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 1) Film Industry: Marketing - Marvel Cinematic Universe 2) Film Industry: Black Widow 3) Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake

  I, Daniel Blake: blog tasks 1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? An independent cinema is different to a Hollywood blockbuster as they have more well-known actors and a larger budget for the film overall.  2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? Daniel Blake is 59 years old who suffered a heart attack and was unable to work and seeks support from the UK government. He meets Katie (a single mother) who is facing housing issues and he is on a crusade to help working class people including himself and Katie. 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? Ken loach has been a director for over 50 years and loach's style in social realism. And its important because his movies have a political theme.   4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least  three  different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and  how  they targeted their audience. 1. Organise free or 'pay what you can'...

Black Widow: blog tasks 1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow. You may wish to use  Black Widow's IMDB entry  to help with this -  see the company credits page  - but the answers can also be found in the notes above. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States, 2021) (theatrical) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Canada, 2021) (theatrical) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United Kingdom, 2021) (theatrical) Blitz Film & Video Distribution (Slovenia, 2021) (theatrical) Blitz (Croatia, 2021) (theatrical) 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow? Conglomerate ownership is where a bigger company for example Disney owns smaller companies which in this scenario is marvel and ,marvel made black widow. 3) Analyse the  film trailer  for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? Some features that tells us the film was made with a big budget blockbust...

  Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe blog tasks Read  this BBC article on the Marvel Cinematic Universe  and answer the following questions based on the article: 1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article? 22 films 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? $18.2bn (£13.7bn) to date. 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers film s? It was to introduce the avengers. 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? Sony bought them for 7 million. 5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? 20th century fox. 6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+? Disney+ is the ultimate streaming destination for entertainment from Disney, Pixar, marvel, star wars, and National geographic.

  Industries: Ownership and control - blog tasks Create a new blogpost called  Industries: Ownership and Control . Complete the following tasks and reading exercises:   1) What is a  conglomerate  in the media industries?  The more known and large organisation that owns many other small companies. 2) What is a  subsidiary ? Subsidiary are the smaller companies that are owned by the larger ones. 3) What are the benefits for media companies of  vertical integration ? A benefit of a company using vertical integration could be more profit if they have complete ownership. 4) What are the benefits for media companies of  horizontal integration ? Horizontal integration allows companies to widen their audience and find other ways to make money. 5) Give  three  examples of media companies or brands that have used  synergy  to maximise their profits. There are examples in the notes above to help you. -Disney -Apple -Amazon 6) W...

  Blog feedback and learner response task Open up your email in Outlook and look at Google Classroom to check your feedback or the latest blog tracker from your teacher.  Create a  NEW  blogpost called 'Blog tracker and learner response'. 1)  List any tasks you have that are missing or incomplete. I have no tasks that are incomplete. 2)  Reflect on your tracker/feedback and write what you need to do this week to get your tracker all green or improve your work in GCSE Media. My tracker is all green. 3)  Finally, come up with a list of  three  things you are going to do this half-term to help you make progress in Media. -Do tasks to the best of my ability. -Finish the tasks that are due sooner. -Add in notes that we took during the writing period.

  Audience effects theory: blog tasks Create a new blogpost called ‘Audience Effects Theory’ and complete the following tasks: 1) Write a definition of a  passive  audience:  This is the view that audiences  passively  take in information from the media and that these messages have the same effect on everyone. 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience:  This is the more modern and generally accepted view that audiences  interact  with and make conscious choices regarding the media they consume. 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory: This is the suggestion that audiences are always  passive  and therefore take the intended message from the producer as if it was injected into their minds. This assumes no individual difference in audience members.  4) Write down a  media product  (e.g. TV show, newspaper or videogame)   for each category of Blumler and Katz's Uses and ...