MCC Theater Essays

“Reasons To Be Pretty”, is the play chosen for the director’s analysis essay. This play was written by Neil LaBute and was first performed in 2008. The story takes place during the spring in present day Pittsburgh. Scene 1 takes place in the middle of the day and finds Steph and Greg arguing. Scene two, is held near midnight, as Kent and Greg are on their “lunch” break while working the night shift. Scene 3 is another day setting, with Greg and Steph meeting at the mall and have a heated discussion

Does your love for films extend beyond simply watching the latest blockbusters? Do you have just as much respect and admiration for the people behind the cameras as the actors in front of them. Do you dream of producing your own films or assisting with the editing process? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you are a good candidate for obtaining a film production and editing degree. It can serve as your gateway to the creative world of movie making and, who knows, one day you could

In the novels, We The Animals by Justin Torres and Soledad by Angie Cruz the narrators’ relationship to men is influenced by the behavior and interactions with their families. The role that men play in the life of the unnamed narrator in We The Animals is based around his coming to terms with his sexuality, and how his sexuality makes him an outsider within his family. Likewise, in the novel Soledad, the titular character’s perception of men is shaped by not only her family, but also Dominican culture

Consider the representation of racial and/or national identities in the work of at least two writers studied in this module. This essay will consider the representation of Othello as a black male in Shakespeare’s play‘Othello’. Othello’s racial identity is not explicitly confirmed within the play, and in contemporary society there is still racial ambiguityregarding Othello’s race. For the purposes of this essay, Othello will be represented as a black man due to textual evidence that supports this

Halloween (1978), was written by John Carpenter in less than two weeks and had a budget of $325,000 however the cultural impact of this film has caused a gross $47,000,000 in the 40 years since it was released ("Halloween"). This film evolved into a major franchise of 10 movies with more on the way which was not Carpenter 's intention. The conversation that follows viewers after watching the movie is the reason why this iconic movie can be appreciated by the both horror movie fanatics and those who

The concept of hero and villain has existed for as long as the histories of humanity could remember. However, for the past years film has become one of the dominant media of our culture and history to foretell the epic about heroes and their saga. Many film made their appearance by daringly imposing the famous heroic epic which eventually made into many versions due to how popular the epic, by reflecting on that then it is logical to see many Ramayana and Mahabharata versions streaming through the

Before the 1930s Before the invention of the "talking picture," all movies were completely silent. The mixture of music into the film scene is speculated to have happened for many reasons. Music was already a commonplace element in the theatres and it was brought over to films not only because of tradition, but to add a depth to the two-dimensional image that appeared upon the screen. An added benefit was that it covered up the cacophony of noise that spewed from the projector. The majority of

Paramount Health and Beauty Company (Paramount) had entered the new non-disposal razor product, Clean Edge, in 1962 and discussed the new technology on the product through the managers’ experiences. It achieved $13 billion of sales and $7 billion in gross profits for 2009.The company decided to introduce the product into men’s market where there is strong presence in comparison to women’s market. The executives of Paramount discussed the changes on this product and the direct competitors in addition

10 Most Iconic Movie Endings Watching movies is one of the favorite past-time of those people who want to enjoy a day without going out. These movies come in different genres such as science fiction, romance, comedy or dramatic movies. Each people have different taste when it comes to movies. Others may love romantic movies while others do not. Or other people may love dramatic movies but not science fiction movies. However, it is not that easy to make a great movie that will be remembered by

Odeon Cinema becomes the largest cinema in the UK, with over one hundred cinemas. The founding of Odeon Cinema was Oscar Deutsch in 1930 (Odeon Cinema, 2018). The spelling of Odeon was an acronym of Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation, at that time their art decoration and their interiors became the company icons. In the beginning, their mission statement was “not only simply somewhere to watch films, but somewhere to experience them” based on Herte (2018). The ODEON was acquired in 1941 by J Arthur

