Film crew Essays

  • Lead Carpenter

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    Set Construction The position I plan on having in the future of my film career would be as a lead carpenter. The lead carpenter is in charge of keeping up with construction deadlines and making sure the proper materials and tools are delivered on time and that the teams they are in charge of are doing their job properly and in an orderly fashion. They are also the main line of communication between the construction crew members and the construction foreman. The lead carpenter makes sure the set

  • 12 O Clock High Analysis

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    continuously shows leadership throughout the film, he is fast to discipline, train and accept challenges to build pride in others, he believes in training and accepts challenges. Savage proves to his crew he wants to promote leaders, when Lt. Colonel Ben Gately does not rise to the occasion he is demoted and placed on the Leper Colony plane with the worst manned crew. Lt. Cobbs is promoted to second in command and becomes Savages right hand man. As the film progresses Lt. Cobbs becomes like a son to

  • The Open Boat Literary Analysis

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    On January 2, 1987, Stephen Crane’s boat Commodore sank twelve miles off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida. After much chaos and confusion in abandoning ship, much of the people aboard perished in scattered life boats that capsized, but Crane was lucky enough to be on the solely surviving dinghy. Thirty long hours of paddling through stormy seas later, the boat barely arrived ashore. After this traumatic experience, Crane decided to transform this incident into a short story—one that explores both

  • Grand Avenue Baptist Case Study

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    Media Specialist: Internship at Grand Avenue Baptist Grand Avenue Baptist Grand Avenue Baptist has been on the corner of Grand Avenue and North 39th street for over eighty years. Since September 9th, 1934, its mission has been to witness to the River Valley that Jesus is the son of God, provide a place for Christians to grow, and serve the community through partnerships and programs. In the decades that have passed since its beginning, the church has grown from a staked down tent and a tiny congregation

  • Pride And Recklessness In Homer's The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey by Homer is an exemplary story that teaches life lessons to those going on a journey for themselves. It illustrates how the challenges and obstacles one may face can help someone become a better leader. The Odyssey highlights one man, Odysseus, a man filled with excessive pride, experiencing the wrath of the god Poseidon. He expects to arrive at his home, Ithaca, safely to reunite with his wife, Penelope, but unfortunately faces many temptations and setbacks. Due to the challenges he

  • Monologue From The Odyssey

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    worthy companion. Alas, they never made the cut. The men, although brave, did not have a brain to match. I needed someone who could keep up with me and have intelligent conversations, someone worthy of being immortal like I. When Odysseus and his crew arrived on my island I thought that they would all be just like the others. Some men came to my palace and I offered them a feast and wine with honey. I hoped they would be clever enough to avoid my enchantment and be a worthy companion, but alas

  • Engaged Stage Observation Report

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    secondary high school production, I worked on the play Engaged and also briefly on Trojan Women, both from Maple Mountain High School with directors Bradley and Shawnda Moss. I was eager to begin, and I was asked to be a part of the stage crew. Before the stage crew was required to attend practice, I headed up some of the set work. During the first cast practices that I attended, I worked in the prop room painting panels that sat behind audience members. As this production was performed in a theatre-in-the-round

  • Analysis Of Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand

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    even though his faith wasn’t prominent. One difficulty Louie experienced was the unexpected crash of a B-24 Liberator, called Green Hornet, while on a mission to hunt for another plane that had recently gone down. The brave bombardier, along with his crew were aboard the plane when one of the four engines stopped operating, causing them to immediately

  • The Axe Effect In Advertising

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    The Axe Effect Throughout history, advertisements have been used to market and promote companies products and services. There are many types of advertisements tactics, which are referred to as propaganda. “Propaganda tries to convince people of something. It is not a single technique but a combination of persuasive techniques. The idea or feeling spread by propaganda may be true, partially true, or not true at all. The purpose of the propaganda is to persuade people to believe regardless of whether

  • Application Essay Sample

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    Bachelors in the English Literature Program. To this position, I can bring a tremendous work ethic, an ability to multitask and stay organized, clean and concise writing, a fresh and creative voice, a unique perspective, and above all, at love of films and television shows. As an English major at East Stroudsburg University, I am love any form of literature, which especially includes tv shows and movies. I have been a part of the Harry Potter world and the Marvel Universe. I hid in plain sight

