This document outlines a research task to investigate how the internet is used to promote films. Specifically, it instructs the researcher to look for trailers online, reviews from audiences and institutions, screenings at cinemas and opportunities to download films legally or illegally. The researcher is asked to determine if the internet is an effective tool for promoting and distributing films based on their findings.
2. 20 minute research task
• Trailers – are trailers for the film available
online? If so how many different ones are there
and where are they?
• Reviews – what reviews of the film can you find
online? Are they audience or institutionally
created?
• Cinemas – what cinemas is the film being
screened in? Do you think this has an impact on
the other areas?
• Downloading - can the film be downloaded? If so
where from? Is this a legal or illegal copy?
3. From your findings do you
think that the Internet is
effective in the promotion and
distribution of films?
