Sunny GCSE Media

  1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? Independent films have a lower budget, more creative freedom and focus more on art rather than profit.  They are also distributed by smaller companies. 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?  character, Daniel Blake, 59, who has worked as a joiner most of his life in the North East of England needs help from the State for the first time ever following an illness. 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? Ken Loach  . Loach’s style is social realism – telling stories that represent the lives of ordinary working-class people and the social issues they face. 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. Organise free (or ‘pay what you can’) screenings and talks in community centres across the UK to build local enthusiasm for the film’s message. Film was premiered not in Lon

  Why is IMAX an important part of marketing a blockbuster movie?  Its because it lets people watch the film just as the director wants it to be because the camera is different size and shape compared to a cinema screen so IMAX would let people see the film just as the director wants it to be watched.

  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 but the answers can also be found in the notes above. The Third Floor  (visualization) Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)  (visual effects and animation) SSVFX  (additional visual effects) Stereo D Virtuos  (additional visual effects) Digital Domain  (visual effects and animation) (as Digital Domain 3.0) Weta Digital  (visual effects and animation) Trixter  (visual effects and animation) (as Trixter VFX) Scanline VFX  (visual effects) Lola Visual Effects  (visual effects and animation) (as Lola VFX) Cinesite  (visual effects) Rising Sun Pictures  (visual effects and animation) Perception  (visual effects) Mammal Studios  (visual effects) Capital T  (visual effects and animation) Cantina Creative  (visual effects and animation) Exceptional Minds  (additional visual effects) Clear Angle Studios  (character scanning and Lidar) Protagon  (additional charac

  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 but the answers can also be found in the notes above.    Disney and Marvel 2) What is conglomerate ownership? The definition is in the notes above. If you can, explain how Black Widow links to conglomerate ownership. Most major media companies are conglomerates that own a range of smaller companies (called subsidiaries). An example of this is Disney owning Marvel. 3) Analyse the film trailer for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget  blockbuster  movie? acton stunts and the camera angles and the settings. 4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least  three  different methods used by the film's marketing campaign Social media marketing    5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did it make at the box office? 379.6 million USD 6) Would you consider Black Widow a successful Hollywo