There is nothing that transports you away from the daily grind than grabbing a bucket of popcorn, a huge soft drink and sitting back to enjoy a blockbuster movie. Movie buffs can turn their passion for watching films into a rewarding spare-time job. Various programs sponsored by the movie industry and independent organizations are always looking for fans of film to help give opinions about the latest movies hitting the big screen.
Theses "get paid to watch movies" programs all differ slightly in the way they are administered, depending on the company a person registers with. Many programs require the participant to travel to a cinema at his or her convenience to screen a pre-determined movie and report findings through a paid survey. Participants will be asked questions on a variety of topics such as giving an opinion of the movie content, the film's title, opinions on the movie trailers and advertisements, the other movie-watcher's reactions, and more. Before the movie starts and after the movie ends, there will be a variety of administrative tasks to attend to such as filling out paper or online surveys to report your findings and sometimes even turning in a capacity count of how many people were in the screening room.
Other "get paid to watch movies" programs are done in the comfort and convenience of the participant's home. Movies can either be downloaded over the Internet or are mailed to the home address in DVD format. After previewing the contents, similar type questions will be asked about the movie and ratings will be compiled on paid surveys that are sent back to the client company. Occasionally, there are projects invite you to watch a movie with a group of people which is followed with a moderated, focus-group like discussion about the film.
Joining a program that seeks consumer input on the latest movies is a great way to see all the latest, blockbuster hits. The film industry values the opinions of its target audiences submitted through online surveys and also hopes that advance screenings will help create a positive word-of-mouth buzz that will help bring in lots of paying movie-watchers once the film is released to the public. Compensation for these movie programs varies from company to company and project to project.
Often participants will be "paid" with free admission to see movies and complementary vouchers for concession stand treats -- a great way to beat the exorbitant theater prices! Some longer and more complex projects may also may you a cash stipend or reward you with bonus points that can be redeemed in the future for movie-going perks and merchandise. These programs can be found by querying "get paid to watch movies" in an online search tool, visiting a reputable database of survey sites, and sometimes visiting a corporate cinema or movie production website.
Todd Denning
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Sonntag, 16. Mai 2010
Blonde Ladies
thought today I would list some of the best looking, hottest blondes In Hollywood.
I will start with my number 10. Kate Hudson - starred in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days also starring in several productions including Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree, and Fool's Gold
9. Jessica Simpson. Started in The Dukes of Hazzard and Employee of the Month
8. AnnaLynne Mccord. Starred in Transporter 2 and Day of the Dead.
7.Scarlett Johansson. Starred in He's Just Not That into You and Iron Man 2,
6. Heidi Montag, starred in music videos like Blackout and Superficial
5. Heidi Klum. Starred in the following: The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger
4. Carrie Underwood, starred in Soul Surfer and The Blue Summer of Sisterhood
3. Hayden Panettiere - Starred in the following I Love You, Beth Cooper and Alpha and Omega
2. Julianne Hough. Starred in Burlesque and is starring in the new movie Footloose. And my number One is...
1. Marisa Miller. She is one of the best American models and has been in many Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues.
There is so many more sexy blonde ladies from Hollywood and around the world, but these are my top 10 picks for now. I know that you would agree that they are all very sexy blonde ladies and we could list many more.
Next time I will list my top 10 brunette ladies from Hollywood and I think you will agree that they are just as sexy and even more sexy as the above list and hot sexy blonde ladies.
If you would like to learn more or find out more regarding dating sites please look at http://www.smithiesplace.com Regards Dale RR Smith
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I will start with my number 10. Kate Hudson - starred in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days also starring in several productions including Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree, and Fool's Gold
9. Jessica Simpson. Started in The Dukes of Hazzard and Employee of the Month
8. AnnaLynne Mccord. Starred in Transporter 2 and Day of the Dead.
7.Scarlett Johansson. Starred in He's Just Not That into You and Iron Man 2,
6. Heidi Montag, starred in music videos like Blackout and Superficial
5. Heidi Klum. Starred in the following: The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger
4. Carrie Underwood, starred in Soul Surfer and The Blue Summer of Sisterhood
3. Hayden Panettiere - Starred in the following I Love You, Beth Cooper and Alpha and Omega
2. Julianne Hough. Starred in Burlesque and is starring in the new movie Footloose. And my number One is...
1. Marisa Miller. She is one of the best American models and has been in many Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues.
There is so many more sexy blonde ladies from Hollywood and around the world, but these are my top 10 picks for now. I know that you would agree that they are all very sexy blonde ladies and we could list many more.
Next time I will list my top 10 brunette ladies from Hollywood and I think you will agree that they are just as sexy and even more sexy as the above list and hot sexy blonde ladies.
