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(Fan) Fiction
Wake up. Drive to work. Work. Come home. Write FanFiction. Go to bed. Day after day, and the same thing to report. And yet, when she decided to take a day off, bought a salad, or took out the garbage, it was important.
Nessie Aly HillPublished a day ago in Geeks
YouTube Channel 'Pay Or Wait' Is Shaking Up Film Criticism
Film criticism remains dominated by white males. In an article by Variety, results from a 2018 study on film criticism conducted by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism were reported.
Rod FaulknerPublished 4 days ago in Geeks
Black Superman: I'm Supposed to be Excited....But I'm Not
It was officially announced that WB will be rebooting Superman yet again. This time with J.J. Abrams in the producer chair and acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates helming the story. As a Black male comic-book fan, huge Superman nerd, fan of all of Coates's work especially his run on Black Panther, this should be the holy grail.
Omari RichardsPublished 9 days ago in GeeksIs Nepotism Ruining Film?
Film is an industry that has been going on for well over one hundred years now with studios such as MGM, Universal, Columbia Pictures, THX, Pixar Animation and Disney becoming some of the world's most well-known names of production companies and distributors all over the world. With this, actors and actresses, directors and producers have sumounted increasing amounts of fame and success for their talents. But the real question over the last ten to fifteen years is whether nepotism is destroying the chance for real talent to keep shining through as second generation rich kids of Hollywood parents get roles and opportunities over hard working, talented people.
Annie KapurPublished 15 days ago in GeeksThe TV Licence Oversteps Its Bounds
The time was 5:30am, and I was awake. Because I was awake long before I needed to be, I made a cup of tea and decided to watch the US vice presidential debate on YouTube. I would have watched the debate the day after it aired regardless, because these days I tend to go down with the sun. But even if I had wanted to stay up late to watch the debate live, I would have been legally unable to.
Leigh Wynter (she/her)Published 19 days ago in GeeksPredicting Movie Box Office Revenue According to Budget and Runtime
Executive Summary: Global box office revenue was worth 42.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2019 (Statista, 2021) and was forecast to increase in 2020 had the COVID pandemic not forced the closure of international theatres. The average budget for a movie is $32,000,000, with most of this going toward actors’ fees (Anderton, 2016). Movie budgets have steadily increased over the last two decades, as productions put more and more money into creating bigger movies with well-known actors, possibly hoping that a movie with many big names will result in high ticket sales (The Number, ND).
Florence OrdeshPublished 25 days ago in Geeks
Filmmaking as Flight: Ava DuVernay
The accolades continue to roll in for the goddess of cinema known as Ava DuVernay. It’s no exaggeration to say her stellar body of work has shaped the business of filmmaking.
SKYLERIZEDPublished 28 days ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: The Post-Modern Plot
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
Annie KapurPublished 28 days ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Establishing Shots
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
Annie KapurPublished 28 days ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: God's Eye View Shots
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
Annie KapurPublished about a month ago in Geeks
Dear Hollywood, you're not meeting our special needs.
Award season is already here, and the Golden Globes just announced their nominations. While most people are upset by the lack of nominations given to Tenet, I and many other autistic individuals are furious that Music received two nominations. For those not in the know, this project was directed by Australian singer Sia and focuses on a recovering drug addict who is left with her nonverbal autistic sister in her care. It shines a light on autistic females, which is something that rarely happens, and it's now being recognized by one of the biggest award ceremonies in Hollywood. Why are we furious at this? Because this movie is the biggest piece of inspiration porn to come onto the mainstream movie scene since 1994's Forrest Gump.
Catherine BurfordPublished about a month ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Metaphor on Screen
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
Annie KapurPublished about a month ago in Geeks
