Unit 27 - Factual Programme Production Techniques for Television

Factual programme.

• factual programmes is a genre of programmes based on non fiction and based on actual people and real events. factual programs are not an accurate reflection to reality because not all information about all subjects are shown, they are subjective and hand picked by the makers of the show. 

different types of factual programmes on tv

• reality tv : keeping up with the kardashians
• documentary series: years of living dangerously 

what is a documentary

• A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. 

Different types of documentaries

• poetic

a documentary which has a topic personal to the people involved , usually the presenter or the interviewees  the music is key as it develops the mood and tone of the story being told. including the message and values hidden within it. ( man with a movie camera)

• expository

documentaries of this style are usually non fiction films. there is a direct access to the audience. (an incoviennent truth 2006)

• observational

an expository is a documentary where the filmmaker is a neutral observer. life is lived and observed. it can then be seen how people and animals react to certain things. nothing is rehearsed or staged and the filmmaker is usually out of shot so they can influence what is happening.  (oasis)

• participatory

a participatory documentary is a documentary of which the events and situations presented are influenced and altered by the presence of the filmmaker. (surprize me 2004)

• reflexive

a documentary where the audience engages with the content of the documentary as it happens. they are made aware of the process at hand, the editing, sound and filmming. 

(human trafficking) 

• performative

a documentary that acknowledges the the emotional and subjective aspects of documentary and presents ideas as a part of a context having different meaning for different people and are often autobiographical in nature. (tongues united)

conventions (documentary)

• real locations
• the interviewees giving facts of themselves
• filmmaker showing the audience footage of what's happening
• narrator narrating the story
• informative facts given
• identities  of interviewees as they speak
• handheld camera work
• presenter (participatory)
• voice over (observational and participatory)
• singel strand narrative
• graphics
• interviews or talking heads
• reenactment or dramatisation
• usage of real people/ participants

conventions (news bulletin)

• opening graphics
• narrator , reporter ( voice over) non diagetic
• facts and informative information
• perfect camera work ( camera doesn't shake)
• real footage of real events
• interviews
• presenter addressing the audience directly by speaking to the cam
• presenter is professional and serious with a formal attire.
• multi camera set ups
• theme tune
• studio set

The 3 issues that effect factual programs

• accuracy 

how truthful the program is, it can not lie because it is a factual programme.

situations do not just naturally accure for the camera. they are planned and prepared prior to shooting, how the information be accurate if it is preprepared.

the invasion of the camera will alter peoples reactions

editing: some material will be left out things that aren't relevant or include humorous material, so by picking and choosing which clips to use could affect the accuracy.

• bias

leaning towards an opinion, it can be one sided.

it has to be unbiased so you can get the facts.

• representation

how it's shown. the topic of the subject or people and issue can be mis represented.

positive values of factual programmes

• if accurate they can be really informative
• they lend perspectives on the issues of which they are about. 
• they keep you updated on different subjects
• widens ones knowledge
• shed's light on subjects
• educative 
• creates empathy 
• encourage social/ political change

benefits street

accuracy.

• it was informative interms of what their lives were like
• fly ion the wall-style
• the participants are on benefits
• some participants claimed they were duped thinking it was a program about community spirit 

bias

• it leaned more towards their point of view, there wasn't any outside view 
• the questions where asked by interviewers

• some participants claimed they were duped thinking it was a program about community spirit 

representation

• producer " its a very true and honest portrayal of life in Britain and people are frightened of it.

• some participants claimed they were duped thinking it was a program about community spirit 

" these are marginalised people with complicated situations being exploited for entertainment, and the thousands who have signed my petition agree with me"  

fake footage from itv

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8792315/ITV-Gaddafi-documentary-claimed-videogame-was-terrorist-footage.html

the use of the video gam in the documentary affected the filmmaker because after using inaccurate fake footage their reputation as filmmakers were marked and they were seen as frauds. it also affected the channel because it challenged their integrity. to me a channel that uses fake footage to mislead me as an audience member isn't a very great channel. it was stated on the article that it was a mistake and they used the wrong footage which is understandable but subconsciously my opinion of itv which was high got lower a bit. 

the programme go affected the most because it had to be pulled down and it also received bad publicity from people talking about it from a negative light. 

• accuracy

people may start questioning the accuracy and reliability of future programs.

