Tuesday 28 February 2012

Section B - E Books

How often would you go to the cinema if you had the latest TV to use at home when streaming, downloading and renting films?

I asked 10 people this question to see what the majority of the public would think on the advantages of having all these modern things on a HD, plasma and possibly a 3D TV.

Person 1
I wouldn’t go to the cinema as much as I would prefer to watch the film in the comfort of my own home

Person 2
I would still go to the cinema as the experience and the atmosphere of watching the film in the cinema first is always better

Person 3
I would prefer to stay at home as it is cheaper, I can order a take-away and I won’t be tempted to buy all of the goodies such as popcorn and fizzy drinks

Person 4
The sound is always better in the cinema and the screen is bigger and more clear which makes you feel part of the film and intrigues you more which is always a good thing

Person 5
I would prefer to watch the film at home instead of having to drive down to the cinema or get public transport; it just takes up a lot time

Person 6
When you watch the film at home, you can pause, rewind and fats forward when necessary without missing any of it e.g. if you need the toilet

Person 7
If the film is a new release, there will be lots of people in the cinema and you may have to sit next to many people and be squashed, sometimes they’re smelly as well

Person 8
If the family want to watch the film but one of the kids is not old enough, it is easier to watch it at home and it is less hassle

Person 9
It’s hard to find parking spaces round by the cinema and you may be late to get in, then you have to queue up and get your ticket, it’s just easier to stay at home and watch the film

Person 10
If I have just come home from work and I am tired, I can put my pyjamas on instead of having to get dressed up

Conclusion
Looking at the results from questioning the 10 people, I found that 3 of the people would still like to go to the cinema than watch it at home and the other 7 people would prefer to stay at home and watch it. These results were answered with various different answers and reasons.

Thursday 23 February 2012

Deadly Question 6

Real Question
The issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (British) by international or global institutions.

Translated Question
The problems or topics brought to everyone’s attention in the targeting of the national and local British audiences for many reasons by international or global organisations.

Some issues raised about the national and local British audiences are that now TV has become such a popular and advanced piece of technology within British audience, organisations are seeing problems such as less people are going to cinema, for example, to watch their films when they are spending loads of money to have it released at the cinema; they are losing out as the audiences would now rather wait for it to be released on DVD or on TV which is cheaper for the individual but is a setback for the film companies and international or global institutions.

Monday 20 February 2012

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Films

Today I watched 'The Vow' at the cinema. This film started with the past in a way, as it did not show us the whole relationship between the man and woman, but instead reflected back and showed us what happened before the woman lost her memory and how it happened. This is similar to what we will be doing in our film, the opening will be of what had previously happened before the 2 girls meet so that we are not showing a whole story but we are instead showing the audience what the whole 'meeting up and disgussing what happened' is about. Also, when the male actor was trying to help the woman regain her memory, a voiceover was used which we will also be including in out 2 minute opening.

Definitions

Here are some key terms we need to know for Section B in the exam:
- Production: making films

- Distribution: promoting films and getting them into cinemas and out on to DVD as well as any spin offs/related media products.

- Consumption: people paying at the cinema, renting or buying DVDs and downloading and purchasing related products