Thursday, 17 January 2019

Jungle Book

marketing

ways Disney market their films:

-posters                                       -interviews
-adverts (t.v)                               - sponsors
- YouTube                                   - news papers
-social media                              -word of mouth
-billboards                                  -magazines

Advert of the Jungle Book trailer -1967 

-the length of the trailer is longer
- it has a voice over throughout
- focuses on the animation
- comedic representation
- animals have more obvious identity
- Disney ownership + distribution still foregrounded


Advert of the Jungle Book trailer -2016 

- the length of the trailer is shorter
- beginning looks like a horror movie as it shows dark colors and eerie music
- promotes other films when it says "from the creators of iron man"- synergy
- promotes famous actors - star marketing
-CGI
- no sense of character
-wide distribution with the big six

poster of the Jungle Book  - 1967 

- all have happy characters on the front- targets at younger generation 
-tag line is colloquial - shows alteration
- bright colors shows enthusiasm that the film is in color 
- no ones scary 
- upbeat element 

poster of the Jungle Book - 2016

- the advert is more scarier
-high production values 
-more detail in all the scenes 
-longer wait for the film as the posters were released a long time before 
-3 part poster - triptych


convergence- 
consume films of different platform e.g cinema, sky, DVD  




jungle book

- Production
-Marketing, distribution + funding
- Technology + convergence
-Ownership
- Regulation


Brand loyalty
Focused on target audience
Take risks- as they have the money if it doesn't work out
access to all the latest technology

Disney is the #1 distributor in 2016 and 2017 $177 million budget

Ray-tracking new way light interacts to make them look real
motion resolution

key words:
techni color
cel animation sheets
xeroxing



Monday, 14 January 2019

secret to Disneys success


- sequels
-franchise
-live action  remakes

Disney 

5 segment
22 Oscar wins
5 annualized return of equity
vertically integrated
horizontally integrated

franchise- films that will promote each other such as pirates of the Caribbean

products
theme park rides
 toys
video games
t.v shows
pj's

$1.3 billion
produces 10 movies a year

movies that are going to be released in 2019
- captain america
-dumbo
-avengers- endgame
- Aladdin- live action
- toy story 4
-lion king - live action
- artimusfowl
-frozen 2
-star wars episode 9 



synergy- different films promote each other, elements of a media conglomerates each other.

industry and audience

film- industry
radio- industry and audience
video games- industry and audience
(15 marks)



the film industry
pre-production
shooting schedule
production
marketing the film/ distribution
release- exhibition/exchange


production 
development
pre-production
production
post production

marketing
posters advertisement methods

conglomerates
-two or more companies engage in a multi-industry company


=horizontal integration
= vertical integration

Sunday, 13 January 2019

top 20 films of 2018


1.

Black Panther

gross income: $1.1 billion
production: Disney
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13
 
2.

Avengers: Infinity War 

gross income:$2 billion
production:Disney
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


3.

Incredibles 2 

gross income: $1.2 billion
production: Disney
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


4.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 

gross income:$1 billion
production: universal
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


5.

 Deadpool 2 

gross income:  $743 million
production: Disney
genre: action
age certificate: R


6.

Aquaman

gross income: 988.6 million
production: warner bros
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


7.

The Grinch 

gross income: $500 million
production: universal
genre: comedy
age certificate: PG


8.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout 

gross income: $791 million
production: Alibaba
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


9.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

gross income: $622 million
production: disney
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


10.

Solo: A Star Wars Story 

gross income: $392 million
production: Disney
genre: action
age certificate: PG-13


11.

Venom 

gross income: $855 million
production: Disney
genre: action PG-13
age certificate:


12.

A Star Is Born 

gross income: $400 million
production: warner bros
genre: drama
age certificate: R


13.

Bohemian Rhapsody 

gross income: $749 million
production: 20th century fox
genre: biography
age certificate: PG-13


14.

Ralph Breaks the Internet 

gross income: $434 million
production: Disney
genre: adventure
age certificate: PG


15.

A Quiet Place 

gross income: $340 million
production: paramount
genre: horror
age certificate: PG-13


16.

Crazy Rich Asians 

gross income: $238 million
production: colorforce
genre: romance
age certificate: PG-13


17.

 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

gross income: $527 million
production: sony
genre: comedy
age certificate: PG


18.

Halloween 

gross income: $253 million
production: blumhouse
genre: horror
age certificate: R


19.

 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

gross income: $644 million
production: warner bros
genre: adventure
age certificate: PG


20.

Mary Poppins Returns

gross income: $287 million
production: Disney
genre: comedy
age certificate: PG





















films in 2018

 


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