Thursday 18 April 2013

Home-learning for Group 2 - Due Monday 22nd April 2013

-Email me with your questions for the One Mile Away cast/production team

-Complete your 45minute Section B exam question

-Continue with ongoing research into Skyfall and One Mile Away (put anything you find on the blog so others can see/share)

Please ensure that you see me if you have any issues with this as if  H/L is not completed you will be letting others in the class down in terms of preparing effectively for the exam.






Monday 15 April 2013

Work for group 2 Monday 15th April 2013

Key questions for today

Have you ever been to an independent cinema? If yes - how was it different? If no - why not?
What is more appealing about viewing at the cinema than viewing on DVD/online/TV?
Why has there been a recent trend in Hollywood 're-making' a lot of films?
Can you see any patterns or trends in films of the last 5 years?

Find out the answers to these questions and post on your blog:


What were the top ten highest grossing films of 2012?
How many of these films were American/British?
How many films were sequels or remakes?
Who distributed the ten films?
What percentage of box office takings were from multiplex cinemas compared to independent cinemas?
What types of cinema are there in the UK?


Some links to get you started: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_in_film
http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2012