T3 | Wk 7 - Distribution research

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CLICK HERE  to rad an article outlining HOW you get a film distributed. 

Read the Wikipedia page for distribution to find answers to the following;

1. What are the different types of releases? 

2. How have release strategies changed with the development of technology?

3. What are ancillary rights?

4. What is a theatrical window? 

ACTIVITY #1

Click here to read the article on DISTRIBUTION (The Art Of the Deal) and then answer the following questions;

1. What are the two different financial models that distribution agreements are based on?

2. Describe what they both entail.

3. What are ancillary rights?

4. What is the definition of the film's 'opening' and what factors are taken into account when making decisions about a film's opening? 

5. What does it mean if a film has 'legs'? What factors might determine this? 

6. At the time of this article, how many theatres were there across USA and where are they mostly located?

7. What role does a 'buyer' play and what are some of the terms they negotiate?

8. What are the 2 ways a theatre may release a movie? Explain how they work.

9. What is meant by a 'loss leader'? 

ACTIVITY #2

Go to your case study notes on the 4 films you looked up information for. Check what information you have about your film's ditribution process.

- who distributed the films?

- how were they distributed?

- Where were they released and when?

- What type of release did they have?

Case Study research...

1. What type of releases did your case studies have? 

2. What countries were they released to? 

T3 | Wk 9 Tues - The Interview

  Hey guys,

I want you to make some notes on the following videos, looking at The Interview as our case study example. 

Visit this website to check out some facts about the movie, so you have these ready for an essay, too...

You would use this case study in an essay about 

- ownership 

- technology (mainly how the internet has changed movies being so globally available)

- audience (how movies are now made for a global audience, even when not intended)

 

Watch until 1.22mins

Ownership Question

 

"3 ‘A very small number of institutions dominate the media.’

Evaluate the arguments against media ownership by fewer and fewer companies.

T3 - Wk 9 | Tuesday - China / Hollywood research (implications of a Global Audience)

 https://screenrant.com/movies-changed-for-china/

T3 | Wk 9 | Monday - Contexts and Critical Debates

   CONTEXTS + CRITICAL DEBATES 

- feminism

- BLM (interracial tensions) 

- Cancel Culture

- Globalisation 

- Freedom of Speech

- Censorship

- personal experiences / opinion 

- comparison / contrast 

- Covid 19 / lockdowns impact on the film industry 

- technological developments issues - e.g. AI / Piracy 

T3 | Wk 8 | Fri - Exploring representation on a deepr level (Male gaze theory)

Let's talk about representation of GENDER and CULTURES 

First - watch this video explaining Stuart Hall's perspective on representation 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWP_N_FoW-I

Secondly - watch this video outlining Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze theory 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeXzLUpw8mg&pp=ygUcZmVtaW5pc3QgdGhlb3J5IGxhdXJhIG11bHZleQ%3D%3D

I'd like you to include the following theories in an opening paragraph to the clip below;

1. Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory

2. Stuart Hall's reception theory 

3. David Gauntlett's Identity theory 

4. Active vs. Passive theories (Hyperdermic needle / 2 step flow theory)

The question is, "How is meaning created in this clip, using the four technical elements"

Maid clip – family dinner 

 

T3 | Wk 7: Tues Case Study developments - Disney Acquiring

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/media/2024/02/07/disney-buys-fortnite-stake/72515288007/#:~:text=Disney%20buys%20stake%20in%20Fortnite%2Dmaker%20Epic%20Games%20with%20%241.5%20billion%20investment&text=The%20Walt%20Disney%20Company%20announced,video%20game%20maker%20Epic%20Games.

T3 | Wk 8 - Representation Practise

  

Today we are going to do a QUICK-FIRE representation practise exercise.

You are going to watch the clips a couple of times then;

- write the big picture ideas (in this clip, there is a representation of XXXXX, they are represented as XXX, XXX and XXXX etc)

- write notes of examples from 4 technical areas you observe

- write an introduction communicating your main argument, backed up with your main points AND include both Stuart Hall and David Gauntlett's theory.

