Top Films of 2016

Look up top grossing films of 2016 - Write down top five and their producers/exhibitors and when they came out

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
14 December2016
Lucasfilm production

2. Finding Dory
8 June 2016
Produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures

3. Captain America: Civil War
29 April 2016
Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures.

4. The Secret Life Of Pets
8 July 2016

Illumination Entertainment

5. The Jungle Book
15 April 2016
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures

What are the big six film companies?

-Warner Bros. Pictures. Warner Bros. ...

-20th Century Fox.

-Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures is the longest operating major studio in Hollywood. ...

-Universal Pictures.

-Sony Pictures Entertainment (earlier known as Columbia-Tristar Pictures)

-Walt Disney Studios

  

Think of the dates and school holidays, which films are on general release?

 General release is the act of making a film available to be shown in theatres. All of the top five films released where on general release. They are also released in school holidays this is because they will have more of a change of selling tickets, as more people have the time to view the films.
 

What genre of films are there? blockbuster, indie, foreign?

Comedy | Crime | Thriller | Mystery | Romance | History | Adventure | Biography | Drama | War | Sci-Fi | Music
 

How many are sequels?

 2 - Finding Dory and Rogue one: A star wars story

How many are blockbusters aimed at a younger audience?

 Three of these films are blockbusters for the younger audience. They have made it big due to their huge amount of advertising towards the young children.

How many were produced by the Big Six?

 One of the top five was produced by the big six; The jungle Book. although they were not produced they still had a connection to the big six, as some were distributed by them for instance, finding dory was released by Walt Disney and captain America: civil war was distributed by Walt Disney pictures. 

What kinds of films seem to be missing?

 In this selection of films there are no independent films, this is because independent films are of a smaller budget therefore cannot compete with the masses of advertisement that the big six are able to afford. Plus there are no sad chick flics. this is down to the small target audience that they have compared to the action films that a wide variety of people want to watch.

How many of the film distributors seem to be producers as well?

 The distributers are also a part of the big six as it means more money can be put behind the film. The more money that goes into the film the more money that is expected to produce. No publicity is bad publicity.

Who do you think are the target audiences for these?

Due to them being block buster films, it means they have a wide target audience and make sure this shows in the way they advertise. By marketing with colours that suit both of the sexes and using appropriate language for the bffc rating.

Sub-genres of TV Dramas

Teen Drama

- Gossip Girl
•The gossip girl characters are all of a higher class. This is obvious due to the areas that they live in, the fancy designer clothing that they wear and the huge penthouse apartments that they live in. part of the drama is about their thrilling love life and how they all find love. The region that the main characters come from is supposedly the ‘it place’ to live. Their connection to this place are a part of their identity and is what makes their lives so envious. As the characters ages are set as the same age as the target audience it makes the audience a part of the TV drama as they go through the same emotions and transitions. The gender of the cast plays a big part in the representation as they are both equally shown as powerful. For instance Blair Wooldorf and Chuck Bass compete for power and both achieve it. Showing how a women can do anything as well as a man.
 

Period/Costume Drama

- Downton Abbey

• This TV drama is set between 1912 and 1925, portraying the upper classes way of life. During this era homosexuality would have been seen as a disgrace therefore all of the characters are seen as straight. Much like the modern show Gossip girl, where you come from plays a big part in your place in society. If you come from a regal family and have a large estate you will gain more respect within your society. The age varies with the characters as it is based around a family concept, therefore, has each generation. Women in those times had little rights and where thought of as bellow men and this is portrayed in the show.  

Police/Crime Drama

- Newtricks
• The characters in Newtricks are the working class, it follows their job and the way they go about policing. The main characters are three retired police officers and a women governor who keeps them all in check. This is a good representation of women in power as it shows how she has authority over the men even though she is outnumbered by them, they still have respect for her. Although it is not a disability Sandra (the governor) has a burn on her arm from a child hood injury. She openly has it on show in the episodes giving views with similar defects that they should have the confidence to not be a shamed of them. As mentioned before the main character are retired police officers, attracting the older audience as they can relate to the feeling of having to keep yourself busy after retirement.

Medical/Hospital Drama

- Holby City
• As it is in a work environment such as a hospital there is always something happening. Not one day is the same and it makes it easy for the producers to hire and fire the cast. Due to this the variety a variety of classes are shown as there are working class, that work there, and the other patients that attend the hospital. At hospitals there are many different illnesses that they can encorperate into the story line. This means they can adapt disabilities and illnesses to gain a connection to the audience and the problems that they might be going through. Male doctors and female doctors, male nurses and female nurses are all shown to show versatility between the types of jobs everyone is now able to do.

What TV dramas do you watch?

Personally, I like all of the girly chick flicks like Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl. This is because as I am of a similar age they have lives that I can relate to. Although the drama doesn't happen in my life, it makes it interesting to watch knowing that it happens in others.

Tv Drama Research

A TV drama is a series of real life situations which are exaggerated yet relatable, through the use of; themes, settings, issues and narrative. There are many TV dramas that are on our screens today much like breaking bad, pretty little liars and game of thrones.

TV dramas are usually favourable areas to go into because due to their high production values they are able to make really interesting shows that can do well in the market. Production companies like Netflix and amazon own a main share in the market and created many successful TV dramas. Many Netflix originals like ‘Orange is the New Black’ and ‘The Crown’ are now house hold names.

The different types of TV dramas can vary from crime, medical, educational, work based, soaps and mystical. Examples of these are:

crime - The Bill, Breaking Bad
Medical - Holby City, House
Educational - Waterloo Road, Gossip Girl
Work Based - Orange is the New Black (prison), Casualty (hospital)
Soaps - Eastenders, Coronation Street
Mystical - Sheerlock, Dr Who