Mr smiths Essay Notes “Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences”.

Topic- Uk and Us films
Aspect- Production
Viewpoint- Dominated
Instruction- To what extent

Patterns of Production. Distribution. Consumption. - Use own examples of films i have watched (Star trek, Dredd, KillList)

The difference between small budget and big budget-
How much was spent on it?
Kill list- £500,000                                                                                 Made-       $26,297       
Star Trek- $190,000,000                                                                     Made-        $228,756,232
Better effects, actors, quality. Shows that money do bring people into the cinema.