AS Exam practice

Section A

1. Study the items in Part A of the resource material, which include:
- a news item from The Hollywood Reporter January 2014
- a report from reuters.com
Use this material, together with your own studies, to answer the following question:
What are some of the main factors that influence different kinds of film production today?

• Audience                                                   
• Characters
• Franchise
• Actors/actresses
• Gross
• Awards
• Narrative
• Gap in market
• Director
• Book
• Successful

Furious 7 -> franchise + stars = made more than original, already had a audience
Fifty shades of grey -> book + gap in market = Gap in market released on valentines day which was a key date for the target audience.
Straight Outta Compton -> Based on true story + Stars + gap in market = huge gap in market made it very popular, word of mouth between younger generation made success.
The intouchables -> big french stars + awards + gap in market = best selling french film ever

2. Study the items in Part B of the resource material, which include:
- two website pages from blink box.com
- information about events company Future Cinema and a review of a film event
Use this material, together with your own studies, to answer the following question:
How far are developments in film exhibition changing the way in which audiences watch films?