1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778492703321

Autore

Thompson Kristin <1950->

Titolo

The Frodo franchise [[electronic resource] ] : the Lord of the rings and modern Hollywood / / Kristin Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007

ISBN

1-282-35906-1

9786612359064

0-520-93287-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (431 p.)

Classificazione

AP 59800

Disciplina

791.43/75

Soggetti

Lord of the Rings films - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Interviews -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Sequel-itis -- Chapter 1. Prudent Aggression -- Chapter 2. Not Your Father's Tolkien -- Chapter 3. Handcrafting a Blockbuster -- Chapter 4. Flying Billboards and FAQs -- Chapter 5. Click to View Trailer -- Chapter 6. Fans on the Margins, Pervy Hobbit Fanciers, and Partygoers -- Chapter 7. Licenses to Print Money -- Chapter 8. Interactive Middle-earth -- Part four. The Lasting Power of the Rings -- Chapter 9. Fantasy Come True -- Chapter 10. Right in Your Own Backyard -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Once in a lifetime." The phrase comes up over and over from the people who worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. The film's seventeen Oscars, record-setting earnings, huge fan base, and hundreds of ancillary products attest to its importance and to the fact that Rings is far more than a film. Its makers seized a crucial moment in Hollywood-the special effects digital revolution plus the rise of "infotainment" and the Internet-to satisfy the trilogy's fans while fostering a huge new international audience. The resulting franchise of franchises has earned billions of dollars to date with no end in sight. Kristin Thompson interviewed seventy-six people to examine the movie's scripting and design and the new technologies deployed to produce the films, video games, and DVDs. She demonstrates the



impact Rings had on the companies that made it, on the fantasy genre, on New Zealand, and on independent cinema. In fast-paced, compulsively readable prose, she affirms Jackson's Rings as one the most important films ever made.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019360003321

Autore

Kiev Ari

Titolo

The mental strategies of top traders : the psychological determinants of trading success / / Ari Kiev

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010

ISBN

9786612687822

9780470561805

0470561807

9781119198703

1119198704

9781282687820

1282687824

9780470561782

0470561785

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading series

Disciplina

332.6401/9

Soggetti

Investments - Psychological aspects

Stocks - Psychological aspects

Speculation - Psychological aspects

Investments

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The Mental Strategies of Top Traders: The Psychological Determinants of Trading Success; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Intellect, Instinct, and Guts: Understanding the Psychological Profile; A HISTORY OF SUCCESS; THE ABILITY TO TAKE RISK; CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY; SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-CONTROL, AND RESILIENCE;



TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP; PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER; CASE STUDY ON FINDING THE RIGHT CANDIDATE; THE PERFECT CANDIDATE?; Chapter 2: Planning for Action: The Importance of Goal-Directedness; MAKING A PLAN; CASE STUDY ON SETTING A GOAL

CASE STUDY ON HAVING A VARIANT PERCEPTIONPERSONALITY FACTORS AND GOAL-SETTING; RECOGNIZING GOAL-DIRECTED INDIVIDUALS; CASE STUDY ON RECOGNIZING GOAL-DIRECTEDNESS; GOAL-DIRECTEDNESS IN TURBULENT TIMES; Chapter 3: "Fire in the Belly": The Ability to Take Appropriate Risk; A PICTURE OF SUCCESSFUL RISK MANAGEMENT; LEARNING TO UPGRADE YOUR PERFORMANCE; Chapter 4: Thinking Outside the Box: The Importance of Ingenuity; CASE STUDY ON THE SATISFACTION OF CREATIVE THINKING; THE STRATEGIC THINKER; CASE STUDY ON LEARNING TO BE CREATIVE; IDEA CONSTRUCTION; DEVELOPING A VARIANT PERCEPTION

