Friday, 16 January 2015

Current changes

I've amde a lot of changes to my magazine. I have added a bar code and taken out and replaced some of the band names with cleaner and sharper band names. I have also moved the position of the anchoring text to the middle of the page to make it more uniform. I have also made the text smaller and moved it to the side to have connotations of other magainzines.

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

FACTS FOR MY FILM INDUSTRY EXAM

Which i have to remember for tomorrow LOL

UK films’ share of the global box office 11%
UK box office grosses £1.1 billion
there were 165.5 million admisons
698 films were released for a week or more in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The box office share of UK independent films was 7%.

The box office revenue generated from 3D film screenings was £207 million. This was 18% of the total box office (the same as in 2012).

Fourteen films earned more than £20 million at the UK box office in 2013.

Ten of the top 20 films are UK/USA collaborations.

Sequels and franchise films make up 16 of the all time top 20 chart.

Six of the top performing films by genre were UK films, including the top biopic, top horror and top sci-fi releases. The top earning music/dance title, and the highest grossing UK film of the year, was Les Misérables.

Comedy was the favourite genre for UK independent films, taking 28% of this category’s total box office from 20% of releases.

Animation, the highest earning genre of 2013, accounted for only 5% of releases but took 21% of the total box office. The top earning animation was Despicable Me 2.

Independent UK films accounted for 1.6% of the global theatrical market, at a value of just over $649 million.

The global theatrical market was worth almost $36 billion in 2013; UK films earned $4.1 billion (11.4%), down from $5.3 billion (15%) in 2012.

The top 10 distributors had a 96% share of the market in 2013, slightly higher than in 2012.

The market share for distributors outside the top 10, at 4%, was the lowest since 2005

Opening weekends represented 28% of the total box office.

Apple was the highest earning VoD provider in the UK, but YouTube is the most used provider to access feature film on VoD, with over 39% of online film viewers, followed by LOVEFiLM, with 25% of viewers and Netflix with 24%.

Subscription services accounted for the majority of online film revenues, overtaking digital retail for the first time.

There were 6,941 unique film titles on television in 2013, including 1,800 on terrestrial channels, 1,324 on pay TV film channels and 3,817 on other digital channels.

There were over 57,000 film transmissions on multi-channel television, of which over 41,000 were on pay TV film channels

Saturday, 27 December 2014

Draft For Magazine

This is my first proper draft for my magazine. There are lots of things that could be improved, such as the masthead and the anchoring text are pretty similar, so is confusing. There are too many fonts on the page, which also makes it confusing as you cant separate the titles and where the band names are in their original logo, it also confuses the reader.

Thursday, 25 December 2014

Prototype

This is a prototype for my magazine, I have got the basics of my magazine, i have also changed the mast head font, along with the anchoring text and added a glow. I feel i could add a banner at the top to make the text stand out.

Friday, 19 December 2014

More development for my magazine

This is a version of my final cover. I really tired to make the background like the album cover from Lamb of God. I tried to match the colour scheme and composition by having the red on the bottom and green towards the top, and the colour of the writing.

A convention of the metal magazines, is a black bar at the top, which has information about bands at the top, like so>

For my own banner, I have used a band called 'Svarttjern' and 'Badlock', and further down the cover, I also use 'Finntroll' and 'Lamb of God'. When trying to draw attention to the bands, I found I could edit the layer, and add a glow to the layer. I have also found that I can separate the layers using the lasso tool, copy the layer, and bring it on top of other layers, such as words, to make it look like hes on top of them

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Film shizzle

The selfish giant

Can you explain how your case study films were distributed?

Can you show a difference between how hollywood films and independent films are distributed?

Can you find interesting and unique examples of any films that have been distributed in interesting new ways ?

Can you explain any problems in distribution film companies are having ?

. UK release date? 25th October 2013

. Institutions behind the film’s production and distribution?

What’s the film’s production budget? £1.4 Million
Nationality of the film? British

What kind of production is it? Indie Film

Any connection with other films? None

Who’s the director? Clio Barnard

Any star names in the cast? No well known names

What’s the film about? A contemporary fable about two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in the UK who seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.

Production Companies

BFI Film Fund

Film4 (Funding)

Moonspun Films

Distributors

Cinéart (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Pyramide Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)

Sundance Selects (2013) (USA) (theatrical)

Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2014) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East, North Africa & Iran)

Kurmaca Film (2013) (Turkey) (all media)

Rialto Distribution (2013) (Australia) (all media)

Rialto Distribution (2013) (New Zealand) (all media)

What is the budget?The budget for the film was£1.4million.

Who are the distributors of The Selfish Giant and what other types of films have they distributed?The production companies are BFI Film Fund, Film 4(The main Funders) Moonspun Films. The distributors are Cinéart (Netherlands) Pyramide Distribution (France) Sundance Selects (USA) Front Row Filmed Entertainment (United Arab Emirates) Rialto Distribution (Australia) Rialto Distribution (New Zealand). Genuinely the distributors are for short films, they showcase new directors and actors for film festivals. Most of the distributors were theatrical specialising in dramatic pieces.

Monday, 15 December 2014

Why do people read music magazines?

People read music magazines to be entertained, to spend time reading about something they like. A person who likes metal wouldn't buy a teen pop magazine, because they enjoy metal, they would spend money on the things they enjoy. People also read music magazines to find out about tour dates and concerts, which yet again, the person would buy the magazine targeted towards their target group, so the spend time in an environment they enjoy, you wouldn't see the Mexican matriarchy band at a K pop concert. People also buy music magazines because they have incentives such as 'FREE POSTERS' and 'EXCLUSIVE LOOKS INTO....' so they make the reader feel special and persuaded them to buy it, in order to have this limited edition.

Just film referance

Its clear that that Film Distribution is an area you guys are struggling with:

Sloan is here to help... here are some links.. again to find this information what i did was an incredibly difficult series of challenges..

1. type in google : 'Film Distribution'
2. Done

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/distribution/distribution
THE BEST INSIGHT INTO WHAT DISTRIBUTION ACTUALLY IS . READ THIS

http://www.indiewire.com/article/a2e-at-the-2013-san-francisco-international-film-festival

Is Direct Distribution the Future for Indie Film? Notes From A2E at the 2013 San Francisco International Film Festival

http://www.filmthreat.com/category/features/going-bionic/

How to distribute independent films internationally

http://www.raindance.org/10-film-distribution-basics/

An industry insider perspective of how to get the best deal for your film

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-distribution.htm

The 'nitty-gritty' of how distribution actually works

OK, so there is no reason now for you to ever complain that you dont know what film distribution is.

What you need to do know is ...

Can you explain how your case study films were distributed?

Can you show a difference between how hollywood films and independent films are distributed?

Can you find interesting and unique examples of any films that have been distributed in interesting new ways ?

Can you explain any problems in distribution film companies are having ?

This website is excellent for up to date case studies :
http://www.launchingfilms.com/

Insurection development

For my magazine, I have tried to base it on a popular album cover, Lamb of God, Ashes of the Wake 2004, so I've changed the sky to a blue/green colour, and made the ground red. I feel this gives a haunting feel, which is a typical intrest of my target audience.