• bias
• representation

it was a misrepresentation of the event.

it also could insult memories of service men/women and also offend families

bbc progam frozen planet-polar bears

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8950070/Frozen-Planet-BBC-faked-polar-bear-birth.html

• accuracy

we simply expect more of the bbc

• bias
• representation

misrepresentation of the natural habitat of polar bears.

natural programs untrustworthy 

complaints to OFCOM about bias bbc sunday morning's live program on stoning in Iran

http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/complaint-to-ofcom-about-bias-in-bbc-sunday-morning-lives-programme-on-stoning-in-iran/

complaint was made by Maryam Namazie. he stated that the bbc is guilty of presenting bias information about the Iran stoning by excluding him from the discussion it had with tow other partitioners. apparently the bbc stated during the program that stoning in rare in Iran when in fact the truth is since 2002 about 17 stonings took place in Iran. 

section 1

in prezi

• define accuracy, bias and representation

pass

• example of accuracy, bias and representation

merit

• the impact of representation, bias and representation

distinction

section 2

what is news, what are their conventions, examples, why they are used and then their impact on the audience. 

pass: explain conventions

merit: examples of conventions

distinction: explain why they are used and their impact. 

section 3

explain different form and modes of different types of documentaries: pass

show examples of those documentaries and their conventions: merit

explain why and their impact: distinction 

unit 8 assignment 3 podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fKvDLgAIY

i certify this work as my own 

unit 16 editing techniques

techniques

• invisible editing

invisible editing is editing that is hidden to the audiences eye. it's purpose is to keep the attention of the audience and not distract them.

• jump cut

A jump cut  is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. 

• continuity editing

continuity editing creates a flow to the viewer making the connection between two shots seamless and flow naturally.

• cross cutting 

cross cutting is a technique that is use to connect two similar scenes together back and both. it appears when the film keeps cutting from two similar scenes. it showcases action happening in two different places at the same time. 

• matched cuts

a matched cut happens between two objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which objects in the two shots graphically match. it often helps establish a strong continuity action and linking the two shots metaphorically. 

• cut on action

cutting on action is an editing technique that is used when cutting on a physical movement to make it flow naturally to the audiences eye. 

Timeline

• early film 1903
• the first film was the great train robbery by the lumier brothers. they used basic cuts and shots in their film. it contained no conventions for film but conventions for the theatre.

the lummier brothers 

• early film 1903
• the first film was the great train robbery by the lummier brothers. they used basic cuts and 
•  shots in their film. it contained no conventions for film but conventions for the theatre.

 1920: silent film era.

• in the 1920's film makers began to experiment with more complex stories in their films, they started using more shots variations to tell their stories along with the 180 degree rule. the 180 degree rule helped the audience understand time and space
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 1940: hollywood studio system + the addition of sound in movies

• the films began to have more narrative development, more conventions, more shots variations were established along with the use of montages. a great example would be the film citizen kane
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 1960: American new wave. 

• during the 60's came the era of the alternative films which are also known as independant films or indie films. these films had unconventonal film editing techniques such as : jump cuts, the use of different cuts and unusual shot choices. filmmakers believed that editing can influence the audience greatly so they began to utelise it more with films such as : bonnie and clyde, raging bull, easy rider...
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the use of jump cuts in 1967's bonnie and clyde was new to the audiences eye, it sort of disturbed them a little just to gain the attention even more deeply. editing began to be a form of telling a story without any dialogue needed. the audience sensed the seductive and desirable nature of bonnie because of the shots that were used to trigger the imagination shots such as a low mid shot of bonnie's skirt that didn't reveal anything due to the lighting but certainly triggers reaction and emotions from the audience.


raging bull 

raging bull began the age of the anti heros. martin scorceses created a character that wasn't exactly the ideal hero but the audience sympathised with him and couldn't help but love him. the film showcased a lot of brutality which shocked the audience of that time because it hadn't be done like that before. the shots of brutality were close up shots and the duration was extended for a purpose of telling the story in a new way. it made the audience feel as if they are part of the scenes and were  third party to the drama created by the actors. 

