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Financing an Independent Film, 2005.
Examines the legal aspects of getting financing for an independent film.
2,887 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper looks at sources of money for financing a film. It touches on pre-sale agreements, independent film distributors and investors. The paper examines SEC Regulations, non-profit organizations and personal debt. Taxation is also discussed.
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"Studio filmmaking is an insider's game, and not many independent filmmakers can play, or they choose not to play. Studios are in the business of producing hits. The filmmaker loses a lot of creative control in this method. That's why these alternative methods of raising funds are needed. As difficult and complex as they may seem, they have worked to produce funds for many filmmakers, and allowed them to keep most of the creative control."
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Independent Film Production, 2001.
History & development; ties to major studios. Cost factors, creativity, marketing, distribution, promotion.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Independent film production is an important part of the overall American film industry today, though independent production has had its ups and downs and has faced a number of crises in recent years with the effects of the recession and other economic forces that have made it difficult for many companies to survive. There are several definitions of independent film production, though generally all have one thing in common--independent producers do their work outside the American studio production system in some degree. This does not mean that they are completely unconnected to the major studios, for many independent companies receive funding through the studios (Tristar was founded jointly by Columbia Pictures and HBO, for instance) or have distribution agreements with the studios for the release of product (United Artists had a.."
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Independent Films, 1993.
A look at the definition with a comparison to major studios, total releases and reissues, costs, examples and video sales.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 39.95
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"Independent film production is an important part of the overall American film industry today, though independent production has had its ups and downs and has faced a number of crises in recent years with the effects of the recession and other economic forces that have made it difficult for many companies to survive. There are several definitions of independent film production, though generally all have one thing in common--independent producers do their work outside the American studio production system in some degree. This does not mean that they are completely unconnected to the major studios, for many independent companies receive funding through the studios (Tristar was founded jointly by Columbia Pictures and HBO, for instance) or have distribution agreements with the studios for the release of product (United Artists had..."
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The Art Film and the Genre Film, 2004.
Art and genre criticism in four classic films.
3,048 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 48 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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An analysis of two genre films and two art films - Antonioni's "Blow Up," Kelly/Donen's "Singin' in the Rain", Truffaut's "The 400 Blows", and Sirk's "All That Heaven Allows". The validity of both genre and art film criticism are examined.
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"By its failure to accommodate the excess generated by its subject matter, All That Heaven Allows is not only critiquing the genre of melodrama, it also exposes the contradictions and conflicts present in American bourgeois society (Bourget, 1995, 45). However the subversive excess and contradictions present in the film prevent it from being ?just another melodrama?. Sirk worked within yet against the constraints of the Hollywood studio system to subvert the genre, and although the film is superficially a generic 1950s Hollywood melodrama, Sirk?s characteristic stylistic technique marks him as an auteur, a position usually associated with the art rather than the genre film."
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Canadian Film Industry, 2006.
A review of the independent Canadian film industry.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 10 sources, $ 223.95
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This paper reviews the Canadian film industry, one that is said to be a composite of three different unique bodies that have combined to create a dynamic film environment; albeit not a uniquely Canadian one. The paper goes on to discuss how while the indigenous Canadian film industry is still extant it might be described as moribund at best. If not for governmental support for the indigenous film industry, independent Canadian film making might already be extinct. The Canadian film industry is relatively healthy overall but the figures indicate strictly indigenous Canadian films, outside of one or two major production houses, may suffer revenue and market difficulties in the years ahead.
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Independent Music Industry, 2002.
Examining different factors relating to the independent music industry and the challenges it faces.
817 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 29.95
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This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to the independent music industry. Part II gives a brief overview of the music industry. In Part III, factors leading to the development of an independent music industry are discussed. Part IV outlines the incorporation of alternative music industry into the mainstream with the emergence of grunge music is reviewed.
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"According to Rare Vinyl Network, independent music is defined as ?literally, music released by record labels independent of control by multinational conglomerates; more specifically, bands that descended from the late seventies and eighties college rock.? Currently, there are approximately six major record companies (BMG, CEMA, MCA, Polygram, Sony, and WEA) that are in control of the record market. The economic power of these conglomerates restricts how contemporary music is available and is portrayed to consumers. The mainstream music industry is regulated, whereby popular music has become a business rather than an art."
