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I, Daniel Blake

1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? Independent cinema is where a film is created without any large companies being involved in the production. This compares to hollywood blockbusters by the intent behind the production of the film, with hollywood being heavily involved in how much money the film is predicted to make. 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? The experience and struggles with the government supporting people who are financially unstable. 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? Ken Loach which is important because his movies are generally criticising the government. 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. He used disruptive marketing, street displays and newspaper inclusions. 5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film? Using the re

Black Widow: blog tasks

  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 -   see the company credits page   - but the answers can also be found in the notes above. Stereo D, Disney+, blitz, Trixter, Cinesite. 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow? Conglomerate  ownership is when one company owns multiple pieces of different smaller companies. This links to black widow because 3) Analyse the  film trailer  for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? The trailer uses lots of action scenes with cgi to make it appear more dangerous and attract the audience. 4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least  three  different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and  why  they were effective in promoting the film. The used posters, trailers and social media. 5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did

Demographics and Psychographics

  1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience? Age,  Gender,  Education,  Social class,  Race/ethnicity,  Job/profession/earnings,  Home (city/village/countryside) 2) Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics? If they advertise to people who will buy their product, they will gather more sales 3) What psychographic group or groups do  YOU  belong in? Think about your own interests and lifestyle and explain your decision. Remember, you may fit into two or three different groups!  Mainstreamer because it is more accessible to everyone and advertisers   will  have a wider audience.

Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe

  1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article? 22 films 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? £13.7bn 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? To put all the characters in to one world 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? Sony after a licensing deal with Marvel  5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? Marvel after Disney got 21st century fox  6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+? Disney has announced plans for several Marvel TV series , One based on Thor's adopted brother Loki, on their new streaming service, Disney+.