1980 and 1990's: big budget action films

• big budget action movies took over and editing was used to create pace and excitement with the use of cross cutting, match action and more 
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in top gun the use of quick cuts were used to keep the audience on edge and excited about the action, at the start of the video the cuts are made at a certain paste that is rhythmic to the audiences eye. the reason behind that is the effect that it creates inside the audience, the cuts were cut on a beat and  the rhythm created anticipation for something big and excites the audience,in this case its jet fights.

from the 90's and on came digital editing softwares such as final cut pro,avid, cgi and visual effects in films. films such as toy story were made along with many others.

editors of the film "the matrix reloaded" used quick cuts as a generic convention of an action film which
satistified the audience as they were getting what they wanted; quick cuts dramatic fight scenes, cutting on action as the actors fought and more. but as visual effects were established and began to become a huge thing, the editors chose to extended certain shots rather than use an incredible amount of cuts. this allowed the audience to take in the action even more and clearly. the fight actors began to train and learn fight choreographies which allowed the editors to wow he audience by showcasing a 30 seconds fight sequence with a wide shot thats panning around the audience slowly.

today the editing relates to the genre of the films. a drama film usually use invisible editing and action films use quick cuts to emphesise the excitement. 

actions films hav their own specific conventions such as quick cuts, explosions.. where as independent drama films have their own conventions that separates them from the action genre.

 A good example of todays movies is guardians of the galaxie. through editing and visual effects the film makers were able to established different worlds and characters that highlights where editing is now. the characters groot and rocket raccoon are purely CGI characters that speaks as humans with the correct human movements. technology today has allowed filmmakers to bring to live anything they can imagine through editing. this excites the audience because more than ever they feel transported into not only another world but another universe where anything is possible. that feeling is what makes them fall in love with movies even more.

unit 8 assignment 3 and podcast scripts

Trade unions

BECTU
 Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theater Union.
 BECTU is The UK's media and entertainment trade unions sectors covered include broadcasting, film, independent production, theatre and the arts, leisure and digital media.


Equity
Equity is a trade union that represents artists from across the arts and entertainment industries.
www.equity.org.uk


Directors Guild of Great Britain
A trade union representing directors across all media. It offers help with contracts, a campaigning voice and organises seminars and screenings.
www.dggb.co.uk

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE UNIONS

A trade union is an organization or a group that workers join so that they can have their interests and goals well represented.
In today's world workers have assumed great importance. The employers have started to realize the importance of workers. The employees too have started to form Trade Unions to protect their interests. Bosses around the world have recognized that the best way to resolve issues is by way of dialogue.
The employees have realized that to protect themselves from exploitation, unity is very important. This is one of the reasons why trade unions have become so important today.

Trade unions also sometimes act as representatives of workers in case of legal matters
The rights of the employees are better protected. For example, they cannot be unjustly removed from work.
And to employees Since the individual rights of workers are better protected and well represented, they tend to be motivated. This results in higher levels of efficiency and improved productivity.

WRITER'S GUILD STRIKES: 2007-2008 

"Every three years, the Writers Guild negotiates a new basic contract with the AMPTP by which its members are employed. This contract is called the Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA). In 2007, negotiations over the MBA reached an impasse and the WGA membership voted to give its board authorization to call a strike, which it did on Friday, November 2, 2007; the strike began the following Monday, November 5, 2007.

Among the many proposals from both sides regarding the new contract, there were several key issues of contention including DVD residuals, union jurisdiction over animation and reality program writers, and compensation for "new media" (content written for or distributed through emerging digital technology such as the internet)^{." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike}

NUJ/BECTU strike, March 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz-2P13IK9E&feature=youtu.be

The impact that this strike had on tv producers and productions was production ceased for all scripted television programming, hundreds or thousands of support staff were laid off by the studios. The AMPTP estimated that WGA writers and crew members in the latse union lost $342.8 million in wages. 

All scripted Hollywood shows except "October road" were shut down in 2007. a certain Hollywood journalist reported, "CEOs are determined to write off not just the rest of this TV season (including the Back 9 of scripted series), but also pilot season and the 2008/2009 schedule as well. 

 Many television writer-producers who are WGA members found themselves contractually obligated to continue their production duties while simultaneously barred from performing writing duties during the strike. In a show of solidarity with the writers, approximately 120 show-runners marched in Burbank on November 7, 2007 and many decided to honor the picket lines entirely, refusing to perform even their production duties during the strike.

Freelance contracts

what does it a mean to be freelancer in media

A freelancer is someone who doesn’t work for one company full-time, but is hired by different companies for certain jobs. For example,  a TV production crew might hire freelance cameramen to work on one series of programmes.

Editorial guidelines

Editorial Guidelines are the values and standards of a company. They apply to all content, wherever and however it is received.

