Mackenzie Craig

Done in 45 minutes "To what extent does Media Ownership impact the success of a film." Media ownership impacts the success of films to a colossal extent. This is because larger industries such as Hollywood and Disney have major media advantages allowing them to promote their film without limits because they are parent company’s which dominate the majority of the film industry without much room for rising competition to break through. Hollywood's dominance over the film industry is immaculate and is unlikely to be stopped any time soon. Once a company reaches the heights and becomes an international monopoly there is very little that can stop it. Independent films have no chance of catching onto Hollywood nor can they compete with Disney's worldwide promotional schemes or yearly profit. (Which was discovered to be 22.287 billion in the year 2020). As well as the yearly average film production of 400 by Hollywood, making no chance for new film companies to become nearly...

This essay was timed 45 minutes   "Explain how the meaning is created using the four technical areas, in the following clip." In this scene from Breaking bad, both age and gender are represented. For age, older generations of men are depicted as knowledgeable and very pulled together, while the younger teenage men are conveyed as incompetent and on the wrong side of the law. Gender is represented by portraying men with dominant personalities as well as being territorial. Using men rather than women stereotypes women as being the damsels in distress without any intention to break the law or harm humanity.  From the first cut of this clip from ‘breaking bad’ sound is already revealing to the audience a lot of key information about the setting. For example, an intercom is used in the background to indicate the setting is a a large shop. The use of silence between dialogue is very impactful as it initiates tension and suspense which suggests a fight may be about to happen causing...

Question: "To what extent has cross-media-convergence and synergy played a part in the success of the media texts you have studied?" Note: plan is at the bottom The most top grossing film for the year 2008 known famously around the worlds as "The Dark Knight"  used a very impactful method of local, national and international audiences to make itself known to the world before the movie was even released. They had  a large budget of 180 million (USD) and used their own marketing campaign known as;  "why so serious?" which was an alternate reality game that attracted more than 10 million players from across the globe all related to the release of The Dark Knight. It is known as "one of the most interactive movie-marketing campaigns ever hatched by Hollywood" This is mainly because the game was digitally distributed to over 70 different countries along with players using hundreds off  different web pages and synergistically spilling out across the wo...

 

  NZ Film: What we do in the shadows Date released: March 27th, 2019 Budget: 1.6 million USD What they made on opening weekend: $83,555 (2.4% of total gross) What gross film earnings were for the film: 7 Million USD Directed by:  Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi Any A list actors?: Kristen Schaal (301k followers) Who distributed the film?: Madman entertainment (New Zealand and Australia) Unison/paladin (United states) Who funded the film?: Crowd funding What did critics say about it (Reviews and how it was received by the public): Critics said;   " Smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie has any right to be,  What We Do in the Shadows  is bloody good fun" "It may not be the absolute best of what this mashup of genres can provide, but it is still a worthy entry that will leave you smiling all the way to the end"-Josh Parham How was it distributed?: Digital, DVD, broadcast distribution rights Marketing campaigns: Crowd funding A Hollywood Bloc...

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          Logo Research Warner Brothers Warner brothers is known around the world for there movies and productions since 1923 and there have been more than 200 variants of their logo in 15 years alone.  From simple black and white shield stamped with "W.B" to a more complex animation that varies for each production. It was founded by the four brothers who moved into America and they settled for a simple shield with "W.B" stamped on. Filmmakers are always inspired to suit the Warners logo to the tone of the film which is an uncomplicated task seeing as there is only so much that can be changed about a logo. The new 2022 Logo: Pixar: Pixar is also very well known for producing some of the most famous animated movies from the early 2000's.  There logo has changed three times since 1979 and today it is most recognized as "Pixar" with the "I" replaced with a lamp, who is in fact inspired by Luxo Jr, a big illuminated desk lamp from a short film Pi...