...world catches a cold”, doesn’t always hold true. Since the U.S. has been in a recession, the rest of the world has suffered to a certain degree; however, the film industry in some parts of the world seems to be an exception. The global financial crisis resulted in the most severe worldwide recession and has since been faced with challenges for the last several years. The decline of the U.S. stock market has been the major challenge that viciously spread to various parts of the globe. For the most part, the global market has seen mixed results from film studios worldwide. Despite an increase in box office earnings, U.S. studios have been suffering, by having no choice but to downsize, and cut back on production and development. Although U.S. motion pictures are seen some adversity, interestingly the industry is a major private sector employer. According to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) the industry employs 2.1 million workers and 95,000 companies, which spans from make-up artists to costume designers, stuntmen to set builders, accountants to caterers (MPAA, 2011). Domestically, this powerhouse of an industry has collectively contributed to more than $175B to U.S. GDP. Directly, the industry produces $42.1B in wages, which is approximately 32% higher than the national average. The median salary for film and television that includes high quality jobs as producing, marketing, manufacturing, and distributing motion pictures is nearly $82,000, which is 74% higher...
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...Internship Report (29 Jan – 10 Feb 2014) www.joinfilms.com www.joinfilms.com 2014 Praveen Pandey Thakur insititute of management & research 2/17/2014 Preface | In this internship report I will describe my experiences during my internship period. The internship report contains an overview of the internship company and the activities, tasks and projects that I have worked on during my internship. Writing this report, I also will describe and reflect my learning objects and personal goals that I have set during my internship period. For this opportunity, I thank:- Virendra Rathore, Who is the creative head of AV entertainment pvt ltd. & joinfilms.com. I want to thank him for giving me the opportunity to follow my internship at his company. He had the kindness to accept me in his company and guide me through my internship with advice, feedback and tips despite his busy schedule. Tejshri sanghvi, who is the RM of Mumbai branch. She helped me a lot during my internship by providing her valuable suggestions & feedback. She had always time to answer all my questions concerning my internship. Mr. Rakesh, who is the production manager of the company. He helped and coached me during my internship by giving me feedback and tips on how to handle the situations & approach towards situations. Also I appreciated all the interns I worked with and spent good moments with during my internship. I want...
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...HOW DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY HAS CHANGED THE INDUSTRY 1/25/2011 Communications in Leadership, Professor Maria Asealage William L. Gilliard III Table of Contents Introduction2 Technology Advances in Photography2 Digital Photography Hardware3 Benefits to End Consumers4 Conclusion4 Bibliography5 I. Introduction The following report titled How Digital Photography Has Changed the Industry will cover the technology advances that have revolutionized the photography industry, the various types of hardware that are now used take photographic images in a digital format, and the impact and benefits of these technology advances to the end consumer. The photography industry has evolved from the traditional use of film throughout the 20th century, to an advanced technology of using digital photography in the 21st century that has transformed the medium in which images are taken, processed, stored and cataloged for both personal and professional use. II. Technology Advances in Photography In the early years, traditional photographs were taken by professional photographers using conventional cameras which used film to create the images which were made visible by a technique called photographic processing. This process used chemicals and special processing techniques that professional photographers learn by taken specialized training classes. As technology in photography began to advance the industry, the creation of the old Polaroid instant camera provided end...
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...and equipment to partake in. Eastman’s vision was to provide photography for the everyday consumer at low cost. Eastman accomplished this by starting the Eastman Dry Plate Company, which was a global leader in mass producing dry plates for many years. Within four years of of the commencement of research, negative paper was introduced and would be used for the next century. Film became so efficient and cheap, Eastman invented the first commercial camera called the “Kodak” which revolutionized the “point and shoot” concept as the world know its today. 1 The Kodak camera was so popular that Eastman decided to integrated Kodak into the company name. The newly founded and named Eastman Kodak Company in 1892 became so big they had to expand their facilities to New Jersey for access to new trade routes. This was the beginning of Kodak and the start of photography. Kodak’s history is mainly responsible for making the Kodak name what it is today. The initial products invented by Kodak like the camera and film opened doors and provided a foundation for innovation and success in the photography and developing industry. Furthermore, Kodak’s business model, although a failure, taught the world of business how to run a business. In today’s world, cameras range from expensive professional models to dollar store disposables. In the late 19th century there was only one kind of camera. It was called the Kodak and was marketed along side the slogan, “You press the button, We do the rest”. 1 Soon...