 BBC: CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS CONTRIBUTERS

"We must always safeguard the welfare of the children and young people who contribute to our content, wherever in the world we operate. " the BBC values young people and children from the age of 16 and under. all children and young people who contribute and interact with the bbc's content are protect under many codes for their mental and physical health+ safety. "People under eighteen must not be caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes or by the broadcast of those programmes."

 BBC: Politics, Public Policy and Polls

the bbc has a strict policy when dealing with matters of politics, public policy and pols. their principles are set with the " agreement accompanying the BBC charter". they follow principles such as: 

• "We must treat matters of politics and public policy with due accuracy and impartiality in news and other output. "
•  We must not express an opinion on current affairs or matters of public policy other than broadcasting or the provision of online services.
•  We must not campaign, or allow ourselves to be used to campaign.

it is highly important for a TV producer to follow the guidelines set by the TV company. the guidelines are there to inform them and assist them in the industry. guidelines on health and safety for example will assist the producer and help them create a safe environment for the cast and crew, if not followed it could resolve in major injuries and law suits.  in order to cultivate a healthy relationship between themselves and the TV companies producers must follow the guidelines set by the companies for it is the professional thing to do and it prevents them from legal troubles.

BBFC

The british board of film classification was founded by the film industry in 1912. it is in charge of the national classification and censorship of films within the uk.  " The BBFC is the UK’s regulator of film and video, providing age ratings such as U, PG and 12A. We are a designated body so have legal powers to rate, and sometimes cut or even reject works."

PG: 
PG stands for parental guidance. films of which are rated pg are suitable for people of all ages. however those films shouldn't disturb children from the age of 8 and over. the films are allowed some form of moderated violence if justified by the content of course: fantasy movies. they are also allowed to showcase mid language,sex,and drugs references.

12A:
Films under the category of 12A are deemed unsuitable for young children. in fact cinemas are only allowed to supply tickets to a young person of the age of 12 if they are only accompanied by an adult of 18 years or over.  Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated.

15

rated 15 movies  are Suitable only for persons aged 15 years and over, not to be supplied to anyone below that age. It is illegal to knowingly rent or sell a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or supply cinema tickets for a film with this rating, to anyone under the age of 15.
Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, regular use of foul language and limited use of very strong language, strong violence and strong sex references, and nudity without graphic detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed but without any strong detail. Sexual violence may be shown if discreet and justified by context.

The hunger games.
the hunger games was originally rated a 15 by the BBFC but after cutting 7 seconds from a graphic violent scene the movie were able to get the rating it wanted . a 12A, after that the film became a blockbuster and was extremely successful at the box office. however the parents who took their kids to watch the movie felt that the movie was controversial as if showed the violent nature of a rated 15 movie than a 12A. they didn't quite like their children being exposed to such violence.

The dark knight
the Batman sequel is the most complained about movie of the last decade in Britain, with 364 complaints.
the dark knight was rated a 12A 69 percent of the general public agreed on the rating the film go but the rest disagreed. they thought the films dark tone, use of knifes and the way in which the joker makes the pencil disappear through a mans eye socket was too graphic for the young kids watching. 

personally i tend to agree that both films were controversial with their rating. as a 19 years old teenager i am quite fine watching the violence that is within both movies . however children that are 12 years old are still quite young therefor the film could affect them psychologically.  




what is the structure of the film industry

• the film industry structure begins with the development ,production stage of the film it then goes to production, post production then distribution and exhibition.

The development stage is when an idea is being developed at its early stages, when the writers are coming up with scripts, directors coming up withs story boards and more. the production stage is when the idea is actually being made, the film is being filmed after that comes the distribution stages. the distribution stage is when the film is being distributed around all the different cinema companies which then goes to the exhibition stage as the film i being showcased.

development:

• the idea for the film
• a plot synopsis
• a script
• funding for the film: filming, distribution deals

production:

• filming

post production:

• editing

distribution

• selling the film

exhibition: showing

• film festivals
• art houses
• on demand: netflix, skymovies.

What is the structure of the television industry

The television industry is made of publicity funded channels, commercial channels of which are popular and on demand. people have to pay to TV license each year which is how some TV channels which aren't commercialised such as the BBC pay for their programs. but commercialised TV channels such as itv uses the money from their advertisement to fund their shows.