  • Character Analysis: Catch Me If You Can

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    Introduction This essay provides a brief overview of the film, Catch me if you can and its main characters, while deducing the central point of the film. Thereafter, this essay will critically analyse the entrepreneurial skills and business vision depicted within the movie. A further analysis will be reviewed on the creative thinking and problem solving whilst referring to the entrepreneurial funding sources. The film Catch me if you can, directed by Steven Spielberg, narrates the story of Frank

  • Overcoming Adversity

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    people facing different types of adversity in real life. The people who faced this is Shackleton’s crew, a rugby team and myself. All three are very different on the ways they deal with it and in the problems that they faced. Imagine what it would be like to be the first person ever to accomplish something great that has never been accomplished. A team of people attempted to be the first ever crew to sail from one side of the Antarctic to the other but their trip did not go as planned. This past

  • The Producer's Roles In The Film Industry

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    Producing is both ends of the spectrum, both creative and practical side of the film. 'The Producer' is the person who is responsible for getting the film made, and is responsible for hiring the screenwriters, director and other producers. Under the main producer is the executive producer, then associate producer, assistant producer, co- producer, supervising producers, coordinating producer and line producer. Producers work with the director and program manager on budgeting, scheduling and contracts

  • Jfk Decision To Go To The Moon Speech Analysis

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    Speech analysis: John F. Kennedy “The decision to go to the moon” On September 12, 1962, the president of the United States JFK delivered a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas regarding the special effort of the nation. He starts by addressing the president of the university and vocalizes his appreciation for the opportunity of having been conferred to speak before the public. He continues by emphasizing three qualities that are necessary in his time, characterized by different contrasts

  • A Satire: A Short Story

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    through the pitch black something different. One of the crew turned their spotlight on higher, suddenly the stern of the Pendleton was lit up. The rescue boat moves around the tanker not seeing any lights until suddenly on the deck lights are on. A man appeared waving his hands, but he soon disappeared to reappear again but this time with all the men aboard the stern (“The Pendleton Rescue”, 1). There were quite a few more men than the rescue crew were expecting aboard the stern.

  • The Odyssey: A Short Story

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    were well enough for us to travel at a good pace. There only seemed to be one problem; everyone on the crew had begun to lament over their wish to return home. We had endured many ferocious monsters with the providence of Athena of the bright eyes. We were on our way home, however, home had seemed as though we would never find it. We continued to travel for what seemed like years until one of my crew members had seen an island, ‘Look over there! There are many beautiful animals. Maybe we could stop

  • Informative Essay: The Role Of Film Directors In Film Schools

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    Film directors are hired to oversee the production of movies and make sure all involved are doing what they’re supposed to. They usually have the final say in most decisions involving the movie including financial decisions. Many would say that the director is the author of the film. There are many film schools around the world that help aspiring film directors to learn the ways of film directing. The salary of a film director varies based on how successful their previous works were. Film school

  • Art Director Research Paper

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    are many jobs in the film industry, but there are three of them that I want to talk about and they are Art Director, Animator, and A Broadcast Engineer. These jobs that im about to talk about are amazing jobs to attend if you wanted to work at the film industry. Art Directors act as project managers for the biggest department on any film - the art department. They facilitate the production designer's creative vision for all the locations and sets that eventually give the film its unique visual identity

  • Alfred Hitchcock Research Paper

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    United Kingdom, and was the youngest of his siblings. He was one of the most famous film directors of the twentieth century because of his positive attitude towards filmmaking, and his exceeding skills and talent as a filmmaker. He directed more than 50 feature length films from the 1920’s into the 1970’s. In 1925, Hitchcock directed his first film, ‘The Pleasure Garden’ (1925), and made “thrillers and suspense films,” which was why he was well known around the world. Due to his exceptional ideas,

  • Compare And Contrast Charlotte Doyle And Captain Jaggery

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    the Seahawk to return home from the Barrington school for better girls. On her voyage, she encounters the captain of the ship Andrew Jaggery, an upper-class gentleman. It is revealed that he is controlling and cruel, even killing members of his own crew. Upon Charlotte's return home to providence she is reacquainted with her father Mr. Doyle who she finds is more similar to Captain Jaggery than she thinks. He insults her rough look from her voyage, does not allow her to exit her bedroom,