Nora Martinez’s HUM210 Blog

Reply to Sarah
http://spolingyumptewa.uniblogs.org/2006/02/24/reflection-based-on-readings-and-replies-3/
 
Reply to Heidi,
http://hwilhite.uniblogs.org/2006/02/24/module-3-report-on-a-resource-about-an-individual-film-element/
 
Reply to Diane,
http://dcantalupo.uniblogs.org/2006/02/22/module-3-reflection-on-reading-viewing/
 
 
 
 
I found the look into the foreign movie making industry very interesting, I think that many American hear the words “Foreign Film” and the image of a low budget poor camera angles and effects come to mind. I have to admit I have been guilty of thinking the same […]

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 Costumes
I found a really interesting site dedicated to the study of the costumes of the Lord of the rings. It seems that the movie presented a really difficult challenge since the Hobbits need to be represented a lot smaller than the actors who played them. A link on the site has page that shows the […]

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I found this site looking for more information on the story line of Crouching Tiger hidden Dragon. It breaks down all of the main characters and some of the character motivations. I think that this movie falls into the category that in order to be really appreciated requires a better understanding of the folk history […]

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Import restrictions on films were mentioned in the reading as being a big issue in China right now. With severe import restrictions on most movies the actual percentage of foreign films is much lower than comparable nations. This site explains that China has placed a ban on animation in order to allow the Chinese domestic […]

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The chapter mentions that foreign films have a difficult time in the U.S while on the other hand U.S. films seem to dominate foreign markets. Foreign films rely a great deal on Plot and storylines while American Films use special effects and genre films. Not to be anti Hollywood but it seems like their approach […]

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I enjoyed viewing the movies and found seeing them again and looking at the aspects of production cost especially. I feel that I may have gotten a littlie to caught up in the financial aspects of the reading. I also found my self looking at sites that broke down the Titanic story and separated fact […]

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I found an article that raises a lot of questions of how factual the Plot of titanic really was. It seems that the 1st Officer Murdoch was not the character that he was shown as, but rather historical evidence points to him being heroic and self sacrificing in the last moments before the ship sank. […]

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I agree with this author’s point of view, a disaster becomes a tragedy when having money can decide your survival. This was probably very typical of that time period. In Mexico many situations are also determined by your families’ name. Because if you are from a good family your children grow up around others of […]

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I found a phrase while searching for big budget movies that I feel really sums up the movie industry does every time they put another movie out. It is not an easy thing to judge how much money to put into a film. With ever more critical and demanding audiences who‘s taste changes as frequently […]

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I found the reading to be a lot about the economics of the movie industry. It seems that a few big budget pictures had the blockbuster earning power to more than reimburse their producers as well as provide for the growing actor salaries. However, it seems that those that cost hundreds of millions of dollars […]

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