Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Half Term Homework: Prep for Mock Exam 1 Week 1

TASK 2:
Read & Apply- Case Study of a newly released Blockbuster



Transformers: Age of Extinction
  • Post-Genre
  • Widest possible audience appeal (male skew?)
  • Spectacle - heavy focus on CGI, SFX and animation
  • Event Movie
  • Big Budget ($100,000,000 plus)
  • Star driven
  • Product - heavily marketed & hyped/tie-ins/merch
  • Not character driven/motivation/depth (non CHN)
  • Visual excess & Set Pieces over story & plot
  • Franchises & Sequels/Prequels
  • Homogenous & Cross-cultural - universal locale or identity
  • Video game like experience blurs line between film & gaming
  • Pre-sold audience based on novels, comics and games
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