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...the movie for purely business reasons he leads us on the path of innovation and growth within a new industry. His depictions of oil drilling in the turn of the 20th century present endless environmental law issues. These issues have resulted in the regulation of an industry, countless strains on the environment and the contributing factors to many of the United States administrations and their regulation. Without the need of oil to power automobiles and many other gas-powered mechanisms, some of these laws and regulations might not be necessary today. Early on in the film Daniel Plainview is approached by Paul Sunday, the son of a man owning a ranch in the fictional town of Little Boston, California. Paul explains to Daniel there is oil present on his families land there, however we never see Paul again in the film. Daniel goes to the Sunday Ranch pretending to hunt for quail when really assessing the situation. Plainview finds oil and seems to think there is a lot of it so he quickly buys up everyone’s land around the Sunday Ranch. Little Boston a very religious community is not very wealthy and is a very small, almost a non-existent town. Because of the oil however the effects to the town will be beneficial in many ways to the whole community. Plainview explains to the community in a meeting the effect his oil wells will have on the town that we see constantly through the film. The oil drilling means water wells, water wells mean irrigation which leafs to excess wheat crops...
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...or another, related to the movie's characters, events and places. They include a wide range of products such as posters, clothing, stationery, toys and other gift articles. The producers of the movie license merchandising rights to manufacturers (independent and/or own) called as licensees... ------------------------------------------------- FBM - The Indian JourneyBy 2001, India was undoubtedly the world' s largest film producing country with over 27,000 feature films and thousands of documented short films (on an average, around 800 films were produced annually) in over 52 languages. As per a study conducted in March 2000 by FICCI-Arthur Andersen, the Indian film industry is expected to grow from Rs 84 billion in 2000 to Rs 340 billion by 20051. Even though Hollywood had been using FBM for a long time, a majority of Indian producers did not seem to be too keen on using it for Hindi and regional language movies... | | ------------------------------------------------- What Ails FBM in India? FBM had not really caught the fancy of the Indian film industry. While most distributors agreed that there was definitely a large market in terms of volume, problems such as the licensing issues were yet to be dealt with. | The only leading licensed merchandiser in India was Disney with about 40 licences including Weekender Kids, Timex, Cadbury, Parry' s, Leo Mattel and Funskool, making a wide range of character based merchandise. Import restrictions added to the lack of large-scale...
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...Without the development of new technology the motion picture industry would have never developed into what it is today. The idea of capturing movement and creating an illusion of life and turning it into a story has been around since the mid 1600’s. Shadow shows eventually led to the invention of the Magic Lantern in 1659. Edison took it a step further and invented the Kinetoscope. The Kinetoscope amazed people with the moving images. However, they were only viewable by one person at a time, as you had to peer through a peep-hole. The Lumiere brothers in France had a better idea for a way of viewing the movies. They invented the Cinematograph in 1895. This was a breakthrough as the films could now be viewed on a projection screen by large audiences. The first commercially successful projector in the United States was the Vitascope, invented by Thomas Edison. Edison is known as the “Father” of motion pictures due to his inventions, which changed the motion picture industry forever. With the breakthrough of sound and motion together, the movies were forever changed. The invention of new technology allowed the industry to grow and develop into what we know it as today. The movies began to turn into a business, a multimillion dollar industry. It was the movie stars who made the motion picture industry explode as it did. Without stars, movies are nothing. Look at the movies today that people watch. If it doesn’t have a major star, many people don’t bother taking...
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...Beginning and Evolution of film industry in sub-continent Introduction:- Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, and most commonly, movie. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema and the movies. Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. They comprise a series of individual frames, but when these images are shown rapidly in succession, the illusion of motion is given to the viewer. Flickering between frames is not seen due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Film-A true art-form:- Film is considered by many to be an important art form; films entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire audiences. The visual elements of cinema need no translation, giving the motion picture a universal power of communication. Any film can become a worldwide attraction, especially with the addition of dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue. Films are also artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect...
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...It is no secret that the entertainment industry is one of the biggest and most glorified markets in the world, with it growing everyday. Every year television shows, video games, and movies find new ways to out do themselves, looking for the next big thing. When it comes to the film industry you can see the growth as new movies break box office records what seems like every couple months, and as of late comic based super hero movies seem to be benefiting the most with Marvel studios leading the way. With movies such as The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy hitting it big in the box office as well as receiving critical acclaim it was no surprise Marvels counter part DC was ready to follow with its next...
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...From the Beginning of the film industry there has always been some form of prejudice. Where the plot thickened in the past with new and interesting set of cast is no longer the norm, today the plot today weakens. The main protagonists in action movies of today all the same; a strong Caucasian heterosexual male. In drama, it is a weak Caucasian female that cry. Today we expect to see the same set of cast in every movie and in each and every television show. They are white, male, or heterosexual. That is the problem we face and something needs to be changed. We need ethnic diversity we need bringing in more than just a cast of white people. Ethnic diversity does not mean having your entire cast being Black, or have your entire cast being Asian....
