Monday, 14 November 2011

Explain How technological convergance has releveance to attack the block

Describe how a marketing relies on tech convergance

List the platforms on which films can be watched

Discuss the benifitsof digital distribution

Tech Convergance of Attack the block

Production --> Internet and mobile technology help creatives work together.

Distribution --> Marketing which relies on mobile, internet and SMS and digital distribution.

Exhibiton --> Digital Projection, piracy, other ways of seeing films (blu ray, download, pay per view ect)

Monday, 7 November 2011

Universal studio's

Universal Studio's was founded on the 30th of april 1912 by carl laemmle and is now run by NBCUniversal. The company has progressed from a hnudred years ago into the second oldest distribution company in america, with only paramount pictures existing one month longer. They have been involved in numerous films but five films they have been invoved with in 2011 are as such:

Film: Fast Five
D.O.R: April 29 2011
Budget: $125 million
Director/Stars: Justin Lin/ Vin diesal - Paul Walker - The Rock - Chris Bridges (ludacris)
Writers: Chris Morgan
Producers: Neil H. Moritz
Gross Revenue: $626,137,675
Distributor: Universal Studios

Film: Johnny English Reborn
D.O.R: October 21st 2011
Budget: $45 million
Director/Stars: Oliver Parker/Rowan Atkinson - Dominic West - Gillian Anderson
Writers: /
Producers: Rowan Atkinson
Gross Revenue: $147,286,000
Distributor: Universal Studios

Film: Cowboys & Aliens
D.O.R: 29th July 2011
Budget: $163 million
Director/Stars: Jon Favreau/ Daniel Craig - Harrison Ford - Sam Rockwell - Paul Dano
Writers: Mark Fergus - Alex Kurtzman - Damon Lindelof - Roberto Orci - Hawk Ostby
Producers: Brian Grazer - Ron Howard - Ryan Kavanaugh (executive) - Alex Kurtzman - Damon Lindelof - Roberto Orci - Steven Spielberg (executive)
Gross Revenue: $171,240,551
Distributor: Universal Studios

Film:
D.O.R: October 21st 2011
Budget: $45 million
Director/Stars: Oliver Parker/Rowan Atkinson - Dominic West - Gillian Anderson
Writers: /
Producers: Rowan Atkinson
Gross Revenue: $147,286,000
Distributor: Universal Studios