On a similar tip to the ‘Famous Objects from Classic Movies’ game if the trend amongst graphic designers to par a film poster down to the most basic of elements. Here are examples of ones for this years Oscars.

All images from here.

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Click the link to access the BBC Radio 4 Film Archives which feature interviews with a host of stars as well as a documentary discussing how cinema going has altered in Britain in the past 100 years. Fantastic!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/film-season/

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Here are links for forthcoming releases for 2011, you need to consider why these films have been made and who the audience for them will be.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/jan/07/week-in-geek-2011-preview

Here is a good link for an article about remakes in 2011 and why they are a safe bet for studios.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/02/hollywood-remakes-sequels-weinstein

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Here are the exam questions for the producers and audience section of the AS exam

1. What are some of the key factors which influence the kinds of film that get made today?

2. What are some of the ways in which films from the past are made attractive to contemporary audiences?

3. How do independent films sometimes achieve success?

4. How far are new technologies changing the way audiences watch films?

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Section A on the AS FM2 paper concerns ‘Producers and Audiences’ and requires you to be able to respond to resource material before bringing in your own examples from your wider viewing. To help you revise for this topic you should do the following:

Buy a Film Magazine - Empire, Total Film, Sight and Sound or Little White Lies. What type of film audience is this aimed at? How can you tell? What information does it have about films?

Buy a newspaper and read the film review section – Broadsheet newspapers such as the Guardian, The Independent, The Times or the Telegraph will all have a review section on a Friday or in their Sunday edition. What is film of the week? How does this choice relate to the audience for the paper?

Watch trailers online – choose 2-3 trailers for films that you would not normally watch. Who do you think the target audience is? Why?

Watch Film 2009 – use the BBC iPlayer to watch Film 2009, how is film presented on TV? What type of films do they focus on?

Look at a film website – vary what you look at from ‘Ain’t it cool news‘ to a film specific site. Who is the site aimed at? How can you tell?

Look at listings – look to see what is on in the Cambridge cinemas and contrast it with another city. Do cinemas in Birmingham show the same films? Why might the film choice be different?

The other thing to do is to attend revision workshops. These are Monday 12.20-12.50 in the LRC, Wednesday 13.05-14.00 in G23 and Friday 10.50-11.20 in the LRC. For any other help please ask your teacher

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