FM2 Section A: Producers & Audiences

(Hollywood & British Cinema)

This unit revolves around issues upon the film industry and the social practice of cinema going and film consumption. You may refer to studies carried out for FM1 and FM2 (Hollywood productions or British Cinema) whilst also engaging in the issues covered within specifically for Section A.

Your answers will show an understanding and appreciation of the basic knowledge frameworks of :

• Film finance, production, distribution and exhibition in American and British contexts.

• Film consumption in the UK and particularly in the local/regional area.

Critical skills will include:

• Interpretation of information relating to aspects of the cinema business.

• Reflection on personal behaviour as consumer, fan and critic.

This unit centres on the interaction of the cinema industry (as producer/supplier of films) and audience (as purchaser/consumer of films). There will therefore be an emphasis on the profit motive of the industry and the pleasure motive of the audience.

Assessment

The examiners will be looking for your ability to engage with the stimulus material and what is said about it. They will be flexible in their approach and prepared to tolerate diverse approaches to your answer. They will be looking for an engagement with issues arising out of the stimulus material and the way you relate your answer to the basic knowledge frameworks you have learnt. In general you will be marked on what you can do with the material.