rcd

1. Sample exam question
How have changes in technologyaffectedthe relationshipbetweenaudiencesand producersin
the filmindustry?
Institution- anestablishmentmade tocreate,provide information,profitbased,canbe calleda
mediaconglomerate
Conglomerate-acompanythat ownsothercompanies
Subsidiary- ownedbyanothercompany
Production- Referstothe tasksthatneededtobe executedduringthe filmingof the film.Production
tasksinclude settingupscenes,capturingfootage
Pre-production- Infilmmakingandvideoproduction,pre-productionformallybeginsonce aproject
has beengreenlit.Atthisstage,finalizingpreparationsforproductiongointoeffect.Financingwill
generallybe confirmedandmanyof the keyelementssuchasprincipal castmembers,directorand
cinematographerare set.Bythe endof pre-production,the screenplayisusuallyfinalizedand
satisfactorytoall the financiersandotherstakeholders.
Duringpre-production,the scriptisbrokendownintoindividual scenesstoryboardsandall the
locations,props,castmembers,costumes,special effectsandvisual effectsare identified.An
extremelydetailedschedule isproducedandarrangementsare made forthe necessaryelementsto

2. be available tothe film-makersatthe appropriate times.Setsare constructed,the crew ishired,
financial arrangementsare putinplace and a start date forthe beginningof principal photographyis
set.At some pointinpre-productionthere will be aread-throughof the scriptwhichisusually
attendedbyall cast memberswithspeakingparts,the director,all headsof departments,financiers,
producers,andpublicists.
Postproduction-
 Videoeditingthe picture of atelevisionprogramusinganeditdecisionlist(EDL)
 Writing,(re)recording, andeditingthe soundtrack.
 Addingvisual specialeffects - mainlycomputer-generatedimagery(CGI) anddigital copy
fromwhichrelease printswillbe made (althoughthismaybe made obsolete bydigital-
cinematechnologies).
 Sounddesign,soundeffects,ADR,foleyandmusic,culminatinginaprocessknownassound
re-recordingormixingwithprofessionalaudioequipment.
 Transferof colour motionpicture filmtovideoorDPXwitha telecine andcolourgrading
(correction) inacolour suite.
Distribution
Olddistribution- drivingfilmtocinemasback,driving DVDstoshops
New distribution- usesdifferentdigitalproductstoview andtomarketa film.
Certificationisdone bythe bbfc
Exhibition
Audience filmexperience
 earlyhoursof the morning
 8-12, 11pm, 2am, 12 onwards
 9 illegal downloads
 More varietyof viewingplatforms
 Trendsaccess of changed- viewinghaschanged
Young Audiencestendtoconsume inavarietyof differentways.Theyaccessfilmsillegallythe
majorityof the time,yetsome dowatch filmsthroughthe cinema,streamingplatformsandvydvd.
Young audiencesalsotendtowatchfilmsinavarietyof differentlocations,suchaslivingroom,
bedrooms,andat the cinema.Youngeraudienceswatchfilmsatthe nighttime,from8 pm- 2
am.Theywatchthe filmswithcompanysuchas family,friendsandextendedfamily,yetalsowatch
filmsbythemselves.