Doctor Strange
1) List the companies involved in the creation of Doctor Strange.
Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Doctor Strange?
Most major media companies are conglomerates that own a range of smaller companies (called subsidiaries). An example of this is Disney owning Marvel. Doctor Strange is a blockbuster movie. A blockbuster is a major studio movie that's made with a large budget, big stars and often involves a franchise.
3) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?
Films in the UK are regulated by the British Board of Film Classification
4) What age rating was Doctor Strange given? Why?
Doctor Strange was awarded a 12A by the British Board of Film Classification. It was said to have “moderate fantasy violence and injury detail”, yet was not too graphic. With a 12A, no-one under the age of 12 can see the film unless accompanied by an adult.
5) How was Doctor Strange promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign.
Traditional methods such as posters and teaser trailers on TV and in cinema.
Cumberbatch also appeared on a range of TV chat shows and press events.
Social Media profiles on Facebook and Twitter. Social Media advertising was also used on Twitter and YouTube. Marvel produced Twitter stickers, Facebook Live events, Snapchat lenses and filters, Tumblr stunts, Giphy content and Instagram special content.
6) Analyse the film trailer for Doctor Strange. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie?
The locations indicate that this is a big-budget movie because they have spent money on going to places like Nepal and New York. Also they have used star power as they have Benedict Cumberbatch as the main star.
7) What was the production budget for Doctor Strange and how much did it make at the box office?
$165 million and Doctor Strange had box office receipts of nearly $700 million
8) Would you consider Doctor Strange a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?
Doctor Strange is not considered as a successful Hollywood blockbuster because they did not make as much money and profit as other MCU movies like Infinity War for example, took $2.03 billion at the Box Office and they spent $300 million, and even though Infinity War spent a lot more than Doctor Strange but they raked in a lot more profit than doctor Strange.
Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Doctor Strange?
Most major media companies are conglomerates that own a range of smaller companies (called subsidiaries). An example of this is Disney owning Marvel. Doctor Strange is a blockbuster movie. A blockbuster is a major studio movie that's made with a large budget, big stars and often involves a franchise.
3) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?
Films in the UK are regulated by the British Board of Film Classification
4) What age rating was Doctor Strange given? Why?
Doctor Strange was awarded a 12A by the British Board of Film Classification. It was said to have “moderate fantasy violence and injury detail”, yet was not too graphic. With a 12A, no-one under the age of 12 can see the film unless accompanied by an adult.
5) How was Doctor Strange promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign.
Traditional methods such as posters and teaser trailers on TV and in cinema.
Cumberbatch also appeared on a range of TV chat shows and press events.
Social Media profiles on Facebook and Twitter. Social Media advertising was also used on Twitter and YouTube. Marvel produced Twitter stickers, Facebook Live events, Snapchat lenses and filters, Tumblr stunts, Giphy content and Instagram special content.
6) Analyse the film trailer for Doctor Strange. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie?
The locations indicate that this is a big-budget movie because they have spent money on going to places like Nepal and New York. Also they have used star power as they have Benedict Cumberbatch as the main star.
7) What was the production budget for Doctor Strange and how much did it make at the box office?
$165 million and Doctor Strange had box office receipts of nearly $700 million
8) Would you consider Doctor Strange a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?
Doctor Strange is not considered as a successful Hollywood blockbuster because they did not make as much money and profit as other MCU movies like Infinity War for example, took $2.03 billion at the Box Office and they spent $300 million, and even though Infinity War spent a lot more than Doctor Strange but they raked in a lot more profit than doctor Strange.
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