C1 film

🗔 Thursday 13th February 2025

Film Industry

Lo; To research key terminology & context surrounding the film industry.

franchise - a series of films based on an original idea or adapted from a book

distributor - a person who markets the film

Hollywood major - a large film production company that dominants hollywood

teaser - a short trailer and a form of teaser campaign advertising that focuses on film and television programming. It is a videography pre-release film or television show advertisement.

montage - a series of separate images, moving or still, that are edited together to create a continuous sequence

ensemble cast - one that comprises many principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.

tentpole film - a program or film that supports the financial performance of a film studio, television network, or cinema chain

high-concept - a premise-driven film with a unique, compelling, and attention-grabbing hook that sets it apart from similar films

enigma - A narrative device which increases tension and audience interest by only releasing bits of information

1.  universal studies, disney, warner bros, paramount, sony
2. connect to those audiences, get them excited, buy a ticket, guarantee the success of your film teasers, posters, trailers, partnerships
3. the film's overall tone and aesthetic approach, while also providing potential viewers with a look at what they might expect from the story
4.  a poster will contain more information than the teaser will, with the lead and supporting actors' names, release date, and production company details.

   teaser  poster

      6. marvel cinematic universe

James Bond Franchise

The James Bond franchise focuses on the titular character, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. The character—also known by the code number 007 (pronounced "double-oh-seven")—has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strips, video games and film.

Thursday 27th February 2025

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1. a series of films based on an idea
2. a person who markets the film
3. a large film production
4. a poster or trailer that initiates interest in a film with small details only 
5. high budget

Film industry

production- the making of something

distribution- the spread of something over places

marketing- how something is sold/advertised

exhibition- one think that is shown

vertical integration- is a business arrangement in which a company controls different stages along the supply chain

pre- production; script writing, create sets and costumes, hire crew and cast actors

production; filming, hair and make up

post- production; editing, cut scenes, refilm 

PRODUCERS have to:

• secure the rights to screenplay
• manage any problems that occur
• manage crew, cast and directors
• manage locations, equipment and schedules

NO TIME TO DIE

1. EON productions
2. dankaj
3. high production values 
4. MGM
5. 
   
6. £214 million
7. italy, Jamaica, Norway, London, faroe islands

Thursday 6th March 2025

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1. Things that need to happen before beginning to film something (location scouting)
2. shooting the film
3. editing the film
4. EON productions
5. vertical integration - one conglomerate owns all there means of production, distribution and exhibition.

                 Distribution & Marketing

LO; to explore the process of film making

Distributors need to make sure they are producing films whilst sticking to their budget as well as considering the release date of the film to allow viewers to watch without having to choose between another film and theirs.

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• collaborations
• billboards
• trailer
• teaser
• social media
• posters
• film festivals

Due to the extreme delay with NTTD during covid the film production lost between 30-50$ million to shift the release date from April 2020 to November 2020. 

Thursday 13th March 2025

Do now

1. distribution - making copies
2. universal 
3. amazon
4. april 2020
5. september 2021

Marketing and promotion

Lo; To explore the marketing methods in NTTD

The delayed release was an issue for the team behind it as the technologies used in the film where older due to the year of filming. For example 007 phone was a new phone released in 2020 but due to the delay the next model of phone had been released which 007 didn't have in the film. Another way that it was an issue is there was a huge amount of money put towards marketing the film in 2020 but due to the release date being changed multiple times all that marketing went to waste. In April 2020 when No time to die was first supposed to come out covid first hit causing there to not be allowed people in cinemas.

• adidas
• land rover
• tom ford
• omega
• aston martin
• heineken
• soundtrack by billie eilish on interscope (owned by universal)

Thursday 20th March 2025

Circulation and Regulation

Exhibition takes place in a certain order:

1. cinema release 
2. DVD release, pay per view (PPV)/ video on demand (VOD) 
3. 'free to air' television

1. a month
2. 774.2 million dollars
3. no
4. new years day 2023
5. youtube, prime, apple tv

REGULATION

BBFC; 

1. 12a
2. To secure a wider audience and allow more people to pay to watch the film.
3. 12

Thursday 3rd April 2025

Do now

1. industry means varied collection of organisations that share the production, publication and distribution of media texts.
2. radio, video games, film
3. audience means those who consume the media product
4. 12-25 fornite, middle ages/ middle class women - archers.
5.  1 minute per mark

DIRT work

• Eon production was the producer of No time to die.
• An example of a conglomerate is warner brothers.
• An example of convergence is watching a trailer on your phone.

•  Target: Following the structure on how to write ; describe the examples of marketing, example from NTTD, link this to the platform it was used on and wide audience.

• The film industry markets a film through the use of the soundtrack. The use of a popular young artist creates a wider appeal to the audience. By it being made by a popular artist like Billie Eilish in No Time To Die fans are brought into and attracted to watch the film in which she is singing in. Due to her fame from the younger generation Billie fans create a wider audience appeal to the film. This wide marketing of Bond music meant that the film was promoted more to another type of audience. People are overall attracted to the music of the film making No Time To Die a more popular film throughout generations.

• The archers website appeals to its audience through the omnibus. The omnibus allows the audience to find additional information they may want to know, information on storylines or characters or behind the scenes information.

                                                             Thursday 24th April 2025

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1. showing the film
2. cinema, DVD, free to air tv
3. 1 month
4. 12A
5. Age classification is the age you must be to watch the film in cinema. For example 12A means you have to be over 12 to watch on your own but 12 and younger with a adult.

Audience Appeal

Lo: to explore the uses & gratifications of film.

