Gabi Questionnaire

What is your favourite film?

A: Snatch

B:Scarface

C: White house down

D: Django un-chained

E: Shutter Island

This shows that most popular genres were Crime/Action, however Django un-chained is a Western based film. This highlights a different taste in genre when asking the chosen group. I also found the information interesting as Leonardo Dicaprio starred in two of the movies mentioned. This suggests that he is stereotyped and commonly recognised as an Action/Crime Actor.

How often do you visit the Cinema?

A: Once a month

B: Once every two months

C: Once a month

D: Twice a month

E: Once a month

This highlights that from this the teenagers asked mostly visited once a month. This suggests that cinema visits have been replaced with T.V and access to movies online. This is significant as it illuminates that when a group of movies hit the cinema that only one is being watched.

What is your favourite genre?

A: Action/Comedy

B: Gangster

C: Action

D: Horror

E: Comedy

The most popular is the Action/Comedy genres as this can be universal to both sexes. Cinema mostly shows these genres, possibly making it the most popular in the survey.

How much time do you spending watching films a week?

A: 2hrs a week

B: 2hrs a week

C: 3hrs a week

D: 5hrs a week

E: 4hrs a week

This averages to 3.2 hours of film watching a week. This is around the average length of a film and therefore would suggest that one film is being watched by this group of teenagers a week.

What are your thoughts on piracy?

A: I do it all the time.

B: I really have an opinion on it.

C: I don't really care.

D: I use it every day.

E: I don't like it, it is illegal and therefore I don't do it.

This is significant as it outlines that the current generation mostly use piracy to access programmes and movies online. Piracy is the costless option in some cases. A average cinema ticket for a student is £7.50 and therefore many will watch pirate films because it is cheap. However, this isn't good for the industry. If no money is being put into the industry, less and less money there is to put into films and actors. But saying this, piracy is far more accepted in our generation.

                                                       

Gabi Definitions

Production: The process of the making of the film. Eg, Concept, Hiring Actors, Filming and Editing.

Distribution: Using mass media to promote the film to a wide audience. Eg, social networking sites.

Exhibition: Showing films in cinemas or on DVD. Eg, Media attention through opening nights and premiers.

Gabi's Research on Case Study The Selfish Giant

Case Study on ‘The Selfish Giant’

See trailer and identify the film's genre.

The highlighted genre is drama. However, themes present themselves such as class, status, rebellion, childhood and hope.

What marketing techniques does the Selfish Giant film use? Posters, social media, website etc.
Facebook

Twitter

Official Website

Posters

Which cinemas was this film exhibited in?

The first exhibition was on the 16^thMay 2013 Cannes Film Festival in France. These are the current plays to watch the film in the UK.

What is the release pattern for this film i.e. when did it open in the countries it was shown?

The release date in the UKand Irelandis 25 October 2013. Other than the showing at film festivals it is also is being released in France (18^thDecember 2013) Netherlands(30^th January 2014) and Sweden (14^th March 2014).

Find examples of some positive quotes from film reviews.

The Selfish Giant is a stunning film, almost literally so in the sense that it leaves you dazed with its forensic and uncompromising depiction of Britain on the breadline, as well as it’s achingly sad ending- Daily Mail
The Selfish Giant is one of the great modern British films- Finical Times

A terrific human drama about two boys about to be consigned to the scrapheap, with standout performances from its young leads-Empire Magazine

What is the budget?The budget for the film was £1.4million.

Who are the distributors of The Selfish Giant and what other types of films have they distributed?The production companies are BFI Film Fund, Film 4(The main Funders) Moonspun Films. The distributors are Cinéart (Netherlands) Pyramide Distribution (France) Sundance Selects (USA) Front Row Filmed Entertainment (United Arab Emirates) Rialto Distribution (Australia) Rialto Distribution (New Zealand). Genuinely the distributors are for short films, they showcase new directors and actors for film festivals. Most of the distributors were theatrical specialising in dramatic pieces.

What awards has it won?

Cannes Film Festival 2013

Won Label Europa Cinemas

Clio Barnard

London Film Festival 2013

Nominated Best British Newcomer	Actor Conner Chapman
	Actor Shaun Thomas
Nominated Best Film	Clio Barnard

Warsaw International Film Festival 2013

Nominated Competition 1-2 Award

Clio Barnard

Behind the scenes

Skyfall fan sites

Skyfall fan sites

Release dates/Box office figures

Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall  on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9 November 2012.

Domestic Total Gross of Skyfall = $304,360,277

Skyfall awards

These are the awards that skyfall was nominated for and recvieved. By the large amount shown it clearly shows that the film was succesful and people rated it highly.

Skyfall merchandise

These are just a few of many forms of Skyfall merchandise that are available to purchase.

Fan blog of Skyfall

Skyfall Fan Tumblr

Premier Of Skyfall

This is a video of the world premier of skyfall. It is effective because everything around the red carpet is related to the film itself. For example the cars and the outfits being worn.

Skyfall interviews

Skyfall Soundtrack

This is the offical soundtrack for Skyfall. It previews scenes from the film and adds further promotion of the film and the actors adding to the climax created surrounding the film. This was played on the radio, reaching number 1 in 16 different countries. This shows how it reached a wide audience and produced further promotion.

Posters and billboards

 

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These are some of the official posters and billboards that were used for the advertising of skyfall. I feel these worked so well because each of them is different and potrays a different aspect to the film without giving to much away. For example the final one of the tube suggests a scene will be shown where an incident occurs involving a London tube.

Social Networking

this is the officail twitter page for James Bond. its verified with the blue tick. this twitter page is a way for the audience to connect to the film and find out about it. it gives quotes from the movies for the fans of the film.

Offical Trailer Skyfall

The trailer informs the audience of the action that will occur in the movie. It causes tension and climax so the audience become gripped having an outline of the storyline. However, the trailer doesn't give the intire story it only infoms on basic background.