Disney's Jungle Book (1967 & 2016) Flashcards

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How Disney fits into the wider film industry?

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-One of the big 4 (with Columbia, Universal and WB)
-Owns Fox, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, EPSN etc (its a conglomerate)

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What is vertical integration?

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The parent company owns multiple companies across different stages of film industry

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What is horizontal integration?

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The parent company owns multiple companies at the same stage of the film industry (called subsidiaries)

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How does Disney fit into vertical integration?

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-Owns Walt Disney Studios for production and distribution
-Owns Disney DVD for Exhibition

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How does Disney fit into horizontal integration?

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-Owns Pixar, Marvel, LucasFilm and Disney Studio for production
-Owns Disney DVD, Disney+, Sky, Hulu for exhibition

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Ownership issues with film industry?

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Decreases content diversity

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Impact of digitally convergent media?

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Allows for audiences to watch anywhere at any time

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First feature length animation?

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Snow white and the seven dwarfs (1937)

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Why was JB 1967 significant to Walt Disney?

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It was one of his last movies, he was heavily involved in it

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Why was the voice casting significant for JB 1967?

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The majority who were cast were famous: Phil Harris, Louis Prima, NEARLY The Beatles

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Why was JB 1967 significant for technology?

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Due to the use of xerography, production was quicker as artists didn’t have to draw onto each cel, they could be copied.

Multiplane camera allows for a more realistic zoom-like effect for audiences

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Budget for JB 1967?

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$4 million USD

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Revenue on opening weekend for JB 1967?

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$66 million USD

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Total box office revenue for JB 1967?

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$378 million USD

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How was hype created for JB 1967?

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-Featured main characters on posters

-Released at a quiet time of the year for films

-Large scale of merchandise was released (soft toys, children’s books)

-Animation exhibition outside the ‘red carpet’

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How can vertical integration be seen in JB 1967?

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Walt Disney Company was responsible for both the production and distribution of the Jungle Book

17
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Disney in the 60s

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Fixed audience of children and families with unchanging tastes - allows for expectation and brings successes

Opened theme parks in the 50s

18
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Cinema in the 60s

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Competition from TV led to a decrease in cinema-goers.

Cinemas built in the 20s and 30s were being turned into bingo halls instead of being updated

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What companies produced JB 2016?

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Walt Disney Pictures and MPC (created visual effects)

20
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How did the Disney version of the JB (2016) beat it competitors?

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Was able to use songs from the original film as they were owned by the same writer

21
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What was the budget for JB 2016?

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$177 million

22
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How much did JB 2016 make on its opening weekend?

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$100 million

23
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What is the total revenue for JB 2016?

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$966.6 million

24
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How does JB 2016 relate to vertical integration?

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It was produced and distributed by the Walt Disney Company, ALTHOUGH production was aided by MPC

25
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How has Disney maintained its global audiences?

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-Shaped products to appeal to family audiences

-Making product more accessible to global audiences (dubbing)

-Re-releasing and vaulting

-Merchandising

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How did the JB 2016 appeal to a male audience?

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Attracted male audience by using cutting edge technology and visual effects

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How has Disney used synergy?

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-Persuaded companies to tie in with their film releases

-Running a character merchandise department

-Using TV channels and theme parks to promote products

28
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Audience score for JB 1967 on Rotten Tomatoes?

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JB67 - 82%

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Audience score for JB 2016 on Rotten Tomatoes?

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JB16 - 86%

30
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What is digitally convergent media?

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The combination of previously separate technologies

31
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Production

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Making the film

32
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Distribution

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Basically marketing

33
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Exhibition

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Where and how films can be watched:
-Cinema
-Disney +
-DVD