Essays On Entertainment

Discuss how the hand painted animated sequences in Look Both Ways provide insight into the characters of Nick and Meryl, more so than the other characters in the film. These animations have their origin in this particular movie. Despite the distinct animations found in Meryl and Nick’s photomontages, various film techniques including en scene construction, […]

The Disney Corporation was set up in 1922 where it produced cartoons such as steamboat Willy. When Walt Disney first became an animator and a film director, he joined his brother Rory and set up the Disney brothers’ studio. In 1926 they changed the name from Disney brothers’ studio to Walt Disney studio, which it […]

The Oscar winning film “A Close Shave”, a creation of Aardman Productions and produced by Nick Parks, has universal appeal. It is unique in it’s genre, displaying a wide range of different types of genre at different points in the film. It combines a variety of cinematographic and animation techniques. The characters in the film […]

Walt Disney believed that keeping children engaged and interested in activities was the best way to prevent them from getting into trouble. He recognized that simply lecturing or preaching to them would not be effective. Despite animation being a challenging means of creating pictures due to storyline demands, Walt remained focused on story and music. […]

Tom and Jerry has a worldwide audience and has been recognized as one of the most famous and longest-lived rivalries in American cinema. Its influence of “Tom and Jerry” spread to the world by its vivid scene, positive attitude, and Tom and Jerry is a theatrical animated cartoon which is simply a rivalry between a […]

The public is filled with Disney products and endorsements. Disneyland is known as the happiest place on Earth and all in thanks to the creator, Walt Disney. Children now look up to Disney as a source of hope, faith and inspiration for the future. Disney left behind tracks to what a child needs to grow […]

3DS Max is an animation program used in many companies that is of professional quality and is extremely versatile to use in anywhere from animating to simulation and rendering and even 3D modeling. 3DS Max helps the entertainment industry continue to grow at an excelling rate by providing artists who work on games, film, and […]

Mickey Mouse, a short name for Michell Mouse is a cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company ever since the dawn of time. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and his best pal, Ub Iwerks. The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as May 15, 1928 upon […]

Steamboat Willie is attributed as being the very first cartoon with sound. Although today, this may not be remarkable as much, it was a bold step for Walt Disney. Today, this cartoon is considered as a masterpiece creation and a timeless classic. A fear in encountered during the production of this cartoon is how sound […]

‘Shrek’, what can I say about Shrek? It is one of the most successful animated films ever screened, if not the most successful. Shrek has cleaned up at the box office and even stole the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film from Pixar’s Monsters Inc. So what makes Shrek so unique and so […]

Sherk 2 used the pioneering computer animation, which was a gigantic step forward from the old pen and pencil. Drawing with pen and pencil involved drawing a frame of an individual character from the beginning to end. This technique was painstaking and took a great deal of time, for each motion the character made, a […]

Disney’s enduring success can be attributed to a number of factors, including the effective implementation of horizontal and vertical integration strategies. By entering into international ventures that leverage their brand without draining their financial resources, Disney has managed to establish scope benefits. This strategy has led to continuous revenue streams and enhanced brand visibility in […]

Pixar and Disney: A Study of Creativity and Culture In 2005 the managers of Pixar Animation Studios were facing a crisis. The company’s ten-year partnership with Disney was about to end and the company had three options: draft a new agreement with Disney, find a new partner, or set up their own marketing and distribution […]

Development of Media Conglomerates by the example of the Walt Disney Corporation Within the last century the media industry in the United States was subject to a major change. Starting in the 1940ies, mainly evoked by the development of the television, the industry changed from the so called studio era1 to the television broadcasting era2. […]

Campus Computer animation basics Purpose Statement: explanation of computer animation and its impact. Introduction: Explanation of the process behind creating Disney movies and video games. Computer animation combines technology and art to create a final product. In this speech, I will discuss the various steps involved in animation and their influence on the end result. […]

Computer animation (or CGI animation) is the art of creating moving images with the use of computers. Increasingly it is created by means of 3D computer graphics, though 2D computer graphics are still widely used for stylistic, low bandwidth, and faster real-time rendering needs. It is also referred to as CGI (computer-generated imagery or computer-generated […]

Visualizing Iran It is debatable that most people of western societies especially here in the U. S share a common perspective about the country of Iran having a reputation for terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism. In the media today, Iran is accused of having nuclear weapons and various politicians have made references to its contribution to […]

Marjane Satrapi authored Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, which recounts her experiences from ages ten to fourteen. The book explores how Marjane came to understand the injustices and limitations imposed on Muslims who adhere to Islam, ultimately leading to the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi used a black and white comical style to contrast the […]

Xerxes’ administration ot the Persian Empire The Persian Empire was the largest ancient empire to have ever existed taking approximately fifty years to be bullt by Cyrus the Great, Cambyses and Darius and later being extended by Xerxes. Some may judge Xerxes as one of the worst leaders as he was note very good military […]

The novel, Persepolis, tells the tale of young Marjane Satrapi, who is a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In my essay I will examine how the author, Marjane Satrapi, tells her own story of growing up during the Islamic revolution through pictures. Satrapi uses pictures to depict her life as […]

The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall, or Apadana with 72 columns. Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of Iran (Persia). In contemporary Persian language the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the […]

As people age, changes in perception naturally occur. The experiences we go through, the people we meet, and the ideas we learn as we grow up help us to develop our own unique points of view. Most people would say that perception could be represented by the gradation between black and white; black representing the […]