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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?