The Film Industry:- Current Issues and Context

• Acessability of films has increased with the invention of digital technology.
• Digitisation
• Price of cinema. (Has increased because of the recession and inflation.)
• The recession has a direct affect on the buget and box office returns of a film. (Both being lower.)
• The new version of 3D which in some versions doesn't need glasses at all, but most do, but not the typical red/blue glasses when 3D was first invented.
• Funding of British Films. (The PM only wants successful films to be funded and made in Britian.)
• With new technology it's lots easier to pirate films, but then recently piratebay.com was shut down

Stages of a Film

This is for section B part of the Exam.

There are 4 stages in the making of a film.

1. Production

The initial stage, and is the stage where the film is made.
It involves the writer, director, actors, producer and all the film departments. (Like make-up, SFX, sound, camera, and stunts for example.)
If a film goes into production doesn't necessarily mean it'll go to the next stage.
Production is at the mercy of distribution.

2. Distribution

Describes everything that happens between production and the showing of the film.
Literally how the film gets from the production company to the audience.
Also they produce a physical film reel in order to show the film.  A few cinemas are digital, so they only need a DVD with the film on it, but most cinemas in this country are still analogue.
It entails booking into several cinemas in order to secure a run.
Organising the marketing campaign.
Transportation of the film reel to and between cinemas.
Obtaining the BBFC certifcate. (The age rating.)

Major Distributors

United International
Warner Bros.
Buena Vista (Known for distributing the older disney films.)
20th Century Fox
Sony

3. Exhibition

Showing the film to the audience.
This can be through:

• Cinema
• Film Festivals
• DVD/Blu-ray/VHS
• TV
• Netflix
• Piracy
• iTunes

4. Exchange

The unintended use of a text by other people who use the film (or parts of it.) to form new texts. For example replacing the audio of the characters with their own voice.
This happens after Exhibition and nearly always involves digital technology.

 

Gender traits/characteristics.

Sex traits for women

• Caring
• Selfless
• Team player
• Worriers
• Talkers
• Dependant
• Emotional
• Passive
• Weak
• Nurturing
• Organised

Sex Traits for men

• Strong
• Active
• Blunt
• Independant
• Selfish
• Stubborn
• Efficient
• Competitive
• Short-Tempered
• Lazy
• Confident
• Dominating
• Powerful

These are all sterotyped traits for men and women, and not all character adhere to their typical gender traits. For example the character of 'The Bride' in 'Kill Bill' is the complete opposite of her typical gender traits