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  MOCK EXAM PAPER 1 SECTION B ( Film Marketing) a) What is meant by an independent film ? [3] An independent film is made by people who do not work for big companies and usually with smaller budgets and lesser known stars these independent film producers usually don’t have as many fancy films and they also have to advertise it themselves across social media or posters. They may get funding help from people within the community if people are interested. Also independent films may not even be released in cinemas all the time and people may have to resort to free viewers to grow a reputation. b) briefly explain what vertical integration is. [2]  When a company owns many smaller companies in the same type of business (usually) for example Disney owns all the star wars franchise but also owns the camera company and lighting company needed to film the movies so production is much much cheaper and not a problem for them at all. c) Explain how independent films use marketing and other methods

  Mainstream Film - Black Panther Black Panther is defined as a mainstream movie since it is also part of the Marvel franchise which is the leading superhero, escapist universe for film. However this film incorporates an element from independent film by using a less known of actor as the star of the  movie.  “ Black Panther ” pushes the  Marvel  Cinematic  Universe into  exciting new territory — specifically the vibranium-rich African nation of Wakanda, whose existence was first hinted  at  way back  in  ”Iron Man 2,” but which it hasn't spent extensive time  in  until now. The budget for Black Panther was 200M USD this was used to pay for Chadwick  Boseman's role in the film earning  approx 2M USD. The genres that the movie covers is a action, superhero, adventure style film as expected from marvel studios but would be classed as niche.  TEXT Genre and genre conventions Technical codes Narrative Representations afro-futurism ethnical representations AUDIENCE Size Active/Passi

Assassins creed is a  open-world   action-adventure   stealth  video game  owned by Ubisoft with the first installment releasing in November 2007 for the xbox 360 and ps3 called 'Assassins Creed'. In 2002 Ubisoft ranked among the top 10 independent publishers in the world for the first time. In all assassins creed games you are a character  descended  from a key assassin in historic timelines and you work for abstergo to jump into your assassins ancestors  memories by using abstergos simulation technology  and help to collect the  hidden pieces of eden lost in history.  Most of the assassins creed games are mainly released on the playstation, xbox consoles and the PC however there are a few odd ones on Nintendo.However the amount of franchise games released can be overwhelming       Most recent Game released in 2020 on ps5 Assassin's Creed grossed $54.6 million in the United States and Canada and $186.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of   $240.9 million

Unseen-Taylor Swift-The Man The representation of the main character seems like a stereotypical dream of most men to be someone who people are jealous of, someone who seems free to do whatever they wish at whatever time. This seems like a upper class male. It's proven when the character does not have empathy for the other subway passengers because he thinks he is better than them i.e. ashing his cigar  into the old woman's bag looking impatiently at his watch suggesting he is used to faster travel.  However, there is also the stereotype of a woman wanting to marry a rich guy just for the money clearly shown in this shot when the girl doesn't kiss The Old Man and shows off her big diamond with a fake smile. Both these stereotypes seem like a representation of what women see men as (assholes) and what men see women as (something to own), Or this is used to make fun of how society represents capitalism between people of different classes.  In comparison to riptide by Vance Joy

  Dizzee Rascal Dream Dizzee rascal is a grime artist who created a pop-hiphop-grime music video talking about his success and a message to inspire the younger generations. The surface of the video is a light playful setting created by the kids building blocks and the fact that dizzee comes out of a jack in a box. There is a story created of a classic lower-class urban area all on top of this woman piano as dizzee raps his lyrics. Puppets are introduced which are stealing a tv and then fighting the police this compared to a usual grime video doesn't not present itself to be as threatening and seems almost childish because of the light representation this could both be dizzee poking fun at grime culture and bringing awareness to the upper class.  As we look deeper into the video we realise that all the puppets have strings attached to them in this old white woman's home who is presented as a normal human size. the strings represent that the puppets are being controlled referenci

water aid ad- rain for good   The ad starts off with a stereotypical English forecast of cold colours and rain. The setting is a middle class household in a suburban area represented by the digital radio, the green of the back garden and the small plant. The camera is set to watch out the window as if the audience was there avoiding the rain indoors and dis-regarding water as worthless using it to water plants. this scene only lasts for about 5 seconds before is switches to a binary opposite in rural Africa fading the sound of the rain to the sound of insects and dead plants.  Right after we are introduced to the main character. The girl Is not directly presented as a victim like other ads since she is fully clothed in bright pastel colours and looks generally healthy. There is warm lighting but in a dry environment with few trees and workers trying to still grow crops showing hope. The girl walks past other people on their way back from getting some water this journey is done whilst