Task 1

• What are the big Six film companies

1. Sony
2. Warner Brothers
3. 20th Century Fox
4. Paramount
5. Disney
6. Universal

• Think of the dates and the school holidays

All films were released during or recently before the school holidays. This is due to the company targeting their audience and making their films more accessible since school holidays are the time where not only students have free time, but adults typically take their holidays/ time off in these periods as well.

• Which films are on general release?

La La Land,  Trainspotting 2, Sing, The Lego Batman Movie, Split, Moana, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Rings, 50 Shades Darker, Storks, Trolls.

• What genre of films are there? Blockbuster, indie, foreign?

Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Musical, Thriller, Animation, Romance, Family film,

• How many are sequels?

1, Trainspotting 2

• How many blockbusters are aimed at a younger audience?

Moana, Lego Batman movie, Storks, Trolls

• How many are produced by the big 6?

Storks (Warner Brothers), Moana (Disney), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney), 50 Shades Darker (Universal)

• How many different formats are there?

General release and DVD. They are not on streaming websites (Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc...)

• What kinds of films seem to be missing?

There are not any Teen movies (similar to High School Musical, The Duff, Mean Girls) or intellectual films aimed at intellectuals and the more educated. All are mainstream films which are easy to watch without much thought.

• How many of the film distributors seem to be missing aswell?

Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox, On the other hand, Disney has two big films out.

• Who do you think are the target audiences for these?

Mainly children (some teenagers). As they are all mainstream films, the target audience is most likely commercial consumers of films and cinema. The average family.