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Film Industry: Intro Marvel MCU

  1)   How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?  Marvel, Walt Disney studios 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? more than $29 billion worldwide 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? Marvel Studios wanted to create a shared cinematic universe , 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?     Sony bought them for $7 million 5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? Marvel Studios 6)  Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+? Disney has announced plans for several new Marvel TV series

I, Daniel Blake

  1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? usually produced by smaller production companies or individual filmmakers 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? he main character, Daniel Blake, 59, who has worked as a joiner most of his life in the North East of England needs help from the State for the first time ever following an illness. Daniel  stands up and fights for his dignity, leading a one-man crusade for compassion that will transform the lives of a struggling single mother (Katie) and her two children.   It is a drama that has a strong political message about Britain in an age of government austerity 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? KEN LOACH He’s never had Hollywood success, mainly because he’s never wanted it. Loach’s style is social realism – telling stories that represent the lives of ordinary working-class people and the social issues they face, for example unemployment, poverty and addiction. His films also have

Black Widow

  1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow. You may wish to use   Black Widow's IMDB entry   to help with this -   see the company credits page   - but the answers can also be found in the notes above. Walt Disney Marvel studios 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow? A conglomerate is most major media companies are conglomerates that own a range of smaller companies (called subsidiaries). EXAMPLE= Marvel is a conglomerate of black widow 3) Analyse the  film trailer  for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? All the action and the props and they way they use special effects 4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least  three  different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and  why  they were effective in promoting the film. trailer merchandise teasers 5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did it make at the box office? The pr