• publicity funded: it is payed by views and license fee
• commercial channel/tv: sponsorship/ advertisements
• pay subscription- on demand channels: netflix, amazon prime, now Tv, sky, virgin

publicity funded on demand channels : BBC iplayer

commercial on demand channels: itv player

What is the future of the television industry
. a lot of the british television industry are being bought by american media companies. the industry facing a bit threat form the involvement of technology companies such as apple and google. the big is that television is losing is essence by turning into a combat vehicle for these big technology
companies.

BBC

location

• the broadcasting house, london BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, LONDON, W1A 1AA

what does the BBC stand for

• the British broadcasting corporation

who owns the BBC

• its been a public body under royal charter since 1927,the since the British public pay for it , it is owned by the state.

how is the BBC funded

• the BBC is funded by the tv license money that the pubic pays. 

list what type of programmes the BBC show

• sherlock
• the graham norton show
• match of the day
• merlin

is the BBC a media conglomerate?

• no because it isn't an independent company it is publicly funded, whoever it does have aspects of a media conglomerate because besides new it also has tv, radio and BBC films. 

is the company multinational, national or local?

• yes because besides being a uk company it is also known in america as BBC america.

What is the ethos of the BBC?

• to inform , educate and entertain

What is the BBC for? 

• to cater for the public

What is the future of the BBC?

• video on demand
• variety of different channels
• questions about funding options. people aren't too keen on paying the license fee if they do not watch any of the bbd's programs which means the BBC won't have its usual funds. this might cause it to turn into a private company, their funds will have to come from advertising and more. 

shadow of liberty

• the BBC ethos is to inform, educate and entertain. the critics aren't happy with the BBC because they feel that it is going down the road of more entertainment than information and education. the BBC representative argued they are considering everyone's needs especially young people because they are more interested in entertainment. the critics feel as the BBC is copying channels like itv by generating the voice which is a similar program to x-factor. 

The funding in the future of the BBC

• if the BBC is turning into a private company then it will have to start earning money through advertisements as they will be funding like a commercial channel. this won't sit well with companies like itv because they will be competing against each other. 

what is wrong with the BBC

"ITV has proposed "top slicing" the BBC licence fee to create a pot of tens of millions of pounds that rivals could bid for to help fund their news services." i tend to agree with itv because their argument is based strictly on their interest. they feel that if the BBC is busy copying their ideas and shows then they should be entitled to some of the public moment. how ever the BBC doesn't want itv to have an of the money because it belongs to the BBC as it is a public  company. 

• it is when one company owns a media services and products from different types of media.: walt disney company.

publicly funded

• funded through tax money. i.e the public pay through their taxes. : bbc

Globalisation

• the process of international integration of world news, products ideas and other aspects of culture.: the rise of the enternet.

commercial channels

• funded by the revenue from broadcast advertisement: itv

world service

• the international broadcaster, is currently funded by grant-in-aid through foreign and common wealth office of the british government: BBC world service

cross media

• is the combination of two or more companies of different types usually involving a parent company. : sky

on demand channels

• usually refers to the local area : 4oD

franchise

• ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game,book etc.: harry potter furines

local

• usually refers to the local area: BBC radio manchester

New technology 

TV

new technology:

• 4k ultra definition tv, smart tv.
• tablets/phones- streaming devices
• providers: netflix
• glass (google)
• sky go- record anywhere
• voice command not remote
• illegal streaming.

film

• 4d
• imax
• 3d
• high frame
• rate
• 48 frames per second
• digital 

what is your favourite tv program?

• arrow

which company makes it

• warner brothers

what is commercial TV

• commercial broadcasting the broadcast of television programs by privately owned corporate media , as opposed to state sponsorship. they are funded by subscriptions,advertising, sponsors, they are private companies which makes profit. 

what is public funded TV

• public funded TV is channels who are funded by the state and license fee. they are strictly for the public interest and do not serve purely commercial interest.

what is TV on demand

• all major uk broadcasters make their output available to watch online, via services such as the BBC iplayer, itv player, 4oD on demand 5. all these are free to watch and allow you to catch up with tv programmes you've missed.

how many people are employed in television in uk?

• 76 thousand 

give an example of an independent tv company

• itv

who regulates tv in the uk?

• ofcom is the communications regulator in the uk. they regulate the tv and radio sectors , fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. 

FILM

what is the last film you have seen

• iron mans 3

which company made it 

• marvel studios

who owns the company

• Walt Disney

who are the big 6' film companies in the united states.

