The document discusses key concepts in the film industry including synergy, convergence, media conglomerates, and technological changes. It addresses how convergence has allowed for integrated production, distribution, and marketing across subsidiaries. It also examines issues of media ownership and influence, the dominance of Hollywood, and how technological changes have impacted both media institutions and audiences.

1. G322: Key Media Concepts Exam The Film Industry

2. Important Terminology Synergy Convergence Cross media convergence Technological convergence Media Conglomerate

3. The issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice What are the issues in the film industry? Social Influence; audience reception Bias; specific genres and cultures Dominance of industry; Hollywood vs the world Money$$$$$$$

5. The importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing In media economics, synergy is the promotion and sale of a product (and all its versions) throughout the various subsidiaries of a media conglomerate, e.g. films, soundtracks or video games. Walt Disney pioneered synergistic marketing techniques in the 1930s by granting dozens of firms the right to use his Mickey Mouse character in products and ads, and continued to market Disney media through licensing arrangements.

6. Synergy in Film: 20 th Century Fox, produces, distributes and markets films Owned by News Corporation.. Which is Owned by Rupert Murdoch… Who owns: Sky, News International, Harper Collins, MySpace What does all this mean????

7. The technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange The Digital Age

9. The significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audiences Impact of Digital Technology Downloading – itunes, ipod, Digital Piracy – DVD’s, filesharing Social networking sites - marketing Accessibility – everywhere?? Control – industry/audiences

11. The importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences What does convergence mean and why is it important? When two or more technologies come together to create a new technology. Audiences: Everything in one product Institutions: Audiences tied to one product

13. The issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (specifically, British) by international or global institutions Hollywood dominance Appeal Money $$ vs ££ Cultural Values/Influence (sci-fi/ westerns) Good vs Evil

14. The ways in which your own experiences of film consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour. How do you consume films??