research into the film industry

Key film genres 

  • Horror 
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • romance 
  • western 
  • rom com 
  • comedy

The big 6? 
Universal 
Fox 
Disney 
sony 
warner brothers 
Paramount 
(Colombia)

What are the biggest franchises 
Marvel 
Harry potter 
star wars 
james bond 
spider man 
x-men 
fast and furious 


Film blockbusters 

  • Gone With the Wind (1939)
  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
  • The Sound of Music (1965)
  • E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  • Titanic (1997)
  • Wonderfull life 




Independent production companies 
Island pictures 
element 
tiger aspects 
warp films 
vertigo 











Comments

  1. JCoSS GCSE MediaNovember 13, 2018 at 7:38 AM

    Some great examples here Josh, well done!

    For revision please reply below:
    Define what a blockbuster is
    Define what a franchise is

    Miss C

    ReplyDelete
  2. Josh May GCSE 2017January 23, 2019 at 5:37 AM

    A franchise is a whole collection of movies and
    A blockbuster is a big budget film with big names

    ReplyDelete

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