In today's lesson, we discussed the different types of distribution methods of films including legal and illegal platforms. We looked into a Netflix original film, 'Beast of No Nation' and how it's distribution is unique due to the fact that it was only shown on Netflix. Below is my work from the lesson, showing research into the film industry and how its being effected by online contributors such as Netflix.
We then are left with the question: Is the Internet killing the cinema?
We then are left with the question: Is the Internet killing the cinema?
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Question
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Answer:
No more than two sentences
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What reasons are given for the summer of 2015 being the
second biggest for ticket sales?
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They
released recombinant franchise films featuring superheroes and beasts;
something that may find interesting and capture – therefore making people
want to go. Marvel also released new films, which normally always makes a
profit.
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Why has the business model of Beasts of No Nation raised eyebrows around Hollywood?
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Director
Cary Fukunaga’s films usually hits big screens yet with ‘Beasts of No
Nation’, it is being mainly distributed on Netflix.
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What are the oligopolistic cinema chains in the US?
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AMC
Regal
Cinemark
Carmike
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What are the big studios that represent the oligopoly that
dominates Hollywood? (Research)
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Paramount
Pictures
RKO
Radio Pictures
Warner
Bros
Universal
Pictures
Columbia
Pictures
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What was the budget for Beasts
of No Nation?
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$6
million
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How are big studios like ‘huge apex predators’?
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They
ignore smaller morsels and tackle high-risk, high-reward action films that
they can heavily promote with their considerable financial prowess
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Explain two of the marketing ploys that big studios use.
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Sophisticated
convergent media blitzes, synergies of product placement, cross-promotion and
hybrid social media campaigns
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Question
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Answer:
No more than two sentences
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Without big marketing budgets what do smaller films,
‘lacking gaudy financial backing’, have to rely on?
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They
rely on good reviews from film festival screenings and hope to parlay a
limited theatrical release into a successful awards season.
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And how do they hope to make their money back?
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They
hope to make their money back through DVD sales and the evolving market of
Video on Demand.
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What has Netflix evolved into?
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Netflix
has evolved into a digital, subscription service giant, one that streams many
films that major movieplexes ignore.
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Blimey! What’s this? ‘the borderless global market of
convergent digital media’? (Research)
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This
means that you can now access films in any format and on any device. This
allows people all across the world to access films.
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How
many subscribers does Netflix have worldwide?
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104
million subscribers
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How has Netflix spooked the movie industry, especially the
theatre chains?
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By
not showing their films in normal movie theatres, the film industry is
spooked by the idea that Netflix will overtake them and overtake them,
possibly making companies go bankrupt.
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How much of a threat does Netflix represent for the big
studios?
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By
producing small films, Netflix do not hold much of a threat for bigger
companies/chains such as Marvel. This is due to the fact that they hold a fan
base and have social relevance that smaller films don’t.
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