Films Based on Other Media Flashcards
What other types of media might films be based on?
TV shows, comic books, books, video games, games, toys
Lowest Common Denominator meaning
appealing to anyone
E.g.: slipping on a banana peel
Money made and spent in Hollywood
-larger budget; used to be 3 million to make and distribute, now over 100 million
-overall more money being spent
E.g: have a billion spent on making Avatar
-expenses re shared by taking on investors
What is a criticism of appealing to the lowest common denominator?
Scripts are being dumbed down
-resulted in the changing nature of film; characters are one dimensional and always results in a happy ending
-this is referred to as wide and shallow (wide audience, not much depth/substance)