The Film Industry Part 5

Q. Choose an actress from the list above.  What would they bring to a role in a film?
A. Angelina Jolie is a really famous actress so what she would bring to a role, is her fan base, and if someone favourite star is in a film it is more likely they want to see it and will go to see it.  However, it also means the star costs more money to be secured for the film, meaning the film budget has to go up. 

Q.Think about the films you have seen recently at the cinema.  Which ones were recommended by word of mouth? Why did you go and see other films?
A. A film that has been talked about a lot recently is Spectre, another Bond film.  Also, Jurassic world has been widely talked about, as the remake of the popular film Jurassic Park.  If i haven't heard films from word of mouth, I see other films if it is a sequel to a film i enjoyed before (Pitch perfect 2) or if i saw advertisements for a film, or if i enjoyed the trailer to a film and wanted to watch it.

Q. Find out the budget and box office of the following three films; three films; The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity and Avatar.  Which of them has made the biggest profit? 
A.    The Blair Witch Project - The budget was $60,00 and the box office gross was $140,539,099
        Paranormal Activity - The budget was $15,000 and the box office gross was $107,918,810
       Avatar - The budget was not available and the box office gross was $749,766,139
So Avatar made the largest profit by roughly 600 millions dollars compared to the other films.

Q. Find out the producers of the following 'British' films Mr Turner, Pride, '71, Under the Skin (all 2014).  
A. Mr Turner - Georgina Lowe
    Pride - David Livingstone
    '71 - Angus LAmont and Robin Gutch
    Under the skin - Nick Wechsler and James wilson

Q. Can you think of any more recent film soundtracks that have proved popular with audiences? Why?
A. 'Happy' which features in Despicable ME was very popular with the audience as it was by Phrallell Williams who is a very famous singer, and also because the song was released before the film, so had time to get its attention.  In the Bond film Skyfall, Adele sang the song called 'Skyfall' and as Bond songs are always famous, this got a lot of attention, swell as it proving popular to the audience as it is by Adele who has a large fan base.