film industry assessment learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).
www-strong response for Q1 And 2.
EBI-basic factual errors in Q3,you need to revise the CSP's fully
2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the three questions: _/2; _/4; _/9.
Q1-2
Q2-33
Q3-13) For Question 2 on Chicken, use the mark scheme to identify at least one strategy used to promote Chicken to an audience that you didn't mention in your answer. The key lesson from this question was to make specific reference to the CSP in your answer.

one strategy will be the film festivals

4) Now look at Question 3. Using the mark scheme as a guide, write a paragraph arguing that it is NOT important for the British film industry to make social-realist films like Chicken and that it should concentrate on making bigger-budget movies funded by Hollywood studios.

british film industry should concentrate more on making bigger budget movies funded by Hollywood because these movies are going to make more money and also these movies are big enough to show Britain globally which is a good thing for the british film industry.

5) Finally, cover the other side of the debate. Write a paragraph arguing that it IS important for the British film industry to make social-realist films like Chicken and that such films contribute strongly to the social and cultural influence of the industry. You may also consider how they should be funded here. Use the mark scheme to help you with this.

furthermore it is very important for the British film industry to produce film  like chicken because these films help to shoe the world the real culture of Britain and also have a moral message for the society which is not shown in the big movies funded by Hollywood.

introduction to tv drama

1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition.

serial television drama is a story which is delivered in numbers of parts over a period of time. 

2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time?

ABC’s The Avengers
 Danger Man
 being notable
 creators
The Sweeney
 Minder

The genre evolved during 1990's as they start shooting television the same way as films.

3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your own example of an existing TV dramas to fit each category.

Crime-power
medical-brain on fire
period-the crown
science fiction-lost in space
family-easterners
teen-13 reasons why

4) Why is setting so important for TV drama?

setting is important in TV dramas as settings make us feel that the characters are real as they are in the atmosphere which they are meant to be stereotypical.

5) How do TV dramas typically use character? What audience pleasures can be linked to character in TV drama? (Hint: Uses & Gratifications theory!)

TV dramas typically use characters to show the modern day society and show the genre that the character is connected with

 6) What is a multi-strand narrative? Give an example of a TV drama that features a multi-strand narrative.

a multi strand narrative is having many characters which means the story can never end  like eastenders

7) What is a cold opening?

a cold opening is showing the setting before the titles.

8) How can Todorov's theory of equilibrium be applied to TV drama serials?

todrov's theory of equilibrium can be applied to tv drama serials as in a tv serial there are many characters so they make one person have more authority than another to make the drama series interesting to watch.



9) What is the typical form for TV dramas and how are the programmes typically distributed to an audience?


The typical form for TV dramas are that they all use stereotypes  and have recognisable settings which helps them to communicate with the audience.

10) How have subscription channels (such as HBO) and streaming services (such as Netflix and Amazon Prime) changed the form and content of TV dramas?

The subscription channels have changed the content of TV dramas because it has allowed the audience to choose what type of genre or episodes they want to watch.

11) Choose a TV drama and do your own analysis of it using the SETTING / CHARACTERS / NARRATIVE / FORM headings as featured on page 3 of the factsheet.

13 reasons why
setting-a high school in america
characters-many students who are friends with each other and have something to do with the murder of Hannah baker
narrative/form-multi strand narrative as many there are many characters with their own story.

12) How might the TV drama genre evolve in future?

They might evolve in the future by making public broadcasting like bbc to be online to  give competition to Netflix and amazon prime.

 Extension task: TV Drama v Film

Building on question 12 above, read this fascinating extended article comparing TV drama to film. It will also help to bridge the gap between our work on the film industry and our new topic of TV drama. Where do you stand on the debate? Is TV drama the key medium of storytelling or will cinema always be king?

chicken index

1) British Film Industry factsheets #132 & #100
2) Chicken case study research
 3) Regulation - BBFC research and tasks
4 arthouse

film regulations and BBFC

1) Research the BBFC in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government?

BBFC is the British board of film is an institution which gives an  age appropriation for the film,videos and webmistress institution is funded by the film industry and is linked by the government as it gives an national certificate to the films for the age restriction which follow laws by the government.


2) Read this BBFC guide to how films are rated. Summarise the process in 50 words.

The process to rate a film is done by looking at their language,physical action that takes place and the message that it has for the audience so for example a suicide movie is not for people who are below the age of 12 as it doesn't have a great message for them t.in addition the BBC have to look at everything and make notes of anything which has to do with abusive language and the content which is then judged by them at the end to give the appropriate age rating for film.

3) Read this BBFC outline of the issues faced when classifying a film. Summarise the debate in 50 words.

The issues faced classifying a film is that there are a lot of culture that can be against a particular genre or message like sex to shown in a film can be against someone's culture.furthermore there can be things which are not acceptable for a lot of public so this means they need to make sure that they are giving a certification to a movie by looking at their content,message and language.

4) Read this BBFC section on controversial decisions. Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree with the 12A certificate The Dark Knight was awarded?

i don't agree with it as the movie focuses a lot on physical violence which is not appropriate for people who are the age of 12

5) What are the guidelines for a 15 certificate?

The guidelines of a 15 certificate
ate is that it should not have extreme violence and abusive language used in the film  and to make sure that sexual activity is not visible.

6) The BBFC website offers an explanation of every classification it makes and detailed case studies on selected titles. Look at the rating for Chicken and explain why it was given a 15 certificate.

chicken was given then the 15 certificate because chicken used abusive  language and had sex references which is not appropriate for audiences below the age of 15.

chicken CSP

Film Industry: Chicken case study research

Funding

1) What was the budget for Chicken?

 £110,000

2) How did Joe Stephenson end up raising the money to make the film?

he did this by asking his friends/family to invest on the film.

