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The cinema is still a popular destination, despite competition from other media industries and platforms
Film is a huge, global industry generating massive sums of money each year. Films themselves can be divided into different categories and defined according to:
| Category | Description |
| Genre | Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Action, Fantasy etc. |
| Actors | Some actors are recognisable to a specific audience. For example, Jason Statham to an Action fan or Adam Sandler to a Comedy fan. |
| Production companies | Major Hollywood studios (Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and Sony amongst others) and Independent ones (Film Four, ±«Óătv Films, Warp Films etc.) |
| Production values | Is it big budget or low budget? |
| Certification | What age group is the film appropriate for? |
| Category | Genre |
|---|---|
| Description | Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Action, Fantasy etc. |
| Category | Actors |
|---|---|
| Description | Some actors are recognisable to a specific audience. For example, Jason Statham to an Action fan or Adam Sandler to a Comedy fan. |
| Category | Production companies |
|---|---|
| Description | Major Hollywood studios (Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and Sony amongst others) and Independent ones (Film Four, ±«Óătv Films, Warp Films etc.) |
| Category | Production values |
|---|---|
| Description | Is it big budget or low budget? |
| Category | Certification |
|---|---|
| Description | What age group is the film appropriate for? |
There are two main production contexts in the film industry:
- Studio: mainstream films with big budgets made by major Hollywood studios. Studio films have high Refers to the standard of in-vision elements like lighting, sets, costumes and more used in the production of a film, TV show or stage play. and star actors. Examples of this might be The Hunger Games series, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or a James Bond film like Spectre.
- Independent: films with smaller budgets and sometimes as a result, lower production values. They are less likely to have so called Most sought after in a particular area, usually applied to film actors. actors. Examples might be Juno, Birdman or Brooklyn.
Studio films
Hollywood studios dominate the film market
This is the industry model for a 'Hollywood' or âBlockbusterâ movie. They are usually made by big Hollywood studios and follow a formula:
- Obvious characters, usually A conventional and standard view of someone or a type of people., such as the action-hero.
- An easy-to-follow narrative with An idea that will connect with anyone regardless of where they live in the world or their cultural background., which can be described in one sentence and can be used as a A line of text on a film poster used to sum up the plot and sell the film. to promote the film.
- High production values, expensive costumes and locations. These films often use special effects and/or Computer generated imagery used in films and TV..
- The film may be promoted and marketed via merchandise such as tie-in deals with food chains. In some instances, pop stars will produce songs for the soundtrack which will help market the film to a wider audience.
- High profile celebrity actors. These actors can often be related to the film genre, such as Jason Statham in the action movie genre.
- The main roles in the film are 'larger than life' characters rather than ordinary or real people.
- The visual appeal of events or situations you would not see in everyday life, such as explosions, car chases, fantasy worlds and historical settings.
- High drama and exciting, easy to understand plots.
These films are usually distributed by the studios that make them. The studios are often Sometimes called transnational corporations (TNC). These are large and powerful businesses that sell products or services in different countries. that own companies across a range of various media platforms.
This means that these conglomerates can use all the companies they own to promote and market a film.
This use of all a media conglomerate's companies to produce, promote, market, and distribute a film and its official merchandise is called This use of all a media conglomerate's companies to produce, promote, market, and distribute a film and its official merchandise.
When a conglomerate uses smaller independent companies to help with marketing, distribution or even the exhibition of a film is when a conglomerate uses smaller independent companies to help with marketing, distribution or even the exhibition of a film.