Video #1 

STRANGER THINGS 

Video #2

 BIG LITTLE LIES

Video #3 

SEVERANCE

T 3| Wk 7 - Monday - CGI Fatigue

  

Hi guys,

Have a read of this article and make notes that you can add in as an alternative perspective on technological advancements 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/27/its-exactly-as-theyd-have-done-it-in-the-1910s-how-barbenheimer-is-leading-the-anti-cgi-backlash

T3 | Wk 7 - Fri : Changes to film industry - technology

  Hi guys,

We are going to revisit CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY as a topic today.

Remember we watched Keanu Reeves, "Side by Side" and you made some good notes (everything you'll need for an essay) for writing about the move from film to digital.

Today we are going to explore technological changes and what impact that has on the film indutstry. You need to be able to comment on CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT IMPACTS EVERY PART OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS (production / post-production / distribution / exhibition / consumption)

This article from last week has a lot in it in terms of technological advancements / changes in technology that impact the film industry;

This article here, "Then and Now has some great points in an easy to read format for each stage of production. 

Make notes in preparation for an exam question that could include technological changes.

T3 | Wk 7 | Thurs - LOTR Technology case study

   Hi guys,

Let's take a good look at an example of technology being used in film.

Here's some facts around the movies 

LINK for Wikipedia 

Watch this Lord of Rings Video and make some notes about the technology used in the LOTR movies. 

RESEARCH Questions:

1. Who is making the new LOTR TV series? 

2. Where was this being filmed? 

3. Where have they just moved production to?

4. What technology is being used in this TV series as a result of not filming 'on location' like the movies were? 

T3| Wk 7 - Monday - Case Studies for Technology - Barbie / Oppenheimer

  Watch the first Barbie video, a few minutes of the second Barbie video, the Oppenheimer video and the Avatar video.

Answer these questions;

- Name of film and year it was released

- director of each film 

- did the directors choose digital or film to shoot these? 

- what SFX / CGI was used in these films? 

- what practical effects were used in the making of these films

- a quote or interesting fact about the making of these films 

- how well have each of these films done in Box Office earnings? 

- what have rotten tomatoes reviews been for these? 

Contrast these films successes with Antman vs. Wasp and make some notes on the contrast between them.

T3 | Wk 6 - Technology Exam Question - Due Friday

  

"What Impact has digital technology had on the media area you have studied?"

T3 | Wk 6 - Monday / Tues / Wed

 Hi class,

Here is your next set of tasks:

1. Documentary 

Watch the documentary below by Keanuu Reeves (2012). He explores technological developments in the film world. Make lots of notes, answering the questions below. You will need to be able to write an entire essay on this, at exam time and for homework, soon.

2.   Case Study work

- add information to your existing case study documents in relation to technological advancements and also into your homework essay

- Think about the following questions;

-  did they include special effects / after effectcs? If so, what? (were they building  models like for original Star Wars or using CGI? 

What was their budget and in what ways did technology contribute to the budget? (compare big budget Hollywood blockbuster with the Indi film. 

What was each budget and how did technology help them in diffrerent ways?

 Did the lower-budget Indi film shoot on a digital camera?

 Did the blockbuster shoot on film? 

 

Use the following questions to gather the necessary information;

Questions should be filled out below: 

1) Note down specific changes in technology below and films that have utilized this change in technology...

 2) What has been the exclusive production, distribution and exhibition format for over 100 years?

 3) What is going to replace 35mm film?

 4) Note down key quotes from directors regarding digital and film production and exhibition:

 5) How is digital processed?

 6) How does the documentary discuss the production and post production process? 

7) How is digital helping or hindering film production, post production and exhibition?

 8) Note down key quotes from editors regarding digital post production: 

9) What is the impact of digital technology and what does the future hold?