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Ownership , Control and Finance in Film. Task 1: How many movie production companies can you name? Universal …. The Three Processes. In the film industry are…. 1. Production (making films). 2. Distribution (getting films to audiences). 3. Exhibition (showing films).
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Ownership, Controland Finance in Film • Task 1: • How many movie production companies can you name? • Universal • …
The Three Processes In the film industry are… 1. Production (making films) 2. Distribution (getting films to audiences) 3. Exhibition (showing films)
Production Companies (Getting the film made) Task 2: Fill in the gaps Year founded: List of famous films: Year founded: List of famous films: Year founded: List of famous films:
Task 3: Fill in the gaps MGM Focus Features 20th Century Fox Lionsgate What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? Troma Pixar Dreamworks Working Title What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make?
Horizontal Integration (part 1) Task 4: Fill in the gaps Horizontal integration is when one __________ company owns lots of __________ companies which sell __________ products to different markets.
Horizontal Integration (part 2) Task 5: Fill in the gaps Parent Company Subsidiary 1 Subsidiary 2 Subsidiary 3 Subsidiary 4 What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make? What type of films do they make?
Horizontal Integration (part 3) Task 6: Finish the sentences • Horizontal integration is… • Horizontal integration is good for companies because… • A subsidiary is… • A conglomerate is…
Conglomerate Film Production Film Distribution / Exhibition Vertical Integration TV Stations Magazines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Time_Warner
Vertical Integration is when one large company owns lots of smaller companies that are useful to each other (like a company that owns a leather factory, a stud-factory, a football boot factory and a shop that sells football boots). Task 7: Fill in the gaps • Imagine that you owned a media conglomerate and you had just produced a movie. How might it be helpful to own the following things: • A distribution company… this would help me… • A chain of cinemas … • A TV Film channel … • A News channel … • A magazine … • A Special Effects Company … Vertical Integration
Task 8 Find the definition: ‘Concentration of Ownership’ means… Examples of media conglomerates are…
Task 9 Research Task – Make a list of all the companies owned by Sony 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corporation_of_America
Task 10 In what ways have the companies owned by Sony helped them to be vertically integrated? Vertical Integration
Task 11 Horizontal Integration (part 1) In what ways have the companies owned by Sony helped them to be horizontally integrated?
Other ways to generate money… 1. Product Placement Task 12: What is product placement? How does it help a movie to make money?
Task 13 Task: Go to this website here: Make a list of 3 movies that have a lot of product placement in them from 2012. List what companies had their products in the movie. My list: …
Other ways to generate money… 2. Merchandise and additional content Task 14 Films with Apps: Films with computer games: Films with DVD bonus features: Films with action figures: Films that were in 3D at cinema: Films with spin-off TV series:
Task 15 Final Task: Paste onto this slide a picture of every piece of Twilight merchandise that you can find.