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Basic info about Video on demand.

Universal Pictures is one of the big six companies. Recently they made it to the top of the list on IMDB with their movie "Despicable Me 2". Also starting to notice a trend where a lot of movies are focused toward the younger audience such as children, teens, and young adults. That seems to be where most of the film income is made. Why?

All these indie movies that have been released in the past year are now avaliable on Netflix and it lists all the movies for you

Info about the web ted talk. he talks about streaming video on the web and predicts the future of the web

Huge laser projector that was used to put giant graffiti on buildings during a light show. If that same technology was used on movie theaters imagine how many people you could fit in there

Gives info on how the industry isnt doing very well. it has graphs and numbers giving more info

Gives info on how the industry isnt doing very well. it has graphs and numbers giving more info

Here film giant Paramount found out that the $1 redbox rentals had minimal effects on DVD sales. Also, this tells us some information about how media giants struck deals with movie kioseks and streaming services to generate money.

An article about drinking buddies that was released in theaters and via VOD, the movie doesn't really matter but its interesting to see more movies releasing not only in theaters but in our homes on the same day.

"Thaumatropes are the first of many optical instruments developed to study persistence of vision. They typically consist of a cardboard disc with thread attached on the left and right sides. On each side of a round piece of card stock is a picture, painting or illustration. The images are designed and placed so that when the disc is spun by rolling the threads back and forth between the fingers and thumbs. The faster the disc is spun back and forth, the more the two pictures appear as one!"

Book talks about Disney as one of the leading companies in the film industry. Thought this might be important.

This talks about "Korean Films Going Global". how it is effecting things. (This is on the Century Library database so you just have to click on the link and search this article)

Another overview of the history of film, I was particularly interested in the affects WW1 and WW2 had on the film industries of american and european cinema

information on how the movie industry and piracy affects U.S economics

Another article on the future of movie theaters, different take than the previous link

Article talking about how technology is closing the gap between indie film makers and hollywood and how that is affecting the market

12 TED talks vids that might be useful, I really liked the first one by Andrew Stanton, I think the first few minutes could be a great intro to our presentation.

This tells us some predictions that people had for 2013 but could still happen later on rather just then this year. they make some good points about streaming videos

Wiki link talking about the effects WW2 had on the entertainment industry, good starting point for finding that stuffs

Born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, Thomas Edison rose from humble beginnings to work as an inventor of major technology. Setting up a lab in Menlo Park, some of the products he developed included the telegraph, telephone, phonograph, electric light bulb, alkaline storage batteries and Kinetograph (a camera for motion pictures).

Born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, Thomas Edison rose from humble beginnings to work as an inventor of major technology. Setting up a lab in Menlo Park, some of the products he developed included the telegraph, telephone, phonograph, electric light bulb, alkaline storage batteries and Kinetograph (a camera for motion pictures).

Movies developed gradually from a carnival novelty to one of the most important tools of communication and entertainment, and mass media in the 20th century. Motion picture films have had a substantial impact on the arts, technology, and politics. This is a great resource for people in history