Thursday 30 September 2010
Matt Cardle- Bootcamp
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Louis: 'Am quite surprised!'
Simon said; 'No confidence or self believe whats soever'
Matt Cardle- First Audtion On X Factor
Matt Cardle, 27, painter and decorator, got an almighty yes on first audition
Wednesday 29 September 2010
The Movie and Television Rating Systems
Times have changed. The days of censorship are only a memory. There was a time when the "girly" magazines were kept behind the counter and out of sight of children, but today Playboy is displayed right next to Better Homes and Gardens.
There was a time when ALL movies were acceptable for everybody. All of the old movies would get a "G" rating today.
From the earliest days of television, the powers that be employed censors to make certain that all programming sent into people's homes was absolutely nonoffensive. Married men and women characters were not allowed to even SIT on the same bed. ALL four-letter words were forbidden, and sexual innuendo was not permitted. Actors and actresses kept their clothes on, all the time.
But those days are gone. Now we have rating systems.
The movie rating system is consists of the following ratings as well as a few others: G — General Audiences; content is suitable for all ages. No violence, no bad language, no sex.
PG — Parental Guidance Suggested; contains some violence, mild bad language, and sexual innuendo.
PG 13 — Parents Are Strongly Cautioned; content might include sexual content, brief or partial nudity, language, humor, and mature themes.
R- Restricted; no one under 17 is allowed. Content will include strong and graphic profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, gore, horror and drug use.
The television rating system is very similar to the movie rating system, but the letter designations are a little different:
TV-Y: Content is suitable for all children TV-Y7: Content is directed at older children TV-G: Content is the same as the movie G rating. TV-PG: Content is the same as the movie PG rating. Beginning at this level, letters are used to indicate to viewers what they can expect, and at each succeeding level there is more of each: * V for strong violence * S for moderate sexual situations * L for moderate to strong language * D for sexual dialogue TV-14: Not suitable for children under 14. TV-MA: For mature audiences only.
There was a time when ALL movies were acceptable for everybody. All of the old movies would get a "G" rating today.
From the earliest days of television, the powers that be employed censors to make certain that all programming sent into people's homes was absolutely nonoffensive. Married men and women characters were not allowed to even SIT on the same bed. ALL four-letter words were forbidden, and sexual innuendo was not permitted. Actors and actresses kept their clothes on, all the time.
But those days are gone. Now we have rating systems.
The movie rating system is consists of the following ratings as well as a few others: G — General Audiences; content is suitable for all ages. No violence, no bad language, no sex.
PG — Parental Guidance Suggested; contains some violence, mild bad language, and sexual innuendo.
PG 13 — Parents Are Strongly Cautioned; content might include sexual content, brief or partial nudity, language, humor, and mature themes.
R- Restricted; no one under 17 is allowed. Content will include strong and graphic profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, gore, horror and drug use.
The television rating system is very similar to the movie rating system, but the letter designations are a little different:
TV-Y: Content is suitable for all children TV-Y7: Content is directed at older children TV-G: Content is the same as the movie G rating. TV-PG: Content is the same as the movie PG rating. Beginning at this level, letters are used to indicate to viewers what they can expect, and at each succeeding level there is more of each: * V for strong violence * S for moderate sexual situations * L for moderate to strong language * D for sexual dialogue TV-14: Not suitable for children under 14. TV-MA: For mature audiences only.
Entertainment for Children
The entertainment for children portion of the entertainment industry is one of its largest parts. Entertainment for children is also one of the most competitive parts of the entertainment industry for entertainers and writers to break into.
Most people think that entertaining kids is a piece of the proverbial cake, but don't be fooled.
Kids are probably the toughest critics on the planet. If it's supposed to be funny but isn't, kids do not laugh politely. A nice round of applause isn't going to happen if the kids don't like what they are seeing or hearing or both.
Then there are all of those parents and educators out there that think that the kids should be learning something while they are being entertained. There are even several names that are used to describe educational entertainment; enter-educate, edutainment or infotainment.
Entertainment for children has changed over the years. Children's entertainment has grown and matured right along with the rest of the entertainment industry. In the early days of television, entertainment for children was mostly left up to local television stations. That's no longer true.
