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G322b
Audiences & Institutions

OCR AS Media Studies
2010

Revision Help
 One Media exam

 2 hours

 Section A:   TV Drama
         –     30mins viewing an extract
         –     45 minutes writing
         –     Everyone answers the same question

 Section B: Institutions and Audiences
         – 45 minutes writing
         – Everyone answers the same question
The 7 Key Areas

1. the issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice;

2. the importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and
    marketing;

3. the technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production,
    distribution, marketing and exchange;

4. the significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audiences;

5. the importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences;

6. the issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (specifically, British)
    by international or global institutions;

7. the ways in which the candidates’ own experiences of media consumption illustrate
    wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour.



Definitions

Synergy
Companies working together at a mutual benefit but remaining separate.


Institutional Convergence
When companies merge together.


Technological and Cross Media Convergence
Technological convergence can be in production, distribution and exhibition (films via the
web; piracy), or marketing (using social networking sites/ websites for promotion)


Target audience
A group of people that a product is specifically aimed at.


Audience consumption
What the audience like/ use/ watch. If consumption means ‘to eat’, think of it as the
audience eating up different texts. (It could refer to technology they use, the films they
watch or like.


Proliferation
The availability and fast access to certain products. This could be the availability of
cheaper, better quality hardware (like HD digital cameras, etc) or the choice and access to
films that the audience has (via the internet, cinema, television.


Media ownership
Who owns what and how much control they have over it. The best example would be to
consider Working Title and how much ownership they have over their productions, as
they’re part of Universal.
To Get You Thinking

 Cross media convergence and synergy
   •   What impact does the ownership of a media institution have on the products it
       creates and on the relationship with the audience?

   •   How do media institutions work together to reach audiences?

   •   Alliances; Horizontal/ vertical integration. Give examples.



 The importance of technological convergence

   •   How have technologies affected the processes of production/ distribution/
       marketing/ exhibition?

   •   What impact have digital cameras/ digital editing/ CGI/ the online age had on the
       film industry?

   •   What is the effect in the increased availability of media technologies?

   •   What is the effect of the increase in the amount of film available?

   •   What are the effects of technologies coming together in one device? (e.g. mobile
       phones with video)


 How your own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends
   of audience behaviour

   •   How do international film production companies target British/ specific audiences?

   •   How do audiences consume films?

   •   Why do audiences consume films?

   •   How are audiences targeted?

   •   How active/ passive are film audiences?
Case Studies (and the exam)
                                    Working Title and Universal
                                                                     WT2
                                         Working Title and WT2

                                                          Warp

                                         Warp vs. Working Title

                                 Cinema City and Picturehouse

                                           Cinema City vs. Vue

                                                       (Piracy)



The Exam

   Have a range of case studies and ensure they give you even coverage of the seven key areas.
   Case studies that contrast two institutions are good (e.g. Warp vs. Working Title or Vue vs.
    Cinema City).
   Specific and accurate information and an ability to shape an argument are more important
    than statistics.
   These case studies should allow you to explore the (changing) relationship between media
    Institutions and Audiences.
   As well as look at the institutional processes: Production, Distribution, Marketing and
    Exhibition.
   And local/ national/ international institutions.
   The history of an institution/ film-maker is not important.



Past Paper Questions

1. (Exam Board Specimen Paper) Discuss the issues raised by an
    institution’s need to target specific audiences within a media
    industry which you have studied.

2. (09Jan) Discuss the ways in which media products are produced
   and distributed to audiences within a media area which you
   have studied.

3. (09Jun) Technological convergence

4. (10Jan) “Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products
    and services to national audiences.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Grade Descriptors

Level 4

Explanation/analysis/argument (16-20 marks)
     Shows excellent understanding of the task
     Excellent knowledge and understanding of institutional/audience practices – factual
       knowledge is relevant and accurate
     A clear and developed argument, substantiated by detailed reference to case study material
     Clearly relevant to set question

Use of examples (16-20 marks)
     Offers frequent evidence from case study material – award marks to reflect the range and
        appropriateness of examples
     Offers a full range of examples from case study and own experience
     Offers examples which are clearly relevant to the set question

Use of terminology (8-10 marks)
     Use of terminology is relevant and accurate

Complex issues have been expressed clearly and fluently using a style of writing appropriate to the
complex subject matter. Sentences and paragraphs, consistently relevant, have been well
structured, using appropriate technical terminology. There may be few, if any, errors of spelling,
punctuation and grammar.

