AS Media Institutions and Audiences

The case study is the examination of a UK Film Production Company

The OCR specification says: 

"One compulsory question to be answered by candidates based upon a case study of a specific media industry, from a choice of six topic areas offered by OCR. Centres should choose one of the following topic areas, in advance of the examination. Through specific case studies of the centre’s choice, candidates should be prepared to demonstrate understanding of contemporary institutional processes of production, distribution, marketing and exchange/exhibition at a local, national or international level as well as British audiences’ reception and consumption. There should also be some emphasis on the students’ own experiences of being audiences of a particular medium. 

I have decided to undertake a case-study with you looking closely at British film production company  'Working Title Films' exploring the company's releases over the last 5 years and in particular looking at the recent release 'The Boat that Rocked'.

http://www.theboatthatrocked.co.uk/

Make sure you look at the different types of trailers that exist. Different audiences have different trailers made for them. See if you spot the differences and why they exist.

There are a variety of other sources that you can look at - click on the titles to take you directly to the place where you can find the information:

A History of Working Title films

Film Education Pack on "The Boat that Rocked"

IMDB Information

Screen Online Information

You will also find some really useful information on British film distribution by visiting the website of the Film Distributors Association. They have the main site here and a sister site with all-sorts of nice videos to look at here. Also ensure you look at the website of the UK Film Council.