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Technology and Film, 2004.
A history of film since 1880s and how technology has played a part throughout its existence.
1,509 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines how motion pictures and technology have come a long way in the past 150 years. Although these two industries may seem to have nothing in common, an examination of any movie or television show out there today will illustrate that a lot of science goes into its creation. The paper attempts to show how film and technology have been working hand-in-hand since the middle of the 1800s.
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"The 19th century is considered the century of science. In the field of physics and optics the scientific leaders found time to study the persistence of images on the retina. In 1824 Peter Mark Roget (Examiner Physiology, University of London) discovered that images were retained by the retina of the human eye for fractions of a second before being replaced by the succeeding ones. Because of this discovery the first inklings of animation or moving pictures had begun. Only one year later John A. Paris created the thaumatrope; a disk with a complimentary image on each side and strings attached at each end of its horizontal axis."
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Technological Dystopia in Film and Fiction, 2006.
This well-researched paper analyzes the relevance of robots and robotic technology in both film and various written works of fiction.
2,566 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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The writer of this paper examines the issue of technological dystopia by highlighting the negative aspects surrounding the inclusion of fictional robots in both film and written works of fiction. The writer discusses why the characters or images portrayed by robots cause either admiration or resentment to the audience. This paper also explores the underlying issues that authors and filmmaker are trying to convey in using robots as central characters in their stories. This paper looks at the human-like robots in author Isaac Asimov's science fiction novels. This paper analyzes the impact of robots and advanced technology in films such as "Terminator" and "I, Robot." This paper discusses the common theme prevalent in numerous films and novels pertaining to the perfection of robots and the imperfection of human beings. This paper also analyzes the relationship between the fictional robot and man.
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"Like any other machine invented by man, robots are shown to have the capacity to malfunction. Unlike a malfunctioning watch, car, or any other machine, robots are portrayed to have superior intelligence and consciousness. This makes the "malfunction" even more dangerous, since they can manifest harm with superior intent and capability. A robot defect is magnified because it can create an "intelligent" danger that humans may not be able to handle. There's also the factor of consciousness. Robots can become self-aware and realize that they are superior to humans. The implications of this are vast and debatable. Perhaps they will cooperate with humans and regard us as their creator, or realize that they are the superior beings and enslave humanity. Regardless of the result, authors always highlight this possibility. Something that has the superior capability to do good also has the same capability to do harm, so fail-safe devices should be put in place."
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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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Views of Technology in Technothrillers, 2002.
Analysis of the universal fear of runaway technology presented in three films.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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The three films "Rambo: First Blood", "Robocop", and "Terminator II: Judgment Day", all depict the potential evils of runaway technology and voice a universal fear of depersonalization. All three of these films portray some aspect of technology's worst possible effects on human beings. But all three also convey that ultimately, man must remain self-reliant and value life, integrity, and goodness to prevent the world from becoming mechanized and impersonal.
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Robots and Technology in the Movies, 2004.
An analysis of how the representation of technology in the movie "A.I:Artificial Intelligence" has developed since earlier cinematic portrayals of robots.
2,963 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper assesses the extent to which films have changed their views on technology, with time looking at certain films from different eras. It looks at "Metropolis" (Fritz Lang, 1926), "Blade Runner" (Ridley Scott, 1982) and compares them to the recent work "AI: Artificial Intelligence" (Steven Spielberg, 2001). It also argues that films, regardless of the time setting, predominantly represent the more negative aspects of technology.
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"Technophobia is a theory, submitted by Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner that signifies the fear of machinery or technology, as a threat to the human race. However, films containing technophobic views often affirm fears of society as well as the basic threat that technological advances pose, as it signifies ?the triumph of radical change over traditional social institutions? . With this in mind it seems that films, regardless of the time setting, predominantly represent the more negative aspects of technology. I shall be arguing that the time period in which films are made will affect the outcome, be it positive or negative."
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Dating and Technology, 2004.
Examines how modern technology has affected the concept of dating in the United States.
