FILM 2401 Lecture Notes - Thomas Edison, Eadweard Muybridge, Kinetoscope

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7 May 2012

School

York University

Department

Film

Course

FILM 2401

Professor

Kispal- Kovacs Kovacs

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Eadweard muybridge 1830:1904- the horse in motion, 1878. Auguste and louis lumiere- first exhibition of projected motion pictures, 1895. The first 10 or 15 years of the movie exhibition industry was characterized by working class patronage. Arrival of immigrants from south and eastern europe: the universal language of the silent film. Itinerant projectionists: travel from town to town to show movie. Empty store fronts(nickelodeons): rent out empty store fronts put chairs out and a screen; show short films for a certain amount of money. Scenes of everyday life: beginnings of documentary traditions. Development of editing: 1907; narrative film becomes the dominant form in the us. Ended with the us acquiring control over cuba, the philippines, guam and puerto rico from a defeated spain. Film makers all go down to the scene and start making movies about the invasion.

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While it is traditionally held that Marx and Engels were against capitalism and thus the industrial revolution, an argument can be made that both men could believe industrialization was a positive development. Using The Communist Manifesto, explain how this argument could be true.

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Define "Realism" as a major art movement during the nineteenth century. Google images of Courbet, such as âThe Stone Breakersâ and âBurial at Ornans.â Courbet used to brag that he was known as âthe first socialist painter.â Explain how Courbetâs paintings reflect the philosophy of Realism as a response to the Industrial Revolution.

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1. Hollywood labor unions were, and continue to be, important players in the careers of Hollywood artists. When actors first became mainstream in the early 20^th century, working conditions for the industry included long work weeks and low pay. Studios essentially âownedâ their artists, which meant that rival studios would not hire actors or actresses once their contracts ended. As individuals, screenwriters, actors, and radio stars did not have much bargaining power with studios. Realizing that banding together could improve conditions, the Masquers Club (later the Screen Actors Guild of America) was created in 1925. It was followed by many other unions for various artists in Hollywood.

Despite an improvement in work conditions, conflicts often occur between artists and studios even today. For instance, minorities and female actors/actresses still tend to be paid less than Caucasian and male actors. To address these challenges, many unions are banding together to address mutual concerns in the industry. This increases the bargaining power of the unions. The hope is that the unions can work with studios to arrive at solutions that will prove beneficial to both parties.

Based on the information above, why are Hollywood labor unions considered necessary? Your response should at least be 200 words.

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4- In a scientific research which was conducted by Syed Azeem(2010, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees in Oman), with a sample of 150 employees from government sector and private sector through distributing questionnaires. It was found that the job satisfaction and age variables were the most dominant factors that affect the organizational commitment in Oman.

5- A study was conducted to determine MARA Professional Colleges lecturersâ perception on organizational commitment. The study builds on social exchange theory and organizational model to identify the factors influencing the organizational commitment of these lecturers. The study analyzes whether or not there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job involvement, perceived organizational support and organizational commitment among lecturers in MARA Professional Colleges. Data were collected via questionnaires from 132 lecturers of three different MARA Professional Colleges. The findings of the survey show there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job involvement and perceived organizational support. Job involvement contributed the most which is 28.8%, followed by perceived organizational support 23.9% and job satisfaction contributed 9.4% towards organizational commitment among MARA Professional College lectures. The results suggest an improvement of social change by increasing job involvement, perceived organizational support and job satisfaction is an efficient way of obtaining highly committed human resource. The results of the study have valuable implications for policy makers in MARA Higher Education Division, college administrators and educators.

6- Elina Anttila (2014, components of organizational commitment under a case study consisting line managers from Finnish industrial company) aims to find factors affecting employeesâ organizational commitment within the case organization as well as point out some strengths and weaknesses the company has in this area. The company studied is Finnish multinational industrial company. The sample of this qualitative study consisted of nine Finnish first level managers from different segments of this company. The data was collected using theme interviews and qualitative attitude approach. Therefore, the analysis was also conducted in two separate ways. The data from theme interviews was analyzed using thematic content analysis while the analysis of the data from qualitative attitude approach followed the principles of that method concentrating on explanations of stance taking. As a result of this study, the factors affecting the organizational commitment in this organization can be divided into three categories. The first one consist matters directly linked to the company itself. The second category has factors linked to the work community. Finally, the third is formed by factors related to the work characteristics. Companyâs strengths lie in itsâ interesting field of business and variety opportunities it can offer for employees globally.

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