COMM 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: My Big Fat Greek Wedding
18 Aug 2016
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More and more lms being made with global market! Keys to successful movies worldwide! digital video disks (dvds)! net ix provides digital streaming of movies through internet! Note: all of these elements put together cannot guarantee a blockbuster! Having huge blockbusters make up for these losses! Intermediary remake: lms based on non-original source (ex. the pirates of the. Over 500 feature length lms made in usa alone in 2008! 1. ) research has shown only the following matter for producing a blockbuster lm! Caribbean ride at disney, movies based on books, etc. ) Had atheist associations > released around xmas, poor decisions! Genre fatigue > harry potter, lord of the rings, etc. were all big too! Optimal experience: sensitive balance between the familiar and the new! Cultural familiarity: known stories, star actors, star directors! 47% of screenplays in hollywood are from intermediary source!
