CTCS 466 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nate Parker, Cecil B. Demille, Fox Searchlight Pictures
29 Nov 2016
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Now producers will have pga added to the end of their name in film credits. Why major people signed on to this film: nate parker: he was so passionate and articulate in expressing that passion about this film. Nate parker (former athlete: director, writer, lead actor in film, wrote along with college friend, acquitted of rape charges; other friend convicted, but charges dropped on appeal; victim takes her life in 2012. Screened at sundance film festival: was a hit, highest paid price for a film ever at a film festival: . 8 million by fox. Successful screenings in toronto -> viewers able to separate rape allegations from the film. Cecil b demille: tireless self-promoter/best-known movie maker in the world, until the likes of ____ & walt disney came around, narrated his own trailers, hosted show for 10 years. Hollywood extra girl (short: promotion for his next movie, the crusades, served to market his films, but also to market himself.
