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Long Form TV Drama: Deutschland '83

The Cold War and who the political dispute involved: The cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satelite states, and the United States after World War II. The term 'cold' is used becuase there is no large-scale fighting directly between two sides, bu they each supported major regional wars known as proxy war. How Lond Did it Last For? In 1945, one major war ended and another began. The Cold War lasted about 45 years. There were no direct militatry campaigns between the two main antagonist, the United States anf the Soviet Union. How it affected everyday life for the residents of the countries involved: people suffered a financial crisis  living standards lowered  How Was Germany Divided? The seperation of Berlin began in 1945 after the collapse of Germany. The country was divided into four zones, where each superpower was controlled by a zone. In 1946, reperation agreements broke down between the Soviet and Western zones. R

Jungle Book: Regulation

Copyright Legal right that protects the use of your work once your idea has been physically expressed. Trademark  recognisable sign, design or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. The Mickey Mouse Protection Act This law, also known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, or the Mickey Mouse Protection Act, effectively 'froze' the advancement date of the public domain in the United States for works covered by the older fixed term copyright rules. Under this act, works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1988 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or later. Mickey Mouse specifically, having first appeared in 1928, will e in the public domain work in 2024or afterward unless the owner of copyright releases them into the public domain before then.  G - General Audiences- all ages permitt

Production of the 2016 Jungle Book

What was Favreau's approach to the remake? It was partly based on Disney's original version but also drew more on kipling's original books, giving a darker tone. The original was a U rating, however, the 2016 version became a PG rating.       How did digital technology impact on the production process? All animals and landscapes etc were created on computers, mostly by the British digital effects house MPC.  The animal characters were deliberately created with a realistic look, and not in a cute and cuddly cartoon style as with the original animated Jungle Book film. Discuss how CGI works. focus on blue screen and how the animals were constructed?  JB16 is the result of cutting edge CGI- the animals were created digitally post- production and the one actor in the film acted against a blue screen. Using the footage, the effects team built then built the films set visually, a process known as pre-visualisation. Everything was mapped against a virtual set.  This helped

Distribution

1. What is film distribution? The process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. For commercial projects, film distribution is usually accompanied by film promotion. When a film is initially produced, a feature film is often shown to audiences in a movie theatre. 2. Who distributed the film, The jungle book? What does this say about the size of Disney as a company? A s a company Disney was already vertically integrated at the time the Jungle Book was originally released. Disney produced films at its own studios and distributed them via its own wholly owned Buena Vista distribution company. It was distributed in the US by the by the Buena Vista distribution company and internationally by Buena Vista international, which were owned by Walt Disney Studios. This suggests that the size of Walt Disney studios is on a larger scale in comparisons to other  production companies because its is able to use its vertically integrated companies in oder to distribute its products

Crafting Participatory Culture

1. What is Jerkins's theory that the author is referring to here? How might it apply to how audiences interact with Minecraft game? Jenkins's theory defines this culture as 'one in which fans and other consumers are invited to actively participate in the creation and circulation of new content'. A user who is both a 'producer' and 'consumer' can be referred to as a 'prosumer', this term and the idea around it was used by Toffler to describe the increasing do-it-yourself labour trending at the time. Jenkins's also put forwrd this idea that fans have differnt levels of participation, from conumer to fan, cultist, enthusiast and petty producer. 2. How is minecraft diferent to conventional games in terms of narrative and what kind of experience this game offers? In a conventional action/adventure computer game consumers are restricted to narrative that you get to follow but that is it, players can not really ever die, they are simply just p

Disney- Ownership and Control

Horizontal Integration: Horizontal integration is where an organisation develops by buying competitors in the same section of the market. Vertical Integration: Vertical integration is when a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution. Conglomerate Ownership: A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the internet. How has Disney diversified over the years. Has horizontal/vertical integration take place? what other media areas has disney moved into? Disney Timeline: 1. 1938: September 29, 'Walt Disney Enterprises', 'Disney Film Recording Company', and 'Liled Realty and Investment Company and 'Walt Disney Productions Ltd.' are merged to form 'Walt Disney Productions. 2. 1954: The studio ends its distribution deal with RKO  radio pictu

How is Minecraft marketed differently to traditional methods?

How is minecraft marketed differently to traditional methods? Marketing activities continue to evolve from traditional strategies to non-traditional methods that involve the internet. Both traditional and nontraditional marketing have advantages and disadvantages. A business can benefit from integrating both approaches to market its products. Traditional marketing activities typically involve advertising, publicity, sales, merchandising and distribution. The cultural impact of Minecraft is significant. We know much of mine crafts success was due to word of mouth but also audiences sharing their own mods and game footage across web forums and video sharing sites such as YouTube. Different versions of Minecraft were released, moving away from creation only narratives to include story modes, Spector modes, educational mode and multi-player functionality across Minecraft realms. Also, now that Person no longer has a stake in the company plans to work on a virtual reality version of Mine