Film Industry & Audience

Question 1

Vehicles section

Answer 1

Prominently male audience
Product placement makes large revenue so it is important to producers
Big part of Bond brand since beginning

Question 2

Who is the sign up aimed at

Answer 2

Active audiences who want to feel connected to the franchise and receive exclusive updates

Question 3

Why is there a news section?

Answer 3

To keep the brand modern/current and appealing to audiences

Question 4

What brands does 007 partner with?

Answer 4

Aston Martin
Omega
Nokia
Land Rover
N peal
Smirnoff vodka

Question 5

Why does 007 partner with those brands?

Answer 5

Brands that are aspirational and give it a sense of luxury

Question 6

Who wrote 007?

Answer 6

Ian Fleming

Question 7

Who has the rights to distribute No Time To Die?

Answer 7

Universal

Question 8

What are the stages of production?

Answer 8

Development
Pre-production
Production
Post production
Distressed

Question 9

When did CGI and special effects begin being used?

Answer 9

1980s

Question 10

When was the first Bond released?

Answer 10

Dr No 1962

Question 11

Director

Answer 11

Person with artistic vision who makes decisions
Reports to studio

Question 12

What is the BBFC?

Answer 12

The British Board of Film classification
Age ratings

Question 13

Uses and gratifications

Answer 13

Describes why people consume média
Personal identity
Information
Entertainment/ Escapism
Social interaction

Question 14

Who produces Bond?

Answer 14

MGM with EON who owns creative control of 007

Question 15

Who owns the IP license of 007?

Answer 15

EON (BARBARA BROCOLI)

Question 16

What does the producer do?

Answer 16

Business side of creating the film
E.g budget

Question 17

Development

Answer 17

ideas are created, if necessary rights are bought, screenplay is written and financing sorted

Question 18

Pre production

Answer 18

cast and film crew are found, locations chosen and sets are built

Question 19

Production

Answer 19

The film is shot

Question 20

Post-production

Answer 20

the recorded film is edited, crew work on sound, images and visual effects

Question 21

Distribution

Answer 21

finished film is distributed, it is screened at the cinema and released for home viewing

Question 22

How can the names of actors be so influential on a film

Answer 22

They attract fans of the star

Question 23

What was the gross profit of the man with the golden gun?

Answer 23

£97m

Question 24

What do the explosions, power plant and energy beam reflect?

Answer 24

The 1973 global energy crisis
Western audiences feared this

Question 25

What signifies violence in the Man With The Golden Gun poster?

Answer 25

Golden gun title and image Bonds gun Villains gun Explosion Martial arts Laser pointer Bullet

Question 26

How many Bond films had Roger Moore done in 1974?

Answer 26

TMWTGG was his second outing

Question 27

Who is the only female actress mentioned at the bottom?

Answer 27

Brit Eckland

Question 28

How are the women presented in TMWTGG?

Answer 28

Vulnerable and weak because they are exposed in bikinis and have no weapons Objectified for the male gaze But Asian woman appears strong and not objectified so it could reflect rise in feminism in 60s and 70s

Question 29

Why is South East Asian culture featured?

Answer 29

It was very popular especially in films in the 1970s Attracts audiences who enjoyed Bruce Lee fist of fury and other films

Question 30

How could the Asian characters appear?

Answer 30

They reflect Vietnam war and how western audiences (America and Britain) saw them as enemies and white characters typically heroes

Question 31

What does the title of THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN connote?

Answer 31

Enigma code because audience want to know who and why they are trying to kill Bond Suggests it is an action and spy film

Question 32

What uses and gratification could be suggested?

Answer 32

Escapism Entertainment Social interaction

Question 33

Why are guns in NTTD pointed down?

Answer 33

Advertising rules changed, guns aren’t allowed to be glamourised so they are hidden

Question 34

How is the facial expression of Bond in the posters different?

Answer 34

In NTTD he seems concerned and contemplative It’s not clearly evident that Bond is more vulnerable because audiences still expect Bond to be a hero

Question 35

Why is Bond facing away in NTTD?

Answer 35

He could be walking away because he is initially retiring in the movie Hidden and spy like Is there another side to Bond?

Question 36

Why is James Bond name not featured in NTTD?

Answer 36

He is already very recognisable It is his fifth and final outing as Bond

Question 37

What does the font of NTTD reflect?

Answer 37

Masculine stamped font Maybe military industry related

Question 38

Why is there a car in NTTD?

Answer 38

Typical of Bond brand Appeals to previous audiences Connotes action and car chases Aston Martin partnership connotes wealth and success