Media blog 2- Mr Bush Julia

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Very strong answers to Q1/Q2- full marks! EBI: More focus on the question in Q3, referring more to Hesmondhalgh.  2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the three questions: _/3; _/6; _/9. If you  didn't achieve full marks  in a question, write a bullet point on what you may have missed. Q1:  3/3 Q2: 6/6 Q3:  5/9  Q3:  New technology is opening new ways to distribute films and Blinded By The Light now has an extended slot on Amazon Prime which will bring in some of the money it has lost. However, it remains the perfect example of why the cultural industries are a “risky business” as Hesmondhalgh says. 3) For  Question 2  on the promotion of  Blinded By The Light , use the mark scheme to identify  at least one  strategy used to promote the film that you  didn't  mention in your answer

1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial television drama tells a story and provides a narrative resolution which is organised over series of a episodes.  2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time? In the early 1980s most TV dramas followed a set narrative structure, delivering a narrative resolution at the end of the episode. For example a cop show like 'Starsky and Hutch' or an action caper like The A-Team, the template is the same: a guest cast is introduced, along with a problem or crime, which is neatly solved within the time frame of the episode. The following episode starts afresh with no reference to the previous story. Drama series’ such as ABC’s The Avengers (1961-1969) and Danger Man (1962-1968) being notable examples. Euston Films, creators of The Sweeney (1975-1978) and Minder (1979 – 1994), were among the first UK companies to make filmed TV dra

1)   British Film Industry factsheets #132 & #100 2)  Blinded By The Light   case study research  3)  Regulation - BBFC research and tasks

  1) Research the   BBFC  in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? This   history of the BBFC page   may help. The BBFC is the British Board of Film Classification and their responsibility is to regulate films, videos, websites to make sure they are age appropriate. It's a non-governmental, not for profit and has been classifying films since 1912.  2) Read this  BBFC guide to how films are rated . Summarise the process in 50 words. Films for cinema release are classified by how controversial or extreme the content is which is why more than one team has to view the film to get a range of opinions. The compliance officers watch the films in the BBFC's own cinema, so they can experience the effect that the movie will have on an audience. They note the general theme or context, plot, characters, and outline the key moments too that involve bad language, drug references, sex and violence. They also note the diff

  Funding and industry contexts 1) What was the budget for  Blinded By The Light  and which companies contributed to the production budget? The budget for Blinded By The Light was $15 million, Bend It films developed the film and companies Levantine Films and Ingenious Media contributed to the production budget.  2) Research the  Bend It Networks website . What other films and projects has the company been involved with? Bend It Networks has been involved in producing films such as "Bend It Like Beckham", "Bride and Prejudice", "What's Cooking", "Viceroy's House", "Wonderful Afterlife", "Mistress of spices", "Beecham House" and more.  3) Research Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema  on the Warners website here . Summarise the history of New Line Cinema in a short paragraph. New Line Cinema was founded in 1967 and produces critically acclaimed films that target both mainstream and niche audiences around