Most major networks dedicate Saturday morning to children's programming, and there are entire networks that are dedicated to nothing BUT children's programming.
In my opinion, children's entertainment and programming for children on television has improved in many ways but it has also gotten worse in other ways. "Dora the Explorer" is teaching the preschool set to speak Spanish — that never crossed Howdy Doody's mind — but children's programming is now totally commercialized. Products that are related to excellent children's programming are shamelessly promoted at the same time.
Some things never change, of course. Slapstick has always been a staple of children's programming. Slapstick makes kids laugh — every single time!
Most people think that entertaining kids is a piece of the proverbial cake, but don't be fooled.
Kids are probably the toughest critics on the planet. If it's supposed to be funny but isn't, kids do not laugh politely. A nice round of applause isn't going to happen if the kids don't like what they are seeing or hearing or both.
Then there are all of those parents and educators out there that think that the kids should be learning something while they are being entertained. There are even several names that are used to describe educational entertainment; enter-educate, edutainment or infotainment.
Entertainment for children has changed over the years. Children's entertainment has grown and matured right along with the rest of the entertainment industry. In the early days of television, entertainment for children was mostly left up to local television stations. That's no longer true.
Most major networks dedicate Saturday morning to children's programming, and there are entire networks that are dedicated to nothing BUT children's programming.
In my opinion, children's entertainment and programming for children on television has improved in many ways but it has also gotten worse in other ways. "Dora the Explorer" is teaching the preschool set to speak Spanish — that never crossed Howdy Doody's mind — but children's programming is now totally commercialized. Products that are related to excellent children's programming are shamelessly promoted at the same time.
Some things never change, of course. Slapstick has always been a staple of children's programming. Slapstick makes kids laugh — every single time!
Las Vegas
Lots of stories have been told about how the shinning star in the dessert, Las Vegas, came to exist. The fact is that Las Vegas was actually established as a "watering hole" along the Old Spanish Trail. The artesian wells in the area created an oasis in the desert.
Brigham Young assigned 30 Church of Latter Day Saints missionaries to Las Vegas in 1855 with the intention of converting the Paiute Indian population to Mormonism. The plan didn't work out very well. The missionaries stayed a while, but they abandoned Las Vegas in 1857.
In 1905 Las Vegas was designated a "railroad town." The land owned by Senator William A. Clark to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was auctioned off in what is now downtown Las Vegas.
Gambling was legalized in Las Vegas in 1931. Nothing much happened for a few years, but then in 1946 Bugsy Siegel opened the famous and infamous Flamingo Hotel on what is now called simply "the Strip." The Strip is a four-mile section of Las Vegas Boulevard South. Today some of the world's largest casinos, hotels, and resorts are located on the Strip.
Every entertainer plays Las Vegas at some point in their career. It is a sort of "right of passage" in the entertainment industry to play Las Vegas. You've "arrived" when you appear as a headliner on the Strip in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Strip held the title of "the world's highest grossing gambling center in the world" with no competition until 2006 when Macau, China, beat it out. There still isn't any doubt, however, that Las Vegas is where the world of entertainment gets its life blood.
People who don't gamble go to Las Vegas because they can see some of the best entertainment in the entire world there!
Branson
Branson, Missouri, is a shinning example of how a little town with a big dream can make that dream come true. Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a "one-horse town" would have been a pretty accurate description of Branson. There just wasn't much there back in those days. There were five stores, a two-lane highway, and a population of about 3,000 souls.
But things were about to change. The big changes had actually begun about 1949, but nobody knew just how great the changes were going to be. Located near Branson was a natural wonder called Marvel Cave. Tours were conducted.
Hugo and Mary Herschend bought the Marvel Cave and started holding square dances in the cave. In the same year, Steve Miller (an artist) and Joe Todd (a businessman), had a stage constructed along with an enormous, beautifully lit Adoration Scene on the Mount Branson bluff that overlooked the
downtown area of Branson (such as it was). The nativity scene figures were about 28 feet tall. The lights were turned on the first day of December. It didn't take long for word to spread, and each December 1, crowds of thousands would gather to witness the lighting. That's how it started.