Level 3

Explanation/analysis/argument (12-15 marks)
     Shows proficient understanding of the task
     Proficient knowledge and understanding of institutional/audience practices – factual
       knowledge is mostly accurate
     Some developed argument, supported by reference to case study material
     Mostly relevant to set question

Use of   examples (12-15 marks)
         Offers consistent evidence from case study material
         Offers a range of examples from case study and own experience
         Offers examples which are mostly relevant to the set question

Use of terminology (6-7 marks)
     Use of terminology is mostly accurate

Relatively straight forward ideas have been expressed with some clarity and fluency. Arguments are
generally relevant, though may stray from the point of the question. There will be some errors of
spelling, punctuation and grammar, but these are unlikely to be intrusive or obscure meaning.

Level 2

Explanation/analysis/argument (8-11 marks)
     Shows basic understanding of the task
     Basic knowledge and understanding of institutional/audience practices – factual knowledge
       will have some accuracy
     Basic argument evident, with some reference to case study material
     Some relevance to set question

Use of   examples (8-11 marks)
         Offers some evidence from case study material
         Offers a partial range of examples from case study and own experience
         Offers examples of some relevance to the set question

Use of terminology (4-5 marks)
     Some terminology used, although there may be some inaccuracies

Some simple ideas have been expressed in an appropriate context. There are likely to be some errors
of spelling, punctuation and grammar of which some may be noticeable and intrusive.
How to Revise

      •   Write an essay

      •   Create essay plans

      •   Create spider diagrams for each of the 7 areas

      •   Carry out a new case study (e.g. Film Four)

      •   Revise previous case studies and apply these to the 7 areas. You could use the A3
          grid to help you structure the information.

      •   Read your notes

      •   Attend Mr Seal’s revision sessions


Useful Resources
http://asanda2mediastudies.blogspot.com/search/label/Institutions%20and%20Audiences

Warp
         http://warp.net/

         http://www.warpx.co.uk/

         http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12210

         http://www.film4.com/features/article/warp-factor


Working Title
    http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/

         http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/working_title_history/

         http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/16/working-title-films

         http://www.slideshare.net/headacheau/working-title-films-1486854


Cinema City/ Picturehouse
     http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/

         http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Cinema_City/

         http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/eveningnews24/norwich-whats-on-
          guide/films-and-cinemas/story.aspx?
          brand=ENOnline&category=GoingOutFilm&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=xWhatsOn&i
          temid=NOED09%20Mar%202010%2008%3A54%3A40%3A420


Vue
         http://www.myvue.com/

         http://www.myvue.com/corporate/index.asp?SessionID=&ic=1


Funding
   • http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/whatwefund
 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12210
Working Title

   •   Had their breakthrough with Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994.
   •   Working Title are a unique production company as they retain creative control.
       They are also successful.
   •   It retains its autonomy in creative decisions but is owned by a conglomerate.
   •   Protection of Universal means Working Title is able to survive disappointing success
       of films like Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Dir. John Madden, UK/France/USA, 2000.
       Its budget was £13m but only made £9.8m at the box office.

NBC Universal
   • NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in
       the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and
       information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of
       NBC and Vivendi, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and
       entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television
       production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned
       theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by
       Vivendi.

WT2
   •   The arm of Working Title that deals with low-budget films.
   •   WT2 Films are distributed through Universal.
   •   Shaun of the Dead, Dir. Edgar Wright, 2004 is a WT2 production. It took 9 weeks to
       shoot in London with a budget of £4m.




Key Areas 1, 2 & 6

    What are the benefits of Working Title being owned by Universal?
    What are the negatives of Working Title being owned by Universal?
(Ownership / Synergy / Convergence / Horizontal and Vertical Integration)

    How much ownership does Working Title have over the films it produces?
    How does this ownership impact on national and global audiences?
(Ownership / Targeting Audiences)
Warp Films
   • Set up in 1999
   • Sister company of Warp Records
   • Allied with Warp X
   • Originated as a music video production company branching into feature films.
   • Makes all music videos for Warp Records.
   • Remit is “To challenge and entertain contemporary British and international cinema
       audiences.”


