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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

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