In today's lesson we learnt about Institution. Institution is the people who create, make and distribute the media.
What is the main film going audience?
The main film going audience is 15 to 25 years old.
How do cinemas make most of their money?
Cinemas mostly make their money through their high priced refreshments, food and merchandise.
How do you get a film into the cinema?
You will need a distributor in order for the film to go into the cinema.
What does a distributor do?
Film distributors make the movie available for an audience. The distributor is responsible for marketing the film and usually deals with the important part of financing a film. The film distributor may set the release date of the film and the method by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing.
We also learnt about the 6 big major film producers:
Universal: Ted 2, Train-wreck, pitch perfect, minions etc.
Paramount: Hot Tub Time Machine, Turtles, Area 51 etc.
Sony: Fury, The Interview, The Walk, Pixels etc.
Warner Bros: Get Hard, Magic Mike XXL, The Hobbit, Gravity etc.
20th Century Fox: Maze Runner, Taken 3, Fantastic Four, Gone Girl etc.
Disney: Inside Out, Cinderella, Maleficent, Frozen etc.
We then made a logo for our films: