C1 Film

 

Film Industry:                                                                                                   Thursday 13th February 2025

LO: To research key terminology and context surrounding the film industry.

Franchise: An authorisation granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, for example acting as an agent for a company's products.

Distributor: An agent who supplies goods to retailers.

Teaser: A short, edited promotional video to generate interest in an upcoming film and announce its release date: a teaser is a forerunner to full-length trailers for the film that feature highlights and are shown closer to the film's distribution date. Television. Also called bumper tease.

Montage: Montages enable filmmakers to communicate a large amount of information to an audience over a shorter span of time by juxtaposing different shots, compressing time through editing, or intertwining multiple storylines of a narrative. The word “montage” derives from French — meaning “assembly” or “editing.”

Ensemble cast: Incidentally, it is possible to talk about an “ensemble cast,” which means a cast that is driven somewhat equally by the various characters rather than being composed of a few stars with the rest of the cast in supporting roles.

Tentpole film:A tentpole or tent-pole is a program or film that supports the financial performance of a film studio, television network, or cinema chain.

High-concept: A high concept film is a premise-driven film with a unique, compelling, and attention-grabbing hook that sets it apart from similar films. The high concept label is primarily used in pitching. This idea is also used with literature and TV as well but is most important when applied to feature films.

Enigma: A question that encourages an audience to watch or read.

1. What are the big 5 major Hollywood studios? Universal studios, Disney, Sony, Paramount and Warner bros.
2. What is the main aim of a film marketing campaign? To make money.
3. What marketing techniques are often used? Adverts, trailers and also posters.
4. What information does a film poster need to convey? What its about and what kind of characters are in it and also when its set.
5. Whats the difference between a teaser poster and a theatrical poster? Typically, for high budget films, the earliest posters will be released way in advance of the movie. These posters are designed to whet the appetite and whip up frenzy for the film. These are the 'Teaser' posters. Typically, a teaser poster will be quite sparse and contain very little information about the film.

James Bond:

• 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.
• Ian Fleming created the fictional character of James Bond as the central figure for his works. Bond is an intelligence officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is known by his code number, 007, and was a Royal Naval Reserve Commander.

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1. An authorisation granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, for example acting as an agent for a company's products.
2. An agent who supplies goods to retailers.
3. Large industry of film. Production company 
4. A sparse poster that doesn't have much on it. Or trailer that doesn't contain much 
5. High budget film that is expected to be successful so it supports smaller riskier production.

                                                                     Film industry

Production: The making of something.

Distribution: The spread of something over places.

Marketing: How something is sold/advertised.

Exhibition: One thing that is shown.

Vertical integration: Vertical integration is when a company takes ownership of suppliers, distributors, or retail locations to obtain greater control of its supply chain. Vertical integration increases efficiency, reduces costs, and boosts control along the manufacturing or distribution process.

Production:

Pre-production: When the script is being wrote and the plots being made e.g create sets and costumes and also location.

Production: They start filming what they wrote for the script and the film is being made e.g recording it with the actors and locations.

Post-production: Releasing the film to the world and all can watch e.g the film is all finished and put together but is still being edited.

Producers have to: 

• Producers manage crew, cast and directors.
• Producers manage locations, equipment and schedules.
• Producers have to secure the rights to screen play.

NO TIME TO DIE:

1. Eon productions
2. Yes, Danjak
3. high production values
4. 
   

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1. The spread/share of something
2. Universal
3. Amazon
4. 2020
5. 2021

Marketing and promotion

LO:To explore the marketing methods of NTTD.

The delayed release meant that they weren't making money therefore had to spend more to make profit. The distribution company had to spend more to reach people due to lockdown. In the film there we difficulties as the technology was old and outdated. 

• Omega
• Aston martin
• Tom ford
• Heineken
• Adidas
• Land Rover

Billie Eilish music used because of her large fanbase and also because of the recognisable Bond film label which she would also want to be a part of.

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1. Selling the film.
2. Covid.
3. Marketing for lots of different products some not related to bond.
4. Billie Eilish.
5. Through advertisements and posters.Bauer radio- dedicated radio station.  

Circulation and regulation

LO: To explore circulation and regulation in the film industry.       

• Stages of exhibition take place 
• Cinema
• DVD release, PPV, video on demand as this has became more popular so more people are demanding places to watch it
• Free to air tv 

1. A month.
2. 774.2million.
3. No they staggered it.
4. UK on new years day.
5. Available through PPV and Apple TV.
6. It was very successful.

Regulation:

1. 12a means people under 12 can watch with parents.
2. People under 12 can watch is accompanied by an adult.
3. 12 so people under 12 cant watch on there own.

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1. A section of a certain work area.
2. Film and radio.
3. The people you aim to target(audience)
4. ABC1.
5. 1 Minute per mark.

