Jungle Book Flashcards
Paper 2 (only 2 out of 3 topics can come up)
media conglomerate
company which owns many other companies
-Disney is its own conglomerate, recently acquired Fox Tv
vertical integration
where a company owns supply chain for all stages of production, distribution and exhibition
-Production= Walt Disney
Distribution= Buena Vista
Exhibition= Disney Channel
Horizontal integration
when a company outsources other businesses
-Disney acquired Pixar and Marvel
What percentage of films dont make their money back?
90%
Why are celebrities listed as executive producers?
To share the risk socially and economically if it fails
How did film makers make more profit in 1960s?
Merchandise and theme parks
What was the budget for 1967 JB?
$4 million
What was the budget for 2016 JB?
$177 million
1967JB funding and ownership facts
-vertically integrated
-soundtrack released alongside
-adapted the book to make film light hearted, widens the audience and reduces risk of failure
2016JB funding and ownership facts
-vertically and horizontally integrated
-success offset losses of BFG
-audience changed so allowed darker themes
-downloads, clothing, games
What did Warner bros try to do?
Release their version of jungle book ‘Mowgli’ at the same time but they knew they couldn’t compete without the back catalogue of original songs, so sold to Netflix to avoid competing in cinemas
cel animation
characters are drawn and photographed
multiplane camera
moving art past the camera fast to create 3d effect
xerography
draw and copy images to save time
shot recycling
recycling old camera shots to save money