1,735 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses the topic of dating in the United States and shows how technology has affected dating in the last 50 years. The paper shows the impact of technology during this period on dating patterns of "young adults", namely, those aged 13-30, depending on the social norm of the decade. Dating has always been a ritual by which young adults find themselves and discover their sexuality while trying out potential long-term mates. The paper explains that, today, dating has changed considerably due to advances in technology, such as films, MTV, and the Internet.
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"The partners no longer need to be in the same room, car, or theater, they can be hundreds of miles away from each other and still date online. They can view films together, listen to the same music, and play games all over the Internet. They can chat whenever they want via Instant Messenger or email. The Internet has taken dating to another level, and has proved to be an excellent way for people to meet other people with the same interests and ideals."
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Effects of Technology on Tourism, 1999.
This paper discusses technological effects on tourism and destination development.
4,085 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 16 sources, $ 110.95
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This paper is an analysis of several different types of technology , and the effect that each of them has on on different part of the tourism industry. Some of the issues discussed are, the used of the internet, digital video and laser video.
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"The IMAX films that are promoting Pittsburgh right now are also very interesting because it puts the viewer in perspective of the destination. It is a virtual reality of the destination. People will not always be sold just by word of mouth, but if they could actually see the destination and, in a way experience part of it at home, then they will be more likely to want to travel to that particular destination. Another one of my articles talks about the internet and how important it is to have good marketing skills in order to sell your business or destination. People are on the internet more now than ever and are constantly thirsting for more information."
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Cinema Technology, 2006.
An historical review of the film industry from 1870 to 2006.
2,370 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper details the history of the film industry, including its founders, Eadwaerd Muybridge, inventor of the Zoopraxiscope and Etienne-Jules Marey, the inventor of chronophotography. It further describes the Kinetoscope Parlors, where movies were first exhibited commercially. The paper researches the 'Golden Age' of cinema in Hollywood, starting from the introduction of sound to movies and the use of the movie studio. The paper concludes with an examination of modern-day technologies, such as cell animation, claymation, scale modeling, and the use of computer generated images for special effects.
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"This was, in fact, the world's first 'movie machine', in which a series of images could be projected on to a screen made for the purpose. In 1879, Eadwaerd Muynaird, not to be outdone, invented his own 'Zoopraxiscope', which would be able to display his 'stop action' strips of photographs. This turned out to be a primitive motion picture projection machine, which would be able to recreate movement by projecting images in an extremely rapid fashion, onto a screen. The pictures would be printed on a rotating glass disc."
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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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Film Studies: Analyzing Three Films within the Context of South East and Asian Historical Perspectives, 2005.
The Chinese Communist Party soon came to power after years of exile and puppet rule that Pu Yi had experienced in the ever changing political and gove...
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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The Chinese Communist Party soon came to power after years of exile and puppet rule that Pu Yi had experienced in the ever changing political and governmental landscapes of China. In 1950 Pu Yi was forced to leave his Soviet township and soon became a prisoner of the new Communist Party politics.
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Film Studies: Analyzing Three Films within the Context of South East and Asian Historical Perspectives Essay 1: Understanding the Premise of Vietnamese Communism within the Film: Full Metal Jacket The film Full Metal Jacket (1987), directed by Stanley Kubrick, offers an American point of view of a Vietnamese conflict that depended heavily on the communist (NLF) National Liberation Front. The communist resistance to American pressure to abdicate to the puppet regimes of older leaders, such as Ngo Dinh Diem, resulted in the NLF being called the "Viet Cong" or a "Democratic Dictatorship" within military and governmental propaganda. The reason for this is reflected in the film, as the Tet Offensive becomes the symbolic part of the movie where the Americans begin to lose the war, marking the American military's last real ground-based initiative to take the country. In this manner, a historical perspective of the NLF can be analyzed, but
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"Technologies of Gender", 2002.
