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1)   Film Industry: Marketing - Marvel Cinematic Universe 2)  Film Industry: Black Widow 3)  Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake

  1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? Hollywood blockbuster often follow established formulae, rely on big-name actors, and prioritise commercial success over artistic experimentation. Independent films, on the other hand, are produced by smaller companies and may use alternative sources of funding. 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? I, Daniel Blake is an award-winning independent British Drama film. The main character, Daniel Blake, 59, who has worked as a joiner most of his life in the North East of England needs help from the State for the first time ever following an illness. 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? I, Daniel Blake returns to Northern Stage this autumn after its sell-out run in spring. Adapted by Dave Johns from the film directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty, and produced by Rebecca O'Brien for Sixteen Films. Dan is a carpenter. A Geordie through and through. 4) How was I, Daniel Blake promo...

  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. M3 Creative. Marvel Studios. 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow? A conglomerate is the combination of two or more business entities engaged in either entirely different or similar businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company and is often large and multinational. it links to black widow as Disney runs black widow and Disney owns Pixar 3) Analyse the  film trailer  for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie Black  Widow broke several pandemic box office records and grossed over $379 million worldwide. 4) How was Black Widow promoted to an...

  1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article? there were 22 films marvel cinematic universe  2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the first film franchise in history to cross $30 billion at the global box office. 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? Motivated by the tragic death of Phil Coulson, Iron Man, Black Widow, Captain America, and Hawkeye all headed to New York to fight Loki and his invading Chitahuri forces, and were soon joined again by Thor and Hulk, with the six heroes truly assembling as the Avengers for the first time. Following the formation of Marvel Studios as an independent film studio by Avi Arad, the head of Marvel's film division, producer Kevin Feign envisioned creating a shared cinematic universe to introduce the Avengers 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel fil...

  1) What is a   conglomerate  in the media industries?  A media conglomerate, media company, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, video games, amusement park, or the Internet. 2) What is a  subsidiary ? In the corporate world, a subsidiary is a company that belongs to another company, which is usually referred to as the parent company or holding company.  3) What are the benefits for media companies of  vertical integration ? Vertical integration helps companies gain greater control over the supply chain and manufacturing process, leading to lower costs, economies of scale, and less reliance on external parties. 4) What are the benefits for media companies of  horizontal integration ? The advantage of horizontal diversification is that you can leverage your existing resources, skills, and reputation, and attrac...

  1)  List any tasks you have that are missing or incomplete. mise-en-scene stranger things, camera movement and editing, index so far, October assessment LR, reception theory. 2)  Reflect on your tracker/feedback and write what you need to do this week to get your tracker all green or improve your work in GCSE Media. I need to finish of my blog and make sure everything is up to date so I don't run behind. 3)  Finally, come up with a list of  three  things you are going to do this half-term to help you make progress in Media. make some revision cards  finish of my blog  make sure everything is up to date

  1) Write a definition of a   passive  audience:  A passive audience close passive audience, an audience which accepts the messages encoded in a media text without challenge. is more likely to accept the messages encoded in a media text without challenge and are therefore more likely to be directly affected by the messages. 2) Write a definition of an active audience:  An active audience engages, interprets and responds to a media text in different ways and is capable of challenging the ideas encoded in it. 3) Write a definition of the hypodermic needle theory:  The Hypodermic needle theory is a linear communication theory that suggests that media messages are injected directly into the brains of passive audiences. In this theory the media is seen as powerful and able to 'inject' ideas into an audience who are seen as weak and passive and could be influenced by a message. 4) Write down a media product (e.g. TV show, newspaper or videogame) for each categor...