Straight Outta Compton - Film (Component 1, Section B) Flashcards
Straight out of Compton is a b_____
biopic
Produced by?
Legendary Pictures
Distributed by?
Universal Pictures
Directed by?
F. Gary Gray
The film follows the story of hip hop band ___ in 19__s America
NWA in 1980s America
Ice Cube and Dr Dre were co _______
co producers
The mid 1980s Californian setting may have been impacted by the social upheaval caused by what event?
LA Riots in 1992 - glorification of the NWA group as agents of social change
NWA where heavily criticised for their mis______ lyrics and promotion of a lifestyle that _______ women
misogynistic lyrics and objectified women
Legendary Pictures entered the partnership with Universal Pictures in what year?
2014
Universal is owned by NBC Universal a comcast company, making Universal a what?
part of a media conglomerate (vertically integrated film studio)
Having the band members co producers may have done what to the film as a whole
sanitising the problematic aspects of their work
Name 4 potential audiences for the film?
- fans of NWA
- fans of rap music
- fans of biopics
- fans of the film studios/producers (past productions)
What’s one attraction for identified fan bases in relation to the rappers and band members?
trailer scenes of the band being formed and discussing lyrics
Wider audiences may be more attracted to what aspects of the film?
scenes of social tension, cultural change and personal drama
The trailer contains what familiar conventions to the audience?
green band disclaimer use of production logos use of music using the most dramatic scenes links to social media
The BBFC does what?
independent, non-governmental body that rates films and video releases in the UK
Local councils have the power to do what?
overrule BBFC decisions on films
The MPAA is an American rating system that gave SOC what rating?
R - ‘restricted’ under 17’s cannot attend without a parent
SOC was banned in which country?
Malaysia (but given an 11 rating in Sweden)
The film was scheduled for release in _______ 2015
August
The first traler was released by Universal on the 8th of ______ 2015
February - with a red band to reflect the ‘restrictive’ nature of the content
The second global trailer was released on the 1st of _____ 2015
April - before the screening of Universals Furious 7
On the 7th of August 2015 which company released an app for viral marketing purposes?
Beats by Dr Dre
What was the viral marketing campaign about?
users upload a photograph on the website completing their straight outta Compton logo with a location of their choice
How many downloads did the website and app get before the films opening day?
6 million
How much money did the film make?
$200 million
What was the total budget?
$50 million ($28 million production budget)
What’s one thing offsetting the economic risk of the film?
it being a biopic and a real life story with familiar stars who are known for the music
What’s 3 examples of other hip hop biopics?
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005)
Notorious (2009)
8 mile (2002)
Define synergy? And how did it create more profit off the film?
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)
The soundtrack entered the US Billboard album chart at number __ a week prior to the film’s release
2
Who has the cultural industries theory?
Hesmondhalgh
How could Hesmondhalgh be applied?
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
The #straightouttacompton campaign got how many website visits, twitter posts and downloads?
website - 11 million website visits
twitter - 300,000 tweets
downloads - 8 million
