Studio 54 Essays

The Alley Theatre’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ shows that the spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Houston. The mere existence of this year’s show is glorious. It’s the Alley’s thirtieth season producing ‘A Christmas Carol.’ But it almost didn’t happen. Buffalo Bayou made a surprise guest appearance at the Alley during hurricane Harvey. The building took on about four million gallons of water. While the underground Neuhaus stage is still a construction zone, audience members cannot see

or a possible activity. The first films were pictures being reflected off of a spinning surface with a small light. This all changed when the camera was invented. The invention of the first film camera was achieved by Louis de Prince in 1888 (Bergan 54). These cameras were nowhere near the cameras that exist today but the concept was very similar. With cameras today, High Definition film is used and it is mainly all done digitally. This gives the director a chance to immediately view the film on set

Memory plays the most important role in the The Glass Menagerie, because the figure narrator of the play, Tom Wingfield, tells the story through his own memory. Because the story is told through Tom’s memory, it is therefore non-realistic, sentimental, dimly lighted and takes a poetic licence. What this means is that whilst Tom may omit some details, he may exaggerate other details in accordance with his emotional connection to the memory. However, despite all of this, Tom tells an honest story.

George Orwell wrote Animal Farm, is a fairy story that talks about animals overthrow the man who is the farm’s owner, and then there is one group becomes the capitalist instead the previous owner; this farm reveals a vicious cycle of tyranny. The story shows about capitalism and class structure of social class system between proletariat and bourgeoisie who owned the capital—the farm in order to exploit and govern the working class. We can clearly see that Animal Farm indicates the different social

1930’s Entertainment Life in the 1930’s was stressful and kind of boring, but thanks to movies, musicals, and fine arts, passing time was no longer a problem. Many famous movies, works of art, and musicals that are still known and loved today were produced in the 1930’s. People in the 1930’s would go to theaters and museums as a way to pass time. Like the people in the 1930’s we still use these forms of entertainment to pass time today. Gone with the Wind, King Kong, and Snow White and the Seven

The Latin Ballet of Virginia always finds a way to connect their Latin heritage to their dancing. This time, during Milagros, a children’s story was put into movement. The story was of a young girl who was lost from home and could not get back until she learned of the truth. The Latin Ballet of Virginia’s theatrics often give a clear story-line without the use of their guided programs. However, during this showing I found it hard to follow along without reading the story or listening to the narration

Uruguay Your Way If you have a penchant for shopping you can find local goods at the central market or high-end shops that cater to the more affluent. Find yourself missing a movie from home? Montevideo has a large cinema center that plays recently released English speaking and other foreign films. Movie theaters are within the neighborhood, but not too close to interrupt residential living. Nearby is La Rambla, a waterfront promenade, with fish stalls, piers and more parks. Walking is a comfortable

Shagandeep Singh Bhatia n01209019 The use of technology has increased tremendously in the past couple of decades. Almost every movie that is released today has some sort of technology involved in it. The most common examples of the technology used in the movies are the editing software which are used to give special effects in these movies. Another common tech is the green screen which pairs with the editing software to help make the scenes that would have otherwise been impossible to shoot

The “Wow” Factor Digital cinematography has become the norm for most films that gain success in today’s movie industry driven by a society wanting bigger and better. The realistic facet becomes an afterthought against the creativity of the movie maker and viewer alike, and today there is an expectation that the viewer will be “wowed” beyond imagination. Special effects are meant to improve and entertainment is meant to thrill. This is apparent in the film “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” released

V.I Pudovkin said that, “the foundation of film art is editing.” (Giannetti 2001:133) Early editing dates back to the late 1800’s. What became known as the Silent Period, 1885-1930, saw immense experimentation and new ideas blossom in terms of film editing which developed as different visionary individuals who still influence how we edit today, shaped it. Dancyger (2011:3) states that the first motion pictures date back to 1895, and editing was minimal if not non-exist. These films were about one

Choiceboard 2.1 In the book “The Roar,” the character Mika, has to overcome an external conflict known as a man vs society conflict. Mika has to face the man vs society conflict because he still believes that his twin sister Ellie is still alive, even though the antagonist told them she was dead and her apparent body was found dead under the school. No one but Mika believes that his sister could or is still alive, this is why this would be considered a man vs society conflict. This is considered

Atkinson’s article, “Millennials Are Killing the Movie Business,” is a significant piece focusing on the continuous decrease in movie theater popularity attributed to lack of millennial interest. Atkinson grapples with the idea that movie theater studios have begun to change their brands in order to satisfy ever-growing millennial interests, which has hurt the overall business tremendously. She also touches on the growing influence of technology amongst the children of the current generation, explaining

Betty Marie was a well-known ballet dancer. She came from a rough childhood, and grew into a trained athlete. She started her career small and ended it large. She was an influence to all girls in the world, and this is how she started. She grew up in a Native American reservation in Oklahoma. She described herself as a typical Indian girl. She said she was shy, docile, and introverted. As a child she used to sit at her grandma’s feet and listen to the stories that she would tell about fire spirits

By the late 1980s the art film landscape has radically changed. The art-house cinema circuit was shrinking. Many of the smaller theatres had obsolete technological system, out of date architectural space – simply became moribund. Apart from these obvious pragmatic factors, what once was a banner and main differentiation of the art house venues namely the films on the screen, was getting blurred. What exemplifies this shift is the growing importance of the independent American cinema as after the

Dating Rules For My Future Kids Going to the movies is a good thing to do if someone wants to relax or just if they have some free time. I like going to the movies with my family, but I especially like to go to the movies with my friends. When I go to the movies with my friends, we usually watch a comedy or a horror film. Sometimes my friends bring their dates along to watch the movie with us. I am totally okay with this because movies are the perfect place to have a date. Sometimes our friend group

Sophie Grimmett K. Watt English 3B 15 January 2023 The Making of Marilyn Not a lot of people knew the real Marilyn Monroe, in fact, her real name was not Marilyn. Instead her name was Norma Jean Baker, her mother named her after the movie star Norma Talmadge. To become a movie star herself she changed almost everything about her natural appearance. She dyed her naturally red hair blonde and had cosmetic surgery on her chin and nose. This was pre-silicon days so her implant was made out of cow cartilage

by a phantom power supply, which sends a voltage of +48 V through pins two and three of a balanced mic line to the capacitor and the preamp. It is essential that the mic line is balanced to prevent humming. Choosing a condenser mic is best in the studio, where it tightens a spectrum of sounds into one nice

In American Motion Picture history there has been many exhibitions starting from vaudevilles to nickelodeons to movie palaces. By the 1940s a new type of exhibition which will completely change the way many view movies began to arise at a rapid pace. The exhibition is a drive-in movie theater which is another form of watching a movie; however, in this case the audience enjoys the movie in the comfort of their own car and not in a seat. The drive- in theaters brought new ways to enjoy movie with the

After the Paramount decision, the big film making studios finally made changes according to the monopoly based changes required and stopped buying theaters to show their movies and also stopped making theatres rent the movies they produced without seeing them first. Banks stopped offering as much financial funding to the movie studios which made the studios change the way they considered making films. The anti-trust action took a toll on the movie studios, forcing them to rethink how they generated income

and business side of the film industry. Overall the modern American film experience is predominately based on ticket, home video and rental sales. The film industry is currently based on entertaining the masses and ensuring financial success for the studio executives and investors. The American film industry can be compared to a brokerage firm which exist to make the firm a lot of money and if lucky the client as well. Blockbuster films are created to please the overall public. They are mainly comprised