Warp X
   • Began in 2006
   • Set up as a low budget feature film initiative.
   • Funded by FilmFour, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire.
   • Only difference between Warp X and Warp Films is the funding.
   • Films could be made quickly with financing also available from Warp Films.
   • They made 6 films in under 3 years.
   • Budgets are between £450k - £1m


Warp Records
   • Started in 1989
   • Made music videos as well as acting as a record label.
   • Artic Monkeys, Rubber Johnny.
   • Launched www.Bleep.com in 2004 – an online digital music store.

Bleep
    •   Won UK Digital Music Award for “Best Music Store” in 2006.
    •   Includes music from other labels as popularity increased.


Synergy, Collaboration & Funding
Madman Entertainment
In April 2008, Australian indie film distributor Madman Entertainment announced a
collaboration with Warp Films who plan to make “at least 2 films together over the next 3
years”.
Madman is a vertically integrated distribution company in Australia & New Zealand which are
committed to productions which widen the audience choice. Their top project is Anime.

FilmFour
Uses funding from their investment schemes and produces films similar to their remit.

Channel 4
Owns the television rights to their productions

Funding
   • Low Budget Feature Film Scheme set up by UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund
   • Film4
   • EM Media (east midlands screen agency)
   • Screen Yorkshire
   • Optimum Releasing for distribution on DVD in UK
   • Channel 4 has UK television rights


Key Areas 1, 2 & 6

      What are the benefits and negatives of Warp being an independent company?
      How does synergy help Warp as a production company?
(Ownership / Synergy / Technologies)

       How is the way in which Warp target their audiences different to Working Title?
       Does their use of technology impact the audiences they target and films they
        produce?
(Targeting Audiences)
Picturehouse Cinemas & the Digital Screen Network
(Taken from the Picturehouse website)
Who they are
    Formed in 1989
    Wants to challenge the multiplex cinema model and provide cinemas that serve their
       communities in city centre locations.
    Have a total of 18 cinemas, mostly, in university cities.
    According to their website they’re the fourth largest in the UK.
    Show both independent and mainstream films.
    Picturehouse cinemas feature “stylish café-bars, which host art exhibitions and events
       such as live music, comedy and quizzes.”
    Run Kids’ Club, parents and babies’ screenings and senior citizens’ matinees. Slackers
       Club, set up by E4, for students.
    Transmit live material from stage to screen including interviews with Quentin Tarantino,
       Ang Lee, Ken Loach, Shekhar Khapur, Terence Davies and many others.

Company philosophy
    Central to the Company philosophy is maintaining the individuality of each cinema. This
      means Cinema City remains individual.
    Picturehouse also run Virtual cinemas (venues that City Screen programmes but does not
      own).

Digital Projection
     Part of the Digital Screen Network (therefore have to show ‘specialised’ films)*
     City Screen was the first exhibitor in the UK and Europe to install a nationwide satellite
         network encompassing all its cinemas to show ‘live via satellite’ events.
     First satellite event was in October 2006, Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s
         Ball. Screens sold-out and audiences quickly embraced the new concept of 'cinecasts'.
         Since then, they have broadcast music, comedy, filmmaker Q&As, red-carpet premieres
         and productions transmitted in High Definition from The New York Metropolitan Opera
         and Royal Opera House.
     For the 2008 return to the big screen of Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball,
         they were the worldwide theatrical digital distributor, and delivered the live show via
         satellite to over 100 cinemas, including screens in Canada and Australia.

Digital Screen Network
*As stated by the UKFC, a requirement of receiving a digital projector is that cinemas show
specialised films. These include:
    • Foreign language with subtitles, Documentaries, Archive/classic films, Genre - more
         difficult to categorise, Hook or USP - less easy to summarise, Cinematic style - more
         innovative.

