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Tuesday 19 November 2013

“Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Topic- UK and US Films
Aspect- Production
Viewpoint- Dominated
Instruction- To what extent?

What do I need to know to answer the question?
Patterns of Production, Distribution, Exchange and Consumption- Using own experiences (Dredd, Star Trek Into Darkness and Kill List)
Distribution and Marketing Strategies

Need to know about The Big Six (and how they could be seen to dominate the industry)
20th Century Fox
Paramount
Warner Bros
Columbia
Universal
Walt Disney

Budget comparisons- Small Budget to Large Blockbuster
Kill List- £500,000
Star Trek Into Darkness-
$190,000,000 
Gross to date-
Kill List-$26,297 (10 Screens) (Possibly better than Star Trek- Critically)
Star Trek Into Darkness- $228,756,232
(3,868 Screen- Well received among casual/mainstream audiences, cult audiences not so much)
Showing that money really does bring people into the cinema 
Some examples money on the screen are mentioned below:
The opening part- Panning down on the trees (All hand painted- Small budget would have to be CGI- Not looking good), CGI Monster ("You just stunned our ride!") 
Spaceship Jump/ Fight Scene- A lot of CGI! Also stunt doubles (Another cost) that British films wouldn't be able to afford
Big space battles (Khan VS Starfleet)
Kill List Special Effects/Visual Effects-
Muzzle Flash (All the way through the movie)
Dead Animals
Very basic!

Cameras Used-
Star Trek- IMAX Cameras and 3D Cameras

Kill List- Basic Cameras (Nothing flashy so it keeps the realism

Wednesday 13 November 2013

British Film Companies and examples of their work


Screen Yorkshire- Who are they?
Screen Yorkshire is a Regional Screen Agency. SY aims to spread culture and film making across Yorkshire. There are nine of these agencies across the UK, one for each region.
Examples of their work-
Tyrannosaur (2011)
Kill List (2011) 
The Damned United (2009)
This Is England (2006)

Film 4- Who are they?
Film 4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. They normally back films that are made in the UK or that have UK origins.
Examples of their work-
12 Years a Slave (2013)
127 Hours (2010)
A Field In England (2013)
Attack the Block (2011)
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)

Warp Films- Who are they?
Warp Films are a film company based in Sheffield and London. 
Examples of their work-
Kill List (2011)
Tyrannosaur (2011)
Submarine (2011)
Four Lions (2010)
 

Studio Canal- Who are they?
Studio Canal is a French based production company. It owns the third largest film library in the world. Owned mostly by Vivendi and Universal Studios.
Examples of their work-
Alan Partridge- Alpha Papa (2013)
Rush (2013)
Evil Dead (2013)
Cockneys VS Zombies (2012)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
 

Monday 11 November 2013

Recap- Why did Dredd fail at the box office?

After looking at the feedback from Mr Smith I now know to improve the structure of my answer evidence.
I need to focus on my Key Words which I can find on Mr Smith's blog. I need to replace words like 'Nerd' and 'Geek' with words such as 'Movie Buff' and/or
'Cult Audience'.
I also need to focus on what success actually is. Is it financial or is it critical?  
My use of examples such as Mark Kermode were good but I need to be more in depth and also incorporate the 2D VS 3D into that section.