Media activities for the summer holidays

GCSE Media 

Activities in this summer pack will be useful for your GCSE Media exam

 

Research the film industry and answer the following questions:

Explain what a film director, cinematographer and producer does?

What is a ‘media conglomerate’? And give examples

Freelance working is common in the media industries. Explain what a ‘freelance’

worker is and give two examples

What do you understand by the phrase ‘fixed term contract’? Why is this type of

contract popular with employers in the media industries?

How is the film industry regulated?

Explain the three stages of a film, what is involved in each stage:

—  Production

—  Distribution

—  Exhibition 

Name three world-wide distribution companies

Why is the timing to release a film important? 

Name five key elements with a film marketing campaign?

What is a teaser film poster? 

How is the internet used to generate a buzz before a release of a film? 

List as reasons how the film industry has been changed by the Internet