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Re-Tooling for Independent School Adaptability and Change, 2002.
An examination of defining new responsibilities for independent school heads, boards and trustees.
4,410 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 115.95
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This paper looks at the mounting financial strains facing today's independent/private schools, boards, trustees, headmasters and similar school leaders and how they should be able to execute the necessary administrative and structural changes to negotiate today's financial obstacle courses. The writer argues that they will fall by the wayside, as is the recent trend for most independent schools if they refuse to adapt.
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"Present day and emerging challenges to the financial viability of independent schools will likely require changes to the structure and arrangements of independent school cultures. In preparing for the challenges of change, independent school boards and headmasters and the relationship between them. In particular, boards of trustees will have to express stronger, more directive and explicit objectives so that heads will have clearer mandates to change entrenched arrangements. By doing so, a board will confirm its direct responsibility for the school's well-being, and it will become more realistic to hold the head accountable for leading the school along the trajectory which the board desires."
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Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), 2005.
An over view of the ten major types of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) used today and their key characteristics.
1,413 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines how Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) describes array configuration and applications for multiple, inexpensive hard disks, providing fault tolerance (redundancy) and improved access rates (RAID concept). RAID provides a way to access multiple individual disks as if the array were one larger disk, spreading data access out over these multiple disks, reducing the risk of losing all data if one drive fails, and improving access time. It looks at how RAID is commonly used in large file servers, transaction of application servers, where data accessibility is critical and fault tolerance is required, and explores ten types of RAID, presenting a myriad of feature trade-offs that must be appropriately mapped to critical implementation requirements.
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"RAID 1 allows two or more disks to mirror each other (Achieving fault tolerance by using RAID). This configuration produces slow writes, but relatively quick reads, and facilitates high data availability on servers because a single disk can be lost without any loss of data. When more than two disks make up the mirror, the RAID 1 array can lose multiple disks as long as a complete mirrored pair is not lost. On the downside, the amount of physical disk space required is twice the space required to store the data. Therefore, Level 1 is most often used for applications that require very high data availability."
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Irvinh Independent School District v. Tatro, 2002.
A review of the "IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. TATRO" legal case.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper presents a review of a Texas Case hearing on the matter of student's with special disabilities and their right to an education in an inclusive environment. Namely the IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. TATRO Supreme Court of the United States, 1984. 468 U.S. 883.
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Independent Subsystems in Human Memory, 2002.
An examination of how English and Urdu letters of the alphabet are served by independent systems in human memory.
2,838 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper describes an experiment to examine the systems of the human memory responsible for language processing. It is designed to show how visual information is stored in a visual spatial sketchpad that is involved in manipulating visuo-spatial images. The experiment explores the average storage capacity of this spatial pad and the number of subsystems that might be involved in the processing of various languages. Once verified it establishes a firm ground for comprehension of how languages are processed.
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"Long term memory is the capacity store that can store large amounts of information up to long periods of time. Long term memory is used in this experiment for the storage of letters because it has a larger capacity and items entered in the LTM have a bigger retention interval. Short term memory can store up to 5 to 7 letters and hence for the encoding and retrieval of 12 to 13 letters, LTM has to be employed."
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Independent Females in Literature, 1996.
Examines two strong, independent female characters who defy cultural & sexual restrictions in novel & memoir. "The Scarlet Letter" ( Nathaniel Hawthorne ) & "The Woman Warrior" ( Maxine Hong Kingston )
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 63.95
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"Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter and Maxine Hong Kingston in The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts depict strong women struggling to shape themselves beyond the restrictions of convention. Hester Pyrnne and Maxine Hong Kingston seek to forge new social identities which surpass the codes of their respective communities. Relying upon their creative spirit, they are unable to be limited by worn-out societal restrictions for women. They understand that society seeks to impose upon them unreasonable and oppressive conventions. Instead of accepting the power and weight of these conventions, these women are willing to challenge their communities? petty and destructive centers. In transgressing the too-rigid gender codes which have been ordained for them, Pyrnne..."
