FILM INDUSTRY: A FEW QUESTIONS

Below are ten questions that you could use to help you to prepare for your Film Industry questions. As you know, the question could be really wide and varied, so it is possible that they will set something really out of left field. I suspect that it will be a little more straightforward this year, because of the new material, but we don't know. If you could answer these questions, then you should definitely have enough to say something useful in the exam.  

1. How has media ownership influenced the production, distribution, and exhibition of films? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer. (Explicitly about media ownership.)
2. To what extent has technological convergence transformed the film industry? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer. (Explicitly about convergence.)
3. How have changes in audience consumption habits affected the ways in which films are distributed and exhibited? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer. (Encourages discussion of convergence.)
4. How has globalisation influenced the strategies used by the film industry to reach international audiences? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer.
5. How do developments in marketing and promotion reflect changes in the film industry? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer. (Encourages discussion of convergence.)
6. To what extent has the role of stars and casting changed in the film industry over time? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer.
7. How have economic factors shaped the types of films that are produced and distributed by the film industry? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer.
8. What impact has the rise of franchises and intellectual property (IP) had on the film industry? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer.
9. How do regulatory bodies and film classification systems influence the distribution and accessibility of films? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer. (Explicitly about regulation.)
10. How do social, political, and cultural factors influence the types of films that are made and how they are received by audiences? Make specific reference to Snow White (1937) and Shang-Chi (2021) in your answer. (Encourages discussion of regulation by touching on censorship, rating systems, and cultural sensitivities.)

NB: I would strongly recommend using chatgpt to help you with all three of the industry questions:

• Feed the question directly into chatgpt. 
• Use the mark scheme to give it a grade.
• Give chatgpt some instructions on how to improve the content of the question.
• Read it and grade it again.
• REPEAT THIS UNTIL YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN A STAR ESSAY.
• Identify the strongest parts of the response and cut it down to something manageable that you could create in 25 minutes (think somewhere between 500 and 700 words).