Web 2.0
The three principles of Web 2.0
What is digitisation, disruption and convergence.
The big 5 include Universal, Disney, Warner Bros, Columbia, and
What is Paramount?
Type of company, not tied to any others and typically working with a lower budget
What is indie?
The term for the "Bridget Jones" films
What is franchise?
Theorist behind the term, coined in 2004
Who is Tim O'Reilly?
The term for combining subsidiaries of production, distribution, and exhibition, under one conglomerate
What is vertical integration?
A film that used Christmas cards as a marketing tactic as well as reviews to generate buzz for the straight-to-dvd release
What is "Le Donk and Scor-zay-zee"
Used by this company, term for a large audience viewing a film at the theatre in most areas or territories
What is wide release?
Term for blurring between producer and a consumer, happens through digitisation
What is convergence?
The two elements that are necessary for a big 5 film
What are stars and franchise?
The 2009 film "All Tomorrows Parties", did not receive theatrical release but was crowdfunded and
What is self-distribution?
Technique used in films such as "The High Note" (2019) in order to appeal and represent as many groups as possible
What is four-quadrant?
Term describing source material made by consumers when feeling ungratified from a text
What is User Generated Content?
This theorist argues that a blockbuster will make ten times as much in the US ($) as in the UK (£)
Who is Charles Gant?
The digital only, low budget subsidiary of Warp, originally funded by the now defunct UK Film Council and the National Lottery.
What is Warp X?
The trilogy that included the two main stars producing on set diaries as part of the marketing
What is "The Cornetto Trilogy?"
Convergence Theorist
Who is Henry Jenkins?
The term for films with a $100m+ budget, Elberse uses the term 'blockbuster' to denote the same concept of focusing marketing resources on fewer major releases
What is tentpole?
Most expensive Warp film to date ($10m), used two of the requirements for a large budget production, and released in 2017
What is "Ghost Stories"?
2019 blockbuster movie that flopped massively, despite A-List stars, CGI technology, and popular IP
What is "Cats?"