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A Polaroid Timeline 1932–1977 | Baker Library

1949 Ansel Adams Ansel Adams begins consultancy at Polaroid. Morse serves as company liaison to Adams and other consultant photographers. 1950 Polaroid orthochromatic film Polaroid introduces black-and-white Polaroid orthochromatic film,... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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The Producers

represents a growing trend or an unsettling blip, but one thing is certain: As many changes as there have been in the film industry, more are sure to come as technology alters the way movies are made and how we watch them. The movies are... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Dec 2004
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Getting Personal

case? One of the cases I wrote is about BMW Films’ award-winning marketing campaign. These were eight beautiful short films by famous directors, each less than ten minutes long, stuck on a corner of the Internet. Trailers for them on... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Lincoln Alabaster

manner, the character traits I gained from my parents, such as a relentless work ethic and a passion for life, will continue to be a part of this Earth. To produce, write, direct, and star in a thought-provoking film that endures (think... View Details

10 Apr 2008
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The Sum of Our Own Greatness

day came at lunch with the screening of a ten-minute film tribute — The Sum of Our Own Greatness — to the small army of service workers who keep the campus humming 24/7, 365 days a year. The film presented a... View Details

Keywords: Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

02 Feb 2017
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A Vision for the Earth

Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011) is a retired colonel with the US Air Force and former NASA astronaut. He has piloted the Space Shuttle and logged more than 200 days aboard the International Space Station, where he conducted a wide range of scientific experiments and helped... View Details

Steven Spielberg

Spielberg is a prolific director and producer who greatly influenced the manner in which films are created, marketed, and distributed over the last few decades of the twentieth century. Noted for his exceptional use of special effects and... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

December 1994
Case

Being There: Sony Corporation and Columbia Pictures

By: Debora L. Spar

In September 1989, Sony Corp. of Japan bid $3.4 billion for Columbia Pictures. It was the highest bid ever by a Japanese company for any U.S. property. The case examines the validity of Sony's objectives in making this purchase, and also the political uproar that the... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Film Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; United States

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01 Sep 2004
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Hollywood Story

Ruth Epstein (MBA ’88) never went to film school, but nine years at Goldman Sachs proved to be great training for her new career in Hollywood. With fifteen-hour workdays filled with legal and financial negotiations, and the uncertainty of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

January 2006
Case

Negotiating for the Motion Picture Association of America and the Motion Picture Association: Jack Valenti (A)

By: James K. Sebenius, Ellen Knebel and Erin Egan

Summarizes the background and career highlights of Jack Valenti, longtime head of the Motion Picture Association of America and the Motion Picture Association. Sets up three difficult negotiation challenges facing Valenti over a rating system for movies, the financial... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Negotiation; Problems and Challenges; United States

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14 Dec 2017
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Making Movies Is a Class Act

Glenn Close in Crooked House (photo by Nick Wall) Crooked House, an Agatha Christie mystery published in 1949, was one of her favorites, yet it had never been adapted for film or television. Now, however, HBS sectionmates Joe Abrams and... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2003
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Portraits from the Class of 2003

New England Conservatory, piano; Yale, psychobiology Speaks: French, Hebrew HBS Show: musical director (2002); writer (2003) Last Summer: associate producer, A Hole in One, Beech Hill Films Previous Career: engagement manager, McKinsey’s... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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Television: overview & ratings

film and television. S&P NetAdvantage: Publishes a "Broadcasting & Cable" industry report (also see "Movies and Home Entertainment") eMarketer: Coverage on how people are consuming television. For... View Details

William Fox

Fox pioneered the vertical integration of the film industry by merging production, distribution, and exhibition under single ownership. Fox, along with Adolph Zukor, of Paramount Pictures, is largely recognized for making Hollywood the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

17 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

In 2007, Sony Pictures became the first multinational studio to enter the India film business known as Bollywood with its $7 million film Saawariya. The movie grossed only $9 million. That same year, Walt... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video

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Policies | Baker Library

Guests are welcome to apply for Harvard Library visitor access , which includes access to Baker Library’s Stamps Reading Room. Photography & Filming We welcome our patrons taking photographs in the Stamps Reading Room using cell phones or... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents Newspaper Articles AASU Conference... View Details

02 Jun 2015
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Pointing the Way to a Better World

about these issues.” WuDunn and Kristof won’t deny their role in inspiring action through their extensive reporting on poverty, oppression, and the lack of opportunity faced by millions of people worldwide. Just as they did with Half the Sky, the pair spent a year... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library

body of his professional correspondence. Wartime Schools Collection During World War II, the U.S. military was facing an increased need for officers trained in statistics and supply chain logistics. The HBS Archives holds records related to many wartime schools held on... View Details

02 Jan 2019
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Not Waiting for Progress

financial services with the Capital Group Companies, attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, with some HBS friends. A believer since childhood in the power of storytelling on the big screen, Diamond was struck by the lack... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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