What is it?
   • Funded by the National Lottery
   • 240 screens in 210 cinemas
   • Exhibitors committed to showing more specialised films
   • £300m spent on distributing and marketing films in UK in 2005
   • Only £18m (6%) spent on specialised films in 2005

Benefits of digital
   • Choice – more ‘product’ and the ability to match it to customer demand
   • Quality – better sound and image, no deterioration of the print
   • Alternative content – cinemas diversifying through live concerts, sport
   • Spectacle – higher resolution, new 3D technologies (Avatar)

Key Areas 1, 3, 6 & 7

      How are Picturehouse different in terms of ownership compared to other cinemas?
      What technologies have been introduced and how do these benefit audiences?
(Ownership / Technologies)

       How is the way in which Picturehouse target their audiences different to Vue?
 How do they benefit or overcome global institutions targeting British audiences?
(Targeting Audiences)
Vue Cinemas
(Taken from skillset and myvue)

REMEMBER: The majority of this information is taken directly from sources which boast how
brilliant Vue is. When reading this, take into consideration their use of language – you can
mention their own opinions in an exam. It tells you a lot about the differences between
Vue and Picturehouse!

Who they are
    Started in May 2003 after SBC International Cinemas acquired 36 cinemas from
       Warner Village and 7 in 2005 from Ster Century.
    Their flagship cinema is in London’s West End with 9 screens and 2,300 seats.
    Have 2 cinemas in Portugal and Taiwan (from when they were owned by SBC
       International)
    Focused on being the dominant exhibitor in the business as it continues with its
       commitment to build and develop the most distinct, modern multiplex cinemas in
       the UK.

Company philosophy
    Endeavours to consistently provide the best possible cinema experience.
    Emphasis is on the mainstream, with mass market Hollywood crowd pleasers such as
      Harry Potter and Shark Tale or accessible British films like Bride and Prejudice
      playing at its key sites.

DVD Rental
    Launched ‘Vue at Home’ a DVD rental service in conjunction with
       ScreenSelect.co.uk. This is a unique partnership between Vue and
       ScreenSelect.co.uk because it marks the first time that a leading national exhibitor
       and a leading DVD home rental company have offered such an integrated service.
    Mark de Quervain, Sales and Marketing Director for Vue Entertainment said: “We
       are delighted to have a partnership with ScreenSelect.co.uk. We both recognise
       that DVD renters are also cinema goers and as such, we see natural synergies
       between our two entertainment format offerings. Our plan is to combine marketing
       activities to increase cinema attendance and DVD rental”

Westfield
    In Feb 2010, the “stunning multimillion pound Vue cinema” opened
    Vue Westfield will be the largest fully digital cinema in Europe equipped with the
        very latest in digital projection technology offering customers far greater film
        choice than ever before all delivered to the highest possible standards of picture
        and sound quality. With 82,360 sq ft of cinema space, 14 wall-to-wall, floor-to-
        ceiling fully stadium seated screens, including 5 3D enabled screens and almost
        3,000 ultra comfortable seats; this is Vue Entertainment’s most ambitious
        development to date.
    VueXtreme - large-format screens offering customers a ‘super-sized’ sound and
        vision experience.
    High-end interior design, concierge service, cloak room, a private lounge and bar
        and three luxurious auditoriums with spacious, ultra-comfortable specially designed
        reclining seats. SCENE will deliver a premium, luxury experience for pleasure
        seeking cinema-goers aged 18 and over.


Key Areas 1, 2, 6 & 7

      What can you determine about the way Vue control their cinemas (individuality?)?
      How does their collaboration with the home DVD rental company affect their
       control of the market?
(Ownership / Synergy)

        How is the way in which Picturehouse target their audiences different to Vue?
        How do they benefit or overcome global institutions targeting British audiences?
(Targeting Audiences)
Beyond the Rave

    •   Directed by Matthias Hoene
    •   Released on 17th April 2008
    •   Shown in 20 episodes on MySpaceTV
    •   Made with Pure Grass Films and Hammer Films
    •   With music from Pete Tong
    •   Written by Tom Grass
    •   A horror about vampires on the underground rave scene. With drugs, horror and
        violence Ed (about to go off to Iraq tries to find his girlfriend on his last night in
        England.)
    •   DVD released by Pure Grass in October 2009


MySpace
   • Launched in 2007 as MySpaceTV.com (available in 15 countries in 7 languages)
       http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-
       networking/networks/myspace7.htm
   • Owned by News Corp (media conglomerate) & Rupert Murdoch
   • Main competitor is YouTube
   • MySpace acts solely on revenue generated from advertising. They use ‘behavioural
       targeting’ to select each ad a user sees.
   • Showed, exclusively, Beyond the Rave
   • Shows user-generated content AND Sony Minisodes (5 min clips of classic TV shows)

“Even though MySpace Movies doesn't offer any services that are above and beyond those of
ordinary movie Web sites, it gives users one less reason to exit MySpace's domain. Plus, avid
movie fans enjoy adding movie profiles to their friends list.”