Today, Branson, Missouri, is called "The Live Music Capital of the World," and that's a pretty good description of what goes on in Branson. Out on U.S. Highway 76 (commonly known simply as "the strip," there are hundreds of live country music performances, some by very well-known performers, every single night. You can take your pick of which type of country music you want to see performed live.
All (or at least almost all) of the greats of country music own clubs or work at clubs out on "the strip" at some point every year.
But things were about to change. The big changes had actually begun about 1949, but nobody knew just how great the changes were going to be. Located near Branson was a natural wonder called Marvel Cave. Tours were conducted.
Hugo and Mary Herschend bought the Marvel Cave and started holding square dances in the cave. In the same year, Steve Miller (an artist) and Joe Todd (a businessman), had a stage constructed along with an enormous, beautifully lit Adoration Scene on the Mount Branson bluff that overlooked the
downtown area of Branson (such as it was). The nativity scene figures were about 28 feet tall. The lights were turned on the first day of December. It didn't take long for word to spread, and each December 1, crowds of thousands would gather to witness the lighting. That's how it started.
Today, Branson, Missouri, is called "The Live Music Capital of the World," and that's a pretty good description of what goes on in Branson. Out on U.S. Highway 76 (commonly known simply as "the strip," there are hundreds of live country music performances, some by very well-known performers, every single night. You can take your pick of which type of country music you want to see performed live.
All (or at least almost all) of the greats of country music own clubs or work at clubs out on "the strip" at some point every year.
Talent Search as Entertainment
"Open Mike" night is a common occurrence at many night clubs and comedy clubs around the country. Rather than hire a band or other entertainment, the club asks patrons to supply the entertainment themselves. Sometimes prizes are offered to "winners" of amateur performances on open-mike night.
Many aspiring entertainers love to perform at open-mike nights in clubs. They see it as an opportunity to "strut their stuff" and may be "discovered." They'd probably have a better chance of being invited to participate in the next space shot than to be "discovered" on open-mike night, but hope springs eternal in the hearts of all entertainment wannabes as well as entertainment has-beens.
Television gurus have figured out a way to take full advantage of the wannabes and the has-beens. They have created talent search television programs like "American Idol", "America's Got Talent," and "So You Think You Can Dance." The lines of people who want to audition and perform for free for these money-making television programs are almost endless. Hundreds of thousands of wannabes show up to "strut their stuff" for judges who choose the acts that will move on.
Modern-day talent search television entertainment programming is big — very big! The viewing public loves the programming, so the corporations who spend big bucks on advertising and thus make money for the television networks also love the talent search programming. These programs are produced at a comparatively low cost,but they are high yield by any standards.
Of course, it isn't difficult to see why everybody (audience, network, advertisers) loves talent search entertainment programming. The winners of these talent search programs truly can go on to real fame and fortune.
New hopefuls know that Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, and Carrie Underwood have become household names, so there will never be a shortage of talent to choose from. Television is the most powerful of all mass media, and talent search as entertainment is both entertaining AND profitable, so we aren't likely to see the end of this craze for quite a few years.
Many aspiring entertainers love to perform at open-mike nights in clubs. They see it as an opportunity to "strut their stuff" and may be "discovered." They'd probably have a better chance of being invited to participate in the next space shot than to be "discovered" on open-mike night, but hope springs eternal in the hearts of all entertainment wannabes as well as entertainment has-beens.
Television gurus have figured out a way to take full advantage of the wannabes and the has-beens. They have created talent search television programs like "American Idol", "America's Got Talent," and "So You Think You Can Dance." The lines of people who want to audition and perform for free for these money-making television programs are almost endless. Hundreds of thousands of wannabes show up to "strut their stuff" for judges who choose the acts that will move on.
Modern-day talent search television entertainment programming is big — very big! The viewing public loves the programming, so the corporations who spend big bucks on advertising and thus make money for the television networks also love the talent search programming. These programs are produced at a comparatively low cost,but they are high yield by any standards.
Of course, it isn't difficult to see why everybody (audience, network, advertisers) loves talent search entertainment programming. The winners of these talent search programs truly can go on to real fame and fortune.
New hopefuls know that Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, and Carrie Underwood have become household names, so there will never be a shortage of talent to choose from. Television is the most powerful of all mass media, and talent search as entertainment is both entertaining AND profitable, so we aren't likely to see the end of this craze for quite a few years.
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