between sections as the essay jumps between ideas of outlining theories, linking some...
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...further down the path of being a writer and a director which eventually led her to her debut as a feature film director with the release of 2006s 'Red Road'. Yet this was only another stepping stone in Arnold’s career and over the years she has directed three more films (Red Road in 2006, Fish Tank in 2009 and Wuthering Heights in 2011). Whilst writing this review I researched into her other work and I found very notable similarities including characters that were well developed, an easy to follow plot with fluid writing that put character actions into context and a sharp sense of realism that really can be considered one of Arnold’s most popular traits as a director and a writer and a director. Another one of her most notable techniques is that she utilises certain aesthetics which makes her films look as though it has been made with little to no budget. This, with the addition of a shaky camera and naturalistic acting, generates an incredibly strong sense of verisimilitude which easily allows the audience to immerse themselves in a fictional world that has not only been engineered to appear real, but to also feel real as well. Although these two pieces of film have been created by the same person with both of them being made in a similar fashion, it is clear to see that Arnold has not only repeatedly achieved her own unique style of film-making, she has also made all of her writing and directing techniques look new and refreshing with each release. However, with every yin comes...
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...personal and project management with a position and passion for turning the best ideas into shows and movies that entertain and inspire. Education, California State University Northridge Bachelor of Science: Business Management May 2017 Experience Film Production – Producer Current • 2015: Associate Producer – “KATE” – $12M budget, feature length film. Biopic of Katharine Hepburn. Four Stars International & Moonlighting Films Production. Created preliminary budget for finance development stages of film. Pending financing. • 2015: Associate Producer – “MALIBU LIVING” – $40,000 budget short independent film. Allocated funds throughout physical & postproduction. • 2015: Producer – “OMEGA MAN” – 48 Hour Film Festival Short • 2015: Producer – “FOLLOWER” – 4 episode web series, distributed by Eli Roth’s company, Crypt TV. Executive Produced by John Davis, Jack Davis, Jason Blum, and Eli Roth. • 2014: Producer – “BEYOND WALLS” – Independent Short Film starring Daryl Sabara – accepted to 2015 Festival De Cannes. • 2014: Producer – “24 HOURS OF PEACE” – 48 Hour Film Festival Short. Nominated for Best Film, Directing, Writing, Acting, Cinematography & Editing • Main focuses: Budgeting, location scouting, negotiating contracts, signing SAG actors, and scheduling. • SAG Signatory – approved to sign SAG actors to any SAG approved Film. • Focus on assigning key Above and Below the Line department head positions, setting up team meetings, and allocating finances effectively...
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...Spike Jonze and Hollywood’s Tug-of-War “The other day, I was lucky enough to be at an event to bring the arts back into schools and got to see an amazing collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and a young dancer in LA, Lil Buck. Someone who knows Yo-Yo Ma had seen Lil Buck on YouTube and put them together. The dancing is Lil Buck's own creation and unlike anything I've seen. Hope you enjoy.” This is the preface given by Spike Jonze, to a video he filmed in April of 2011. In this video, an L.A. street dancer named Lil Buck performs a style of dance, which is commonly referred to as “gangster walking”, while classical musician Yo-Yo Ma accompanies him on the cello. The performance cannot be compared to anything else – the blend of street dancing and classical music is truly a unique combination. It’s a combination that we don’t see in everyday life, a distortion of reality – which is most likely why Jonze was drawn to the idea. From his early days as a music video director and all throughout his career, Spike Jonze has had a penchant for escaping the confines of reality. From one of his earliest music videos, which plays in reverse, to films like Being John Malkovich and Where the Wild Things Are, in which he literally brings the viewer in to a new reality. This distortion of reality is a mirror of Spike’s obsession with straying from convention, in narrative and filmmaking technique. While Spike and his characters may seek to escape the confines of reality, what they are really seeking...
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...Discuss the 'Fallen Woman' as a Familiar Feature of Victorian Writing Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton may be characterised as a 'social problem' novel. Basch (1974: 263) states, 'Mrs Gaskell's impure women came from ... the work and exploitation which she knew, relatively speaking, better than other novelists.' Gaskell was the wife of a Unitarian clergyman in Manchester. She devoted her time to setting up homes for fallen women, and after Mary Barton women became her central characters, her novels primarily seen through women's eyes. Thomas Hardy, since his career began, has been notably associated with his portrayal of female characters. Erving Howe even writes about 'Hardy's gift for creeping intuitively into the emotional life of women.' (Boumelha 1982: 3) From this point of view, I intend this essay to establish a comparison between Gaskell's 'fallen woman' in Mary Barton and the way in which Thomas Hardy frames his central female character in Tess of the D'Urbervilles.In the context of the nineteenth century, there emerged an increasingly ideological 'rethinking' of sexuality, particularly of the female. Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 and The Descent of Man later in 1871 argued that men and women were somehow mentally different. Darwinian sociology led to sexual stereotypes such as Clement Scott's 'men are born "animals" and women "angels" so it is in effect only natural for men to indulge their sexual appetites and, hence, perverse, "unnatural" for women to act in the...
