Browsing by Subject "Casting"

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Popularity of a movie and financial success
(2021-08) Öztekin, Halenur
This thesis focuses on how the popularity of a movie and related factors such as di-rector and casting worth affect the financial success of a movie and the market value of the distribution company when there is an unexpected loss or gain. Also, the thesis attempts to examine the determinants of the stock price of a movie on the virtual stock market, the Hollywood Stock Exchange. Cross sectional analysis is exercised using data from 450 films released in 2019. The findings show that popularity is a positive and significant factor in predicting box office revenue. Director's previous success makes a significant positive impact on the financial success. Casting worth, determined by the previous financial success of the actor/actress, derives movie suc-cess financially. Unexpected revenue gained/lost is found to make no effect on cu-mulative abnormal returns. The stock price of a movie on the Hollywood Stock Ex-change highly depends on revenue and public awareness (number of news, theaters, popularity of a movie and number of weeks).
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White-emitting conjugated polymer nanoparticles with cross-linked shell for mechanical stability and controllable photometric properties in color-conversion LED applications
(2011) Park, Eun-Ju; Erdem, T.; Ibrahimova, V.; Nizamoglu, S.; Demir, Hilmi Volkan; Tuncel, D.
We report on the synthesis and characterization of water-dispersible, mechanically stable conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) in shelled architecture with tunable emission and controllable photometric properties via cross-linking. Using a reprecipitation method, whiteemitting polymer nanoparticles are prepared in different sizes by varying the concentration of polymer; the emission kinetics are tuned by controlling the shell formation. For this purpose, polyfluorene derivatives containing azide groups are selected that can be decomposed under UV light to generate very reactive species, which opportunely facilitate the inter- and intra-cross-linking of polymer chains to form shells. Nanoparticles before and after UV treatment are characterized by various techniques. Their size and morphologies are determined by using dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements and imaging techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). For optical characterization, UV vis and steady-state and timeresolved fluorescent spectroscopies are performed. Solid-state behaviors of these CPNs are also investigated by forming films through drop-casting. Moreover, the photometric calculations are also performed for films and dispersions to determine the color quality. A device has been constructed to show proof-of-principle white light generation from these nanoparticles. Additionally, mechanical stability studies are performed and demonstrated that these nanoparticles are indeed mechanically stable by removing the solvent after cross-linking using a freeze-dryer and redispersing in water and THF. Optical and imaging data confirm that the redispersed particles preserve their shapes and sizes after cross-linking.