Questions
   • Why release a film over MySpace?
   • What are the benefits and negatives?
   • Who is the target audience?
   • Which of the key concepts could you use when talking about Beyond the Rave?


Resources
    • www.hammerfilms.co.uk
    • www.puregrassfilms.com
    • www.myspace.com/beyondtherave

Key Areas 1, 2, 6 & 7

      How has the use of technology in this case study impacted exhibition?
      Will this case study change the way in which audiences watch films or does
       audience consumption already follow this (via the internet, etc)?
(Technologies / Proliferation/ Synergy/ Technological Convergence)

     Has Beyond the Rave targeted its audience well? What benefits can you see?
(Targeting Audiences)
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  • 1. G322b Audiences & Institutions OCR AS Media Studies 2010 Revision Help One Media exam 2 hours Section A: TV Drama – 30mins viewing an extract – 45 minutes writing – Everyone answers the same question Section B: Institutions and Audiences – 45 minutes writing – Everyone answers the same question
  • 2. The 7 Key Areas 1. the issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice; 2. the importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing; 3. the technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange; 4. the significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audiences; 5. the importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences; 6. the issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (specifically, British) by international or global institutions; 7. the ways in which the candidates’ own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour. Definitions Synergy Companies working together at a mutual benefit but remaining separate. Institutional Convergence When companies merge together. Technological and Cross Media Convergence Technological convergence can be in production, distribution and exhibition (films via the web; piracy), or marketing (using social networking sites/ websites for promotion) Target audience A group of people that a product is specifically aimed at. Audience consumption What the audience like/ use/ watch. If consumption means ‘to eat’, think of it as the audience eating up different texts. (It could refer to technology they use, the films they watch or like. Proliferation The availability and fast access to certain products. This could be the availability of cheaper, better quality hardware (like HD digital cameras, etc) or the choice and access to films that the audience has (via the internet, cinema, television. Media ownership Who owns what and how much control they have over it. The best example would be to consider Working Title and how much ownership they have over their productions, as they’re part of Universal.
  • 3. To Get You Thinking  Cross media convergence and synergy • What impact does the ownership of a media institution have on the products it creates and on the relationship with the audience? • How do media institutions work together to reach audiences? • Alliances; Horizontal/ vertical integration. Give examples.  The importance of technological convergence • How have technologies affected the processes of production/ distribution/ marketing/ exhibition? • What impact have digital cameras/ digital editing/ CGI/ the online age had on the film industry? • What is the effect in the increased availability of media technologies? • What is the effect of the increase in the amount of film available? • What are the effects of technologies coming together in one device? (e.g. mobile phones with video)  How your own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour • How do international film production companies target British/ specific audiences? • How do audiences consume films? • Why do audiences consume films? • How are audiences targeted? • How active/ passive are film audiences?
  • 4. Case Studies (and the exam) Working Title and Universal WT2 Working Title and WT2 Warp Warp vs. Working Title Cinema City and Picturehouse Cinema City vs. Vue (Piracy) The Exam  Have a range of case studies and ensure they give you even coverage of the seven key areas.  Case studies that contrast two institutions are good (e.g. Warp vs. Working Title or Vue vs. Cinema City).  Specific and accurate information and an ability to shape an argument are more important than statistics.  These case studies should allow you to explore the (changing) relationship between media Institutions and Audiences.  As well as look at the institutional processes: Production, Distribution, Marketing and Exhibition.  And local/ national/ international institutions.  The history of an institution/ film-maker is not important. Past Paper Questions 1. (Exam Board Specimen Paper) Discuss the issues raised by an institution’s need to target specific audiences within a media industry which you have studied. 2. (09Jan) Discuss the ways in which media products are produced and distributed to audiences within a media area which you have studied. 3. (09Jun) Technological convergence 4. (10Jan) “Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
