Archie's GCSE media blog

  1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow. You may wish to use   Black Widow's IMDB entry   to help with this -   see the company credits page   - but the answers can also be found in the notes above. Marvel studios Walt  Disney studios motion pictures 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow? Conglomerate is a large corporation that owns a large number of media companies. This links to black widow as it was created by marvel and marvel is apart of a conglomerate company which is Disney. 3) Analyse the  film trailer  for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? The CGI is one aspect that shows us that it is a blockbuster movie as it plays a big part to improve the movie. 4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least  three  different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and  why  they were effective in promoting the film. Posters, trailers and media adver

  1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? Independent films are not made by big film studios. Directors and producers have more creative input, they have smaller budgets and are distributed by smaller companies. 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? It is about Daniel Blake,59, who is unable to work after suffering health problems. As a result, he needs help from the state. He befriends a single mother with two kids. He stands up against the injustices of the system. The movie has a very strong political message about the British government 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? Ken Loach directed I, Daniel Blake. He has directed social realism films for over 50 years. He makes movies about ordinary, working class people and the struggles they face, usually with political themes. His movies intend to inform the public rather than entertain or make money. 4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least  three  di