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Straight Outta Compton - Film (Component 1, Section B) Flashcards

1
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Straight out of Compton is a b_____

A

biopic

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2
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Produced by?

A

Legendary Pictures

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3
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Distributed by?

A

Universal Pictures

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4
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Directed by?

A

F. Gary Gray

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5
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The film follows the story of hip hop band ___ in 19__s America

A

NWA in 1980s America

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6
Q

Ice Cube and Dr Dre were co _______

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co producers

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7
Q

The mid 1980s Californian setting may have been impacted by the social upheaval caused by what event?

A

LA Riots in 1992 - glorification of the NWA group as agents of social change

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8
Q

NWA where heavily criticised for their mis______ lyrics and promotion of a lifestyle that _______ women

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misogynistic lyrics and objectified women

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Legendary Pictures entered the partnership with Universal Pictures in what year?

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2014

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10
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Universal is owned by NBC Universal a comcast company, making Universal a what?

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part of a media conglomerate (vertically integrated film studio)

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Having the band members co producers may have done what to the film as a whole

A

sanitising the problematic aspects of their work

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12
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Name 4 potential audiences for the film?

A
  1. fans of NWA
  2. fans of rap music
  3. fans of biopics
  4. fans of the film studios/producers (past productions)
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13
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What’s one attraction for identified fan bases in relation to the rappers and band members?

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trailer scenes of the band being formed and discussing lyrics

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14
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Wider audiences may be more attracted to what aspects of the film?

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scenes of social tension, cultural change and personal drama

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15
Q

The trailer contains what familiar conventions to the audience?

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green band disclaimer 
use of production logos
use of music
using the most dramatic scenes
links to social media
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16
Q

The BBFC does what?

A

independent, non-governmental body that rates films and video releases in the UK

17
Q

Local councils have the power to do what?

A

overrule BBFC decisions on films

18
Q

The MPAA is an American rating system that gave SOC what rating?

A

R - ‘restricted’ under 17’s cannot attend without a parent

19
Q

SOC was banned in which country?

A

Malaysia (but given an 11 rating in Sweden)

20
Q

The film was scheduled for release in _______ 2015

A

August

21
Q

The first traler was released by Universal on the 8th of ______ 2015

A

February - with a red band to reflect the ‘restrictive’ nature of the content

22
Q

The second global trailer was released on the 1st of _____ 2015

A

April - before the screening of Universals Furious 7

23
Q

On the 7th of August 2015 which company released an app for viral marketing purposes?

A

Beats by Dr Dre

24
Q

What was the viral marketing campaign about?

A

users upload a photograph on the website completing their straight outta Compton logo with a location of their choice

25
Q

How many downloads did the website and app get before the films opening day?

A

6 million

26
Q

How much money did the film make?

A

$200 million

27
Q

What was the total budget?

A

$50 million ($28 million production budget)

28
Q

What’s one thing offsetting the economic risk of the film?

A

it being a biopic and a real life story with familiar stars who are known for the music

29
Q

What’s 3 examples of other hip hop biopics?

A

Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005)
Notorious (2009)
8 mile (2002)

30
Q

Define synergy? And how did it create more profit off the film?

A

synergy - two of more organisations making a product

both the soundtrack for the film featured Dr Dre and NWA in conjunction with the film (which they feature in)

31
Q

The soundtrack entered the US Billboard album chart at number __ a week prior to the film’s release

A

2

32
Q

Who has the cultural industries theory?

A

Hesmondhalgh

33
Q

How could Hesmondhalgh be applied?

A

conglomerates operating across a range of cultural industries (music albums)
profit and power - use of music by the stars who feature in the film, established fan base
low risk for producers - NWS musicians are successful in their own right

34
Q

The #straightouttacompton campaign got how many website visits, twitter posts and downloads?

A

website - 11 million website visits
twitter - 300,000 tweets
downloads - 8 million

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