Uses and gratification theory 

Personal identity

Information

Entertainment

Social interaction

 

PERSONAL INDENTITY    Media products allow audiences to find role models and other people with similar views.    Use of media to reinforce personal values by coming closer to similar and desired people/products.	INFORMATION    The media keeps the audience informed with current events.    People can acquire information, knowledge and understanding through media products.    Any information can be learnt through different forms of media.     Media allows the audience to gain an insight into other people's lives and circumstances.
ENTERTAINMENT    Use of media to escape the humdrum of their boring everyday lives.    Access media forms to forget about worries and troubles for a while (escapism).     To give a sense of happiness and release from the daily ‘grind’ (work, school, obligations).	SOCIAL INTERACTION    The ability of media producers to produce a topic of conversation between other people.    Media allows the audience to gain an insight into other people's lives.    Media producers allow the audience to break down barrier of time/ distance to communicate with others.

The theory of uses and gratification identified entertainment to appealing  to the audience because its a place where someone can be whoever they want to be and escape their boring everyday lives and release from the daily 'grind' such as work, school or responsibilities. Entertainment such as fornite  also allows people to forget about their worries and problems but instead become a fictional character that is free to do what ever they desire. We can see this is gaming through game like fornite that allow you to express your character by enabling you to customise it using in game purchases. This shows that the theory of entertainment in uses and gratification applies to gaming because it allows players to escape from real life issues and the real world.

Thursday 1st may 2025

Do Now

1. Personal identity - role models or values
2. Information - find out new information.
3. Entertainment - escape the real world.
4. Social interaction - create links with other people.
5. DEL

Audience & appeal

Lo: To apply uses and gratifications to NTTD

• Social interaction - tell friends (like or dislike) -online- write a review, join fan groups, comment

No Time To Die would able people to have social interaction due to fan groups, comments and writing reviews. People who share similar view are able to talk to one another about there opinions on the film creating a social aspect to the film.

Marketing methods

• Billboards (bus stops/buses) - information 
• Film posters - entertainment, information
• Film trailers - information
• Websites - information
• Merchandise - personal identity, social interaction
• Sponsership - entertainment

The theory of uses and gratification identified entertainment as appealing to the audience because it is action packed by including fast paced cars, fight scenes and run away scenes. This would be eye catching to the audience as they want to know what happens next making them intrigued and want to watch the film. It would help the audience to escape there bring everyday lives and  allows people to forget about their worries and problems.

 

It also identifies social interaction as it allows viewers to talk about the film and discuss there favourite and least favourite parts throughout the film. The audience is able to interact with other film viewers about No Time To Die and discuss opinions on different aspects of the film for example; characters, set and storyline.

Thursday 8th May 2025

Do Now

1. Posters, trailer, teasers, interviews
2. You can be a character that you want to be like.
3. Action packed
4. Learn about new characters
5. Talk about storylines

Film industry audience expectations

Lo: to consolidate our knowledge of the film industry.

Expect to see on a film franchise website

• Branding
• Character images
• Film information
• Merchandise
• Social media

Having actors from previous films is appealing because it becomes a norm to the audience who have  watched previous films and now understand the role of characters, specific rooms/ offices, the way characters act and what they may do throughout the film. It is appealing to viewers with specific actors they like as they  can watch the following film that continue to use the same actors. It also allows the public to have a sense of similarity.

• In 25 films there has only been 2 female writers including Phoebe Waller Bridge. (Allowing a more female audience and understanding to the female life. She also bring a lot of media attention to the film.)

• The film was directed by Cary Joni Fukunaga who is also a writer

Tuesday 15th may 2025

Do Now

1. EON productions
2. universal production
3. 12A
4. 12
5. Wider audience

Film Industry Exam Structure

3a) EON productions.

3b) conglomerate is a company that owns other companies an example of this is warners bros who own production and distribution companies.

3c)  convergence is media combined at multiple devices an example would be watching a film on a phone, tablet or tv.

3d) 

• trailers
• poster teasers
• collaborations
• billboards
• radio
• merch 

Technology is used in the films to appeal to the audience because adverts like heineken promote the film through an extended advert which creates more awareness for the film on platform like youtube. The heineken advert features James Bond and is action packed to be eye catching to the regular James bond audience. the advert also includes aspect of the film which are familiar to the typical James Bond audience. This technology appeals to the audience and promotes No Time To Die due to the action related content.

4a) age and gender

4c) The theory of uses and gratification identified entertainment as appealing to the audience because it allows the audience to escape their boredom of everyday life through an unrealistic setting. An example would be the car chases as they are unrealistic and cannot actually happen in real life.

Thursday 22nd May 2025

Do Now

1. A company that owns other companies eg: warner bros.
2. Media combined at multiple devices eg: watching a film on the tv.
3. Age, sex, nationality.
4. Action packed.
5. Entertainment, Information, Social interaction and Personal identification.

1. Action is a key convention that appears throughout the Bond films this includes car chases, violence and gun fights.
2. Through the use of known characters like Q and James Bond at the start of the film.  He is also seen to visit his past romantic partner Vesper Lynds grave which ends up exploding.
3. Iconic bond moments such as the use of weaponry that explode, his car with taillights as guns and abnormal gadgets used to defeat villains.
4. The island represents bond by 
5. The car chases replicate Bond conventions by 
6. The gadgets fit the Bond conventions by 
7. The audience is familiar with the action packed genre, characters and themes. All the bond films have the same representation of bond and shows him having to save not only individuals but worldwide disaster.
8. The aspect that is new to the audience is the villains and the chaotic place of destruction is located.