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...HBS CASE: BMW FILMS 11/11/13 S. Kursat Sornaoglu 012541488 1. How fit is the BMW brand at the time of the case? Are there any reasons to anticipate undesirable financial performance in the future? BMW is well fit and is able to sell it's products easily. There is no reason to anticipate any financial problems. 2. What is BMW’s unique selling proposition? Describe a typical BMW’s target customer and how the company’s products fulfill his needs. They sell the world's most exciting luxury cars which are the ultimate driving machines. A typical BMW customer is a highly educated individual in late 40s with a high income. They are usually married but don't have children. They are hard workers and they don't have spare time. The time they spend on driving is the most pleasurable time in their day. Therefore they want this time to be as enjoyable and comfortable as possible. 3. Using research findings presented in the exhibits (especially Exhibit 11), perform a critical evaluation of the effectiveness of BMW films in attracting potential customers to the brand. Median age and the, age segments who watched this video a lot is not the described core customers of the company. So it is sure that these videos reached out to people who are not the customers of BMW. 84% of the viewers aren't BMW customers and they recommend the video to others. These aspects shows us that the videos definitely caught the attention of the targeted group. Their 88k income level is a good indication showing that...
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...version of King Kong is by far much better than the 1933 version due to certain technology advancements. “Good things never last” said Naomi watts as “Ann” to character “Mr. Denham”, and that seems to be the fate for the once beloved “king Kong” of 1933. Technology seems to be the reason the new version transcends the classic and out shined version. Green screens of the nineteen thirties where great compared to other motion picture technology of its time. Back then you could set up a Claymation diorama or an acting set then just generate an interesting picture behind it and the crowd would go wild. But old ways have proven inadequate in comparison to new age technology. Green screens in two thousand and five could cultivate an entire feature length film with the addition of some other computer animations and sound affects. Such advancements pertain to the reason why I think the two thousand and five versions is better than any previous version. Motion pictures of the nineteen thirties where missing a vital piece of technology that helps the viewer better understand and illustrate the scene. That technology is color, and earlier motion pictures lacked the technology, leaving the viewer to use his imagination. Although “Technicolor” films had started as early as nineteen twenty two, many producers did not acknowledge the technology until later on. Color isn’t a necessity to make a movie “great” but it sure does help the viewer understand what he/she is looking at and it looks...
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...BMW Case Analysis BMW Films Case Analysis Statement / Cause of the Problem The critical problems that seem to be facing BMW in the case are that BMW needs to continue to find ways to continue being the number one luxury import in the United States and continue to find ways to stand out amongst all the other luxury car competitors in the market with their innovative advertising campaigns. It has become increasingly harder and harder for BMW because of how many competitors have emerged in the market, thus making it diluted and making BMW struggle to find the right identity for marketing. Brands like Acura and Lexus have appeared as luxury cars but ones that are affordable and come with many more specs that BMW would charge their customers extra for. These affordable luxury cars, especially Lexus, pushed their way ahead of BMW because they were giving their consumers the message that everyone could have a great looking luxury car without having to drain your wallet or run up your debt. This message made cars like Lexus incredibly popular amongst consumers and caused Lexus to become the number one luxury import in the United States in 1992. Not only were affordable luxury cars a problem for BMW, but their brand image seemed to take a turn for the worse. BMW cars were being seen as cars for middle aged men, as a status symbol, or just as a “yuppie machine”. Without attracting more youthful consumers to their product, BMW would surely fail. BMW needed to find ways to revive...
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...difference between still photography and video may be more slight, but there is still a level of knowledge on the mechanics of film and movement necessary for making this transition. However, now more than ever, the film industry is seeing a rise in the number of filmmakers with a fine arts education. Due to the exclusive nature of the Hollywood film industry, it is clear that what these artists are producing is not the typical low-budget, unrefined student film. Oftentimes, there is a very evident influence based around Andy Warhol's career path and individual works that these artists tend to follow and become successful in doing so. Andy Warhol produced radical mixed medium photography, moved on to installation motion picture art, and then feature films. Perhaps artists like Warhol have always been best at pushing the limits – they are not afraid of breaking the rules, trying something different or shocking, and taking a risk upon exhibiting the results. Linda Yablonsky in her contribution to ARTNews credits Andy Warhol as the specific artist, and reason, that has convinced current artists to make their way into film; this movement is surprising audiences with the compositions produced. Yablonsky compares and contrasts such artists' work from before and after this transition and states that generally, “their movies are extensions of their usual work, with one difference: the films are based on screenplays that have a fairly conventional narrative bent” (Yablonsky, 1). Warhol's...
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... Who Does Film Censorship? In keeping with this responsibility, the Central Board of Film Certification known till June 1, 1983 as the Central Board of Film Censors) was set up in Mumbai, with regional offices in some other cities (at present there are nine such offices in Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, New Delhi, Cuttack, and Guwahati). A Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has also been constituted under section 5D of the 1952 Act for hearing appeals against any order of the CBFC. While the work of certification of films is a central subject, the states have to enforce these censorship provisions and bring any violations to the notice of the CBFC. The organizational structure of the CBFC is based on the provisions of the 1952 Act and the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules 1983. The Chairman and members are appointed for a term of three years or till such time as the Government may direct. They comprise eminent persons from different walks of life such as social sciences, law, education, art, film and so on, thus representing a cross-section of society.The CBFC is assisted by the Advisory Panel in various regional offices which are headed by Regional Officers. The members of these panels are also representative of cross-section of society and interests. These members hold office till such time as the Government may direct but not exceeding two years. However, the members can be re-appointed. The CBFC has divided itself into Examining...
