Here's the prezi we looked at on The Dark Knight and This is England...

prezi.com/sdh-zvr-wddo/g322teachingfilm/

Homework for Monday 4th April

Create a word cloud (e.g, using wordle.net) containing as much terminology relevant to the "institutions and audiences" section of the exam as you can think of. Aim for at least 50 words. Find out the meaning of any terms you are unsure of.

2nd Piece of Homework for Monday 21st March

A research task for Monday 21st March. Find out as much as you can about your assigned topic (below) and be ready to present to/share with the class.

Yasmin, Ashwin, Nimesh, and ghostly David, please find out as much as you can about the production, distribution, and consumption of The Dark Knight.

Viraj, Devki and Matthew, please find out as much as you can about the production, distribution, and consumption of This is England - the film more than the TV spin-off.

Omar, Raju, Shreya and Harshiv, please find out as much as you can about Warp Films, with a focus on production, distribution, and consumption.

Josh, Khushel, Keval, and Manan,  please find out as much as you can about Warner Bros, with a focus on production, distribution, and consumption. (http://www.warnerbros.com/?page=movies#/page=company-info/ is helpful.)

You can work individually or as a group.

Thank you.

Homework due Monday 21st March

Write a 2-4 paragraphs discussing how convergence is changing the nature of audience. In your writing, include the terms ‘fragmentation’, ‘duality’, ‘push media’ ‘pull media’, and ‘long tail’. Try to refer to specific films.

Will the success of The King's Speech help the British film industry?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/01/what-now-for-british-cinema?intcmp=239

Oscars 2011

A somewhat cynical discussion of this year's Oscar ceremony and the health of "independent" film:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/feb/27/oscars-los-angeles-film-industry?INTCMP=SRCH