If you would like to learn more or find out more regarding dating sites please look at http://www.smithiesplace.com Regards Dale RR Smith
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Golden Couch In Nollywood - An Unethical Practice
This conversation takes place somewhere in an office on Cole street in Lagos at 7:30pm between a "wanna be celebrity actress" and a "producer/filmmaker/major stakeholder" with regards to an audition the former went for. The latter was part of the casting team, (typical of the Industry), and to a large extent calls the shot...
"I'm talented, I did well during the audition, and i'm sure of clinching the role. I even received a round of applause for it, I'm going to be a star" the wanna-be actress said.
"Well that's great, but do you really think that's what it takes to really clinch the role?" The producer asked.
"What else could I possibly need, I did well and you can attest to that fact because you were there."
"Yes, you did well, but you left out one important detail."
"And what might that be?"
"I can highly influence who gets what part."
"Well, you were part of the casting team, so you should know who gets what role."
"I can see you're naive about the realities of this game."
"I'm sorry, I don't understand, what game?"
"Life is a game, and so is politics, sports, business, name it, they're all games. You can only succeed if you make the right move."
Silence
"Okay, let me make it clear to you, how many people came for the audition?"
"... I guess we were roughly over a thousand."
"And how many people were given that same role you performed."
"I don't know"
"I'll tell you, 300"
"300!"
"And how many did you think did well?"
No answer
"150 flunked out rightly, 80 were on the average, 40 had potential, 20 were good, 7 scored nearly on points and 3 were outstanding. You made the outstanding team"
"Yes!"
"Hold on, but outstanding doesn't get you the role. I said 3 made the list but there's only one spot which I get to choose."
"Oh."
"Yes, oh"
"But... you should know who was the best. I mean I really need this, I've worked year in, year out, waiting for this opportunity, please you've got to help me."
"Help you? well I figure that can be done."
"Thank you so much!"
"Hold on again... it can be done if you play your cards right, remember it's a game."
"How?"
"I'll hit the nail on the head, I take you bed and you get the role."
"What! Take me to bed and then I'll get the role?"
"Just like that baby! Look you're grown up and we can work things out, are we on the same page honey?"
"But it's unethical, you're trying to take advantage of me because I want to act?"
"Spare me the lecture, if you're ready to play ball, call me, if not, kiss the role and your desire for fame and fortune good bye! The choice is yours, after all, no one will know. The other two have accepted my offer, but you are actually my first choice. You've got two days to make up your mind."
"Two days!"
"Yes two days... and I trust that you'll do the right thing."
What exactly is the right thing? Sleep with him? Get the role and watch your life shred into a million pieces when the truth pops up one day into the open. Golden couches operate in various movie industries and it is sad to note that some desperate "wanna be celebrity actresses" even initiate the sexual moves. This unethical practice exists in Nollywood even though its been denied in some quarters. Nothing good comes easy and patience in such trying times will see you through. A lady who has dignity, self worth, self respect and is highly principled will not stoop so low as to commit such acts. Ladies who engage in the golden couch act are loosely referred to as 'glorified hookers', selling their bodies in exchange not for cash, but for roles (which they might not even get at the end of the day).
Now, if she has to sleep with 10 men to get roles, then it means she'll do it. This is wrong! And certainly nothing to be proud of. Patience pays of in the long run and compensates you handsomely for the dark times you spent waiting. A worthy example is AMAA Best actress 2009, Funke Akindele (a lawyer turned actress) who went from one audition point to another, sometimes trekking, underwent stress, and rejection. Her patience certainly paid off with her hit movie "Jenifa". She's become a star and has done advert endorsements for the Lagos state government, Adam and Eve, and Glo. She takes delight in helping up-and-coming actresses to live their dreams.
The Golden couch is a serious problem in Nollywood and should be checkmated forthwith by the authorities. Proper relevant mechanisms for combating this should be put in place. Female actresses and wanna be celebrities should be encouraged to report cases of sexual harassment, assault, molestation, solicitation for sex and stringent punishment meted out to the erring parties after a thorough investigation. The males have not been left out of this evil practice as the good looking ones have also been victims of the golden couch.
As a result of this unethical practice the industry looses good, credible worthy ambassadors and absorbs morally bankrupt ones into the system (both those that can and can't act). As long as this issue is not addressed by the relevant authorities, it would remain a clog in the wheel of Nollywood's progress.
So long... auggiepo@yahoo.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Augusta_Okon
"I'm talented, I did well during the audition, and i'm sure of clinching the role. I even received a round of applause for it, I'm going to be a star" the wanna-be actress said.
"Well that's great, but do you really think that's what it takes to really clinch the role?" The producer asked.
"What else could I possibly need, I did well and you can attest to that fact because you were there."