CASE STUDY ON CREATIVE THINKINGDEFINING EXPECTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CASE STUDY ON KNOWING THE BUSINESS; CASE STUDY ON EXPECTATIONAL ANALYSIS; IDEA VELOCITY; IDEA TIMING; IDEA COMPLETION; THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION; CASE STUDY ON COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY; Chapter 5: Separating Emotions and Decisions: The Ability to Be Self-Aware; CASE STUDY ON THE EMOTION OF DRAWDOWNS; THE SOURCE OF FEAR; CASE STUDY ON TRADING STRESS; SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-DISCIPLINE; LEARNING FROM DRAWDOWNS; CASE STUDY ON SELF-ASSESSING DURING DRAWDOWNS; GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE

CASE STUDY ON BEING COMFORTABLE WITH DISCOMFORTMANAGING STRESS WELL; Chapter 6: Nurturing Team Players: Listening, Learning, and Working Together; CHARACTERISTICS OF A TEAM PLAYER; FINDING COMPLEMENTS TO YOUR TEAM; CASE STUDY ON A COMPARISON OF TRADERS; THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION; Chapter 7: Leadership: Directing Success; EMPOWERING A CULTURE OF CHANGE; ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBILITY; EXPLORING POTENTIAL LEADERS; ENDEAVORING FOR SUCCESS; CASE STUDY ON A FAILURE TO LEAD; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An honest depiction of the challenges of trading and a clear explanation of what it takes to succeed  Trading tends to be a winner-take-all activity where a small number of traders are very successful, while the majority either lose money or generate relatively small profits. In The Mental Strategies of Top Traders, author Ari Kiev identifies and analyzes the characteristics of successful traders and shows you how to cultivate these same characteristics. Successful trading, Kiev asserts, requires an unusual and sometimes contradictory blend of intellectual and psychological ab



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156305703321

Autore

Becker Kim Björn

Titolo

Politisches Skandalmanagement : Strategien der Selbstverteidigung in politischen Affären der Bundesrepublik Deutschland / / Kim Björn Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leverkusen, : Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2016

ISBN

9783847409854

3847409859

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Politik und Kommunikation

Disciplina

363.3480943

Soggetti

Politische Kommunikation

Krisenmanagement

Skandal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Allein aufgrund politischer Affären mussten in den vergangenen Jahren einige Bundesminister zurücktreten, mehrere Parteifunktionäre ausscheiden und sogar ein Bundespräsident sein Amt niederlegen. Ein Skandal kann die Reputation eines Politikers zerstören und seine Parteikarriere abrupt beenden. In dieser Ausnahmesituation hängt die berufliche Zukunft des Angegriffenen vor allem mit der Frage zusammen, wie gut er die Affäre kommunikativ und medial bewältigt. Nur wenige stürzen schließlich über die ursprüngliche Verfehlung, die meisten scheitern am richtigen Umgang damit. Doch was macht erfolgreiches Skandalmanagement aus? Um die Frage zu beantworten, entwickelt der Autor ein modernes Konzept der Krisenkommunikation im politischen Medienskandal. Die großen Affären der vergangenen Jahre werden auf mehreren Ebenen umfangreich nachgezeichnet und analysiert. Auf diese Weise macht die Studie deutlich, wie angegriffene Spitzenpolitiker den Vorwürfen inhaltlich begegnen, wie sie ihr Krisenmanagement organisieren – und warum selbst begnadete Redner so oft mit ihren Versuchen der Selbstverteidigung scheitern.

Kim Björn Becker, der als Politikredakteur der ,,Süddeutschen Zeitung“



arbeitet, gelingt es in der Arbeit gut, die Genese der vier ausgewählten Skandale im Detail nachzuzeichnen und eine aufschlussreiche Typologie der Reaktionsstrategien zu entwickeln. Medien Kommunikationswissenschaft 4/2017 Ein analytisches und informatives Buch für Politiker, Kommunikationswissenschaftler sowie Amts- und Mandatsträger. Hessenbrief 02/2017 Für politische Kommunikatoren ist "Politisches Skandalmanagement" dennoch empfehlenswert, da es über die Analysen hinaus auch praktische Handlungsempfehlungen bereithält. politik-komunikation.de, 11.08.2016