  • 5. Grade Descriptors Level 4 Explanation/analysis/argument (16-20 marks)  Shows excellent understanding of the task  Excellent knowledge and understanding of institutional/audience practices – factual knowledge is relevant and accurate  A clear and developed argument, substantiated by detailed reference to case study material  Clearly relevant to set question Use of examples (16-20 marks)  Offers frequent evidence from case study material – award marks to reflect the range and appropriateness of examples  Offers a full range of examples from case study and own experience  Offers examples which are clearly relevant to the set question Use of terminology (8-10 marks)  Use of terminology is relevant and accurate Complex issues have been expressed clearly and fluently using a style of writing appropriate to the complex subject matter. Sentences and paragraphs, consistently relevant, have been well structured, using appropriate technical terminology. There may be few, if any, errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar. Level 3 Explanation/analysis/argument (12-15 marks)  Shows proficient understanding of the task  Proficient knowledge and understanding of institutional/audience practices – factual knowledge is mostly accurate  Some developed argument, supported by reference to case study material  Mostly relevant to set question Use of examples (12-15 marks)  Offers consistent evidence from case study material  Offers a range of examples from case study and own experience  Offers examples which are mostly relevant to the set question Use of terminology (6-7 marks)  Use of terminology is mostly accurate Relatively straight forward ideas have been expressed with some clarity and fluency. Arguments are generally relevant, though may stray from the point of the question. There will be some errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar, but these are unlikely to be intrusive or obscure meaning. Level 2 Explanation/analysis/argument (8-11 marks)  Shows basic understanding of the task  Basic knowledge and understanding of institutional/audience practices – factual knowledge will have some accuracy  Basic argument evident, with some reference to case study material  Some relevance to set question Use of examples (8-11 marks)  Offers some evidence from case study material  Offers a partial range of examples from case study and own experience  Offers examples of some relevance to the set question Use of terminology (4-5 marks)  Some terminology used, although there may be some inaccuracies Some simple ideas have been expressed in an appropriate context. There are likely to be some errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar of which some may be noticeable and intrusive.
  • 6. How to Revise • Write an essay • Create essay plans • Create spider diagrams for each of the 7 areas • Carry out a new case study (e.g. Film Four) • Revise previous case studies and apply these to the 7 areas. You could use the A3 grid to help you structure the information. • Read your notes • Attend Mr Seal’s revision sessions Useful Resources http://asanda2mediastudies.blogspot.com/search/label/Institutions%20and%20Audiences Warp  http://warp.net/  http://www.warpx.co.uk/  http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12210  http://www.film4.com/features/article/warp-factor Working Title  http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/  http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/working_title_history/  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/16/working-title-films  http://www.slideshare.net/headacheau/working-title-films-1486854 Cinema City/ Picturehouse  http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/  http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Cinema_City/  http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/eveningnews24/norwich-whats-on- guide/films-and-cinemas/story.aspx? brand=ENOnline&category=GoingOutFilm&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=xWhatsOn&i temid=NOED09%20Mar%202010%2008%3A54%3A40%3A420 Vue  http://www.myvue.com/  http://www.myvue.com/corporate/index.asp?SessionID=&ic=1 Funding • http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/whatwefund
  • 7.  http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12210 Working Title • Had their breakthrough with Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994. • Working Title are a unique production company as they retain creative control. They are also successful. • It retains its autonomy in creative decisions but is owned by a conglomerate. • Protection of Universal means Working Title is able to survive disappointing success of films like Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Dir. John Madden, UK/France/USA, 2000. Its budget was £13m but only made £9.8m at the box office. NBC Universal • NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi. WT2 • The arm of Working Title that deals with low-budget films. • WT2 Films are distributed through Universal. • Shaun of the Dead, Dir. Edgar Wright, 2004 is a WT2 production. It took 9 weeks to shoot in London with a budget of £4m. Key Areas 1, 2 & 6  What are the benefits of Working Title being owned by Universal?  What are the negatives of Working Title being owned by Universal? (Ownership / Synergy / Convergence / Horizontal and Vertical Integration)  How much ownership does Working Title have over the films it produces?  How does this ownership impact on national and global audiences? (Ownership / Targeting Audiences)