3) How does the Chicken budget compare to a Hollywood-funded British blockbuster such as Spectre or Paddington 2?

chicken had a very low budget compare to Hollywood funded British blockbuster.

4) Joe Stephenson tried to secure funding from organisations that help low-budget filmmakers. What is the BFI Film Fund and how does it contribute to the British film industry?

The BFI film fund is all the money that is taken by the national lottery and is invested into films which show British culture.

5) Why do you think Chicken failed to secure funding from the BFI Film Fund?

chicken failed to secure funding from Bfi because bfi couldn't trust the director as he was not known and didn't have much experience.

Production

1) What difficulties did the film run into during production?

The difficulties were that the movie was shot in 19 days which were mostly done  outside so they had problems with the weather and the lightning.

2) How many days did the film take to shoot?

19 days 

3) What scenes were particularly difficult for Joe Stephenson to film?

The scenes which were outside difficult to shoot because of the raining weather.

Distribution

1) Why did the film fail to secure a distribution deal when first made in 2014?

The reason why it didn't get a distribution deal is because chicken is a low budget film

2) What film festivals did Chicken feature at between 2014-2016?

in Edinburgh film festival  in 2015 and it got one in busan international festival.

3) Why are film festivals an effective way for a low-budget film to secure a distribution deal?

they are effective because it helps to promote the movie to a  wider audience.

4) When was Chicken released in cinemas in the UK?

chicken was released in the UK in 20 may 2016.

5) Why do you think film subscription service MUBI chose the film to feature on the service?

They chose the film to feature on their service to show the audience a message.

6) Why was Film4 a good choice to give the film its UK television premiere?

film4 is a good choice for its uk television premiere because film4 is by watched by many people across the uk which can help a small movie to reach a larger audience.

7) When will the film be released on iTunes and other video-on-demand services in the USA and Canada?

in amazon prime it will be reals-ed on June 2018 and other platforms in January 2018.

Promotion

Note: some of these pages will be blocked in school - you will need to complete those particular questions at home.

1) What does the trailer suggest regarding genre and the potential audience pleasures of Chicken?

The trailer suggests that the film is associated with a social message which can be relating disability

.2) What synergy can you find between the trailer and other traditional marketing methods such as the film poster?

The synergy between all of them is that they are showing the main character in all the trailers and film posters.

3) Why are reviews from industry figures such as Mark Kermode so important to a film's success?

These review are important from people like mark kermode  because these people are seen to be opinion leaders which people follow.

4) How does the Chicken Twitter account create and maintain interest in the film?

This creates and maintain interest in the film because people use social media a lot so they can connect with them easily.

5) Who does the Twitter account re-tweet? How does this help to promote the film?

The Twitter account re-tweets can allow their movie to expanded and go into larger audience which can help them promote the film to everyone.

  6) How does the Chicken Facebook page use images and video content to promote the film?

This allows them to communicate with a larger audience which can attract some people to go watch the movie in the cinema.

Final reading: Media Magazine - the appeal of arthouse cinema

1) Summarise the article in 50 words.

arthouse films are films which are very different to other films as it is very hard to understand a art house film as the film they create has a very unique style to it and also has a message that they are trying to get across the audience.

2) What are some of the suggested audience pleasures for art house film?

audience pleasures for art house film is that they focus more on things which are scientific and intellectual.
3) Why do some audiences struggle with art house film? Refer to some media theory here (there are some important media theories discussed in the article itself).

The audiences struggle with art house films because art house films are very slow and they are not entertaining like Hollywood movies.

4) To what extent is art house film only for the middle classes and older audiences? Why might this be the case?

art house film are for middle class and older audiences because they show the British culture and these films are targeted at people who are mainly educated.

5) What type of audience would be interested in Chicken?

The audience that would be interested in chicken will be middle class people and people in  the age bracket of 30-40.

100 British film industry

factsheet 100
1) What is the 'cultural test' to see if a film counts as British?
culture test is a test which is divided into 4 categories which shows that the film is produced,set and has characters which are from Britain in order for the movie to count as a British movie.

2) Complete the task on the Factsheet, researching the films listed and finding out what they score on the cultural test: 
Sweeney, Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.

3) What is the main problem for the British film industry?

The main problem for the British film industry is that they have to sell their movie to a distribution which means they make less money out of it and cannot reinvest the income in the Britain movies.

4) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
three strengths of the British film industry
-5% of world office takings
-third biggest film industry
-made significant movies like harry potter

5) What are the two options for the future of the British film industry?

two options

-The British filmmakers could rely on the co-production of american studios which means that there is a chance that the British cultures will not be shown.

-the second option is that they continue making their low budget films targeted at a niche.

6) In your opinion, which of these two options would best safeguard the future of the British film industry?

In my opinion i believe that they should go for the second option because they should keep showing the audience the real British culture which in my opinion  is far more important than making profits from films.

factsheet 132

1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British.

      a film that shows British cultures,morals  or  values is known as a British film.

2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film?

The difference between Hollywood production context and a production context of British film is that Hollywood productions shows that they have a high budget with the best Hollywood celebrities working in the movie with a driven story.on the other hand the British production context is shown to be a low budget movie with high concepts and with character which can be driven to the stories like harry potter.

3) When did the James Bond franchise start?

The franchise started at 1960's.

4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s?

The British film industry started to see in a change in 1970 and 1980's as the subject of censorship banned their content and  that the american investment in Britain films  were getting declined.

5) What groups are often represented in British film? Give examples of films these groups feature in.

The youth is usually represented in british films/films like A Clockwork Orange and Rollercoaster Films.

6) What does the Factsheet suggest might be the audience appeal of British film?

The fact sheet suggest that the audience appeal of British films is by showing horror movies or movies which have something relevant to British culture.