Title: Remembering the Golden Days of Singapore’s cinemas in the 1970s Interviewee’s background/objective I have conducted an interview with my dad’s elder sister whose age was 59 this year. My aunt was born to a family of four. In the early days, her place of residence was a one room flat in Market Drive. Since young, her area of interest was film studies and scriptwriting. Despite going through financial hardship, she managed to graduate from Singapore’s polytechnic and started as a scriptwriter
Quite a huge number of American pop singers has already visited Singapore to have multiple concerts held here. Different people who enjoy American pop music or particular artist, came together as one to again experience and consume the Americanization through music. However, even though these concert activities contribute
For this assignment, I chose McDonald’s Singapore, as the product I am going to examine the marketing materials of and reflect on. I will subsequently attempt to construct a value proposition for it. McDonald’s opened their first restaurant in Singapore in 1979. And what an event that was – the world’s highest volume of hamburgers was served that day in October at Liat Towers. Today, over 120 McDonald’s restaurants island-wide serve 1.2 million customers each week. And around 9,000 employees keep
helping China became a modern nation-state to dealing with contemporary issues. Different phases present oceans of sources for understanding national in China cinema and Chinese
What it Means to be Free Since the independence of Singapore, freedom has taken on a whole new meaning in the minds of many Singaporeans. As we recall with misty-eyed nostalgia the fight for our national independence, we'll wave our flags, and maybe sing a patriotic song or two in the bargain. Just like we do every year. But patriotism has an edgier quality to it these days than it used to. A sort of hopeful desperation creeps into any conversation on the merits and pitfalls of a free
only cost 6.04USD in Singapore which is 39.35% lower than Hong Kong. For basic utilities like electricity and water for an 85m2 apartment in Hong Kong would cost 205.70USD while it only cost 127.14USD in Singapore which is 38.19% lower than Hong Kong. For leisure like cinema, they have to pay 26.85% higher than Singapore. In Hong Kong they have to pay 11.61USD while in Singapore it cost only 8.49USD. All this shows that the cost of living in Hong Kong is higher than Singapore and this will lower their
Full Service Cinema: The South Korean Cinema Success Story (So Far) Fifteen years ago, South Korean cinema was in precipitous decline. It was facing deadly competition from Hollywood as import barriers were dismantled, and had almost no export market. Today, South Korean cinema is widely considered the most successful and significant non-Hollywood cinema anywhere in the world today. It is successful both in the domestic market, and internationally. This essay sets out to understand this phenomenon
excellent services makes Singapore Airlines (SIA) to become a world class service provider. The symbols of SIA is symbolised by the distinctive uniform of its flight stewardess, a sarong kebaya in batik material and it is reflecting its Asian heritage. 'Singapore Girl' also is a symbol of SIA. Since the Singapore Girl creation in 1972, she has been synonymous with Singapore Airlines, an durable symbol of SIA impeccable service standards. (Singapore Airlines, 2015)'Singapore Girl' who has traditionally
Holland 4.0. We are a group of passionate people who are inspired by successful entrepreneurs to purchase a land to invest in a shopping mall. We want to innovate and create a new shopping experience for people who visit our shopping mall. Since Singapore is encouraging young entrepreneurs, the government supports us as we will be able to boost the economic growth. Not forgetting that shopping malls are highly profitable and very economically stable in a long run. One of the successful entrepreneurs
advancement in technology and innovation lead to the birth of new channels of media. Back tracking to the 1950s, the primary source of media would have been printed such as newspapers, articles and magazines. The introduction of the televisions and cinemas in the late 20th century resulted in the production of masterpieces such as movies and dramas alike. Currently, the internet is the unified source for all kinds of media which gives allows us to freely express and exhibit our perspectives and ideas
their existing airport facilities and systems to accommodate this demand as well as to compete against other airports as a regional hub. However, Changi Airport managed by Changi Aiport Group (CAG), previously part of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), has successfully established Changi Airport as the world’s most awarded airport. In 1988, just seven years after it began operation, Changi Airport overtook Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport and was voted Best Airport and has since won awards continually
industry of massive proportions, and far from simply producing cinema; it is also closely interwoven with industries concerned with music, clothes, magazines, DVDs, jewellery and cosmetics. Bollywood has become popular culture, which is distributed worldwide and sells at a phenomenal pace. The Bollywood film, far from its popularity being isolated to India, has also found popularity amongst ‘Indians’ in Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka etc), countries where Indians were originally sent
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accommodate it” -David Bordwell, Kirsten Thompson, p.730. Since the introduction of Digital Cinema in the late 90’s, it is fair to say that we are well and truly immersed in a new digital age for film. Despite some filmmaker’s objection to the introduction of digital cinema, and an overall wariness of the conversion from traditional films to digital, nowadays, the majority of films that we see in the cinema are digitally made. “The next ten years may witness the almost complete disappearance of celluloid
teenagers, namely Autumn Moon, Ping, Ah Lung and Susan, and the Hong Kong social environment in 1997 during the transition of the Hong Kong Handover. 2. Literature Review “Death and Hong Kong Cinema” written by Laikwan Pang (2009:15) explores the significance of death as a recurrent theme in Hong Kong cinema by analyzing two Hong Kong trilogies, namely the Handover trilogy and the Milkyway trilogy. Pang asserts that the four main characters in Made in Hong Kong have strived to attain individual identity
promotes good lifestyle and preservation of the environment. In communication roles advertising act as informer. It advises people about new products and services in town. It informs the people about entertainment. Example such as a new movie in cinemas, concerts etc. In marketing role, advertising helps seller and buyers to meet. It highlights the benefits of products and services. It helps the companies to convince people and therefore the companies able to reach their target audience. Lastly,
Scenario and background information: Korean pop culture also known as K-pop from South Korea has been on the rising trend and has been very successful in every part of the world. As can been seen in the picture below, the exports of culture are increasing quite steeply throughout. Especially in Asia, the country has become a powerhouse of popular culture (DO, 2012). The entertainment industry of South Korea has also emerged at the same time. It is referred as Hallyu in Korean language; it means
Teachers experience a tremendous amount of stress, with almost one-third stating that teaching is a ‘very or extremely stressful’ profession (Borg & Riding, 1991; Kyriacou, 2001). Work stress is often cited as a key reason for teachers leaving the profession after only three years (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003). Contributors to work stress include a variety of factors, including role overload, disruptive students, over-demanding parents, lack of support from the school management, poor relationships with
I. Introduction Australia has had one of the most outstanding economies of the world in recent years - competitive, open and vibrant. The nation’s high economic performance stems from effective economic management and ongoing structural reform. Australia has a competitive and dynamic private sector and a skilled, flexible workforce. It also has a comprehensive economic policy framework in place. The economy is globally competitive and remains an attractive destination for investment. Australia
of this story is that it is general and relatable to anyone who understands hardship. I personally feel that he achieved this because even though this movie is set in the States, I feel like I can relate to it as with the high-cost of living in Singapore, I realised that I do sometimes find myself or my family in tight financial conditions. This movie got me thinking twice about “money can’t buy happiness” when my biggest barrier was money. However, the message of this movie was clear; if you work