1) Why are there no viable arts/independent cinemas in many areas? Why/how is Southampton able to sustain the Picturehouse (Harbour Lights).
2)What is the relationship between movie going and video/dvd/blu-ray hire/sales? For an adult to go to the cinema it costs around £10-£15 to buy a dvd which you can have for life it cost around the same amount. Its cheaper in the long run.
3) What does the programming of the Sky movie channels and Film Four respectively say about the relationship between pay television, niche marketing and consumer behaviour?
4) What is the most appropriate response Contemporary British Cinema can make to Hollywood dominance. I believe a very british film would be the response as only we can make that as they cnt get american actors to act out a british ganster and americans will want to see british take on british themed films.
5)Should British films be distinctive at the expense of profitability ir profitable at the expense of distinctiveness?
6)Is it possible for British films to be both distinctive and profitable? If so, how ?(please use examples in your response)
I believe they can, for example lock stop and 2 smoking barrels was profitable and distinctive and so was snatch as they both kept to there english gangster themes and both made a profit.
Friday 19 March 2010
PRODUCTION QUESTIONS
1) How has the status and power of stars changed over cinematic history?
It has changed due to actors getting paid more, giving them more power, as they can say how much they want for doing a film due to there popularity with the public.
2)Take any film you have seen recently and find out who produced it. Then try to find out more about this person. What was their role on this particular production? What have they and others got to say about their involvement and contribution? What projects have s/he been involved in previously, were these ventures successful?
film: Taken. The film was produced by Luc Besson's Europacorp: EuropaCorp is a French movie studio. Co-founded by Luc Besson and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, the Group combines the activities of production, cinema distribution in France, distribution on DVD and VOD, French TV rights sales, international sales, partnerships, licensing & by-products, music production and publishing, book publishing, and advertisement production
3)Why are certain kinds of films guarenteed to make large profits and others high risk? Some films are gurenteed to make large profits due to it's popularity for example if they brought out another matrix film or jurassic park they would make large profits as people who saw the 1st few films will want to go and see this one. Other films dnt make big profits as if there 1st time films and it hasn't got a enough publicity there not many people will want to see it.
4) Which genres are currently popular/unpopular and why?
Avatar is a popular film at tne moment as it's by the same director who done titanic, which got good reviews and its the most expensive film of all time making it a very popular film to watch. Current unpopular films such as the girl with the dragon tattoo seems to be unpopular due to not much publicity and being a 1st time film.
5) Why was Hollywood under the studio system so successful?
6) What has been lost and gained as a result if the replacement of the studio system by the producer/agent/deal system? The studio system quickly became so powerful that some filmmakers once again sought independence as a result.
7) How and why has hollywood again become vertically integrated? Hollywood has become vertically intergrated because it needs to, to produce big budget films.To be able to control what goes on easily.
8) What are the consequences of vertical integration?
You dnt have total control.
It has changed due to actors getting paid more, giving them more power, as they can say how much they want for doing a film due to there popularity with the public.
2)Take any film you have seen recently and find out who produced it. Then try to find out more about this person. What was their role on this particular production? What have they and others got to say about their involvement and contribution? What projects have s/he been involved in previously, were these ventures successful?
film: Taken. The film was produced by Luc Besson's Europacorp: EuropaCorp is a French movie studio. Co-founded by Luc Besson and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, the Group combines the activities of production, cinema distribution in France, distribution on DVD and VOD, French TV rights sales, international sales, partnerships, licensing & by-products, music production and publishing, book publishing, and advertisement production
3)Why are certain kinds of films guarenteed to make large profits and others high risk? Some films are gurenteed to make large profits due to it's popularity for example if they brought out another matrix film or jurassic park they would make large profits as people who saw the 1st few films will want to go and see this one. Other films dnt make big profits as if there 1st time films and it hasn't got a enough publicity there not many people will want to see it.
4) Which genres are currently popular/unpopular and why?
Avatar is a popular film at tne moment as it's by the same director who done titanic, which got good reviews and its the most expensive film of all time making it a very popular film to watch. Current unpopular films such as the girl with the dragon tattoo seems to be unpopular due to not much publicity and being a 1st time film.
5) Why was Hollywood under the studio system so successful?
6) What has been lost and gained as a result if the replacement of the studio system by the producer/agent/deal system? The studio system quickly became so powerful that some filmmakers once again sought independence as a result.
7) How and why has hollywood again become vertically integrated? Hollywood has become vertically intergrated because it needs to, to produce big budget films.To be able to control what goes on easily.
8) What are the consequences of vertical integration?
You dnt have total control.
Thursday 11 March 2010
DISTRIBUTION QUESTIONS
1) How has Hollywood come to dominate world markets?
