Quick research into the film industry

Write down some key film genres?
comedy, action, horror.
Who are the Big 6?
  • Warner Bros
  • 20th Century Fox
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Universal Pictures
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment 


  • Walt Disney Studios



Franchises: What are the biggest franchises?
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
STAR WARS
HARRY POTTER  
JAMES BOND
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
FAST AND THE FURIOUS
X-MEN
SPIDER-MAN


Independent Production Companies?

 An independent film, independent movie, indie film or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies.

  • Roughcut television
  • independant film sales
  • Blast! films

Film Blockbusters: Examples?

A blockbuster is a Hollywood movie that's made with a large budget and big stars. A true blockbusteris extremely popular and brings in a lot of money. Typically, a blockbuster is a fabulous summer moviethat audiences line up to see the first weekend it's released.examples are jurassic world, avengers infinity war, spider man.

Comments

  1. JCoSS GCSE MediaNovember 13, 2018 at 7:29 AM

    Good work here Aden!

    For revision please reply below with a definition of what a franchise is?

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    1. adenbrazilFebruary 3, 2019 at 12:41 PM

      A media franchise is a collection of related media

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