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Seventies Films Versus Today's Films, 2001.
A comparison between films from different periods in time, and the differences in their entertainment methods.
2,625 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 8 sources, $ 79.95
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A comparison of three honored films from the seventies, "Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", and "The Godfather" and two films from the the year 2000, "The Gladiator" and "Erin Brokovich". The paper considers how they differ in the realm of providing distracting entertainment versus probing consideration of timely issues, concluding that seventies films left a more lasting vision.
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"What do we want from our movies? Do we seek simple escape or deeper understanding of our lives? Can a movie be both probing and entertaining? Are entertainment, eye candy and special effects enough, or do we seek something deeper? Do we want to look inside ourselves and ask questions, or to merely stay on the surface, distract ourselves, and deny that there is anything more to be considered? These questions arise when comparing three movies from the 1970s with two films nominated for Academy Awards in the 2000. The films considered are: from the seventies, Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and The Godfather, and from 2000, Gladiator and, Erin Brokovich. Pauline Kael, the well-know New Yorker film critic, commenting on how she got hooked on films, agrees another critic, Paul Coates, that in its ideal form, ?Cinema is the dream of an afterlife from which to comprehend this one? (Kael 63). In light of this quote, the films from the seventies embody elements which through the focused vision of the director offer mythic qualities that provide not only entertainment but an opportunity for viewers to examine their lives. That in accomplishing this, they provide images that remain in the mind?s eye could be considered the tradition of the seventies. In contrast, recent films Gladiator and Erin Brokovich are entertaining distractions, providing no lasting vision."
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Independent Living Programs for Juvenile Offenders, 2002.
A description of the State programs offered to juvenile offenders from broken homes which helps them become fully-functioning and socially responsible adults in order to integrate into society.
1,465 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper describes the range of helpful services provided by the Independent Living Programs and lists the desirable goals of these programs. The paper decribes how these programs help with life-skills and social and psychological problems. It also explains how the programs provide a general education and vocational training.
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"Thus, Independent Living programs like those in Texas, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, and other states, provide a unique and exciting alternative to traditional methods of dealing with delinquent youth. The independent living arrangements, whether in apartments, or residential facilities, or halfway houses, offer juveniles an escape from the problems of home and at the same time, a very real sense of personal responsibility."
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Biology Independent Study Unit: Drugs & the Brain, 2001.
A look at the way drugs interact with the brain.
1,832 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 58.95
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This paper looks at the effects of drugs on the brain. The author looks at the issue from the perspective of biology. Many diagrams, pictures and quotes are included.
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"There are many reasons why people take drugs, the most basic being that they like the way drugs make them feel. Pleasure, which scientists call reward, is a very powerful biological force for our survival[i]. If we do something pleasurable, the brain is wired in such a way that we tend to do it again. Many everyday activities, such as eating, activate a circuit of specialized nerve cells devoted to producing and regulating pleasure[ii]. One important set of these nerve cells uses a chemical neurotransmitter called dopamine. As it does with other substances, the brain usually keeps tight control over supplies of dopamine. The right amount of dopamine, scientists think, is responsible for our subjective feelings of happiness[iii]. "
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Independent Physicians, 1993.
The decline of autonomy & authority of doctors caused by changing social, economic & medical factors. Looking at history, consumerism, costs and corp. issues.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 79.95
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" Starr (1982) and Thomas and Sehnert (1989) report that the role of the physician has dramatically been altered, when comparing history to current times. Starr (1982) reports that the growth of medical authority on the part of in dependent physicians did not come easily, nor without political consequences. In fact, before physicians could transform into a position of high income, autonomy, and other attendant rewards, they confronted during the 1760s to the 1850s, tension between their aspirations and political resistance. Note the following.
In the nineteenth century, many Americans, epitomized by the Populists, continued to believe in the adequacy of common sense and to resist the claims of the professions. On the other hand, there were those, like the Progressives, who believed that science provided.."
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