Hollywood has come to dominate world markets through featuring actors who over the years have become iconic figures in the film industry such as John wayne always featuring in a wild west or war drama, making other countries want to watch them, and the only way they can do that is by watching a hollywood movie. Also walt disney has become so big as soon as you hear the name you immedently accosiate it with a kids anamted film and it is very rare that any other company can compete with it.
2) Why do i get to see the films I do at the local multiplex?
I go to the local multiplex as its the best way to view a movie,sitting at home with a dvd on is just not the same. Whilst sat in the cinema there are no interuptions, the volume is always on max and the special effects are simply better on a wide screen.
3) Do we get to see the films we want (demand led) or do we see films that are provided for us (supply led) and why?
We watch the films that are provided for us as we dont get a say in what comes out at the cinema, as for example they bring out the films that will make them the most money not what people have requested.
4) Why are more people going to the cinema today?
More people are going to the cinema today as the experience is better, plus they would rather see the film at its best in the pictures rather then wait for it to come out on DVD.
5) look to see whether films hold there positions well in the charts over a few weeks or whether they fall away quickly. What reasons can you come up with to explain this success or failure.
I believe films fall away quickly, i think this as new films are released every week, and they are forgotton quickly.
Hollywood has come to dominate world markets through featuring actors who over the years have become iconic figures in the film industry such as John wayne always featuring in a wild west or war drama, making other countries want to watch them, and the only way they can do that is by watching a hollywood movie. Also walt disney has become so big as soon as you hear the name you immedently accosiate it with a kids anamted film and it is very rare that any other company can compete with it.
2) Why do i get to see the films I do at the local multiplex?
I go to the local multiplex as its the best way to view a movie,sitting at home with a dvd on is just not the same. Whilst sat in the cinema there are no interuptions, the volume is always on max and the special effects are simply better on a wide screen.
3) Do we get to see the films we want (demand led) or do we see films that are provided for us (supply led) and why?
We watch the films that are provided for us as we dont get a say in what comes out at the cinema, as for example they bring out the films that will make them the most money not what people have requested.
4) Why are more people going to the cinema today?
More people are going to the cinema today as the experience is better, plus they would rather see the film at its best in the pictures rather then wait for it to come out on DVD.
5) look to see whether films hold there positions well in the charts over a few weeks or whether they fall away quickly. What reasons can you come up with to explain this success or failure.
I believe films fall away quickly, i think this as new films are released every week, and they are forgotton quickly.
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Debate questions
Who are films made for? Do they cater to your tastes or are they safe bets for the hollywood industry?
anamated films made for younger audiences, such as UP, this is not really for older people but is a safe bet because they know kids will go and watch with there families. There is always a film for younger audiences in the cinema. Horror and action films are very much the same just for more older people. So there is always some thing for every one in the cinema. A.T.M. Alice in wonderland (kids) Solomon Kane (action film) Shutter Island (horror).
What impact does the apperance of British stars in american films have upon the British films:
If a british star goes to america and does a big budget movie then comes to britain and does a low budget movie people want to see that actor inparticular, so that does british cinema good but the actors some times never return to do a british film they woud rather stay out there and carry on with the big budget films, Gerard Butler seems to be one of those actors staring in 300, gamer, law abiding citizen, and now bounty hunter. The baftas also showed that British or any other countires are struggling to compete with america as Avatar picked up numerous awards and even a low budget movie called hurt locker picked up best director.
The people that make the movies know they are on to a good thing, for example when a movie comes out that turns out to be big such as lord of the rings its followed up by its sequels then another film will come out thats very similar, chronicles of narnia, in cinema now its Solomon Kane and coming out in the future is clash of the titans.
anamated films made for younger audiences, such as UP, this is not really for older people but is a safe bet because they know kids will go and watch with there families. There is always a film for younger audiences in the cinema. Horror and action films are very much the same just for more older people. So there is always some thing for every one in the cinema. A.T.M. Alice in wonderland (kids) Solomon Kane (action film) Shutter Island (horror).
What impact does the apperance of British stars in american films have upon the British films:
If a british star goes to america and does a big budget movie then comes to britain and does a low budget movie people want to see that actor inparticular, so that does british cinema good but the actors some times never return to do a british film they woud rather stay out there and carry on with the big budget films, Gerard Butler seems to be one of those actors staring in 300, gamer, law abiding citizen, and now bounty hunter. The baftas also showed that British or any other countires are struggling to compete with america as Avatar picked up numerous awards and even a low budget movie called hurt locker picked up best director.
The people that make the movies know they are on to a good thing, for example when a movie comes out that turns out to be big such as lord of the rings its followed up by its sequels then another film will come out thats very similar, chronicles of narnia, in cinema now its Solomon Kane and coming out in the future is clash of the titans.
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