Task 7: Audience and Cinema Going Statistics

What days to audiences go to the cinema?- Mainly weekends as they offer more free time than in the week.

What are the most popular genres?-  Comedy, Adventure and Action

What was the top film in each of these genres?- 

Action and Adventure: Ant Man, Insurgent, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Furious 7, Avengers Age of Ultron. 
Comedy: Trainwreck, Spy, Daddy's Home, Get Hard, Inside Out, Pitch Perfect.

How do audiences hear about films?- Mainly through trailers and word of mouth.

Do audiences prefer US, UK or other nationality films?- the US have recently produced some of the biggest blockbusters including the Marvel series resulting in the majority of audiences preferring US films to UK or other nationality films. 

Do audiences like 3D films?- No, 3D films are quickly declining in interest as they are hard to watch and are unrealistic. 

What other ways do audiences watch film aside from the cinema?- The majority of audiences use streaming services such as Netflix more frequently than going to the cinema as it is more convenient. 

Who do audiences go to the cinema with?- Friends predominantly but the occasional family member.

When and where are most audiences likely to go to the cinema?- Audiences are most likely to go to the cinema on weekends and to their local mainstream cinema chain such as Odeon and Cineworld. 

Areas To Focus On

After receiving my marked essay question back I have a greater understanding of what I need to work on in the future.
My main area of weakness is terminology as my essay lacked a wide range of camera, editing, sound and mise en scene terminology. In the future I will take steps to rectify this issue for example: I will incorporate detailed and relevant camera shots as well as editing terms thus increasing the level of my essay.

Camera shots that I will ensure I include:

• Medium Long Shot
• Establishing Shot
• Wide Shot
• Medium Close Up
• Big Close Up
• Long Shot

These technical camera terms will increase the terminology mark of my essay in turn the overall mark of my essay itself. So, terminology will be my main focus from now on when writing media essays. 

Paragraph Re-Write 

Similarly, the camera work in the attacking scene shows a counter typical representation of men when confronted with danger. When the Saber-tooth tiger attacks, the man hides in a hole and is seen whimpering and cowering away from the animal. The medium long shot of the man, pictured at a low angle, connotes fear and lack of control compared with the dominating view of the animal. The contrast of a low angle, medium long shot for the man and a high angle, medium close up for the women shows that the woman is more powerful within this situation than the man is. 

Throughout this scene, continuity editing can be seen which creates a more realistic and immersive viewing experience for the audience. When the Saber-tooth tiger attacks, mud can be seen falling on the camera which adds to the tense and fearful atmosphere that is being created throughout the scene. 

Representations of Age

Task 6: Independent Cinema Listings

Top 10 Independent Cinemas:

• Corn Exchange, Newbury
• Barn Cinema, Totnes
• Genesis, London
• The Phoenix Cinema, Finchley
• Greenwich Picturehouse 
• Curzon, Mayfair
• The Rio, Burnham-On-Crouch
• Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford
• Thameside Theatre, Grays
• The Rio, London

Listings: Home, Manchester

March 3rd:

• Spotlight- 12:40, 17:35
• A Bigger Splash- 13:00, 15:45, 17:45, 20:20
• Bone Tomahawk- 13:10, 17:50
• Rams- 13:25, 15:25, 18:10
• The Revenant- 14:35
• Room- 15:35
• King Jack- 15:55, 20:35
• NT Live: Hangmen- 18:45
• Trumbo- 20:25
• There Should Be Rules + Q&A- 20:40

All of the independent cinemas I have researched seem to show the same set of films, the most common of which include: A Bigger Splash, Rams, The Big Short, Spotlight, Carol, 45 Years and Youth.
Independent Cinemas attract people who simply want to watch outstanding films and stories. As independent cinema is not focused on big stars or budgets it focuses solely on telling inspiring, often true, stories about incredible people. This is what attracts people to see independent films at local, authentic cinemas such as The Barn Cinema in Totnes, Darlington.
Price is crucial when it comes to people wanting to go watch a movie and it is the price of an adult ticket that differs dramatically between multiplex cinemas and independent cinemas.
For example:
Odeon Chelmsford: Adult Ticket- £8.75
The Rio, Burnham-On-Crouch: General Admission- £3.00

Task 5: Institution Research

Task 4: Independent Film Research

Task 3: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2