Analyzes Teresa de Lauretis' book "Technologies of Gender: Essays of Theory, Film, and Fiction" which discusses the role film plays in the forming of gender identity.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews the book "Technologies of Gender: Essays of Theory, Film, and Fiction" by Teresa de Lauretis (1987). De Lauretis analyses the ways that film produces gender identities. For de Lauretis, this is achieved through the technologies of cinema, so that identity is produced in the contexts of visual tools.
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Women in Film Noir, 2004.
An in-depth look at the role of women in the genre of film known as film noir.
7,839 words (approx. 31.4 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 170.95
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Among the various styles of producing films, the noir style is one that has come to be recognized for its uniqueness in characterization, camera work and striking dialogue. Film Noir of the 1940s and 50s was well known for feminine characters that were the protagonists, the femme fatale. This was most common with the French and later accepted in the United States. This paper begins by introducing film noir, its definition, how it started and also the history of this genre in the United States of America. It looks at films such as the "Maltese Falcon" (1941) and "A Touch of Evil" (1958). In the second section, the paper explores how women are represented in film noir (heroine and femme fatal) by discussing the aforementioned films and analyzing them. The paper examines different authors, such as Ann Mary Doane whose research is based on feminism and psychoanalysis and Ewing Dale ("Style and Content in Film Noir"), to discuss their ideas. The paper also compares two film noirs - the "Maltese Falcon" (1941) and "Basic Instinct" (a contemporary noir), to see how women express themselves, looking to see whether they express themselves through their sexual diversity. In the third and last section, the paper examines how women are represented in contemporary noir by analyzing and discussing one contemporary noir - "Mulholland Drive" (2001). The paper analyzes sequences to demonstrate the movie's connection with film noir and examines the role of women in the film. The paper includes illustrations from movies.
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"Mulholland Drive reinforces the dominance of the femme fatale in contemporary film noir. In present times the role of the woman in society is observed to have a variation, and this is because of the fact that there is a change in the way that she can express herself. It also highlights the way that she can dominate men without them even knowing it. It is perhaps only when they reach their ultimate doom that they realize that women have exploited them. This kind of character portrayal is one that has increased over the years since the beginning of the film noirs. From then it has developed itself in American filmmaking, which has reflected the strengths and weaknesses both in American society."
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Digital Filming, 2002.
An overview of the techniques and technologies involved in digital filming.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper will discuss how the digital filming world functions in the realm of technique and the technologies that are part of its format. By realizing how this can be a great way to make filming easier, we can also see the limitations that are placed in the field today. All of these concepts will be covered and will elucidate the digital film elements.
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Director Pedro Almodovar and the Spanish Film Industry, 2002.
This paper shows the influence of director Pedro Almodovar on the Spanish film industry and how his films helped pave the way for other Spanish directors to find an audience outside of Spain and to reestablish the viability of the Spanish film industry.
3,100 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 90.95
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The paper introduces the topic with a look at Robert Phillip Kolker's "The Altering Eye", which considers some of the economic and social forces that apply in different countries to shape their film. It then examines the life and work of director Pedro Almodovar as an example of these theories at work in Spain. It suggests that Almodovar's success was dependent on the social and political changes in Spain, namely the end of the fascist era and a move toward democracy.
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"Film is an international medium in spite of language differences, and different countries come to the fore at different times to make a mark both artistic and economic on the world cinema. After world War II, Italian neo-realism burst onto the scene, followed in the early 1960s by the French New Wave. In the 1970s it was a combination of films from Australia and films from West Germany, the latter led by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. More recently, Spain has become a contributor to the screens of the world, with the leading filmmaker of the time being Pedro Almodovar, in some ways an unlikely leader given his penchant for bizarre sexual themes, iconoclastic attitudes, and searing satiric humor."
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Women in Film: "Jerry McGuire", 2006.
An analysis of the representation of women in film using the film, "Jerry McGuire" as an example.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper analyzes the film "Jerry McGuire" in order to analyze the characterization of women in film. Several analysis techniques are used for the analysis, such as looking at the life styles portrayed in the film, the film's language, the argument within the text, and the reception of the audience.
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