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The smell of popcorn fills the air; the house lights dim; all eyes are drawn to the big screen. As the pictures flicker across the screen and the speakers flood the theater with the opening notes of the original musical score, you know you're in for a real treat.
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Movies excite our imaginations and arouse our emotions. They make us laugh and make us cry. They can make us flinch, shut our eyes, shriek, scream, even jump out of our seats. They present us with an everchanging cast of unforgettable characters and an endless supply of memorable, even magical, cinematic moments.
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But if we were to focus our attention on the action behind the camera, we would find an entire industry full of storytellers, artists, businessmen, and crew involved in the making of a film. It is the artistic vision and expression of these filmmakers that has made the movies a defining element of our culture for over a century.
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