1. EON- Production company.
2. Is the process of two or more media products coming together into one computerised device.
3. Warner bros for example have ownership over more than one company in media. 
4. Follow the structure of how to write-T2

• Describe the example of marketing, example from NTTD.
• The film industry markets a film through the use of the soundtrack to appeal to the audience.This creates a wider appeal and audiences as it uses a different platform to interest the audience.An example of this can be seen in NTTD through the use of Billie Eilish who released the title track for the film.As an already established artist with a younger audience she created wider appeal to the audience.In addition in the week prior to the release Bauer radio dedicated for a whole week. This wide marketing of Bond meant that the film was easier on different platforms. Also they then target people from the past and the present of James Bond watching.

1. Location, Gender, Race.
2. Through the use of relatable themes and also the use of location.
3. The Archers website appeals to users through the introduction of all the characters this can not only help the viewer to know the character but also from the viewers life experiences they can relate to the characters making them want to listen00 to the radio/The Archers

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1. Circulation- Showing the film.
2. Cinema, DVD, Free to air TV.
3. 1 Month.
4. 12a- cinema, 12 DVD.
5. Secure a younger wider audience.

Audience appeal

LO: To explore the uses and gratifications of films.

Uses and gratification theory:

P-Personal information

I-Information 

E-Entertainment

S-Social interaction

Active-Audience-Choices

Personal identity-Media products allow audiences to find role models and other people/similar values.

Information-Any information can be learned through different types of media.

Entertainment-Use of media to escape the humdrum of their boring everyday lives.

Social interaction-The ability of media products to produce a topic of conversation between people.

The theory of uses and gratification identified entertainment as appealing to the audience because it can put the audience in a place where they may not be able to have access to. This also helps for people to take their mind off their troubles in their life and just relax. Gaming also helps people to find hobbies through finding their favourite game which gives them a space where they can get away from boredom and be entertained for hours on end. This shows that the theory of entertainment in U&G applies to gaming because this is what makes someone escape into another reality which they don't have access to in real life.

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1. Personal identity-Media products allow audiences to find role models and other people/similar values.
2. Information-Any information can be learned through different types of media.
3. Entertainment-Use of media to escape the humdrum of their boring everyday lives.
4. Social interaction-The ability of media products to produce a topic of conversation between people.
5. DEL.

Audience appeal

LO: To apply uses and gratifications to NTTD.

Entertainment:Watching it-action-Driving/car chase-escape reality.

The film would be entertaining because of the action packed film which includes car chases and more but not only that it gives people a space to escape reality with things that they wont do in every day life.

Marketing methods:

• Film posters-Information-Personal identity.
• Film trailers- Information.
• Website- Information.
• Merchandise- Personal identity.
• Billboards- Information.
• Sponsorship- Entertainment.

Information:

Gallery:

Posters:

Video:

The theory of uses and gratification identified entertainment as appeal to the audience because it is action packed this is seen in NTTD through with fast paced car chases as-well fight scenes and helps people to escape reality which gives people to escape the boring hundrum of every day life. We can see this in the NTTD trailer through the fast paced scenes showing content of the film but also the new and old characters who are included in it. This shows that the U&G theory is applied through the unrealistic action which takes people to a different reality and can take their mind off of any worries and can provide a fast pace action film to entertain the audience. 

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1. Advert with Heineken.
2. Like a character that you can relate too.Reinforces personal values
3. Action packed.
4. Learn about new characters in the franchise
5. People can connect through the film/talk about it.

Film industry audience expectations

LO:To consolidate our knowledge of the film industry.

Expectations to see on a film website:

• What the films about.
• A trailer.
• The actors in it and also characters.
• Merchandise.
• Links to a social media platform/s.

Having actors from previous films is appealing because people who have watched films before NTTD may have enjoyed the characters and would want to see them again bringing them back to watch another film they have made therefore making more money.Also having the original James Bond brings back the nostalgia that previous films would've had. Audiences would also want to know the characters and how they are and see how certain characters change and evolve throughout the collection of films.

Phoebe Waller Bridge was only the second woman to work on a Bond script.

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1. A company that also owns other companies that are still a part of the main one.
2. Merging of two media products.
3. Age, Gender, country.
4. Action packed.
5. Entertainment(action)PIES

1. The key convention that appears is the idea of the film being very action based.
2. The audience is shown there were narratives before NTTD through hints of a storyline that happened before this film was released and previous film characters being brought back.
3. The iconic car chases are shown multiple times throughout the film.
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1. Warner Bros.
2. Warner Bros.
3. Eon productions.
4. Universal/united artists
5. Amazon

Film poster introduction

1. Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros, Walt Disney, Sony.
2. Connect to the audience.
3. Direct adress, trailers, audience, posters.
4. Theme, credits, characters.
5. Teaser giving a sneak peak at what the film is.
6. A newer franchise is marvel.

The poster of NTTD shows us the main characters shown throughout