Monday, 26 September 2011

Film Distribution

What is the name of the trade body that oversees 96% of theatrical releases?
FDA
What is their role within the cinematic chain? Draw a diagramme to show this.
Film makers               Distributors             Cinemas 
                                       Audience         
What are the key roles of a film distributor? Present as a chart in order of importance.
Acquisition, strategy, creativity, Accountability.
What are the revenue streams available to them?  (Film Value Chain) Again present your information graphically.
Theatrical launch, non-theatrical licence, home entertainment, television, licensed merchandising.
The 2008 market.
How many films were released and how many could that average per week?
531 Films were released, 2.7 per week.
How many times do British audiences visit the cinema per year?
2.7
What was the entire box office revenue for the year?
164.2m
How much is spent on Print and advertising each year sustaining and marketing films?
£300m
For every £1.00 spent on admission how much is spent on other factors of ‘the experience’ and what are they?
£2
How much is the U.K. DVD market worth?
£2.5 billion

Family Films

I have chosen to research family films as i feel it's a large and popular catagry. I feel alot of people enjoy them no matter what age.

So far i have found that alot of family films hit the cinemas on Fridays ready for the weekend, for example:
  • Friday 7th October 2011 - Lion King 3D
  • Friday 14th October 2011 - Dolphin Tale 3D
  • Friday 21st October 2011 - Jusy moody

Info Trac

Learning how to use Info Trac today was really helpful with my studies and no longer have to go trailing through loads of un-useful pages on google or bing, as i can narrow down my search.
I will use this website alot in the future for other studies for things like doctumentaries and newpapers.