"Yes, you did well, but you left out one important detail."
"And what might that be?"
"I can highly influence who gets what part."
"Well, you were part of the casting team, so you should know who gets what role."
"I can see you're naive about the realities of this game."
"I'm sorry, I don't understand, what game?"
"Life is a game, and so is politics, sports, business, name it, they're all games. You can only succeed if you make the right move."
Silence
"Okay, let me make it clear to you, how many people came for the audition?"
"... I guess we were roughly over a thousand."
"And how many people were given that same role you performed."
"I don't know"
"I'll tell you, 300"
"300!"
"And how many did you think did well?"
No answer
"150 flunked out rightly, 80 were on the average, 40 had potential, 20 were good, 7 scored nearly on points and 3 were outstanding. You made the outstanding team"
"Yes!"
"Hold on, but outstanding doesn't get you the role. I said 3 made the list but there's only one spot which I get to choose."
"Oh."
"Yes, oh"
"But... you should know who was the best. I mean I really need this, I've worked year in, year out, waiting for this opportunity, please you've got to help me."
"Help you? well I figure that can be done."
"Thank you so much!"
"Hold on again... it can be done if you play your cards right, remember it's a game."
"How?"
"I'll hit the nail on the head, I take you bed and you get the role."
"What! Take me to bed and then I'll get the role?"
"Just like that baby! Look you're grown up and we can work things out, are we on the same page honey?"
"But it's unethical, you're trying to take advantage of me because I want to act?"
"Spare me the lecture, if you're ready to play ball, call me, if not, kiss the role and your desire for fame and fortune good bye! The choice is yours, after all, no one will know. The other two have accepted my offer, but you are actually my first choice. You've got two days to make up your mind."
"Two days!"
"Yes two days... and I trust that you'll do the right thing."
What exactly is the right thing? Sleep with him? Get the role and watch your life shred into a million pieces when the truth pops up one day into the open. Golden couches operate in various movie industries and it is sad to note that some desperate "wanna be celebrity actresses" even initiate the sexual moves. This unethical practice exists in Nollywood even though its been denied in some quarters. Nothing good comes easy and patience in such trying times will see you through. A lady who has dignity, self worth, self respect and is highly principled will not stoop so low as to commit such acts. Ladies who engage in the golden couch act are loosely referred to as 'glorified hookers', selling their bodies in exchange not for cash, but for roles (which they might not even get at the end of the day).
Now, if she has to sleep with 10 men to get roles, then it means she'll do it. This is wrong! And certainly nothing to be proud of. Patience pays of in the long run and compensates you handsomely for the dark times you spent waiting. A worthy example is AMAA Best actress 2009, Funke Akindele (a lawyer turned actress) who went from one audition point to another, sometimes trekking, underwent stress, and rejection. Her patience certainly paid off with her hit movie "Jenifa". She's become a star and has done advert endorsements for the Lagos state government, Adam and Eve, and Glo. She takes delight in helping up-and-coming actresses to live their dreams.
The Golden couch is a serious problem in Nollywood and should be checkmated forthwith by the authorities. Proper relevant mechanisms for combating this should be put in place. Female actresses and wanna be celebrities should be encouraged to report cases of sexual harassment, assault, molestation, solicitation for sex and stringent punishment meted out to the erring parties after a thorough investigation. The males have not been left out of this evil practice as the good looking ones have also been victims of the golden couch.
As a result of this unethical practice the industry looses good, credible worthy ambassadors and absorbs morally bankrupt ones into the system (both those that can and can't act). As long as this issue is not addressed by the relevant authorities, it would remain a clog in the wheel of Nollywood's progress.
So long... auggiepo@yahoo.com
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The Season Finale - Let Them Eat Cake!
As seasons change, so do many of our beloved dish TV lineups. When summer leaves change color and fall approaches, many of my favorite television shows just begin to bloom. And ironically, just as the final traces of winter melt into spring and new blooms begin to appear, these same shows are coming to an end. While the middle episodes of most series provide the real "meat" of the storyline, the season premieres-and especially the season finales-are often the episodes I most anticipate and talk about. Clearly, these two episodes are vital to understanding a series; the season premiere sets up the story, introduces new and important figures or characters, and takes a unique stand on some sort of interesting avenue that keeps viewers' interests piqued. With the right group of people on screen, and the right group of people behind the scenes, this is (seemingly) the easy part.
Finales are a little more complicated, I think. Once a series has devoted followers for a season, traversing giddily through subsequent episodes, the pressure to satisfy the current storyline-and keep it open-ended enough to provide room for that storyline to grow and change-becomes a delicate task.
