Terminolgy Flashcards
Tent pole film
A big film that is exxpected to make lots of money for a studio. This money is then distributed of more films
Synergy
When seperate companies work together to make sell a product and share the profit
Institutions
A media instution is the company resbonsible for the production of a media text
Binary opposites
A pair of related terms or concepts in meaning (opposite to eachother like good and bad)
Action codes
The seauences of events in which create the next action (eg. charachter picks up gun, we understand he will shoot)
Engima codes
Elements of the stay that are not fully explanied and become a mystery to the audience
Vertical Intergration
Company takes control of production, distrubution, exabition. This maximises profits and increases creative control
Horizontal Integration
Being in control of companies in other media areas
BBFC
British board of film classification
British board of film classification
Their role is to regulate and decide the certificate for evrey film released in the uk
6 recognized certificates
Universal, Parental gudience, 12A, 12, 15, 18