• Warner brothers
• Walt Disney
• Viacom
• time Warner
• Comcast
• GE
• Sony

 look at the top films showing in the uk and find out which companies

• focus
• 50 shades of grey 
• second best marigold hotel
• selma
• birdman
• the boy next door
• American sniper
• into the woods
• 
  

conglomerate research 

  Disneyland

1.    What are their famous films and successful box office results?

                                                                  
                                                                            total gross             adjusted gross

1

The Avengers

May 4, 2012

Adventure

PG-13

$623,279,552

$639,722,847

Toy Story 3

Jun 18, 2010

Adventure

G

$415,004,880

$429,732,555

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Jul 9, 2003

Adventure

PG-13

$305,411,232

$413,799,291

Iron Man 3

May 3, 2013

Action

PG-13

$408,992,272

$411,004,530

Frozen

Nov 22, 2013

Adventure

PG

$400,737,000

$402,196,330

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Dec 9, 2005

Adventure

PG

$291,710,957

$370,006,702

2.    Are they a conglomerate? What other companies do they own? Prove with examples

Production/Distribution Walt Disney Pictures Touchstone Pictures Hollywood Pictures Caravan Pictures Miramax Films Buena Vista Home Entertainment Buena Vista Internet Group: ABC.com ABCNews.com Oscar.com Disney.com Family.Com ESPN Internet Group NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR.com Soccernet.com (60%) Infoseek (43%) Toysmart.com (majority stake) Buena Vista Music Group Hollywood Records Lyric Street Records Mammoth Records Walt Disney Records Networks ABC The Disney Channel SoapNet ESPN (partial ownership with Hearst) A&E (partial ownership with Hearst and GE) The History Channel (partial ownership with Hearst and GE) Lifetime (partial ownership with Hearst) E! (partial ownership with Comcast, MediaOne and Liberty Media) Television Stations 10 television stations Television Production/Distribution Buena Vista Television Touchstone Television Walt Disney Television, Animation Radio ABC Radio Networks Radio Disney ESPN Radio 27 radio stations Sports Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Anaheim Angels (partial ownership) Theme Parks Disneyland Walt Disney World Disney-MGM Studios EuroDisney (partial owner) Disneyland Japan Epcot Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's California Adventure Theater Walt Disney Theatrical Productions Books Walt Disney Company Book Publishing Hyperion Books Talk/Miramax Books Magazines Discover Magazine Disney Magazine ESPN Magazine Talk US Weekly (50% stake) Daily Newspapers County Press (Lapeer, MI) Oakland Press and Reminder (Pontiac, MI) Narragansett Times St. Louis Daily Record

3.    List 6 films that the company has made in the last 5 years

• into the woods
• saving Mr banks
• guardians of the Galaxy
• Thor the dark world
• maleficent
• frozen 

4.    How much money are they worth?

• 142.92 billion dollars.

5.    What new technological developments have they made?

• Disney has made major technological developments  over the past few years. their animations started with 2D animation to stop motion , cgi and ground breaking graphic in their latest movies.

20th century fox

1.    What are their famous films and successful box office results?

• avatar
• titanic
• x-men days of futures past
• gone girl
• kingsman the secret service

2.    Are they owned by a conglomerate? What other companies do this conglomerate own? Prove with examples

• 20th century fox is owned by 21st century fox, they also own companies such as :
• national geographic channel
• fox animation studios
•  fox sports
• fox television studios

3.    List 6 films that the company has made in the last 5 years

• kingsman the secret service
• x-men first class
• chronicle
• wolverine
• the heat

4.    How much money are they and their conglomerate worth?

•  31.867 billion dollars

5.    What new technological developments have they made?

Film Company: Warner Bros

1.    What are their famous films and successful box office results?

• the dark knight
• harry potter and the sorcerer's stone
• the matrix reloaded
• inception
• man of steel

2.    Are they owned by a conglomerate? What other companies do this conglomerate own? Prove with examples

• they are owned by time Warner. 

