CMNS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Canada Media Fund, Technological Utopianism, Guesstimate
16 Jul 2016
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Group 1: map out (trace) the technological changes that have impacted the music industry over the last 100 years and how businesses and business models have adapted as a result. Group 2: map out the canadian game production industry. Group 3: explain technological utopianism and technological dystopian-ism and give examples of how each has been portrayed in the media. Gov"t screen funding; is an essential part of funding the film industry. If you take this away there wouldn"t be an industry or jobs. Ex; being the lord of the rings wouldn"t have been possible without. Bc film, tv and digital media tax credits : m. Onatario film, tv and digital media tax credits : m. Federal pstc and ptc guesstimate : m. Supported 262,700 ftes: production = 132,500 ftes. C. 6 billion in gdp: 7. 4% of tota national gdp. Contributed 1. 1 million jobs to the economy (conference board of canada 2008)
