5 Brainstorms for Media Studies

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5 brainstorms for Media studies: Hollywood films:

Toy story 3.

Distribution.

The placement of the

trailer coming before

UP which gained both

new child fans and the

old Pixar fans back.

It managed to also generate interest

over the internet via this.

The second trailer

released more data

thus getting fans

ulled in more.

Disney website then made

a further effort to

generate interest by

placing information onto

the site.

It made a PS3 prior to the release of themovie, just barely, to gain some major

attention before the relaease.

Production.

It had the highest

budget of any Pixar

film, $200 million in

total.

The first Toy Story was the first ever CGI

film. This is only exceeding the quality

due to the higher budget.

The movie had several years of

production due to the high standards of

the movie and the importance of its

exhibition.

Exhibition.

On its release day, it was viewed

in over 4000 cinemas in the US.

Despite its high budget, the

gross revenue still managed to

beat it by a fair amount.

TS3 was a huge success in all countries it was shown in. it has the largest gross

revenue of any CGI film to date, and fans all many ages came to watch the movie

due to its popularity.


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UP.

Distribution.

It released a campaign of

various different

methods. It used

advertisements via TV

and internet tech.

This managed to gain an audience since

the ads were child oriented.

Disney then placed more

information leakage onto

the Pixar site.

It linked UP with the reputation of

Pixar in its campaign.

Production.

It had among the

highest budget of

Pixar films, only

behind one or two

like TS3.

Pixar used its CGI animation skills

gained from making previous films.

The movie had automatic high graphics

due to its producers and the experience

they had from previous projects.

Exhibition.


in over 3000 cinemas in the US.

It had far higher gross revenue

than its budget, though its

budget was high.

UP was well received among the younger audiences. It had a natural fan base from

Pixar. Its campaign and high animation quality enabled it to gain more views as it

was attractive and had a high reputation.


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Iron man 2.

Distribution.

It made adverts hinting

information and this

gained interest.

It managed to also generate interest

over the internet and TV via this.

One of the trailers

featured AC/DC.

The Producers then were

able to use the previous

Merchandise from the

franchise to generate

interest.

It made games and extras before the

release of the movie; it also lived off

the success of the first movie.

Production.

It had a high budget

to enable special

effects.

It had a high budget so it had high

animation, high standard camera, and

lots of effects.

The movie was built off the graphical

system of the original Iron man.

Exhibition.


in thousands of cinemas in the

US.

It had a high gross as expected.

Iron Man is one of the most talked of movie franchises of this generation to its mass

success.


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Inception.

Distribution.

The trailer shown that

the content in the film

was similar to that of The

Dark Knight. It lived off

the fame of that.

This enabled natural interest from fans

of Chris Nolan.

Later trailers

showed more

content.

Inception also had a

campaign which aimed

towards an older

audience.

It had games and extras released

shortly before the premiere.

Production.


so the effects can be

good just like the

dark knight.

The movie had given to it complex

writing and plotlines, as well as high

effects in order to add to the realism.

The movie was provided with complex

puzzles to entertain the audience.

Exhibition.

On its release month, it was

released a dozen thousand

theatres worldwide.

Despite its high budget, the

gross revenue still managed to

beat it by a fair amount.

Inception was a mass worldwide hit with many people from all countries viewing it.

It was well received among critics.


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POTA.

Distribution.

It was provided with a

larger campaign in order

to gain popularity.

It was able to gain all types of media

benefit from this, such as trailers.

The internet

generated buzz as

well from the

campaign.

The producers made POTA

a hit by giving it lots of

trailers with good features

in them.

It made a PS3 prior to the release of the

movie, just barely, to gain some major

attention before the relaease.

Production.


as it was advertised

to be a large film.

Planet of the apes had lot of work put

into it, lots of effects and a good story.

The movie had over a year of

production due to the high standards

that the movie was expected to have.

Exhibition.

In the UK, it rivalled HP DH part

2 as the biggest film of the

summer 2011.

It had large gross revenue. It

even beat its high budget.


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