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...The advent of the internet has had a profound effect on countless aspects of our lives. Since the internet’s commercialization and availability to the general public in 1995, its impact and influence on our culture and commerce has been immeasurable. Nearly every industry has been affected to some extent or another by the widespread use of the internet. The entertainment industry has received seemingly endless media coverage pertaining to the industry’s adaptation, or lack of adaptation, to the new age of the internet. The entertainment industry (also informally known as show business or show biz) is a broad term for the industry of providing entertainment, which includes the sub-industries of radio, television, film, music, and theatre. This industry has gone through an enormous transformation since the internet’s inception in 1995. The internet continues to pose many challenges and opportunities to the industry. This paper will examine the impact, both positive and negative, that the internet has on the entertainment industry. Media coverage indicates that, among the entertainment industry, the film and music industries have been most affected by the World Wide Web. However, the other forms of the entertainment world have, albeit to a lesser extent, been affected as well. The least affected area of show business is theatre. The very nature of theatre is to view a performance live and in-person. There are websites, such as Arte Live Web, that do broadcast live theatre...
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...Entertainment and Media Industry Unravelling the potential This report has been prepared on the basis of information obtained from key industry players, trade associations, government agencies, trade publications and various industry sources specifically mentioned in the report. While due care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the report, no warranty, express or implied, is being made, or will be made, by FICCI or PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd., India (PwC), as regards the accuracy and adequacy of the information contained in the report. No responsibility is being accepted, or will be accepted, by FICCI or PwC, for any consequences, including loss of profits, that may arise as a result of errors or omissions in this report. This report is only intended to be a general guide and professional advice should be sought before taking any action on any matter. FICCI and PwC jointly hold all copyrights to this report, and no part thereof may be reproduced or replicated without prior explicit and written permission of both the parties. The Indian Entertainment and Media Industry Unravelling the potential March 2006 Foreword Welcome to the 2005 annual edition of the Indian Entertainment and Media (E&M) Industry Report. FICCI takes this opportunity to thank PricewaterhouseCoopers, our Knowledge Partners, for having devoted precious time and resources to prepare this report at our behest. The E&M industry is at an inflexion point today, as opportunities...
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...first to introduce movies in Europe. With Carl’s company, Phalke developed interest in cinema and photography. He worked for the Archaeological Survey of India for a few months and then joined a printing press. A few months he started his own printing press. Dadasaheb had fascination for the newest technology. This fascination encouraged him to take a trip to Germany to learn about the new technology in printing and art. The trip to Germany had changed Phalke’s perspective towards art. After his return, he ran into problems with the partners of his printing press. He happened to watch a silent movie at a local fair and got inspired by it. Soon he parted ways with the printing press partners and decided to make a film. Phalke had poor finances and the dream of film was going far day by day. But his passion for it kept him going. At this crucial time, Saraswati, Dadasheb’s second wife made a very tough decision. She decided to sell her ornaments to get money for the movie. Soon the cash started...
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...Studio System’s Golden Age 205 The Transformation of the Studio System 209 The Economics of the Movie Business 215 Popular Movies and Democracy In every generation, a film is made that changes the movie industry. In 1941, that film was Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane. Welles produced, directed, wrote, and starred in the movie at age twenty-five, playing a newspaper magnate from a young man to old age. While the movie was not a commercial success initially (powerful newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, whose life was the inspiration for the movie, tried to suppress it), it was critically praised for its acting, story, and directing. Citizen Kane’s dramatic camera angles, striking film noir–style lighting, nonlinear storytelling, montages, and long deep-focus shots were considered technically innovative for the era. Over time, Citizen Kane became revered as a masterpiece, and in 1997 the American Film Institute named it the Greatest American Movie of All Time. “Citizen Kane is more than a great movie; it is a gathering of all the lessons of the emerging era of sound,” film critic Roger Ebert wrote.1 CHAPTER 6 ○ MOVIES 185 (c) Bedford/St. Martin's bedfordstmartins.com 1-457-62096-0 / 978-1-457-62096-6 MOVIES A generation later, the space epic Star Wars (1977) changed the culture of the movie industry. Star Wars, produced, written, and directed by George Lucas, departed from the personal filmmaking of the early 1970s and spawned a blockbuster mentality that formed a...
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...Reflections on The Cultural Value of Film Statistics can be used to show that Britain’s film industry is now the third biggest in the world and a prime destination for inward investment. This success story was heralded by James Purnell, new Minister for the Creative Industries, in a speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research in June this year.[1] But what is the relation of this economic success to the vibrancy and breadth of our film culture? A further look at the statistics provided by the UK Film Council for 2004 shows that last year domestic production fell from 44 films to 27, where domestic is taken to be films made by a UK production company shot wholly or partly in the UK. In 1997, the year when the government set up the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, UK production had been at a record high, and 84 domestic productions were registered. In terms of what UK audiences could see in 2004, beyond American features and American co-productions, the rest of the world share of the market in UK and Ireland was just 2.7%, a figure which betrays the failure of film policy to encourage interest and understanding in the stories of what goes on beyond our shores. Last year also saw the consolidation of companies operating in the exhibition sector and a series of momentous deals which changed the landscape of UK exhibition. In August 2004, Terra Firma acquired both the Odeon and UCI cinema circuits for a total of 580 million pounds, acquiring a 35% share of...
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