Star Wars: The Entertainment Industry

The Illuminati is a organization of world leaders. May 1, 1776 the New World Order was formed. I found it pretty strange they were formed the same year as the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Do you know what the word Illuminati means? It is the plural of the Lamin Illuminatus which means “ enlightenment ”.

Star Wars is an epic space opera film series created by George Lucas, which includes galactic battles, theatrical adventure, as well as chivalric romance. The music, mainly composed by John Williams, gives depth to the storyline and is something that fans of all ages will always remember. The specific Star Wars movie that I have chosen to analyze is Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, which was released on May 25, 1983.

Star Wars has a worldwide appeal that is here to stay for many generations to come, but how has it done this? While director George Lucas has received mixed reactions for his approach towards the prequels, this does not undermine the fact that George

Though a new Star Wars film is just around the corner, Professor Zachary Feinstein from the Washington University in St. Louis is still busy dissecting elements from the original trilogy. The academic recently published a study called "It's a Trap: Emperor Palpatine's Poison Pill," a project that attempts to model the economy of Star Wars' fictional universe and illustrate how the creation - and subsequent destruction of the two 'Death Star' superweapons in the original trilogy drove the Empire's banking system to the point of collapse. " In this paper we study the financial repercussions of the destruction of two fully armed and operational moon-sized battle stations ("Death Stars") in a 4-year period and the dissolution of the galactic government

History Vs. Hollywood: The Untouchables The Untouchables is an action packed movie, set in Chicago, 1920s. Crime controls the city, the system has gone corrupt, and people are dying.

Technology vs. Humanity In the reading, Termination or Transformation? The "Terminator" Films and Recent Changes in the U. S. Auto Industry there were many connections made by Robert F. Arnold between technology in science fiction films and modern day society. Specifically making the connections between the auto industry and the Terminator movies, Arnold provides us with a discussion on the relationship between technology and humanity. By focusing his work based upon such relationship, it enables us to address questions such as where we draw the line with the use of technology, how it affects humanity and what the ethical issues with such technological advancements in our society may be?

Due to her book "Hollywood: The Dream Factory. An Anthropologist Looks at the Movie Makers" Hortense Powdermaker is regarded as one of the pioneers of ethnography. Published in 1951 by Secker & Warburg in London, Powdermaker here aims to demystify the affect of movies on the audience and establishes the hypothesis "that the social system in which they are made significantly influences their content and meaning" (Powdermaker, 1951, p.3). After living in Hollywood for one year she concludes that the internal structures resemble those of a totalitarian system in which the struggle between business and art is reflected in the meaning of its movies. It suggests that the values of studio bosses and producers dominate while the artistic values of directors and writers are strongly restricted.

The Academy of Motion Picture Sciences is creating a new award for filmmaking. In my opinion George Lucas deserves to have that award named after him for three reasons. George Lucas transformed the way science fictions movies are made by creating detailed miniature models, by using controlled motion photography and by introducing surround sound George Lucas ended up singlehandedly changing the movie industry during the making of the first Star Wars movie. He wanted realistic looking spaceships and props so he and his team created very detailed models of their spaceships and props.

Piracy might affect the income of workers involved in the making of movies. Workers in the lower rungs of the entertainment industry may experience cutting overhead (Straus, 2013). They are basically people who work behind the scenes for the movies. According to Loeb (2010), those who work behind the scenes derive a substantial portion of their health, welfare, benefits, and retirement contributions from the revenue that their work generates from secondary markets which consist of foreign distribution, DVD sales, and airings on television.

Other films and TV shows have shown to be influenced by the general idea of Star Wars movies. In short, the reason why Star Wars has able to inspire other films is because of its unique storytelling and being able to tie in each person’s story with the overall plot of the movies. To conclude the iconic characters within the movie series were able to allow people to actually connect with the characters. The Star Wars characters were able to capture the audience and make them care about the people within the movies very

A textbook example of this is the animated television show The Clone Wars (Dave Filoni, George Lucas 2008-2015). This show fits chronologically between the second and third ‘prequel’ movies Attack of the Clones (George Lucas, 2002) and Revenge of the Sith (George Lucas, 2005). The show bridged the time gap between the two movies, allowing dedicated viewers to fill in the gaps that the original story left and learn a more detailed story. It also bridged the generation gap for viewers, as Star Wars fans are typically older, or young adults, as that is when the movies originally came out. This show is animated and intended for children, allowing the franchise to hook younger viewers, as well as providing more engaging narrative for the very active audiences who tend to consume all the content they can find (Loads 2014).

The Golden age of Hollywood encompassed a brief period of time from the late 30's to the end of World War II. During this time the larger studios produced in excess of 45 films a year and grossed $120 million (Lewis, 147). After the war, the studios struggled as their audience made a shift away from the cities to the suburbs. This, combined with the impact of the Paramount decision and the black list, took its toll on Hollywood. By 1950 those Golden Age studios showed a greatly reduced profit of only $31 million (Lewis,).

Case Question 1: Most aspects of foreign culture, like languages, religion, gender roles, and problem solving strategies, are hard for a casual observer to understand. In what ways do do Hollywood movies affect national culture outside the United States? What aspect of U.S culture do Hollywood films promote around the world ? Can you observe any positive effects of Hollywood movies on world culture?

Why did Hollywood become the dominant film industry with audiences inside and outside America by the end of the 1930s?   Hollywood became the dominant film industry with audiences inside and outside America by the end of the 1930’s due to the implications of World War II Hollywood rose to become the dominant film industry with audiences inside and outside America by the end of the 1930’s due to the implications caused by World War II. The Hollywood era of the 1930’s, which is also known as the Golden Age, was filled with great benefits for the film studios of Hollywood. The main factors that, enabled Hollywood to become the dominant film industry by the end of the 1930’s included a combination of factors including: the rise of the five major studios, the Great Depression, and technological developments.

If there has a cut down of advertisements, the revenue of this industry would drop. However, the lifeblood of this industry is depends on the box office success to generate the majority of operating revenue. Thus, theater chains need to have the newest movies to attract consumer attention. Furthermore, this industry has limited attraction to target audience of 12-24 year olds.