1. I don't believe movie rental market competition strength is very strong now. Many people watch TV movies, or watch it on the Internet, and many of the video is free in YouTube. Some place still open the movie rent store like movie gallery, but most of these companies are closed. For rival, there is not much rivalry in the movie rental industry. Only three big companies: Blockbuster, Netflix, and Red box. For substitutes, the only threat of substitutes that I knew is websites that provide movies
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the formula for blockbuster success. The formula thus devised continues to be used every summer since with success to this day. Although these two trend setters were relatively low budget for their time, the traditional definition of a blockbuster movie is of a high-budget production, mass marketed with associated merchandising and tie-ins. It is interesting to note that with summer becoming the de facto rule for these type of release, recent mega-blockbusters, such as this year’s Last Jedi have been
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Overall, Residual Dreams is a well produced and well acted short film, with several strong aspects that make it stand out in the world of student films. These aspects primarily include locations and acting. However, some aspects, primarily choreography and, at times, acting, revealed it to be a less than professional endeavor . By far this film’s strongest aspect was its locations. The gallery space at the beginning is beautiful. It is light and airy, a perfect contrast to the break up that occurs
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In A.O Scott’s The Screening of America, Scott is very critical of the way in which video technology is advancing. Though I agree with certain aspects of what he writes, I also disagree about other points he makes. I agree with Scott’s idea that the ability to make an amateur film is becoming too easy and accessible, so much so that it almost dilutes the quality of the average “moving image”. Nonetheless, I disagree with how he thinks “the ubiquity of screens — and also of cameras — may also mean
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Up to this point in the Semester of IS 201 World Cinema Course my personal favorite film we have viewed is the highly acclaimed 1954 film by the name of Seven Samurai. Being such an influential film there has been countless viewpoints in the films themes and filming techniques and overall influence in modern film culture. Personally, I find theme to be the most interesting topic of interest when discussing this film. After viewing the film and discussing with peers I see the most apparent theme to
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The Lumiere Brothers and Melies created films that are significant to film history. The three lead the way for many technical and narrative developments that progressed the motion picture industry. Melies, for example, showed what was possible in the realm of film by using special effects such as using multiple exposures, time-lapse, dissolves, and added colour to his films by hand-painting them. He was constantly pushing the limits of filmmaking and what is capable of doing in camera. This was shown
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Admit it, there are moments that you just want to jump into your favorite films so you could escape the real world and just live in whatever place you see on the screen. You are not alone, so you don't have to worry. A lot of people actually wishes to be a part of a certain world that they normally see in their favorite tv show or film. That is why certain production companies make theme parks so that the fans can actually experience and take a look of what it is really like to be a part of that
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Assertion to be confirmed: The movie censorship system in America is flawed and needs to be fixed. Encomium: For the past ninety-two years the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) have heavily censored and given harsh ratings to films that contain sexual content/nudity and homosexuality as opposed to films that contain graphic violence. Exposition of the Situation: Ever since the MPAA was formed, its sole purpose has been to view films submitted by studios or directors and give an appropriate
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The Bama Theater itself is like the classic movie theatre you see in TV shows, making you wish there was such a quaint theatre standing in your own home town. For me, coming from a town outside of Orlando, FL, it is a typical suburb probably no different than the neighborhoods outside of any city center. All akin to the standardized McDonald’s cheeseburgers. The theatre was as inviting as it’s friendly staff, giving off a small-town feel. This was my first film I’d seen outside of an overpopulated
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silent cinema in Hollywood began; Orson Welles, introduced a new film-making structure; Crosland , whose film ("The Jazz Singer"), was the birth of the sound cinema; Stanley Kramer ; also various celebrities: Mary Pickford and Douglas Fernbanks (silent movie); great actor, comedian, screenwriter and director Charles Chaplin; also modern directors and actors: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas; screenwriter, producer, director Robert Zemeckis ; Francis Ford Coppola ; Martin Scorsese; Dustin Hoffman ; Robert
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