Monday, 23 September 2013

FILM INDUSTRY: NEW TECHNOLOGIES

We take as a case study Life In A Day (Ridley Scott 2011) as an example of film production that has been crowd sourced through through social media then made and distributed in the same way.

The trailer: HERE
"On July 24, 2010, thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their lives to YouTube to take part in Life in a Day, a historic cinematic experiment to create a documentary film about a single day on earth.

Now, it's time to watch their story unfold on the big screen.

Directed by Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald, Life in a Day wowed audiences at the Sundance, Berlin and SXSW film festivals and during its YouTube world premiere in January. This summer, you'll be able to watch the movie in a theatre near you." 




Big Screen, Little Screen: Reading Films Online 
Roy Stafford Media Magazine (issue 45 September 2013 p.20-23)
We study an article about the ways in which reading films may be affected by the platform which the audience chooses.
  • payment and legitimacy
  • a predisposition to read in particular ways
  • reading the unfamiliar: 35 Rhums
  • crowds, preferences & social media 

In the exam, you will remember to bring in some evidence of your own media habits and preferences as well as make reference to trends and future developments or shifts.

Trends:
Breaking Bad wins its first Emmy award for best drama 24.09.13
Director David Fincher was named best director for House of Cards, Netflix's remake of the political drama.