  • 8. Warp Films • Set up in 1999 • Sister company of Warp Records • Allied with Warp X • Originated as a music video production company branching into feature films. • Makes all music videos for Warp Records. • Remit is “To challenge and entertain contemporary British and international cinema audiences.” Warp X • Began in 2006 • Set up as a low budget feature film initiative. • Funded by FilmFour, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire. • Only difference between Warp X and Warp Films is the funding. • Films could be made quickly with financing also available from Warp Films. • They made 6 films in under 3 years. • Budgets are between £450k - £1m Warp Records • Started in 1989 • Made music videos as well as acting as a record label. • Artic Monkeys, Rubber Johnny. • Launched www.Bleep.com in 2004 – an online digital music store. Bleep • Won UK Digital Music Award for “Best Music Store” in 2006. • Includes music from other labels as popularity increased. Synergy, Collaboration & Funding Madman Entertainment In April 2008, Australian indie film distributor Madman Entertainment announced a collaboration with Warp Films who plan to make “at least 2 films together over the next 3 years”. Madman is a vertically integrated distribution company in Australia & New Zealand which are committed to productions which widen the audience choice. Their top project is Anime. FilmFour Uses funding from their investment schemes and produces films similar to their remit. Channel 4 Owns the television rights to their productions Funding • Low Budget Feature Film Scheme set up by UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund • Film4 • EM Media (east midlands screen agency) • Screen Yorkshire • Optimum Releasing for distribution on DVD in UK • Channel 4 has UK television rights Key Areas 1, 2 & 6  What are the benefits and negatives of Warp being an independent company?  How does synergy help Warp as a production company? (Ownership / Synergy / Technologies)  How is the way in which Warp target their audiences different to Working Title?  Does their use of technology impact the audiences they target and films they produce?
  • 10. Picturehouse Cinemas & the Digital Screen Network (Taken from the Picturehouse website) Who they are  Formed in 1989  Wants to challenge the multiplex cinema model and provide cinemas that serve their communities in city centre locations.  Have a total of 18 cinemas, mostly, in university cities.  According to their website they’re the fourth largest in the UK.  Show both independent and mainstream films.  Picturehouse cinemas feature “stylish café-bars, which host art exhibitions and events such as live music, comedy and quizzes.”  Run Kids’ Club, parents and babies’ screenings and senior citizens’ matinees. Slackers Club, set up by E4, for students.  Transmit live material from stage to screen including interviews with Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, Shekhar Khapur, Terence Davies and many others. Company philosophy  Central to the Company philosophy is maintaining the individuality of each cinema. This means Cinema City remains individual.  Picturehouse also run Virtual cinemas (venues that City Screen programmes but does not own). Digital Projection  Part of the Digital Screen Network (therefore have to show ‘specialised’ films)*  City Screen was the first exhibitor in the UK and Europe to install a nationwide satellite network encompassing all its cinemas to show ‘live via satellite’ events.  First satellite event was in October 2006, Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s Ball. Screens sold-out and audiences quickly embraced the new concept of 'cinecasts'. Since then, they have broadcast music, comedy, filmmaker Q&As, red-carpet premieres and productions transmitted in High Definition from The New York Metropolitan Opera and Royal Opera House.  For the 2008 return to the big screen of Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball, they were the worldwide theatrical digital distributor, and delivered the live show via satellite to over 100 cinemas, including screens in Canada and Australia. Digital Screen Network *As stated by the UKFC, a requirement of receiving a digital projector is that cinemas show specialised films. These include: • Foreign language with subtitles, Documentaries, Archive/classic films, Genre - more difficult to categorise, Hook or USP - less easy to summarise, Cinematic style - more innovative. What is it? • Funded by the National Lottery • 240 screens in 210 cinemas • Exhibitors committed to showing more specialised films • £300m spent on distributing and marketing films in UK in 2005 • Only £18m (6%) spent on specialised films in 2005 Benefits of digital • Choice – more ‘product’ and the ability to match it to customer demand • Quality – better sound and image, no deterioration of the print • Alternative content – cinemas diversifying through live concerts, sport • Spectacle – higher resolution, new 3D technologies (Avatar) Key Areas 1, 3, 6 & 7  How are Picturehouse different in terms of ownership compared to other cinemas?  What technologies have been introduced and how do these benefit audiences? (Ownership / Technologies)  How is the way in which Picturehouse target their audiences different to Vue?
