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Automated Location Scouting and Production Planning for Movie Industry in Sri Lanka using scripts written in Natural Language
(IEEE, 2021-04-02) Perera, V; Lakshan, N; Hettiarachchi, A; Himantha, K; Gamage, M. P. A. W; Thelijjagoda, S
The film industry in Sri Lanka has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry. However, it has not reached its fullest potential yet. This is due to the insufficient number of films produced locally. One of the major causes for a film to fail is the low attention given for production planning. Planning should take place with the commencement of the Preproduction state. This should include the entire process from scriptwriting to final ticket issuing. The pre-production state that determines the success or failure of the film consists of the critical processes that will be required to execute the production state. Place Scouting is one of the main processes in a production plan. Since the film industry focuses primarily on the esthetic enjoyment of people in society, scenic beauty is a must when choosing locations for a film. “Film-It” is developed to provide all-around assistance in Location Scouting and Resource Planning in the Pre-Production State of a movie. With the aid of this application, key players in the film industry will be able to save their time, effort and money spend on Preproduction preparation. Key stakeholders in the film industry have confirmed that this application would carry the Sri Lankan film industry to a whole new level.
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Construction and Validation of Academic Stress Scale for 18-35-year-old Sri Lankan University Students
(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2023-11-01) Ponnamperuma, L; Hettiarachchi, A; Jayakodi, P; Abeysinghe, N
This article describes the development and initial validation of a new instrument to measure the academic stress of university students in Sri Lanka. A 16-item scale was developed by reviewing the literature and conducting interviews. Surveys were conducted with 726 Sri Lankan undergraduate students, and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used to analyse the data. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Oblimin rotation produced a two-component model of the Academic Stress Scale: (1) Stress due to lack of sufficient knowledge and (2) stress due to interpersonal relationships, which together explains 59% of the total item variance. The ASS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring academic stress. A CFA suggested that the proposed factor model fits moderately well. Therefore, for researchers who have a particular interest in academic stress among Sri Lankan students, the ASS promises to be a helpful tool.