Section A Exam

TEXTS TO CONSIDER FOR SECTION A OF THE EXAM

Context: Section A is about the application of a your overall knowledge of the film industry (particularly how it is changing) with some information/sources that are given to you within the exam paper.

It is your responsibility to bring in anything you come across that is of interest and study the articles that your teachers offer you also.

Keep a scrap book OR a blog of articles relating to the film industry

For every article you read respond to the questions below:

What is the source of the text?- empire, imd, etc

What are the key points?

Choose one quote to remember. One that sticks out to you

What are your opinions on the subject matter?

Reading MATERIAL FOR SECTION A

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/article_87ad43e5-bea4-5eb8-b44a-37d95baad76c.html

Twitter and the film Industry

http://theweek.com/article/index/207513/the-rise-and-fall-of-blockbuster-video

The fall of Blockbuster video

http://www.convergenceculture.org/weblog/2011/04/piracy_turning_threats_into_pr.php

Film Piracy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/13/illegal-downloads-threaten-british-film

Illegal downloading of films

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/mar/09/grand-theft-auto-bang-bang-youre-dead

The console games industry is affecting the film industry

http://www.fuelindustries.com/casestudies/darkknight

A case study on how Dark Knight used games to get the target audience interested

http://www.fruitlesspursuits.com/2012/05/iphone-film-making-zombie-case-study.html

Iphone film making – Zombie Movie

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/08/older-viewers-rescuing-cinema

Audiences – the older generation are saving Cinema

http://www.sbbfc.co.uk/articles/site/WhySoSerious

Certificating Films – Dark Knight Case Study