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1. PR5: Remakes and Production Factors Which Influence Them
Rec and Quarantine research questions and Main part 2 plan
Rec trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTHqUT5rI54
Quarantine Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBh5S_aWwk
Readthe interview withJaume Balaguero,the directorof Recand answerthe followingquestions
http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/865/865683p1.html
1. ExplainJaume Balagoro’srationaleformakingRECina handheld,documentarystyle
2. Is ita coincidence that Cloverfield andDiary of Dead were releasedatthe same time,ordoes
it relate toaudience demand?
3. The AmericancompanyScreenGemsboughtthe rightsto remake Recfrom the independent
EuropeanfilmproductioncompanyFilmax,the producersof the original film.

2. i. Findout whichcompanyowns ScreenGems
ii. What do youthinkthe mainreasonis forScreenGems,the distributorsof Quarantine
wantedtoget the remake outso quickly?
For thispart of PR5, youneedtoconsiderwhyfilmproductioncompaniesproduce remakesandthe
otherfactors that influence those remakes.
Factors whichinfluencedthe remakeof REC
Financial factors
Trends
Genre and popularity
Synergy
Vertical integration
In the secondpart of your essay you will needto comment uponall of the above
P2 describethe
relationship between
films and their
production contexts
with some appropriate
use of subject
terminology [IE]
M2 explain the relationship
between films and their
production contexts with
reference to detailed
illustrativeexamples and
generally correct useof
subjectterminology
D2 comprehensively explain the
relationship between films and
their production contexts with
elucidated examples and
consistently usingsubject
terminology correctly
Main Part 2:
Introduce mainpart 2 by givingthe titlesof the filmscoveredandproductionfactorswhichinfluence
those remakes
P1. REC.
Relate factual informationaboutREC; director,release date,distributor,budgetandbox office
takings.Describe the productionvaluesandcontext (handhelddocumentarystyle/plotsynopsis)
P2. Quarantine
Relate factual informationaboutQuarantine ; director,release date,distributor,budgetandbox
office takings.Describethe productionvaluesandcontext(handhelddocumentarystyle/plot
synopsis.Explainsimilaritiesanddifferenceswiththe original

3. P3. Production Contexts
ExplainwhyQuarantine wasproducedsosoonafterREC. Give examplesconcerningtrends,genre
and financial factors.
P4.
Explainsynergyand vertical integrationandhow ScreenGems (the productioncompanythat
producedQuarantine) is anexample of averticallyintegratedcompany. Findoutthe companythat
ownsScreenGems.Whydo you thinkScreenGemsalsoboughtthe rightsto distribute the filmRec,
fromits productioncompanyFilmax?Explainhow ScreenGemshas contributedtothe overall
successof REC due to this.