originsofdrama.blogspot.com
Drama - the origins of the play
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Drama - the origins of the play. Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Wealthy men sponsored the plays by paying a special tax. They hoped the success of the play they sponsored would help them get into politics. Of the four festivals in Athens (each reflecting seasonal changes), plays were only presented at one festival – the City Dionysia. Various tribes in Greek society competed fiercely against each other in these performances, and the best show would be declared the winner. In 471 BC, another dramatist - Aeschyl...
whyproductplacement.blogspot.com
Product Placement
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Thursday, January 10, 2008. What is Product Placement and how does it work? Have you ever watched a TV show or a movie and felt like you were watching a really long commercial? If so, then you've been the victim of bad product placement. There's certainly a line that can be crossed when presenting brand-name items as props within the context of a movie, television show, or music video. Clever marketing folks try never to cross that line. They want their products to be. Within a scene, but not the. Since ...
mockdoc.blogspot.com
mock - doc - and two smoking barrels
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Mock - doc - and two smoking barrels. Thursday, November 13, 2008. A mockumentary is a film or TV program that 'looks' and 'sounds' like a documentary, but is not factual, not truthful - it is closer, in essence, to parody. In that it draws attention to - and makes fun of - the codes and conventions of documentary. Hey, slow down. Firstly, what's a documentary? The use of a narrator (either a presenter who appears on-screen, or an unseen voice-over person). When we view media texts that look and sound 'r...
filmpitch.blogspot.com
Pitching a Film Idea
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Pitching a Film Idea. Sunday, January 6, 2008. How To Pitch A Film. It’s about confidence, enthusiasm, belief in yourself and belief in your idea! Part of creating a successful pitch for a film comes down to how you “work the room”…. Are you confident and able to. People, get their attention and hold their attention? Do you enjoy public speaking? Can you tell a good story? Or are you the sort of person who ends up listening to the guy telling the story? Now it’s time to pitch your idea. Really set the st...
thewesterngenre.blogspot.com
The Western Genre
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008. Origins of the 'Western'. Western Films or Westerns are the major defining genre of the American film industry, a nostaligic eulogy to the early days of the expansive, untamed American frontier (the borderline between civilization and the wilderness). They are one of the oldest, most enduring and flexible genres and one of the most characteristically American genres in their mythic origins. Typical elements in westerns include. Hostile elements (often Native Americans). Distin...