Goldwyn Meyer and 20th Century Fox were one of the earliest and richest film companies who also owned their own film production sets and studios. Likewise, Universal, United and Columbia Pictures were also notable, even though not owning their own theaters. Meanwhile, Disney, Monogram, and Republic came on third-tier. 1930s came and was considered as “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” In this decade, a new generation in film history began as they launched sound and audio tracks in films. Furthermore, they

Top 25 Adrenalin Pumping Action Films Seeing a great action flick is like getting a shot of adrenaline directly to your veins. Creating this feeling takes skill on the part of the director and the rest of the filmmaking crew. Scenes need to be shot at awesome angles, and battles and chases need to be depicted in nuanced ways. Fights need to be choreographed to be amazing yet realistic. The audience is gripped by the growing tension. They are lifted out of their daily realities, and lost for

Cinematic animation constitutes a pre-history of animation that was to emerge in a televisual context. The advent of cinema per se was preceded by the development of various devices with such classically intoned names as thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, and kinetoscope. In the United States, Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith stumbled upon the technique of stop-action animation, in which three-dimensional objects or drawings are shot frame-by-frame, slightly adjusting the position of the object between

The Silent Film Era An essay on the Era that came before sound films. Silent film is the beginning of motion picture studios, with text screens and crafty miming. "Lillian make sure you tell Mr. Griffith you're on the set!" "Make sure the magic lantern is burning brightly!" "Where is the Tramp?" All of these questions shall be answered in due time, for now we start with the beginning of technology in cinema before cinema. The technology behind the film era in the very beginning was called a thaumatrope

The time was the 1890s – the invention of the motion picture cameras had just revolutionized the entertainment industry. While the first films were only under a minute long and without sound, the novelty of moving photographs was enough for the motion picture business to flourish. Cinema offered a cheap and simple way of providing entertainment to the masses. Filmmakers could record actors' performances, which are then shown to audiences around the world. Travelogues would bring the sights of far-flung

People love a good fairytale story. Disney as a company has made insane amounts of money on that fact. The simplest way of telling these stories are through movies. Many people, like myself, love these films and don’t dig exceptionally deep into them. Other’s however, can’t or won’t see past the times. What I mean by this, is that people find many of the Disney films to be extremely sexist and plague the minds of young girls by telling them what they need to look like to have a love story like the

In the second half of the semester, we watched a road movie, “Little Miss Sunshine”. In japan, Yamada Yoji, one of the most famous movie director, made a road movie that has similarities with “Little Miss Sunshine”. This report aims to describe the development of the story of “Little Miss Sunshine” deeply in comparison with the movie. “Family” is a movie that he made in 1970. Those days, Japan saw rapid economic growth, and held the Olympic Games and Osaka world Expo. Seiichi Kazami, who complains

Directed by Dziga Vertoc, ‘Man with a Movie Camera,’ is a 1929 one of a kind film. The movie is revolved around one day in the urban life in a Russian city. The movie does not include any actors, or an actual narrative, story. ‘Man with a Movie Camera’ basically follows a passionate camera man and his camera; the man himself is somewhat brave given the danger he puts himself through in order to get a specific shot. It is all about the different ways of making a film, and the techniques required.

The Talkies And The Silent Era Have you ever seen a movie that made you think for a while about how they made it or how long it took the actors, directors, and the film crew time and energy to produce a movie with its various components? Or how much money spent on movie essentials such as cameras, microphone, and computers to produce a movie? Producing one film only takes a great deal of thinking, energy, time, and money. Despite these costs, the film industry has been profitable since the 1920’s

The Haunted Movie Theaters of Hollywood It seems that spirits or ghosts seem to enjoy not only the theater but also watching movies. It appears that many of these ghosts have chosen to haunt Hollywood movie theaters. They can be former actors or actresses or even staff members of the theaters. Mann’s Chinese Theater One of the best recognized landmarks all over the world and especially in Hollywood is the building formerly known as Graumann’s Chinese Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard. Showman