Media production will be dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences.

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Topic- What exam is on? Media (UK vs US Film). Aspect- What specific area of that TOPIC. Media production (How theyre made). Viewpoint- The questions belief about the specific area of your topic. dominated by global institutions (Big Six). Instruction-What the question wants to do with that viewpoint. To what extent do you agree with this?

UK vs US: Dredd vs Iron Man

MEDIA PRODUCTION: Dredd Released on 7th September 2012 in UK and 21st September Worldwide. Director: Pete Travis. Writer and Producer: Alex Garland. Studio: IM Global, DNA Films, Reliance Entertainment. Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributor and Lionsgate. Budget: $45 Million. Box Office: $41 Million. Starring: Karl Urban (Judge Dredd). Olivia Thirlby (Judge Cassandra Anderson). Wood Harris (Kay). Lena Headley (Ma-Ma). Genre: Sci-Fi Action, Cult Film.

Iron Man Released May 2nd 2008 (Worldwide). Director: Jon Favreau. Producer(s): Avi Arad Kevin Feige. Studio: Marvel Studios. Distributor: Paramount Pictures. Budget: $140 Million. Box Office: $585 Million. Starring: Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/ Tony Stark). Terrence Howard (Colonel James Rhodey Rhodes). Jeff Bridges (Obadiah Stane). Shaun Toub (Yinsen). Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts). Genre: Sci-Fi Action Film.

DOMINATED BY GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS: Dredd Entertainment Film Distributors: British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies. Ran by Nigel Green. Made by New Line Cinemas. Made: Dark Angel, The Mask, Saw, 17 Again, Romeo and Juliet etc. Lionsgate: Is a Canadian entertainment company. Lionsgate Television produced such series as The Dead Zone, Five Days to Midnight, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Boss, Tyler Perry's House of Payne and the Emmy Award-winning Mad Men.

Iron Man Paramount Pictures: One of the Big Six Companies. A film and television production/distribution studio consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) film studios. Deals with: Bad Robot. Di Bonaventura Pictures. Disruption Entertainment. Fake Empire. Micheals Goldwyn Co. Montecito Picture Co. Platinum Dunes. Plan B Entertainment. Sky Dance Productions.

TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS? Will be distributed by the Global Institutions as they are the ones that will raise awareness. UK: is known for Original British Drama, the British Monarchy and Famous British Events. USA: are known for their Superhero, Action Movies. The audience would feel that the UK are trying to compete with the USA; so therefore they wouldnt want to watch it because it would just be an epic fail of a copy. Distributors have the power to expose the movie as much as they want. Although Iron Man was previously known, everyone knows the character for who he is. It has had the opportunity to be built awareness.