Essay Plan

“Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Topic: UK & US film Aspect:Production Viewpoint: Dominated Instruction: To what extent (Evaluate) Task 2- Identify what information you will need to answer the question: •A US and UK film- information about the two producers, directors and about it. •(US film: Brave. UK film: Dredd) •One of the Big 6 film industries - which produced the US film and information about that and other films it has produced (Pixar- Walt Disney) •The smaller film companies that have produced the british film - British. •Box office figures comparing the two and why they might have made this much in the cinemas and the type of viewings it was: Wide Release- National audiences, for example was it able to be released abroad and how many screens and what type of people watched it. •Four quadrants appeal. •Budget: How it might have effected the film -Special effects ( was it a blockbuster with how much it made, did it double its budget?) •How it was filmed because of the budget- were they able to fly to special locations, where and special effects, props, makeup, costume, lighting, colour. (mise en scene, everything you can see. Was it altered because of the budget the film was allowed. The Facts I need to know: •BRAVE •Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. Directors: Mark Andrews , Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell Writers: Brenda Chapman (story), Mark Andrews(screenplay), Budget: $185,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $66,323,594 (USA) (22 June 2012) Gross: $237,282,182 (USA) (11 January 2013) •Appeals to all four quadrants as it is a family film and its a PG so anyone can go and legally watch the film. •Used CGI to make it an animation film- appeals to children. •Production: Pixar and Walt Disney worked together to produce the film. •Based in Scotland so it appeals to a British audience, they wear Royal clothing and therefore it has a cultural side to the British and therefore more people will go and see it because it is typically British. It includes Horses, Castles, and typical Monarch clothing. •DREDD •In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO. Director: Pete Travis Writers: John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra and Alex Garland Budget: $50,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $6,278,491 (USA) (21 September 2012) Gross: $13,401,683 (USA) (26 October 2012) •Appeals to no quadrants as it is very violent, as it is a superhero film, younger generation will want to see it, however they cannot as it is an 18 and therefore cannot see it, and this is why is made the minimal at the cinemas. •It is not typically British nor a comedy and therefore this is why it failed. •Production: DNA films, IM Global, Reliance Entertainment. •Primarily shot in 3D and REDMX. •Used CGI to make the surroundings look like the city has come out of another city which has come out of another city and so on, this made it look futuristic. •