3.    List 6 films that the company has made in the last 5 years

• the dark knight rises
• American sniper
• the Lego movie
• gravity
• focus

4.    How much money are they and their conglomerate worth?

• time Warner :45 billion dollars , Warner brothers 29.795 billion dollars

5.    What new technological developments have they made?

Film Company: Sony Pictures

1.    What are their famous films and successful box office results?

• spiderman
• men in black
• skyfall
• gladiator
• hitch

2.    Are they a conglomerate? What other companies do this conglomerate own? Prove with examples

• sony pictures music group
• columbia pictures
• trista productions
• Sony pictures classic

3.    List 6 films that the company has made in the last 5 years

• grown ups 2
• the weeding ringer
• the amazing spiderman 2
• 22 jump street
• django
• money ball

4.    How much money are they and their conglomerate worth?

5.    What new technological developments have they made?

Film Company: Paramount Pictures

1.    What are their famous films and successful box office results?

• transformers revenge of the fallen
• Shrek the third 
• iron man
• mission impossible
• kung fu panda

2.    Are they owned by a conglomerate? What other companies do this conglomerate own? Prove with examples

• it is a subsidiary of Viacom.   viacom also owns :
• BET
• comedy central
• mtv new media
• nickelodeon
• paramount animation

3.    List 6 films that the company has made in the last 5 years

• the wolf of wall street
• anchorman 2
• mission impossible ghost protocol
• g.i.Joe retaliation
• Thor
• jack Ryan : shadow recruit

4.    How much money are they and their conglomerate worth?

• 10 billion dollars

5.    What new technological developments have they made?

podcast script.

as you may have guessed this is indeed a podcast about the very dashing media company that is 20th century. as to my identity, i am an aficionado of all things film and tv and i shall you be your very dashing narrator.
we see the 20th century fox movie intro
a montage of 20th century fox movies over the years is shown. 

narrator

20th century fox is one of the six major film studios in hollywood.

we see a picture of all the major film studios.

narrator

20th century fox was founded on may 31

1935 by its founders Darryl.f Zanuck, Joseph M. Sheneck

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they are known for commercially successful movies such as :

avatar

we see a short clip of the film avatar

titanic

we see a short clip of the film avatar

x men first class

 we see a short clip of the film x men first class

gone girl

we see a short clip of the film gone girl

and also kingsman the secret service

we see a short clip of the film kingsman the secret service.

narrator

20th century is owned by 21st century

we see a picture of the 21st century logo

it is an American multinational mass media corporation. 

21st century also owns the fox television network, 

fox animation, national geographic channel, and also fox sport.

we see images of each companies along with some clips.

narrator

20th fox century is a subsidiary of news corp, the media
conglomerate owned by rupert Murdoch. the company
was founded on may 31.
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news corp is a vertically intergrated
media company with properties in film, cable
magazines, news paper, publishing and more...
their total revenue comes up to 33.706 billion dollars

narrator
their most commercially successful
production partners in the past few years has been
marvel studios
blue sky studios
bad hat harry productions
trouble maker studio and many more.

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it's ceo is Bruno Seneque and its chairman board has
directors terence streeter
yulong tian
rod white
along with geoffrey clifford as control and & co-secretary

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20th's century fox is part of one of if not the biggest 

competition in the entertainment industry. the film studio industry.

their competition is with companies such as

marvel studios

walt disney

paramount

sony pictures

and many more.
with these companies 20th century fox
competes with them at the box office with their movies,
award season and along many other areas.

beth

narrator

the total net worth of 20th century fox comes up

to 5 billion.

narrator

debates about the multi media is who is more or less powerful.  

a brief analysis would be which power is involved to take 

on a role of the media industry. another debate is access. 

power is generally based on access to valued social media sources. controlling the mass communication is one of the crucial conditions. 

those who have power and influence know that

 the media control or influence is critical. because of the conflict with power,

 this will attract viewers, listeners and readers, 

the greater the conflict, the greater and larger the audience. 

audiences are crucial to financial success of media, therefore it is

 often that when a media industry has a conflict, it is not uncommon 

for them to report it and to also play up a little as this

 will gain more audience in my opinion, i think that you do need

 some power to get control but i think too much is unnecessary, 

having power is a form of getting people to view you films and buy them,

 but when conflict happens i think it is just silly how they act up to

 it more, possible making it a bigger problem than it already is. understandably,

 it does bring in more audience, but it could also be for all the wrong reasons.

