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INDUSTRY
1) 'The Mind Crime' was part of a viral campaign for which 2010 film?
2) What are the current number 1s in the UK and US Box Office?
3) What was the budget and how much did The King's Speech make in its opening weekend?
4) How many Academy Awards did this film win?
5) What are the 4 main ways of publicising a film?
QUIZ
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SECTION A
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Adverts(billboards, trailers)
Word of mouth Internet
Press(stories, interviews)
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Tips for the exam
Question to think about
Example paragraph
Stimulus material
Industry Context
Ancillary market
Merchandising
Stars
Marketing
Consumption
Exhibition
Distribution
Production
Which films get made and why?
Fandom
Behaviour
Reception
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How do fans express their interest in stars, genres or film series?
What new technology is there affecting production, distribution and exhibition?
Why are some guaranteed to make profit and why are some high risk?
Why is going to the cinema still popular?
Why are movies so central to the wider media business?Which genres are unpopular and why?
How has Hollywood come to dominate world markets?
Do we get to see the films we want to see or do we get to see the films that are provided for us?
Key questions
TIPS
At least 2-3 examples from your own studies
Mention as many films as you can (at least 3 in detail)
Slot in facts.
Use terminology.
Show off your knowledge.
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Ancillary Market
Spin off
Tie-in
Box office data
Reviews
QuotesArticles
Blogs
Forums
Film website
Fansite
Posters
Trailers
Merchandise
DVD cover/Blue ray
Stimulus Material and
own examples
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As well as star performers like George Clooney, audiences may be attracted by a star director. Big names like Scorsese, Spielberg and Tarantino don't even need first names any more. Much of the films marketing will then be contructed around this. It was interesting to see that despite having a huge star like Brad Pitt, on posters for Inglorious Basterds it was the director's name that featured most prominantly.
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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SECTION B
PAIRS - RECAP QUIZ1) Year and Director for both films.
2) 3 characters from each film.
3) Name of the place in Last Resort.
4) Name of the hotel in Dirty Pretty Things.
5) Genre of each film.
6) Possible meaning behind the title of each film.
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New equilibrium
NARRATIVE
Conventional structure
Todorov
Cause & Effect
Linear
Equilibrium
Disequilibrium
Attempt to resolves
Further complications
Resolution
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Confirms or challenges the
usual representation of immigration?
CHARACTERS
Shown characters we don't normally
see but have some awareness of their
situations.
Several representations of
immigarion.
Frears attempts to
avoid stereotypes.
Empathetic characters.
Who?(group, job)
How?(positive, micro
aspects, narrative)
By Whom?(Director,
Screenwriter, Producers)
Why?
BIG QUESTIONS
REPRESENTATION
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THEMES
Identity
OpressionEscape
HumanityFear
Survival
Optimism
FOR EXAMPLE WHEN...
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Similarities Differences
Themes
Characters
Topic Presentation of themes through
genre, micro elements,
narrative structure
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SECTION C
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RECAP QUIZ1) Year and director for both films.
2) 3 characters from both films.
3) Define the following:
Anthropomorphic
Dystopia
Human Condition
Iconography
4) Names of the 2 corporations in the films.
5) How much does it cost per day to visit an amusement park in Westworld?
6) What is the first sign that something has gone wrong in Westworld?
7) What is the purpose of the surrogates?
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Perfect vision of humanity
Abuse of technology
In the exam there will be a choice of two questions for the comparitive study.
You must discuss the two films that you have studied. You can make reference to other films where there are opportunities, but only to support the points you are making about your case study films.
You will need to spend approximately 45 minutes writing your answer.
Accuracy (names, spelling, dates, terminology) is assessed.
Your introduction should spell out why the two films are similar
APPROACHING SECTION C
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THEMES WESTWORLD SURROGATES
Human v
Technology
Machines - no emotions - programmede.g. female robot at end
Robots rebuilt in lab (cycle)
Renewable resource
COMPARE /CONTRAST
Surrogate shops(most recent models)
Idealised forms from the safety of their homese.g. Maggie
BEGINNINGS
ENDINGS
KEY SCENES
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MUST USE EXAMPLESMUST USE TERMINOLOGY
Compare how the two films use these:
ANY QUESTIONS?
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