A film or a movie is an important art form .It reflects the cultures and at the same time influences them. Movies can have a powerful and strong effect on people. It is considered to be educational to the public in many ways that could help them in their lives. The word film is divided into many categories which include: animated films, documentaries and comedy films .When the film industry had it breakthrough it spread worldwide and it is now a multi-million business, but it had it struggles at the beginning. The United State of America, India, Egypt and Qatar are some of the many countries that have shown interest in this growing industry and how the movie culture has affected them is mind-blowing. The film industry began its journey in the late 1880s when the first movie camera was invented. Before it had reached the high position it holds now as one of the most successful business on the planet earth it had many struggles and obstacles to conquer. One of the first struggles was that most people back in the day preferred the early television. Early television gave the public a chance to see live acts and performances. While on of the other hand, movies were only scenes recorded for weeks or months and edited and then given to the public. Movies were all about the effects and high quality of montages, but early television had the excitement of the stage. Since that time, many people showed more interest in the movie industry which was developing day by day. When movie houses were created, it allowed more people to get involved in the growing industry. At a specific time when the population was less than half of today, movie houses were selling more than 90 million tickets a week. Since that time the movie industry dev... ... middle of paper ... ... locations of the DTFF are Katara Cultural Village and Museum of Islamic Arts. With that, Qatar has become one of the most important countries in The Middle East that support the growth of the film industry. In Conclusion, Movies are like a mirror that reflects the culture of a country, It’s an art the can be shown in different many ways. The hardship that the film industry has come over helped make it one of the largest industries in the world. Many talented and creative people work under that industry and many other people are trying their best to get in. Qatar has also established a name for itself in that industry by founding a Film Institute that helped produce many local and global movies over the years, Making Qatar a Film destination for many people. It’s an honor for me to have seen the day that Arab countries are being recognized for their talents.
explode in popularity and the introduction of theaters specifically for film. Firstly, amid the circuses, the wild...
Qatar’s culture is progressive neither because it is Western nor because it is fundamentally Islamic but because it manages to use soft diplomacy to lie in the middle of the two, on the front edge of both cultures. Qatar practices soft diplomacy because it allows them the luxury of gaining a variety of allies who would hopefully provide support to them if they were to need it. So, Qatar’s progressive media and culture are based on Qatar’s soft diplomacy that stems from its less fundamental Wahhabism and its efforts to gain
This information was presented in form of a movie in a campaign dabbed “Make a Movie, Make a Difference”. This information was enlightening as high school students engaged in movie production to addre...
Since the creation of films, their main goal was to appeal to mass audiences. However, once, the viewer looks past the appearance of films, the viewer realizes that the all-important purpose of films is to serve as a bridge connecting countries, cultures, and languages. This is because if you compare any two films that are from a foreign country or spoken in another language, there is the possibility of a connection between the two because of the fact that they have a universally understanding or interpretation. This is true for the French New Wave films; Contempt and Breathless directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and contemporary Indian films; Earth and Water directed by Deepa Mehta. All four films portray an individual’s role in society using sound and editing.
As time and people are continually changing, so is knowledge and information; and in the film industry there are inevitable technological advances necessary to keep the attraction of the public. It is through graphic effects, sounds and visual recordings that all individuals see how we have evolved to present day digital technology; and it is because of the efforts and ideas of the first and latest great innovators of the twentieth century that we have advanced in film and computers.
The introduction of films began in the early era of 1920s and since then technology in many forms as such Televisions which featured documentary and made films more popular with in audiences, according to commentators it is said that film has become the most global and popular seen and followed form of culture. (Shiel, 2001; Urry & Larsen, 2011). Furthermore in late 1960s cinemas and theaters were popular among people also due to entertainment and transformation of different cultures, it has since then captured a large number of tourists. Today that trend has changed into television viewing, which is hence said it is the major leisure activity among people. In addition to that seeing films...
...of Qatar and more figuratively in the sense of their independence from state-run, state-censored media of the Middle East.
In its entirety the word “culture” is broken down by five basic characteristics. It is learned, shared, based on symbols, integrated and dynamic.(2. INSERT CITATION). But how does all of these factors compile success for the Qatari nation? How did the country of Qatar become the superpower that it is today?
The rise of other sources of entertainment hasn't made it any easier for the movie industry. Theaters used to be one of the only sources of entertainment for people in the past, but the rise of computers, videogames, and the internet have also made it significantly harde...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a country that over a decade expanded exponentially. When it first started, UAE was a group of small tribes that made its living off of fishing, pearling, and goat herding. Now it is home to some of the largest monuments in the Middle East and its citizens are some of the wealthiest people on earth (About the UAE, 2016). Much of that has to do with the unique history and culture of the UAE. Much of the country’s success has to do with the unique physical environment, culture and history, and military.
Movies are an unbelievably important escape for many people across the world. Films can take a viewer to another place or time and since the beginning of society, performances have been a staple of cultural. Films show a perception of reality, for better or for worse. Many see films and the cultural that it is in and think that it must be a accurate depiction, which sometimes unfairly puts a stigma on a group of people or a cultural. Hollywood has been able to expand all over the world, and many think The objective of promoting American culture through Hollywood movies is to dominate the other cultural communities around the world and become the universal culture of the world.
Across the globe watching movies started as an asylum for the working class, but slowly the ideas being portrayed onscreen have evolved resulting in movie going to become almost religious. Movies have the ability to leave us in awe as a result of their ability to give us a glimpse of a dream, however unrealistic. I myself am a huge fan of the film industry. I started to feel a certain reverence for it because of the way it inspired me to dream and gave birth to my ambitions. This ultimately led to me to go into an in depth investigation of whether I was the only one who felt this way and what affects had been created because of this feeling.
Little should be doubted about the imposing presence of US motion pictures in global cinemas. It is uncommon to see a country not showing Hollywood blockbusters each summer, from action-packed superhero films to children-favourite animations. As Kindem (2000, p2) puts it, “many countries’ domestic movie markets have been greatly impacted if not dominated by Hollywood movies since at least 1917.” The supremacy of American films in foreign markets presents no new phenomenon; it boasts a Hollywood power that shows no sign of waning as of today. That leads to a popular notion of Hollywood hegemony in production and distribution, which describes the level of dominance generated by US movie industry over the world.
Films are usually developed for several reasons. Most film writers and directors come up with films that present or represent certain thematic and topical issues that they have in mind. These issues may be meant for entertainment purpose as well as educative purposes. It is essential to note that films usually carry societal connotations (Guynn 127). They depict the desires and pains of people within the society. They capture lifestyles, cultures, and political issues, social and economic issues among others. Cinematic and narrative elements of movies together with other stylistic devices help to bring out the intended meaning or outcome. Modern filmmakers have creatively used various aspects that show events that depict historical growth of particular nations. These films show the reasons why certain historical aspects have faded away or have remained and why they hold particular importance to those nations.
Many people don’t think about it so much, but movies (or just film in general) have become such a big part of our lives that we don’t think much of it because it just feels like a usual part of living. But have you ever wondered why this is, and how far back film started? Movies and film have been around for a long time, have developed in big ways throughout time, and has advanced in such a big and new way to this day.