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I,DANIEL BLAKE: BLOG TASK

  1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? -Independent cinema is also called 'indie' film it is very different to Hollywood blockbusters. Independent films have much smaller budgets, and are often financially public service broadcasters, film institutions and charity funding. They are also distributed by smaller companies. It is different to Hollywood Blockbusters as the directors and producers have more creative input - it's being made in their vision, not in the vision of studious bosses. 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? I, Daniel Blake is about I, Daniel Blake having illness; he met a single mum, named Katie with her two young children. Katie have a problem where she only have one chance to escape a one room homeless hostel in London; to accept a flat in a far distance. I, Daniel Blake fights for his dignity and also for others who are struggling. 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? I, Daniel Blake is direc

BLACK WIDOW: BLOG TASK

  1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow. You may wish to use  Black Widow's IMDB entry  to help with this -  see the company credits page  - but the answers can also be found in the notes above. The Companies that involved in the creation of Black Widow are Walt Disney and Marvel. 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow? Conglomerate ownership is where other companies owned a range of smaller companies (called subsidiaries). It links to Black Widow because Walt Disney Company owns Marvel where they conduct business separately. 3) Analyse the film trailer for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? The aspects in the film trailer that tells me that this is a big budget blockbuster movie are because of how they made this movie that contains a lot of settings, where every scene has different settings. They also used costumes that are very agent, iconic, and unique. In this movie the

FILM INDUSTRY: MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE BLOG TASK

  Read   this BBC article on the Marvel Cinematic Universe   and answer the following questions based on the article: 1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?  -There was 22 films from Marvel Cinematic Universe at this time of this article.  2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? -The MCU is the most successful film franchise of all time making more than $18.2bn. 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? -Marvel created the Avengers films as they had just recovered from bankruptcy and had to sell some of the company's popular characters. Marvel then bought characters for the crossover film Avengers Assemble as they needed characters that would be popular for them to save up money after the bankruptcy. 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? -Spider man in films used to be owned by Marvel, until Sony bought Spider man for $7million, th