How to read a Film Still

How to read a Film Still

Glossary

Important Glossary

Production – the concept of the film is developed from idea, to script, to filming to editing.

Marketing – publicity for the film in all countries of release to create interest/hype in the lead up to theatrical release.

Distribution – supplying the product/film to cinemas in hardware/software

Exhibition – the showing of the film to audiences

Class Survey and Conclutions

The results I have collected from the class show that the ratio of American made and British made films watched is split 50:50. I think that the films are split in this is because, the American films have enormous budgets to create the films, therefore the special effects will be better and they will be able to cast bigger stars. But British films, they have good budgets, and some have massive budgets, but films like 4 Lions, have small budgets but still lots of people watch it purely for the comic side of it, and it is a well known film even on a small budget.

Pros of watching flms in the cinema, is going for the whole experiance, the big screen, popcorn, the darkness and the overall experiance of the cinema. Cons of going to the cinema is prices of food and tickets etc. Also when people do not abide by the rules of the cinema, like getting their phone's out and everyone can see the bright screen in the darkened room of the cinema. Pros of watching it on a DVD is you can set your comfertable environment, you can pause and play whenever you like, and just have control over the film. Cons of a DVD is, unless you own a large TV you won't get the experiance of the cinema, and the sound effects may not be as good. Pros of a download is being able to get hold of any film you want to watch and you are able to pause and play at your own time. Cons are that there is a high danger of downlading a virus, or illegal copies, also the quality of the picture isnt likely to be very good at all. Pros of wathcing films on the TV are that you get a amily envrionment to watch it in and you are comfertable in your own house. Cons are that unless you have Sky+ you are not able to pause the film. Also it may be interrupted by adverts, which ruins the film.

There are mant different types of marketing, like TV ads, radio adverts and posters. I think that the most effective way of marketing a film is TV ads, because you get a preview of the film and what it will be like, to see if you will enjoy it.

First Blog

I chose to do Media Studies because, I am interested in the music and film industry. I am interested in how, movies are made and what goes into making them. I am also studying, AS P.E, geography and psychology. My favourite artists are Example and Wrech 32. I like the style of music they produce, and I like both individual artists.


My favorite TV programme is Scrubs, my favorite character is Dr. Cox.

My favourite film is Space Jam because I watched it as a child and still love the film.

I enjoy reading the magazines FHM and FourFourTwo. I visit and read websites like, Facebook and Sky Sports News.