Selected Key Terms for Institutions and Audiences

Of course there are others, but these are the key concepts you will need to know and by able to use when you write essay answers on your completed case studies.

Key terms to learn for your case studies for Institutions and Audiences

A Key Terms Media Studies Quiz

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Quiz 1 Key Terms Quiz
Quiz 2 for Textual Analysis
Quiz 3 Postmodernism (Too tough for beginners!)

Word Cloud For Key Media Terms For Film

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Have a go at creating a word cloud of your own for your case study. It could be made out of a particular film company's
*production
*distribution
*exhibition.

You could do one for each area with specific names, words, etc.
http://www.wordle.net/

Institutions and Audiences - Key Terms For Film

Make this your starting point. How do British film production companies and distributors survive and prosper given their more powerful neighbour, Hollywood? What is the current state of the UK film industry? To be specific focus your case study on a UK institution from which you can later make comparisons with US production companies.

Links to get you started on researching UK film/distribution companies.

As you research make a list of subject specific key terms, i.e. "an integrated film company. production slate, etc."

Vertigo Films
http://www.vertigofilms.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_Films
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/ukmovies/interviews/britplayers/vertigo_films.shtml ( essential videos with interviews/information )
http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/cview.php?uid=354 (some history)

Film 4
http://www.channel4.com/film/ffproductions/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film4
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/channel_4_films/

BBC Films
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Films

Working Title Films
http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Title_Films
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/working_title_history/
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/577488/

Hogarth Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/ukmovies/interviews/britplayers/hogarth_pictures.shtml

UK Production Companies and Studios
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/ukmovies/relatedlinks/production_companies.shtml ( An extensive list with links to many lesser known UK film companies.)

UK Cinemas and Distributors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/ukmovies/relatedlinks/cinemas_exhibitors.shtml

Several video interviews with key players on various aspects of the British film industry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/ukmovies/interviews/britplayers/




Click on the image to enlarge. This should be used with the concept map graphic for "higher/big concept" key terms.
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