Questions:
Q3(a) Explain the importance of co-productions to the Welsh film industry. Refer to the film made in Wales you have studied.[10]
3(a) Explain how the film industry uses media technologies to reach national and global audiences. Refer to the set film made in Wales you have studied t...
Media Studies: Film
‘Don’t Knock Twice’ (2016)
Past Exam Questions
Q3(a) Explain the importance of co-productions to the Welsh film industry. Refer to
the film made in Wales you have studied.[10]
AO1: (Band 5: 9 – 10 marks)
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and critical perspectives
of media.
- Excellent, accurate knowledge and understanding of media industries
- Detailed explanation of the importance of co-productions to the Welsh film industry
- Excellent reference to the film studied to support points
- Excellent use of appropriate subject-specific terminology
Question 3(a): Indicative content
AO1
Responses will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the importance of co-
productions to the Welsh film industry such as:
- the importance of co-productions to national film industries
- the significance of patterns of ownership
- the significance of economic factors to film industries including support from film
agencies and grants to the film industry and films
- how processes of production, distribution and exhibition shape films in a
global context
Responses will refer to the film made in Wales studied, such as:
Don’t Knock Twice
- Cardiff-based Red and Black studios received funding from the Welsh government's
media budget, which stipulates that half of each production is filmed in Wales. Don’t
Knock Twice was the first film to receive such funding and this ensured employment
for the Welsh industry
- the film was supported by FfilmCymru and also co-financed by ltara and Welsh
Government; international sales are administered through distributors, Content[KEW
Media Group]
- as a low-budget, independent film, Don’t Knock Twice relies on conglomeration for
global distribution
Q3(a) Explain the importance of co-productions to the Welsh film industry. Refer to
the film made in Wales you have studied.[10]
Essay Plan
Intro:
, Paragraph One:
- The importance of co-productions to national film industries (the UK film industry as a
whole, which the nation refers to)
o Decreases production costs
o Crucial financial contribution gained to develop and produce film, as well the
shareability of risks so that if the film is not as successful as it was intended to
be, the loss will not be as significant as it would with only one company.
o Allows an expansive source of creativity, technical expertise and artistic
contribution from a wide range of people with different sets of skills and ideas
that could potentially be useful
o Can spread film over a larger area even though it is made in one area in one
country of the nation, through marketing and promoting the film in all the
countries the co-production belong to, thus gaining a larger audience base
Paragraph Two:
- The significance of patterns of ownership
o It was supported by ‘Ffilm Cymru’ and also co-financed by ‘Altara’ and the
Welsh Government (congolomerate)
o (The media that exists in our Country is heavily influenced by the ownership
form it takes. There are a number of factors – such as content distribution,
profits etc. There exist some very basic ownership Patterns.)
o (Conglomerate ownership Pattern – It is a combination of two or more
companies engaged in different business that fall under one corporate
structure. A Media Conglomerate is a multi industry company that owns a
large number of companies in various media such as TV, Radio, and Internet
etc.)
o Diversification: Diversity reduces risk, not only for unforeseen events, such as
particularly adverse (harmful) conditions in one sector or unexpected
bankruptcy in one company, but also in the differing effects of the business
cycle on individual businesses.
o Advantages of Size: The former says that, up to a certain point, companies
will consistently lower relative costs as they grow, and the latter that
advantages can be increasingly gained from complementary services
available within a growing entity.
Paragraph Three:
- The significance of economic factors to film industries including support from film
agencies and grants to the film industry and films
o The film was supported by FfilmCymru and also co-financed by ltara and
Welsh Government; international sales are administered through distributors,
Content [KEW Media Group]
o Cardiff-based Red and Black studios received funding from the Welsh
government's media budget, which stipulates that half of each production is
filmed in Wales. Don’t Knock Twice was the first film to receive such funding
and this ensured employment for the Welsh industry
Paragraph Four:
- How processes of production, distribution and exhibition shape films in a global
context
o As a low-budget, independent film, Don’t Knock Twice relies on
conglomeration for global distribution
o Raindance Film Festival based in UK in 2016.
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