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/




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Institutions and Audiences Big Concept Ideas in a Concept Map

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David Gauntlett explains the difference between Web 1.0 and 2.0

Professor David's Gauntlett's video on Web 2.0 and how this affects our use of new media technologies is a first class example of presentation combined with content. This is important for understanding the growing issue of "exchange" that the new media offers us - and its implications for how we consume and create our own media.

Filmmaking - from original ideas right through to consumption and exhibition

The Business - Understanding Filmmaking
This site offer the perfect revision tool for understanding each stage of the filmmaking process and applying these stages with their key terms to your exam case studies.When you get there click through the images to get to key terms and explanations

Duffy's UK "Mercy" music video: a brief essay on forms and representation

Duffy's "Mercy" the UK video



Duffy's US version



Essay to follow.

Film trailers and their importance for distribution and marketing

Quite simply film trailers ARE the most important part of a marketing campaign undertaken by a film distributor.

The first thing you need to do is establish the type of film trailer you are analysing"

Is it:

a. A teaser?
b. Theatrical trailer?
c. A TV spot advertising the film on release?

You then need to note down answers to the following questions:

What is the film's USP? ( Its unique selling point?) In other words how are the distributors positioning the film in the marketplace?

Which elements in the film's genre is the distributor highlighting which sets the film aside from other films in its genre.

What are the messages in the film's trailer and what do they say about the film?

Remember that the type of release ( wide, limited, universal ) and the date of release will have been carefully planned to maximise potential audiences.

In the exam you need to be able to write a detailed paragraph or two on the posters and trailers of your case study production company's film so you can argue how the distributors tried to market the film to audiences.

Here's a good link to practice with film trailers for films currently on release.
http://uk.filmtrailer.com/cinema/AllCinemaMovies/

How to study film trailers

The link to Frank Baker probably has more information than most students would need for their case studies.
http://www.frankwbaker.com/movie_trailers_as_persuasion.htm

How Well Are Music Lovers Served By Television? Concept Map Plan For The Essay ( A2 )

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Obviously, this is just one possible plan. There are several ways to answer this question.