Convergence...

The importance of convergence to the film industry?

Convergence is important to the film industry because it brings two companies together working, this is good because it will make the film become better because they are bringing there knowledge to make the film better. Convergence is also important because t helps the film viewer consume the film in different viewing experience like 300 (2006) & Sin City (2005) these are in a video game viewing experience.

How might convergence affect the production, distribution, marketing and exhibition?

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How might convergence affect the way audiences ‘consume’ films?

Convergence might affect the way audience view films, because it started coming out on the video player, then it went to be coming out in DvD mode, this also meant that people could come across and buy box sets with all there favorite DvD in it. After Dvd took off they thought they would make it completely different for the viewer to watch/ consume the film this is when the Blue ray Dvd come out the difference between the normally dvd and the blue ray one is that they picture is more clear and it gives the viewer a better viewing experience, know this is making me thing what can they do next? I have heard something about 3D on your tv screens at home, this will probably be the best way that you will be viewing a film at home in the comfort of your front room for a little while.

The Film Process.

Production - Film production is were the producer of the film gets all his ideas down and begins to start making the film itself, and the producer is the one that comes up with the ideas and makes all the decisions about the film.

Distribution – The Distribution company, have all the legal ownership of the advertising of this film and how it comes out – this means like blue ray DVD, normal DVD, video games, posters and also it will be up to them if there bringing it out in 3D or something like that. How many people get to no about the film.

Exhibition – Sending out prints, showing film in cinemas, premieres, critics and showing previews and screenings.

Horizontal and Vertical integration:

For Example Warner Brother owns:-

- Warner bros studios (production)

- Warner bros (Distribution)

- Used to own Warner Bros Cinemas in the UK (Exhibition)

The film I choose is how to train your dragon:

http://www.imdb.com/rg/VIDEO_PLAY/LINK//video/imdb/vi1158218777/

That is just a link of the one of the trailer that I watch, I thought this was good because they was it was filmed and all the animation instead of normal filming. It comes out on the 31^st march 2010.