Film piracy- is it a crime?

Outcomes

Identify key issues surrounding media ownership

Explain the impact of issues surrounding media ownership on UK and US film industry

Piracy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZm8vNHBSU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg

Short films

Skyfall’s Javier Bardem on film piracyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshZru2exqw

Mark Kermode on film piracyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjDomSOvys8#t=22Summarise what was said in these videos. Remember, these can be used as examples as part of AO2 in your exam. Post to your

blogs

Task

Divide into 2 groups

Read your allocated article and, as a group, decide on the most important points and consider the impact on film production, exhibition and distribution.

Summarise key points and your own ideas in writing and present on a PowerPoint. Be prepared to feedback to the other group so they will also understand the key points raised.

Article 1: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/17/digital-piracy-film-online-counterfeit-dvdsArticle 2: http://www.technologyreview.com/review/520336/how-hollywood-can-capitalize-on-piracy/

QuestionWhat is the impact of technological convergence and a proliferation of content and hardware on media ownership?

In 2 groups, create a visual essay which answers the question

Media saturation/ on

demand culture (AO1)

Technological convergence

(AO1)

Xbox (hardware)

(AO2)Proliferation

(AO1)

Content- streaming

videos/ copyright (A01

& 2)

Intellectual property

Research the definition of intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) is a legal term that refers to creations of the mind. Examples of intellectual property include music,

literature, and other artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs.

Issues surrounding media ownership

Which six Hollywood studios are known as ‘the big six’?

Post your findings on the blog

What are the implications of having a ‘big six’?

Key word

Oligopoly

An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers.

What makes a film ‘British’

List as many factors as you can which you think would help define a film as ‘British’

Question

What can we learn about media ownership from these lists?

Case study: Harry Potter

Adaptation from a book by JK RowlingProduced by Heyday Pictures (UK), 1492 (US)Distributed by Warner Bros (US)

What would happen if there

were no US investment?

Case study: Harry Potter

Adaptation from a book by JK RowlingProduced by Heyday Pictures (UK), 1492 (US)Distributed by Warner Bros (US)

What is te impact of American

investment?

Case study: Working Title films

https://www.workingtitlefilms.com

A subsidiary of international conglomerate NBC Universal

Task

Read the following article.http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-01-11/ken-loach-calls-david-camerons-plans-for-the-british-film-industry-a-travesty

On your blogs, note down the following key bits of information: What David Cameron plans for the UK’s film

industry What Ken Loach has to say What Mark Kermode says What conclusions can we draw about issues

surrounding media ownership

Key words

Globalization- the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

Cultural Imperialism- thus culture of a large and powerful country, organization, etc. having a great influence on another less powerful country. The brand has become a symbol of globalization and, to some, one of the most vivid examples of cultural imperialism

Conglomerate

Using these key words summarise in a few sentences the issues

surrounding media ownership