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they have always pushed the boundaries of technological advances. in 1953, The Robe was their first Cinemascope production. To make the film Avatar, they used motion capture and 3-D. Vice media and 20th century fox have announced a partnership to finance, produce, market and distribute feature films globally. the film label will focus on stories that are 'outside of the mainstream' and will also focus on new media technologies. 

bbc script.

emman.

a video intro of the bbc is shown, then a montage of its famous programs and films is shown.

narrator

• the bbc which stands for broadcasting corporation is a uk based public service broadcaster headquartered at the broadcasting house in london. it is known as a public company because it is a company owned by the state which means it is owned and payed for by the public.

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• the bbc is funded by the public through the tv license fee every member of public has to pay each year. the fee comes up to 145.50 pounds per year if you own a colored tv and if you own a black and white tv the fee comes up to 49.00 pounds. however the fee changes on circumstances such as if a person over the age of 75 they needn't pay for the linces, if a person is registrated as a blind person they recieve a 50% discount on the fee and if you are registrated under a carehome you are entitled to a discounted to a tv license fee of 7.50 pounds.
• according to the bbc's 2013/2014 annual report it total income was 5 billion. the 5 billion is broken down in such a way:
• £3,726.1 million in licence fees collected from householders;
• £1,023.2 million from the BBC's Commercial Businesses;
• £244.6 million from government grants, of which £238.5 million is from the foreign and commonwealth office for the bbc world service 
• £72.1 million from other income, such as rental collections and royalties from overseas broadcasts of programming.

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• several operational areas manage the bbc, these include the director general's office and executive, radio, bbc north , finance and business, digital and strategy, news group and television. 
• the BBC is established under a royal charter, it recognises the bbc's editorial independance and sets out its public purpuses. the current charter started in 2007 and is due to end in 2016.
• Under the Charter, the BBC is governed by the bbc trust, it sets the strategic direction of the BBC and represents the interests of licence fee payers. The Trust sets purpose remits, issues service licences and holds the Executive Board to account for its performance in delivering BBC services. The Trust works closely with national audince councils in order to understand the needs and concerns of audiences.
• the BBC Executive Board is responsible for its operational management. Directors from across the BBC contribute to the leadership of the organisation as part of the Executive Team.
• the BBC is regulated by  Ofcom , which is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, it has responsabilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

narrator

• since it was founded on october 18th 1922 the BBC has gone to be one of the most successful broadcaster in the world. they have tv channels from the bbc to bbc three. some of their most rated shows include sherlock, the voice, east enders, doctor who, match of the day and the graham norton show. they have radio shows such as bbc radio 1, they also have a production company of which they make their films from many more ventured and assets. however the BBC's management has been complained about lately by the public when it was announced that they are closing the bbc three channel down as a broadcasting tv channel in autumn 2015. the BBC stated that in doing so they will be saving up to 50 million a year. 30 million of that money will be going into drama shows on the bbc one,  the freed up spectrum will be used to extend cbbc by an hour a night and to provide a bbc one + 1 service.  the public weren't too happy about this announcement because they wont be enjoying some of their favourite bbc three shows such as family guy, russel howard's good news, being human and many more. the bbc three acording ot the bbc will be reinvented as a new and innovative online service.

beth

narrator

• some say that the licence fee is outdated and should be scrapped. others say that it should stay but be distributed beyond the BBC. some even say that it denies consumer choices, is inefficient and has a regressive effect. a host of MP's have backed plans to make licence fee evasion a civic rather than a criminal offence. BBC chairmen, Lord grade has forced plans to decriminalise non-payment of license fee to be put on hold until 2017

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• programmes such as strictly come dancing and dancing on ice (ITV) would be rival programmes because they are both dancing competitions and the viewers may want to watch one more than the other. Its the same with The Voice and X factor. Which program will get the most views. BBC competitors would be Sky, Channel 4 and ITV. They all have On demand and catch up. Not only do they have catch up, but some of their poplar shows are on at the same time. so they will also be at rivalry with views. 

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• they have introduced bbc IPlayer which allows you to catch up on any shows that you may have missed. in febuary 2011, player was modified to include links to other programs from different broadcasters, including itv, ITV 2, ITV 3, ITV 4, Channel 4, e4, More 4, film 4, channel 5, 5*, 5USA and S4C. in october 2014, it was updated so that the availability of the programs was from 7 days to 30 days.  special applications for mobile platforms was then introduced in February 2011. they were for iOS and Android devices, where the launch would have the biggest impact.
• the  latest  technological development samsung are going to release a suhd tv with 4k. Netflix and amazon have started to stream some shows in higher definition format and new TVs are gaining the ability to stream 4k youtube clips.