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AS Film - revision day

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FM2: British and American Film

Focus of the exam

  • Producers
  • Audiences
  • The relationship between them
  • UK and US film industry

Focus on

  • The interrelationship between producers and audiences
  • Aspects of the film industry and audience behaviour
  • Personal response to films, mediated by the study of film and their context

Context

  • The film industry (producer/supplier of films)
  • The audience (purchasers/consumers of films)
  • Narrative and genre features of UK/US films and how they represent social reality

The Film Industry

  • The American film industry - contemporary Hollywood and the impact on UK audiences
  • The British film industry - contemporary industry and issues of independence, distinctiveness and profitability

Aspects you need to explore

  • Finance
  • Organisation
  • Production
  • Distribution
  • Marketing
  • Exhibition

The Film Audience

  • Film demand and supply, specifically in the UK today
  • The consumption of film - cinema-going and the importance of home cinema and the internet, as well as the significance of digital technologies in delivering different kinds of film experience

The Film Industry & Audience

  • The importance of genre
  • The importance of stars
  • Convergence of different media (mobile phone, internet, games console) in changing the nature of the producer/audience relationship

Case studies

Case studies

  • Hollywood film producer and the framework within which they operate
  • UK film producer and the framework within which they operate (BFI and co-productions)
  • The importance of genre and stars for US/UK producers and audiences

Case studies

  • Film marketing (posters, dvd covers, 'official' internet sites)
  • Film reviews (critics and fans)
  • Film exhibition (multiplexes, independent cinemas, other venues, online - different kinds of film viewing experience)

Case studies

  • The availabilty of independent, low budget films and foreign language film in the UK
  • The social practice of particpation in contemporary 'film culture' (cinema-going, online viewing, home cinema)
  • Star images (Those circulated by the industry and by fans)