1. Unit 26: Film studies: PR2: Same Film, Different Time and Place
Carrie Research Task and Article Writing Frame
Carrie Trailers
2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dz2gdXP6Zs
1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGN-ZHR8vs0

2. Task 1
Find out the following information:
Carrie 1976 Carrie 2013
Director Brian De Palma Kimberly Peirce
Year of Production 1976 2013
Distributor United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1.8 Million $30 Million
Box office takings $33.8 Million $82 716 354
Sequels non non
Task 2:
Read the articles about the new version of Carrie below and answer the following questions
Article 1: interview with Kimberley Pierce
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaki-hasan/interview-director-kimber_b_4124128.html
Articles 2, 3 and 4: products related to the release of Carrie
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Carrie-Headed-Onto-Blu-ray-DVD-Next-Month-40554.html
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345805879
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/soundtrack/carrie/
Task 3:
THIS PART OF YOUR ARTICLE WILL FOLLOW DIRECTLY ON FROM YOUR COMPLETED WORK ON REC
& QUARANTINE:
Using the boxes below, continue with your article on remakes. Use your findings from the previous
tasks to help you. When this work has been checked, cut and paste it into your work on Rec and

3. Quarantine. Remember to illustrate your article with images from the films and any products that
have been produced to tie in with the films (synergies)
1. In two paragraphs, relate factual information about the version of Carrie produced in 1976
and the new version in 2013. Give details of the director, release date, distributor, budget
and box office takings. Describe the plot and cast briefly
2. GiveKimberley Peirce’s reasons for remaking Carrie. Define the target audience for the film.
3. Explain how some of Kimberley Pierce’s reasons for remaking Carrie could be to do with
trends, particularly amongst the film’s target audience
4. Consider the companies responsible for the making of both films. What is their relationship
4. Describe the relationship and state why this is a financial factor.
I think that this movie was remade because of the development in technology allowing the
director Kimberley Peirce to grasp the audience with new techniques and styles that they was not
able to create back in the 70s. Chloe Grace Moretz was chosen by the director because she has
stared in a recent block buster Kick Ass. As they used Chloe to attract a younger audience ,
furthermore the older generation would want to watch it as they would have seen the original
The director of the 1976 Carrie was American director Brian De Palma, the film was
made two years prior to the book written by Steven King. The film was a huge box office
hit bringing in £33,800,000. The 2013 remake of the movie was not such a big success as
the orginal, the budget for the film was just over £30,000,000. Even with popular cast
members like Grace Mortez the film only made £16,000,000
Kimberley Pierce’s reasons for remaking Carrie is the rising trends of horror films being made
this year. And for her to realise it at the end of October so close to Halloween, this will also
make people want to watch it. The audience loves to be scared but in the comfort of being
around their friends and family. As the original Carrie was successful. The director would have
proposed the idea to create a remake of the film as it would bring in more profit for people
who have not seen the film.
The relationship between Screen Gems and United Artists is that they have both produced the
Carrie movie, the reason that there was a remake was this film is the advertisement in
technology, to attract the younger audience in the advertisement in technology is a huge
importance because the younger generation will be attracted to this. This would mazimise
profits for both companies because may buy the original movie on DVD before seeing the new
one, just to compare the two.

4. 5. Consider the products that tie in with the release of Carrie and give details of:
How synergy is a factor in the remake of the film
How the films soundtrack will appeal to the target audience (try to find if any artists
have released tracks individually to coincide with the release)
Factors which influenced the remake of Carrie
Financial factors
Trends
Genre and popularity
Synergy (related products such as DVD’s/books/TShirts)
Vertical integration (where a film company deals with the production, distribution and
consumption of a film)
In your magazine article you will need to comment upon all of the above
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Synergy is a big part factor for the films finacial profits as it ties in a lot of merchandise that you
would have not found for the original Carrie film. Merchandise such as T-shirts, posters and
toys could be found in shops, tis would create more profit towards the film but also promote the
film so more people hear about it and the word gets spread that this is the film to see. The
biggest profit that Carrie benefits from is the Stephan King novel that would have been rewrote
to fit the film perfectly. The company would also put images of the film with the book so people
can relate to what they have just watched.
The soundtrack has taken songs from previous years and applied them to the film or certain
artists have adapted work and made it to apply to the film. Certain songs such as Take a Walk –
Passions Pits released their song years ago. The film company have hand selected these songs to
fit the film in their image.

5. Star Theory
Why have the producers of Carrie chosen Chloe Mortez?
They have chosen her for the role of Carrie as she is popular with teenagers who have
watched Kick Ass, by casting her in this film it would make her current fans watch the latest
movie she has been in, furthermore the people who watched the original movie will want to
watch the remake aswell.