Dyari Media GCSE

  1) Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Sound and lots of VFX companies. 2) A conglomerate is a big company that owns lots of smaller companies. Black Widow features lots of production teams that are subsidiaries of Disney/Marvel. 3) The special effects, the celebrity actors, and the soundtrack. 4 a) Trailers Trailers have been the standard way to advertise a movie for a long time. It's pretty much a necessity if you want anyone to see or hear about your movie. 4b) Star Interviews/Power Interviews with the cast attracts fans of said actors to watch/read the interview and then potentially get interested in watching the movie being advertised. Star power works basically the same way as those fans will see their favourite actor in that movie which gives them a motive to watch it. 4c) Audience Promotion Promoting good reviews from audience members has been quite an uncommon thing as big studios typically push out reviews from critics more often. This has been effective i

  Dyari GCSE Media blog feedback – December 2022 WWW : Dyari, it has been a pleasure having you in my lessons this term. You are very passionate about the subject and you offer very interesting ideas. I think you will particularly enjoy the close study products when we get to them, especially the video games unit. It was lovely hearing you say that this was your favourite subject this year. I hope this continues throughout the course. EBI: Just lacking detail in your blog posts that we need to work on. Just ensure that you have used your exercise book and the notes on Media Macguffin to ensure you are answering in plenty of detail. If we can add that extra bit of detail you will be able to achieve maybe exceed your target grade. LR:   Copy and paste this feedback into a new blogpost called ‘Blog feedback and learner response’. Then, set aside some time to go back and complete missing or unfinished work. Finally, as your learner response, write what you think the most difficult topic w

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47623536 1) How many films were there in the MCU at the time of this article? 22 films 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? $18.2 billion (£13.7 billion) 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? Marvel at that time were recovering from bankruptcy; they sold off some of their most popular characters like Spider-Man. They still owned all the rights to the members of the original Avengers (Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America), so they decided to make a crossover film. 4) Who owns the rights to Spider-Man and why is the character now appearing in the MCU? Sony owns the rights to Spider-Man and have made their own Spider-Man films for years, still making some to this day. Sony and Disney agreed on a deal to let Spider-Man appear in the MCU, although Sony still owns the rights to Spider-Man. 5) Who owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? 20th Century Fox owns the rights to both the

  1) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn in 2012? Facebook bought Instagram back then because they knew social media was a very popular and growing market that they could cash in on. 2) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? The company owns lots of different types of media and is most likely a conglomerate. They could probably own TV stations, streaming services, film/music studios, and more.This allows them to have more creative freedom and thus, make a lot more money. 3) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? Horizontal integration is when a company purchases another company. For example, Facebook bought Oculus in 2014 as they knew VR technology would be the future and they could cash in on a potential future market. Horizontal integration can widen said company's audience, and make them even more money. 4) What is a subsidiary? A subsidiary is a branch/different company owned and controlled by the parent company. For