Tuesday 9 March 2010

PRODUCTION QUESTIONS

1) How has the status and power of stars changed over cinematic history?

2)Take any film you have seen recently and find out who produced it. Then try to find out more about this person. What was their role on this particular production? What have they and others got to say about their involvement and contribution? What projects have s/he been involved in previously, were these ventures successful?

3)Why are certain kinds of films guarenteed to make large profits and others high risk?

4) Which genres are currently popular/unpopular and why?

5) Why was Hollywood under the studio system so successful?

6) What hads been lost and gained as a result if the replacement of the studio system by the producer/agent/deal system?

7) How and why has hollywood again become vertically integrated?

8) What are the consequences of vertical integration?

Please respond to these questions fully - the links on the blog should help your research.

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