Every film has a style. There is comedy, drama, romance, action, horror, etc. I would like to focus on one movie specifically and that is Dear John. John is a soldier who meets a college student and falls in love with her. Their relationship is based mostly on letters because they live so far away from each other but every time he comes home they get together and they act as if they see each other every day. He has 2 weeks left of his contract until he can come home to be with Savannah forever but he signs on an even longer contract because of the 9/11 attacks. This hinders their relationship. 


It does not end like every other romantic movie does either. Her letters come less and less until she writes her final letter. She says that because he has been gone she has fallen in love with her best friend and she plans on marrying him.


John is very upset but when he comes home he finds out that her husband, which was also his friend is suffering and is very sick. He is about to die and is trying to raise money so that he can have the surgery and continue to live. John makes an anonymous donation which single-handedly covers the cost of the surgery and saves his life. Although he cannot be with the girl he is in love with, he wants her to be happy. He says, "I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be."

Approach to television and film

A director will approach a scene in a movie or in a show depending on the atmosphere and the mood that is trying to be portrayed. The dialogue, camera angle, lighting, and music will all impact this. An example of this would be the trailer to the movie "The 5th Quarter".

The music, the tears, the screaming, the emotional appeal all emphasize the tone of this movie. The whole movie is like this and each scene makes it feel like you are there. Each element completes the scene. With out the music, the scene would be sad, but the audience wouldn't cry. With out the father begging and shouting to see his son, the audience would worry but they would not feel his pain. With out the flashbacks, it would still be known that Luke dies but the audience would not understand his personality and feel like he is also their friend.

Each element blends in together to add the dramatic touch and the understanding of what it is like.

advertising

"Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark.  You know what you are doing, but nobody else does."  ~Steuart Henderson Britt


This quote means that advertising is essential for any business to get it's name out there and to be recognized. Without advertising, business would not be flourishing like it does. Sometimes it may appear repetitive, unnecessary, funny, or an interruption to the game or movie you are trying to watch, but it does serve a purpose.


Advertising is way to describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance. It comes in several different methods such as:


1. Television

2. Print

3. Radio

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Journalism

Are the people who stalk celebrities and write about every detail of their lives journalist? Are the people that write about the war or write about the latest fashion trends journalist? Or is anyone who writes about anything that they find enjoyable or popular or interesting a journalist? 

Journalism has many aspects to it and is very important. A journalist often times, will write about current events, trends, sports, or anything in the entertainment industry. Their purpose is to inform and sometimes to entertain or persuade.

There are several different types of journalist. One of these (most common) is a reporter. Their job is to produce a product, or written or broadcasted information for the mass media. An example of this would be a news reporter on your local news. Another type of journalist is called a columnist. Their job is to write regularly about a topic in written media such as a newspaper.

Examples are below. The first one is an example of what a columnist would produce. The second example is a video of a reporter doing their job.

What's In The News?

For those that are still a little immature and share common interests with kids in middle school like I do, then you will notice that Justin Bieber has been popular in the news lately. He just released a movie, Never Say Never.

According to an article by MTV,  just on opening weekend, the movie made $29.5 million. The director is also already working to create a second movie that will come out in theaters and will most likely be in 3-D. So, for all of those who make fun of Justin or think he sounds like a girl, you're not hurting his ego or his popularity obviously.


On a more serious note, there is an attempt to ban smokeless tobacco for the MLB. 2 senators created this bill and are now trying to pass it. Their motive behind it is because it is dangerous to one's health and these players are seen as role models to children. If kids see their favorite athletes dipping, then they in turn will want to dip. A recent survey said that the use of smokeless tobacco in high school baseball players has increased by 36% since 2003. The players obviously will argue it if they cannot dip on the field, dugout, or in the locker room when it has been done for decades now. This doesn't really affect me, because I am not an MLB athlete and I don't dip. But I am a huge fan of baseball and I do not want to see the players unhappy because that will severely affect their season

"Real" media

When I was told to pick some kind of media that was real to me, I immediately wanted to choose a television show. However, the shows I watch do not exactly relate to me and touch me in an emotional way. Amanda showed us a trailer to an upcoming season of Intervention. I watched a few episodes online and I think that show relates to me and touches me a lot.

This episode is about an alcoholic. My father was an alcoholic and we tried to get him help several times. Like the man in this clip, rehab only helped him for a short amount of time. It touched me, because the man in the clip actually tried to get better. My dad didn't. I don't like to see other families struggling with the same issue I once did, but it is somewhat more comforting to know that other people are going through the same thing and I can talk to them about it since people that don't experience it do not know what it's like.

There is also a video by Nickleback that is very emotional to me, because I feel like it is the story of my life exactly.