MOVIES AND SPEAKERS

Screening Series

Screening Series and Reflections

Over the past years, there have been the growing demand for motion pictures in the film and video industry. The essence of having a film in the mainstream media was brought about by the needs of providing a more comprehensive form of pervasive medium ideal for entertainment purposes as well as expressions. To further elaborate on the importance of screening and the film industry, I will undertake a critical examination of some of the discussion and ideas which have been presented and explored in the class. This paper will examine some guests that have made appearances in our class, such as Tom Dever, Conducta and Marta Bonet.

Marta Bonet is well known public figure having been in the entertainment industry for a long time. Currently, she is the director of Colibri and has been related to a number of award winning songs under her name. During her presentation in class, Marta Bonet could be seen to talk quite volubly about her position in the industry and more especially the role that record companies play in the world today. Through her words, a reader could sense the fundamental nature of recording music as a reflection of the authenticity of the statement on comes from. According to Marta Bonet, she and her team have to undertake a comprehensive scrutiny of the music itself to ensure that is of quality and meets the standards as required. However, she added that in other instances, it has been of essence for one to consider the commercial terms which are also important for the industry.

One of the works produced by Bonet includes the marvelous album called La Cancion Cubana by a renowned musician called Miriam Ramos. This album went ahead and won the Grand Prize in Cubadiso 2013. Bonet’s way of viewing and running the entertainment industry is one that is greatly admirable in an all measures. For instance, she stated that in order to have a comprehensive composition of music, and then she had to review the past forms of music of the Cuban Island. Tom Dever on the other has been one of the most influential artists and music writers of all times. For this kind of music, it was of essence to put into considerations the instrumentals as well as professional pianists to complement the kind of music to be composed.

Conductas has nonetheless played a huge impact on the music and entertainment industry. In the presentation made by Conducta and Marta Bonet various lessons were brought out and could be termed as being quite an eye-opening. In this presentation there was a guest who had not worked on the film, but also invited to provide some information which relates to the film and entertainment production. I was able to learn quite a lot from such artists who have been in the industry for a long time. For instance, I was able to understand that teamwork is of essence for coming up with a professional piece.

Further to that it dawned on me to the realization that there are important values that one must have in this industry in order to prosper. Among this virtue include love, maturity, confidence and compassion for what one loves to do. Thus the formation of such unique music production are largely based for the purposes of helping artists to achieve their goals in their careers as more discussions were made to go alongside Cookie Fisher. For instance the Colibri Productions came in as a responsive unit which was to facilitate the creation of the phonograms not for financial gains but also for conceptual roles in the entertainment industry.

From the presentation of these three personalities, I was able to comprehend a number of issues needed for the film or other entertainment industry forms. One being that music as a business does not proportionately balance with the main goals it has been tasked with like the monetary gains and the quality of music it can be able to provide. Thus, the transition from one form of traditional forms of music in the contemporary forms has great risks based on the changing tastes of the world today.

Another important aspect pointed out has been of the essence of having essential partnerships which will seek to support the industry to grow despite the present world hurdles. With a perfect team that is also committed, then a lot of the challenges which face this music industry will be solved in an amicable and easy manner. There is still a lot of untapped talent in the world today and thus the entertainment field will continue to prosper. With proper management and other partnership initiatives then the industry will expand even further and impact on more lives.

Bonet further indicates that her record company Colibri Production has been able to survive due to their flexibility nature and ability to integrate genres and expressions that brings out the excellence of sound. This element has been similarly enhanced through various specializations by an effective and united team. In other instances, the record production company has been able to redesign a number of its strategies so as to remain relevant to the industry. Some of the ways have been through production of albums which are of high quality technically and artistically despite the kind of genre that they have endorsed.

I was able to learn that much of the music produced by such records is played on both local and international events. In addition to that, after the audio visual elements are made, then they can be inserted in concerts or even documentaries. These forms of music are not only for entertainment purposes but also informative when channeled towards the educational system. Specifically, most of these artists are focused on encouraging the youths to develop their talents through composing music. In this regard then, both contemporary and traditional folk music can be integrated into the system as dedication to the children at all levels in the society. This made me learn that music is a connecting factor which is an element that is not known to people.

Further to that, the speakers at this presentation were able to touch on the future prospects of the entertainment industry. According to Marte, the future is always a challenge to any industry and now the important thing is to remain focused on solving the main issues affecting this commercial field. At one point, the presenters stated that one of the profitable areas had been the Cuban forms of music. The presenters gave credit to the creators who have been able to showcase a wide range of talent in the kind of music pieces that they composed.