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...VIDEO CASE Chapter 8 Carmex®: Leveraging Facebook for Marketing Research Instructions 1. Please view the following video by holding the control button on your keyboard and simultaneously clicking on the link: Carmex: 75 Years of Customer Engagement 2. Join your assigned group to answer all the questions in the bottom and submit them in Blackboard. Synopsis Both Carmex® lip balms and recently-introduced skin care products are produced by Carma Laboratories, a family-owned company that has taken pride in connecting to its customers since its founding, 75 years ago. The case focuses on how to do marketing research using Facebook to decide which two of three new possible flavors might be put into quantitative testing. The two key Facebook metrics that will be used in reaching the decision are “likes” and “engagement.” The three Facebook strategies are being considered that are expected to have differing effects on likes and engagement as well as costs: (1) a poll question on Carmex’s Facebook wall, (2) a contest on Facebook, and (3) both a poll and contest. The case challenges students both to understand the two metrics and the effects on them by using three alternative strategies on Facebook. Questions 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the Carmex marketing team in collecting data to narrow the flavor choices from three to two using (a) an online survey of a cross-section of Internet households or (b) an online survey of Carmex...
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...CTCS 466 LECTURE NOTES 1/17: John Dies At the End * CTCS 466 * Former Professors * Arthur Knight * Charles Chaplin * Former Students * Ron Howard * Robert Zemeckis * 16 mm/35 mm * Brotherly Love (Popeye), Max Fleischer * Original song * Made for adults as well as children * Take place in cities * As opposed to the barnyard settings of early Disney * Classic cartoon * Postmodern cartoon (The Simpsons) * Digital Cinema Print (DCP) * Ted Mundor, Landmark Theatres * Career * Monsters Magazine Film Fan Monthly (13 y.o.) * Movies on TV & TV Movies (17 y.o.) * American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) * Gene Shalp, The Today Show * Bruce Cook, Entertainment Tonight * Theme: Great Moments from Movie Musicals * “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, The Wizard of Oz * Only a few cuts * Simplicity requires confidence * Contrast with the circus of Les Miserables * Remains in character without melodrama * Impression that she actually is singing * She is very much still Dorothy Gale, not Judy Garland * John Dies At the End * Phantasm * Bubba Hotep * Horror + Fantasy + Comedy * Based on novel of the same name * Don Coscarelli (Director/Producer) * Loved...
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...When analysing films we come to look at the content and context of the film. From the content we discover in which time period and place the film is set and through the content such as the characters, events and plot, we get a greater insight as to what message the film is trying to convey or what it is about. In Ana’s Playground and The Cabin in the Woods discussions of gender are seen throughout the content and context of the film when it is analysed through its cinematic coding. Ana’s Playground, 2009 is a short film about a group of young children playing a game of soccer on the streets in a war-torn country. When their ball is kicked over a fence, Ana is faced to risk her life in a challenge to retrieve the soccer ball whilst a sniper is shooting at her. Violence is the main thematic value within Ana’s Playground as it is present throughout the whole film.The film gives us an insight of how children live and experience the violence that occurs within war-torn countries. The four children seen within this film is Ana, what appears to be her little sister, and two other boys. When Ana is chosen through the use of coin flipping, to retrieve the ball from over the fence, the audience would expect one of the boys to replace this life risking duty as this is a gender expectation from the audience. This shows that the female gender is represented as being obedient but also very vulnerable. From the very moment Ana is chosen to retrieve the ball, is a representation of her innocence...
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...Disney Movies are more than entertainment; they are a piece of pop culture that generations of children will remember forever. It all started in 1937 when Disney released its first feature length film, Snow White. To date, Disney has released more than 300 films. Each generation will have its own memory of their favorite Disney movies. For instance, any child born in the last 15 years will remember Toy Story. It was released in 1995 and followed by Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. Disney really made an impact on kids with Toy Story. It was a wonderful story about a boy and the friendship between his two toys, a lovable, stuffed cowboy named Woody (voice by Tom Hanks), and an astronaut toy named Buzz Light-year (voice by Tim Allen). Today, Toy Story and the characters are a big part of Disneyland Amusement Parks. There are Toy Story rides that excite kids of all ages. It seems with every Disney movie launch there are mass toy sales and fast food restaurants selling “Happy Meals’ with Disney movie character toys. It is almost impossible to avoid the media and advertising explosion after a Disney movie release. What is nice about Disney movies is that parents can feel good about their kids watching them because Disney represents “wholesome.” A parent can be assured that the content of the movie will be age appropriate for their child. Disney movies are an icon in American pop culture. What Disney movie do you remember the...
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