Essay Plan for Ownership

1. Overview -
   Comparison of Warp, WT and Hollywood
2. Production -
   Explain, Analyse, Argue: Funding; conglomerate, UK film council, Tax Schemes/Shelters, Pre-Sales, Categories. Star Persona, Directors, New Technology
   Examples: Bullseye (Tim Bevan), Avatar, The Boat That Rocked/Hot Fuzz, King's Speech
   Impact: Wider audience - 4 quadrant, appeal, 3D (adv/disadv), more Financers = drop outs
3. Distribution + Marketing -
   Explain, Analyse, Argue: vertical (quicker, digital vs. 35mm) vs. horizontal (sells rights to film, royalties)
   Examples: This is England, Avatar, King's Speech, release dates, 90+ territories
4. Exhibition -
   Explain, Analyse, Argue: Reduced piracy, Orange Wednesday, challenge
   Examples: Alice in Wonderland, 4D (upgrade from 3D)
5. Conclusion - Success/failure, relate back to Ownership

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Example Exam Question

Section B

Essay Targets:

1- Focus on British Film Industry and use examples of BRITISH films
2- Use examples from Working Title (Warp and Hollywood are comparisons)
3- Refer back to the question, key word: IMPACT
4- Institutions and Audience is the main focus in any question, discuss these two areas where you have studied
5- Use the word 'audience' in the place of 'people/you/us' unless it's personal opinion
6- Terminology is key: processes, audience, conglomerate
7- PEE - point, evidence, explain

I will improve my essay writing by taking into consideration the targets above and mainly using the 3rd, because I substitute some terminology with other words if I can't remember, and the 6th as I tend to forget the question and go off task. The 7th target is also helpful as when I learnt this in GCSE English I had forgotten that I can still use it now, so next time I will include this in my essay as well.