UNIT 23/4 Assignment 3

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Introduce your film studio and what films they are famous for.

We have chosen to focus on the film studio, Walt Disney Studios. Walt disney are infamous for their Disney princesses, Mickey and Minnie characters and many more original characters. Their animation studio was founded in 1923 and their motion picture studio was Established in 1953. Their most famous films include, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping beauty, more modern films such as Finding Nemo, Frozen and Toy Story.

What were their most successful box office films?

Frozen is ranked fifth in Disney's most successful box office films of all time making $400 million dollars, which is no surprise. And Toy Story 3 which is ranked 3rd making $415 million dollars. First went to Marvels The Avenger's making a staggering $623 million and ranked second was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which made $423 million dollars. A massive gap between first and second.

Who are their competition?

Disney's biggest rival in the animation world definitely has to be dreamworks because disney have pixar. Pixar is seen as the art house of the animation world. They won Best Animated Feature Oscar seven of the past 12 years because of its mature, character-driven stories that both adults and children can both laugh and sniffle at. But it is said that pixar are making too many sequels and could be running out of original ideas and some of it's sequels aren't living up to the pixar standard. 

This is a massive weakness within pixar because dreamworks are infamous for bringing out film after film. Up to now they have made 13 more films than pixar and they haven't been around as long as pixar. But, critics say that pixar have made better films than dreamworks anyway and have also won more awards.

How is the BBC Funded?
The BBC is what we call a public service broadcaster. This means that it is funded by the public. The £145.50 you pay for your TV license every year is what funds them.

How are they structured? 
The BBC are regulated by ofcom,but only the bbc channels and services within the uk and not worldwide channels. They can be fined up to £250,000 if they breach any rules made by ofcom.

How successful are the BBC, have they had complaints about their management of programs, staff or services (find proof)

The BBC are very successful. We know this because of their popularity, quality of shows they make and their wide range of channels in the UK and worldwide. In 2014 they made a total of £5,066 million which also shows their success rate.

You need to explain more examples of new technology developments in tv and film (use the class notes to help you) and discuss what positive impacts these technologies have on the audience 

You also need to discuss the living room of the future in your opinion

What new technologies has the film industry developed?
There are many new technological developments that have changed the way we watch film. For example, 3D. 3D has improved massively over the years. We've gone from cheap, carboard red and blue lensed glasses to high tech, high quality, super effective 3D glasses. Imax is another development that's changed the way we watch films. Imax uses lazer projection to make a crystal clear image. The screens in Imax cinemas are massive and slightly curved to make for a more immersive experience when watching films. The biggest development within the television world has to be the digital switchover. This has massively changed the way we watch TV because we no longer need big ariels sitting on top of our televisions that hardly ever get a good signal. Digital TV also known as freeview has allowed us to have more free channels instead of just five we now have 50 channels and even 24 radio channels with no subscriptions. This is great for viewers because people who couldn't afford more channels on analogue TV now have them for free, which then brings up viewing rates for individual shows and allows their popularity to grow and be seen by a wider audience.  It has also allowed us to scrap ariels and have better signals through satellite dishes/ariels on top of your house which can pick up a better signal. New technological developments in television is not bringing OLED TVs into our homes. OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diodes which has a much higher contrast than LED TVs that we currently have. OLEDs are super thin: 3/16ths of an inch. They also use less electricity than a standard LED HDTV and even some sets use less energy than a 50 watt light bulb. This is a really good development within TV because people can save money on electricity bills whilst also getting a better quality picture.

Living room of the future.

In the future we are going to have technology such as bending television screens, 4D television in our homes and more. But not only are we going to have new technological developments, the people who own british television channels could also be changing. It has been in the news recently that big American conglomerates are looking to buy our main television channels. I think that this could massively change british television because we could become at risk of loosing our culture and the types of things we watch by becoming too americanised. But having said that, there would be some benefits to this happening. I think that we would have more new channels as well as the old ones being taken over. We would also have a wider range of programmes, which could boost their popularity and also give people in britain more to watch.