RTF 115 Unit 2 Test Questions with Correct Answers
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RTF 115 Unit 2 Test Questions with Correct Answers
Movies developed as a result of which 2 things? - Answer-1. Specific social, legal, and organizational contexts
2. Struggles for control of distribution channels
Ticket prices are steadily ______________________. - Answer-Increasing
Post-wa...
RTF 115 Unit 2 Test Questions
with Correct Answers
Movies developed as a result of which 2 things? - Answer-1. Specific social, legal, and
organizational contexts
2. Struggles for control of distribution channels
Ticket prices are steadily ______________________. - Answer-Increasing
Post-war era, who are the primary consumers of movies? - Answer-Youth/teens
What is a blockbuster? - Answer-A movie which makes $200 million or more; costs a lot
to make; ads for it are everywhere
What is the difference between film production and distribution firms? - Answer-
Producers provide the funds and make the films; distributors get the movies into
theaters and promote the movies (all major studios have their own distribution arms)
Screenwriters (3 main points) - Answer-1. Pitch
2. Treatment
3. On Spec: Writing a script for an already established franchise (such as Supernatural);
basically writing for free in the hopes that someone will pick up your script and pay you
Adaptations (definition and benefits/issues) - Answer-Making different media like books
or comics into scripts
Benefits: There's generally already audiences (fans); easier to make a script when
some text already exists
Issues: A lot has to be left out; have to have one main focus and fewer side plots; have
to adapt and usually get rid of the omniscient narrator
As long as the adaptation is faithful to the _______________ of the book, it's probably a
good middle ground. - Answer-Spirit
"Greenlighting" films - Answer-Essentially "ok"ing a film for production; you have to
account for international potential—catering to certain audiences: films may include
extra scenes for foreign audiences; action-filled films without a lot of story generally do
well internationally
Labor in the industry (3 main points) - Answer-1. Residual: Money from the film that
piles up and is later paid out to the film workers
2. Back-end deals/percentage of the gross: One signs a deal to make a lower upfront
salary, but gets a percentage of the total box office proceeds
, 3. Generally actors/big-name directors get to do back-end deals/percentage of the gross
Making money back is whose job? - Answer-The distributors'
Another audience besides fans of the book(s) are fans of a _______________
_______________. - Answer-Certain actor
Sometimes actors will take a lower salary to be in a smaller film because... - Answer-
They believe in the film
What are the 2 jobs of distributors? - Answer-1. To get films into theaters (as many as
possible)
2. To market the films effectively
Marketing budgets are generally ______________ of production budgets - Answer-Half
What are the 4 types of releases? - Answer-1. Wide Release
2. Saturation Release
3. Platform Release
4. Exclusive Release
Wide Release - Answer-The most common type of release; refers to when a film is
released in over 600 theaters at once
Saturation Release - Answer-Also quite common; refers to when a film is released in
over 2000 theaters at once (most Marvel movies are saturation releases)
Platform Release - Answer-More for truly independent films; refers to when a film is
released in a small number of theaters in a small number of areas; for these releases,
the producers/distributors hope that enough people will like it and word-of-mouth will
enable it to eventually become a wide release
Exclusive Release - Answer-Refers to when a film is released only in select theaters or
places; example: Areas with a large South-Asian population should consider playing
some Bollywood films in some of their theaters
Pirating is always a concern. What helps curb this and why? - Answer-Streaming
services; sometimes people pirate content because they don't want to pay for it, but it's
also largely because of convenience. People want easy access at home, which is why
streaming services are so popular.
The movie industry is consolidated. The largest 3% of movie chains control __________
of US screens. - Answer-60%
What are six of the biggest movie companies? - Answer-1. Regal
2. AMC
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