Key Assingment 1 

Film Chain 

Production 

Question 1

1. The idea
2. Development finance
3. Script development
4. Packaging
5. Financing
6. Pre-production
7. The shoot
8. Post production
9. Sales
10. Marketing
11. Expedition
12. Other windows

2. Making a film takes time and preparation andalso involves hundreds of people, but all filmsstart with a moment of inspiration. Inspiration iseverywhere, in books, magazines, newspapersand everywhere around you, you can dreamideas, but ideas cost millions and it is veryimportant to protect your ideas, a lot of filmmakers often take out errors and emissionsinsurance to protect against copyright.

• 3. The next stage in the development of the project sto turn the rough idea into a final script ready forproduction, but this costs money. To get themoney the producer has to use the treatment andpitch, plus he/she has to use persuasion to get themoney for the development of the script.
• 4. With the developmentfinance secured, it is downto the writer to make deliverthe product the producerand the financiers want. Firstthe writer makes a synopsisand he/she and the produceragree/not agree on the keyevents on the film.
• 5. With the script complete, the director andthe producer decide how they want to filmthe movie and who they will employ to helpthem. One common way to make the projectmore commercial is to attach well knownstars to the script. To turn the film into aproper business proposition, the producermust know how much the film will actuallycost.
• 6. Filmmaking is an expensive business, and theproducer must secure enough funding to makethe film the highest standard possible.Financiers can be anywhere in theworld, that’s why the producer has totravel, to secure the investment they need tomake the film.
• 7. With the financing secured, the full castand crew are hired and the detailedpreparation for the shoot begins. Onceall the heads of department arehired, the shooting script is circulatedand pre-production begins.
• 8. A large film production can involvehundreds of people, and it is a constantstruggle to keep things on schedule andbudget. Shooting begins and funding isreleased, the producer breaths a huge sighof relief. This is the key stage in filmmaking.
• 9. Post production usually starts during thesoot as soon as the first ‘rushes’ -rawfootage- and sound are available. As theprocessed footage comes in, the editor turnsit into scenes and assembles it together.
• 10. While the film is still in post, the producer istrying to sell it. But he/she cant sell it to thepublic themselves, they need a distributor. Tohelp sell the film to the distributors, the producersecures the services of a sales agent to help theproducer sell the film to the public.
• 11. As the finishing touches are being made to thefilm, the distributors plan there strategy ofmarketing and selling the film. Knowing theaudience is essential and the marketing teamruns test screenings to see how the film isreceived.
• 12. Cinema expedition is still the primary channel forfilms to reach there audiences and box officesuccess equals financial success. A high profilestar-studded premier is used to launch the film tothe public with an explosion of media.
• 13. A successful run in cinemas makes the film asought-after product, which can be soldthrough other more lucrative channels likeDVD’s, videos and games for the film. Hospitalitysales for hotel channels and in flightentertainment can bring in millions ofadditional revenue.

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Question 2  

Ben Affleck - Miramix Films 

Ralph Winter - 20th Century Fox

Peter Jackson - New line cinema

George Lucas - 20th Century Fox

Question 3

Question 4 

Independent Productions is a full-fledged film production company and post-production house servicing the advertising business as well as the entertainment industry and specialized in TV commercials, music video clips and corporate documentaries.

Distribution 

Question 1

Distribution

Distribution is the highly competitive business of launching and sustaining films in the market place. Like other forms of entertainment, the film business is product-driven: the films themselves are the reason why most people buy cinema tickets.

Definition: 

question 2 

Question 3
An tadition way of distribution is advertisement on TV or making trailers so they play before a another movie starts so it engages and interests the audience.

Question 4 
A newer way can be sharing it on different platforms like facebook, twitter, tumblr and youtube.

Question 5 
A film festival is an originised event that customers go and view film after film usually shown in one specific city or region, these events help the distribution process because it helpes to show people or target audiences trailers of the movies.

Question 6
The distributer decides to release a movie maybe on a different weekend because another block buster may be coming out on the same weekend so to gain most profit, the movie has to be delayed.

Question 7
Distribution is essiential because if the movie isnt distributed, the movie can't come out in cinemas for people to consume. Also no one will know that the movie has been produced. If a film cant secure a distribution deal it means that the movie will not reach the target audience.

Marketing 

Question 1
marketing is showing of your product by attracting the audience, by trailers, posters, adverts, bus billboards and facebook pages etc. It is different from distribution because distribution is people getting the film into a cinema to sell, but it isnt showing off your product outside the cinema like twitter pages and tumblr pages.

Question 2

The Flash Trailer

Question 3 


Exhibition

Question 1
trailers
social network advertisement (twitter, facebook etc)
Billboards, bus adverts
tv adverts
youtube advertiment before videos 

Question 2 
 The box office is all the amount the money that the audience gives to go and see the film.

Question 3 
The box office is useful to identify the success of the film by amount of money it receives, and how much attention it gets. 

Question 4 

• Producers 
• writers
• editors
• distributers
• actors
• Directors

Question 5 

through selling food and drinks 

question 6 

Cinemas offer the best quality of the movie and they also offer 3D and 4D movies.

Question 7 

Ancillary markets are places where you can see the movie outside the cinema, so for example, on airplanes, home video, pay per view, Internet streaming (netflix), it allows people to view these films outside the cinema so people can enjoy them at home.

Finally

BFI is a charitable organisation set up to encourage the production of film.
The BFI runs the annual London Film Festival

They also promote the education of film and media in schools.

The BFI also funds for production, developemtn, post productions, distribution and screening films. 

Guardian of the Galaxy 

Directed by	James Gunn
Produced by	Kevin Feige
Screenplay by	James Gunn Nicole Perlman
Based on	Guardians of the Galaxy by Dan Abnett Andy Lanning
Starring	Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Vin Diesel Bradley Cooper Lee Pace Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Djimon Hounsou John C. Reilly Glenn Close Benicio del Toro
Music by	Tyler Bates
Cinematography	Ben Davis
Edited by	Craig Wood Fred Raskin Hughes Winborne
Production company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	July 21, 2014(Dolby Theatre) August 1, 2014(United States)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$170 million[2]
Box office	$739 million[3]

Guardian of the Galaxy

For marketing, all of the social were used, youtube, facebook, twitter etc and this creates convergence. They also used posters and billboards, they also appeared in american Comicon.

Guardian of the Galaxy was released all around the world, however firstly in the USA and europe, It was released in 3D and IMAX3D.

The core target audience is teenagers and kids however the movie can appeal to older people too like adults that want to spend time with their kids.