The Basics!

Institutions and Audiences

What a conglomerate is and an example of at least one who was involved in your film
Why conglomerates are bad and why are they good
What convergence is and why is a good thing and bad thing.
Why do people go to the cinema? At least FIVE reasons why.
At least FOUR reasons why AT LEAST ONE of the films was so successful (Production? Marketing? Distribution?)
What do the audience do that the institutions exploit? -
What new technology is around and how did your films DO IT? D-i-g-i-t-a-l

CINEMA ADMISSIONS ARE 200 MILLION AND RISING – IS THIS DUE TO INSTITUTIONS? OR AUDIENCE INTERFERENCE?

Institutions and Audiences Topic List

• BIGGEST ONE Understand how all aspects of the media (websites, newspapers, television etc) are used to market a film and show you understand how companies work together to produce and distribute (and market) films.
• How film4 works with different companies and what those companies are
• What synergy is and how all the companies in your case studies make use of it and why they do
• Who are young bwark and why are they important.
• How your production companies have changed their production styles and methods of making films and why.
• How Film4 works as a company and its links to C4 – the particulars of the remit and it’s history
• The involvement of large non-British conglomerates in British companies and works and whether this is a benefit or a hindrance.
• How media convergence has affected your production companies (Warp, Celador and Film4)
• How changes in exhibition (all avenues including cinema, dvd, internet etc) have affected your companies?
• The rise of new media and how your companies have dealt with it – issues and benefits.
• The success of the smaller independent company and maintaining independence (and whether this is a good thing or a bad thing)
• How audiences respond to the products made by your companies and the different levels and types of audience (ages, classes etc)
• What has happened to Celador Productions and Warp Films recently.
• How your production companies have dealt with the rise of the internet.
• The conglomerates involved with all three films for all their aspects.
• How audience’s consumption of media has changed and how technological changes have impact on this (considering the home market as well as the cinemas)
• The different types of marketing used for both Four Lions and Slumdog Millionaire and the different types of advertising.
• How technological improvements have impacted the viewing experience, at home and in the cinema.
• How the increase and improvements made in technology are affecting the ways that films are made and distributed.
• How global institutions target national audiences.
• Why both films are considered successful.