  • 11.  How do they benefit or overcome global institutions targeting British audiences? (Targeting Audiences)
  • 12. Vue Cinemas (Taken from skillset and myvue) REMEMBER: The majority of this information is taken directly from sources which boast how brilliant Vue is. When reading this, take into consideration their use of language – you can mention their own opinions in an exam. It tells you a lot about the differences between Vue and Picturehouse! Who they are  Started in May 2003 after SBC International Cinemas acquired 36 cinemas from Warner Village and 7 in 2005 from Ster Century.  Their flagship cinema is in London’s West End with 9 screens and 2,300 seats.  Have 2 cinemas in Portugal and Taiwan (from when they were owned by SBC International)  Focused on being the dominant exhibitor in the business as it continues with its commitment to build and develop the most distinct, modern multiplex cinemas in the UK. Company philosophy  Endeavours to consistently provide the best possible cinema experience.  Emphasis is on the mainstream, with mass market Hollywood crowd pleasers such as Harry Potter and Shark Tale or accessible British films like Bride and Prejudice playing at its key sites. DVD Rental  Launched ‘Vue at Home’ a DVD rental service in conjunction with ScreenSelect.co.uk. This is a unique partnership between Vue and ScreenSelect.co.uk because it marks the first time that a leading national exhibitor and a leading DVD home rental company have offered such an integrated service.  Mark de Quervain, Sales and Marketing Director for Vue Entertainment said: “We are delighted to have a partnership with ScreenSelect.co.uk. We both recognise that DVD renters are also cinema goers and as such, we see natural synergies between our two entertainment format offerings. Our plan is to combine marketing activities to increase cinema attendance and DVD rental” Westfield  In Feb 2010, the “stunning multimillion pound Vue cinema” opened  Vue Westfield will be the largest fully digital cinema in Europe equipped with the very latest in digital projection technology offering customers far greater film choice than ever before all delivered to the highest possible standards of picture and sound quality. With 82,360 sq ft of cinema space, 14 wall-to-wall, floor-to- ceiling fully stadium seated screens, including 5 3D enabled screens and almost 3,000 ultra comfortable seats; this is Vue Entertainment’s most ambitious development to date.  VueXtreme - large-format screens offering customers a ‘super-sized’ sound and vision experience.  High-end interior design, concierge service, cloak room, a private lounge and bar and three luxurious auditoriums with spacious, ultra-comfortable specially designed reclining seats. SCENE will deliver a premium, luxury experience for pleasure seeking cinema-goers aged 18 and over. Key Areas 1, 2, 6 & 7  What can you determine about the way Vue control their cinemas (individuality?)?  How does their collaboration with the home DVD rental company affect their control of the market? (Ownership / Synergy)  How is the way in which Picturehouse target their audiences different to Vue?  How do they benefit or overcome global institutions targeting British audiences?
  • 14. Beyond the Rave • Directed by Matthias Hoene • Released on 17th April 2008 • Shown in 20 episodes on MySpaceTV • Made with Pure Grass Films and Hammer Films • With music from Pete Tong • Written by Tom Grass • A horror about vampires on the underground rave scene. With drugs, horror and violence Ed (about to go off to Iraq tries to find his girlfriend on his last night in England.) • DVD released by Pure Grass in October 2009 MySpace • Launched in 2007 as MySpaceTV.com (available in 15 countries in 7 languages) http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social- networking/networks/myspace7.htm • Owned by News Corp (media conglomerate) & Rupert Murdoch • Main competitor is YouTube • MySpace acts solely on revenue generated from advertising. They use ‘behavioural targeting’ to select each ad a user sees. • Showed, exclusively, Beyond the Rave • Shows user-generated content AND Sony Minisodes (5 min clips of classic TV shows) “Even though MySpace Movies doesn't offer any services that are above and beyond those of ordinary movie Web sites, it gives users one less reason to exit MySpace's domain. Plus, avid movie fans enjoy adding movie profiles to their friends list.” Questions • Why release a film over MySpace? • What are the benefits and negatives? • Who is the target audience? • Which of the key concepts could you use when talking about Beyond the Rave? Resources • www.hammerfilms.co.uk • www.puregrassfilms.com • www.myspace.com/beyondtherave Key Areas 1, 2, 6 & 7  How has the use of technology in this case study impacted exhibition?  Will this case study change the way in which audiences watch films or does audience consumption already follow this (via the internet, etc)? (Technologies / Proliferation/ Synergy/ Technological Convergence)  Has Beyond the Rave targeted its audience well? What benefits can you see? (Targeting Audiences)
  • 16. Essay plan template 1 2 3 Conclusion Introduction 1 2 3 1 2 3