5.1 Starter - How to answer the question

• starter: why would this not happen now?

Divide Cinema Attendance into 3 Contexts 

Technological

Social

Economic

What is the impact of this on the Film Industry:

Argue: 
The critics view

Risk Adverse = More Big Dumb Movies formuaic films (blockbusters) suited to 3D

or
The Indie Filmmakers View/UK Film Council

More exposure for Indie and Foreign Films 





 

Argue:
The Film Fandom view/Pirates view
Piracy encourages audience to watch more and greater variety (indies, foreign) as it is free and accessible from home (film literacy). These can become future filmmakers
or 
The Studio/Director's view
No money = risk adverse, lack of reinvestment into new idea = more formulaic, big budget blockbusters in 3D to encourage the audiences back. 
or
The Director's View 
Directors generally are critical of 3D and story is sacrificed over style and studios put pressure on directors to put into 3D

Find evidence to arrive at conclusion.

Create Meaning

• Match em up: Put together the 4 phrases & when
• Match em up: What to do

What points and arguments from your essays?

*Exemplars - what points do they make (contexts)

Apply to demonstrate:

Video Essays: Create your thesis to the questions:

Create Meaning:

Choose the best one/you agree with and produce a group Thesis.

Select the evidence (Points) you need to back it up from the mind maps, your notes from the essays above.

Apply to demonstrate 

Record you Thesis as a Movie Trailer

1. Video Nasties & Censorship

2. The Rise of the Blockbuster & Multiplex

3. 3D and online Piracy & Distribution

1. http://leighmediaasfilmessays12.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/video-essays-internet-piracy-censorship.html

2. http://leighmediaasfilmessays12.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/video-essay-on-digital-distribution.html

Homework:

*Exemplars - mark you mentor partners essay against these.

• Internet Piracy B1 Level 4
• Internet Piracy - Mid Level 3 C1
• Internet Piracy E3
• Mock Exemplar 18/30 C3
• Mock exemplar 28/30 A2
• Mock exemplar 25/30 B1