Really, there are two types of season finales: the ones that have a "winner," and the ones that have a character that you hope will eventually become a winner. America's Next Top Model, for instance, is ending its fourteenth season, and the result will be concrete and measurable: one girl will win. Three others will not. As American Idol wraps up its last few weeks, we know what to expect: one of three very talented singers will be named as American's favorite and will score a sweet recording deal. Shows like The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser, and The Apprentice all have one thing in common: each season features a new group of people in new places doing the same thing but in a new way. People find that interesting, despite the fact that the idea or theme behind each of these shows remains the same. Let them eat cake, these viewers... the whole darn thing!
Why, then, do these shows remain so popular? Why are their finales just as enticing to watch as a show whose characters will still be around next season? Just as characters in a series become almost real for some viewers, real people become characters: and we love to love 'em, love to hate 'em, love to think we know our favorite characters inside and out. It's satisfying, I'll agree, to be able to know where a program-and its participants-is heading. There's a winner and a loser, and that's that. The ending, in a way, is the series. If someone were to ask you what happened on American Idol Season 4, you'd probably say, "Have you ever heard of Carrie Underwood?"
Alternately, series that carry over a storyline and characters from season to season are a little more complex to bring to an "end," even if that "end" is not permanent. Let them eat cake, these viewers, but only a slice! Often, you can't explain a season finale to someone who doesn't watch the show. That's the point, though, I think. I'm a huge fan of several evolving series available on DISH Network, like Sons of Anarchy and Grey's Anatomy, and I expect several characteristics in a good finale from these types of shows.
First, at least once major conflict from the season needs to be revolved. Are Meredith and Derek a couple? Will Opie find out what role Clay had in Donna's death? Some of the questions that viewers have been asking over the course of the season need to be both addressed and appeased. On the same note, a good season finale will also raise some new questions, in order to complicate the storyline and give viewers a reason to keep watching...next season. A good evolving series, then, is cyclical; it has ups and downs that will eventually lead to a finite story. Will the castaways on Lost ever be found, for instance? We're back to that whole "winner" thing, I guess.
Ultimately, the "end" of a season-be it a reality series or an evolving drama series-carries tremendous weight and often determines whether or not viewers will be back for another delicious (slice of) cake.
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Finales are a little more complicated, I think. Once a series has devoted followers for a season, traversing giddily through subsequent episodes, the pressure to satisfy the current storyline-and keep it open-ended enough to provide room for that storyline to grow and change-becomes a delicate task.
Really, there are two types of season finales: the ones that have a "winner," and the ones that have a character that you hope will eventually become a winner. America's Next Top Model, for instance, is ending its fourteenth season, and the result will be concrete and measurable: one girl will win. Three others will not. As American Idol wraps up its last few weeks, we know what to expect: one of three very talented singers will be named as American's favorite and will score a sweet recording deal. Shows like The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser, and The Apprentice all have one thing in common: each season features a new group of people in new places doing the same thing but in a new way. People find that interesting, despite the fact that the idea or theme behind each of these shows remains the same. Let them eat cake, these viewers... the whole darn thing!
Why, then, do these shows remain so popular? Why are their finales just as enticing to watch as a show whose characters will still be around next season? Just as characters in a series become almost real for some viewers, real people become characters: and we love to love 'em, love to hate 'em, love to think we know our favorite characters inside and out. It's satisfying, I'll agree, to be able to know where a program-and its participants-is heading. There's a winner and a loser, and that's that. The ending, in a way, is the series. If someone were to ask you what happened on American Idol Season 4, you'd probably say, "Have you ever heard of Carrie Underwood?"
Alternately, series that carry over a storyline and characters from season to season are a little more complex to bring to an "end," even if that "end" is not permanent. Let them eat cake, these viewers, but only a slice! Often, you can't explain a season finale to someone who doesn't watch the show. That's the point, though, I think. I'm a huge fan of several evolving series available on DISH Network, like Sons of Anarchy and Grey's Anatomy, and I expect several characteristics in a good finale from these types of shows.
First, at least once major conflict from the season needs to be revolved. Are Meredith and Derek a couple? Will Opie find out what role Clay had in Donna's death? Some of the questions that viewers have been asking over the course of the season need to be both addressed and appeased. On the same note, a good season finale will also raise some new questions, in order to complicate the storyline and give viewers a reason to keep watching...next season. A good evolving series, then, is cyclical; it has ups and downs that will eventually lead to a finite story. Will the castaways on Lost ever be found, for instance? We're back to that whole "winner" thing, I guess.
Ultimately, the "end" of a season-be it a reality series or an evolving drama series-carries tremendous weight and often determines whether or not viewers will be back for another delicious (slice of) cake.
Sterling Satellite is an authorized DISH Network retailer and offers top notch customer service. They'll help you find the DISH Network packages that match your needs.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carla_Corrigan
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