Choose a media sector

Thaddeus O'Connor-Dunphie

1. The Media sector which I have chosen to write and research about are films in the movie industry. The film which I have chosen to write about is Mad Max Fury Road, this film is an action movie with lots of fighting, explosions and use of guns. Throughout the entire movie there is a constant car chase from one point to another which also ends up in all of the characters driving all the way back to where they originally started the chase.

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3. Like I said Mad Max Fury Road is an action film so I like any other action movie it contains lots of fighting, explosions, use of guns and military equipment. Throughout the entire movie there is a constant car chase from one point to another which also ends up in them driving all the way back to where they originally started the chase.  The setting of this movie is set in a desert. There are many close up shots because it is an action genre film, and these are very common shots to be used to show how the character is feeling. In addition to this there is also many wide shots too, this is because of all the fighting scenes, using a wide shot allows you to see what’s happening.

4. The distribution of this film is putting trailers up on websites such as YouTube. Doing this allows anyone in the world with access to internet being able to watch the trailer for this movie being completely free. This would also help the makers of the film earn more money as more people will know about the film which results in more people coming to watch it. Another method which is commonly used is posting it in Facebook as there are millions of people on Facebook so there will be more people knowing about the release of the film.

5. The target audience for this film is most likely aimed towards 12 or over. This is because it has lots of action scenes which might not be suitable for young children to view. So within the movie they aim to entertain adults and young adults instead of aiming to entertain young children. And because this movie is an action film then that means there target audience are most likely people who like action so in the movie they will try to make it have as much action as possible to entertain and satisfy the audience.

6.  The overview of films in the UK such as Mad Max Fury Road in the cinema is regulated by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) they choose who can view a particular movie and who cant. They decide the age rating of the films for example if a particular film has a happy story and is produced in animation then this most likely means that they would rate this film as U. Which means anyone no matter the age can view it. However if a movie had action and violent scenes then they would make it a 12a, 15 or 18 which is the highest rating a film can be as it would not be suitable for anyone younger.

1.       Choose a Media sector. Film, TV, games…

2.       Research stills/images that relate to your sector.

3.       Choose a film/game/website and discus what it is? Genre/web/social network

4.       Discuss distribution methods

5.       Discuss audiences

6.       Give an overview of regulatory body and what they do?