Box Office & Film Industry
This term refers to the total amount of money a film earns from ticket sales.
What is box office revenue?
This New York borough is widely considered the birthplace of hip-hop.
What is the Bronx?
This business model allows users to pay monthly for unlimited access to content.
What is a subscription model?
This term refers to famous individuals known for media attention rather than a specific profession.
What is a celebrity?
This term refers to the main message or underlying idea of a film.
What is a theme?
This film became the highest-grossing movie of all time after its release in 2009, featuring the world of Pandora.
What is Avatar?
This hip-hop element involves rhythmic spoken lyrics over beats.
What is rapping (MCing)?
This feature automatically plays the next episode of a show on streaming platforms.
What is autoplay?
This term describes public damage to a celebrity’s image due to scandal.
What is a public relations (PR) crisis?
This term describes the main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
This rating system in the U.S. classifies films as PG, PG-13, or R.
What is the MPAA (or MPA) rating system?
This producer and artist founded Beats by Dre and helped shape West Coast hip-hop.
Who is Dr. Dre?
This term refers to original shows or movies created by a streaming platform.
What is original content?
This term refers to a celebrity expanding into business ventures like fashion or cosmetics.
What is brand extension?
This term refers to the use of lighting and camera angles to create mood in film.
What is cinematography?
This company is one of the “Big Five” Hollywood studios and produced films like Jurassic World.
What is Universal Pictures?
This term refers to a lyrical conflict or competition between rappers.
What is a rap battle?
This platform is known for live streaming, especially for gaming and esports.
What is Twitch?
This concept describes fans forming strong emotional connections with public figures they don’t know personally.
What is a parasocial relationship?
This term describes a plot twist that changes the audience’s understanding of the story.
What is a plot twist?
This term refers to a film with a very large budget and mass audience appeal, often part of a franchise.
What is a blockbuster?
This influential hip-hop group included members like Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.
What is N.W.A?
This term describes releasing all episodes of a show at once rather than weekly.
What is full-season release (or binge release)?
This strategy involves managing public image through media appearances and messaging.
What is public relations (PR)?
This concept refers to how media messages can influence audience beliefs and attitudes over time.
What is media framing (or media influence theory)?