1. SECTION B ESSAY TERMS MATCH UP STARTER NAME: ______________________
Task: Match up the Terms to correct definition
Funding the showingof a film, public(cinemarelease),home (DVD)oronline
(netflix/itunesetc)
Pre-production institutionwho funds(paysfor) the film (couldbe aportionorall of the
costs)….sometimesthere are multiple partieswhofund(splitting)
…….sometimesthe institutionwhopaysforthe filmisthe legal ownerof the
film……usuallyaninvestorwill fundafilmtoget return(make profit)
Production the way audiencesconsume andinterchange filmsfromotheraudiences
…..byofferingthemtootheraudiencesonline (illegallythroughonline sites)
or burned/rippedversions(atprivate placeslike bootsales) (piracy)
Post production processafterfilming,editingoncomputers,applyingspecial videooraudio
effects,addscredits,appliessoundandfoleysetc
Marketing the filmingprocess(couldbe filmedinactual locationsorinstudios)
Distribution the processof audiencespurchasing(orillegallyobtaining)films(publicor
home)
Consumption the processof ……1) firstlymakingthe files/copiesof film(eithermaking
physical copies=prints,DVD,blu ray etc…….or digital files(encryptedfor
cinemaor digital filesforonline)……….2) sendingthe copiesorfilesto
exhibitororshop(to cinema,shoporonline shop)
Exhibition the processin whichinstitutionswill promoteafilmbefore cinema orhome
release toensure itissuccessful consumption
Exchange processbefore filming,couldinvolve buildingsets,castingactorsetc.
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2. Task: Match up the Terms to correct definition
Ownership technologyadvanceseveryday,itexpands anddevelopsveryrapidly. In
effect,thiswill cause the filmindustrytochange –all filmingprocessesand
stageswill become differentthanthe pastandget done quicker, more
efficientlyandcheaper. A lotof timesthisisconnectedtoconvergence of
technology.
Synergy & cross mediaconvergence people whowatchfilmswhethertheybe inone small partof the worldor
for massaudience,intendedtobe seenbypeopleall aroundthe world.
The people whowatchfilmswill differandhave different reasonsfor
watchingandconsumingfilms.
Local & global audiences whenfilmindustryaffiliateswithotherindustriestopromote the film,they
bothare workingtowardssame goal,to make profit. Sometimesthisis
differentfilminstitutionsworking withotherfilminstitutionswho
specialiseindifferentaspectsof the filmingprocess. Often,one of these
institutionswillprofitfromthe otherinordertheyreceive promotionof
theirown/originalproductsfromthe success/consumptionof the film.
Digital technology the institutionwhohave legal possessionof afilm. Couldbe possessedby
large conglomerateswhoare bothverticallyandhorizontallyintegrated
(andoftenhave large parentcompaniesandmanysubsidiarycompanies
too) or by smallerindependentcompanieswhoare onlypartially
horizontallyintegratedorneitherandjustoperate with1processof the
filmingstage (suchasa studioonly). The institutioncouldbe forthe
purpose of makingprofitorcouldbe charitybasedinwhichfundingas
beenprovidedwithoutthatinvestormakingmoney.
Proliferationofhardware all the technologiesusedinall filmingprocessesthatispurelydigital
(includingproduction,post-production,distribution,marketing,exhibition
and exchange)
Technological convergence the advancementof technologyhasenabledtechnologytocome together
inorder to make the production,post-production,marketing,exhibition,
consumptionandexchange of filmstohappenfasterandmore efficiently.
Thisis because alot of technologieshave mergedtogethermeaningthey
aren’tseparate thingsanymore whichmade processeslonger
Peerassessedby: ________________________
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