The Big Six

There are 6 companies in the Big Six: Disney, Sony, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios and Paramount. This is soon to be the Big 5 after Disney 'eats up' 20th Century Fox. Disney is also made the most financial success due to them being a vertically integrated conglomerate, meaning they have the ownership of means of production, distribution and Exhibition of the film by the same company as they receive all of the profit.

The majority of films include the following genres: Action, Adventure, and a large percentage of Superhero, which are all blockbuster films. There are a few indie films within the list of 20, but the majority are blockbuster. From the list, there are 2 sequels: Hotel Transylvania and Star Wars.

The majority of the top 20 grossing films are rated PG 13 with an exception of a few which are rated either R or PG. All films are 3D.

Film Industry- Top Grossing Films

Top Grossing Films of 2018

1. Black Panther
- $1.1 Billion
- Marvel Studios
- Action, Adventure, Superhero, Science Fiction, Fantasy
- PG 13

2. Avengers: Infinity War
- $2 Billion
- Marvel Studios
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- PG 13

3. Incredible 2
- $504.382 million
- Pixar
- Adventure, Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
- PG 

4. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- $1 Billion
- Legendary Entertainment, Universal Pictures
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- PG 13 

5. Deadpool 2
- $600 Million
- Marvel Studios
- Comedy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Fantasy 

6. The Grinch
- $500,535,598
- Illumination 

- Fiction, Children’s Literature 

- PG

7. Aquaman
- $1 Billion
- Warner Bros
- Action, Superhero, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy 

- PG 13

8. Mission Impossible – Fallout
- $791 million
- Paramount Pictures
- Action, Adventure, Thriller, Spy
- PG 13

9. Ant-Man and the Wasp
- $216,648,740
- Marvel Studios
- Action, Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Fantasy
- PG 13

10. Solo: A Star Wars Story
- $392.9 million.
- Lucasfilm
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Space Western
- PG 13

11. Venom
- $600 Million
- Marvel Entertainment
- Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Superhero, Science Fiction
- PG 13

12. A Star Is Born
- $460 Million
- Malpaso Productions
- Romance, Drama, Musical, Music
- R

13. Bohemian Rhapsody
- £384 Million
- 20th Century Fox
- Classic Rock
- PG 13 

14. Ralph Breaks The Internet
- $406 Million
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Animated Cartoon
- PG

15. A Quiet Place
- $300 Million
- Paramount Pictures
- Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
- PG 13

16. Crazy Rich Asians
- $238 Million
- Color Force
- Comedy, Drama, Romance, Comedy Drama
- PG 13

17. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- $167 Million
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
- PG

18. Halloween
- $172 Million
- Compass International Pictures
- Horror, Thriller, Slasher, Cult, Indie, Teen
- R

19. Fantastic Beasts: The Crime of Grindelwald
- £234 Million
- Warner Bros
- Adventure, Fantasy, Family
- PG 13

20. The Meg
- $90 Million
- Warner Bros
- Horror, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
- PG 13

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

Stuart Hall

Oppositional reading = don’t believe anything
Negotiated reading = taking with a pinch of salt
Preferred reading = totally gullible

Looking into the power of mass culture and mass media in: DR CAGES
Believe the media are the cause of stereotypes
Believe stereotypes when dominant ideologies are involved

Dominant Ideology -
Stereotypes = the idea that media/companies are run by a white, straight, Christian man
Archetypes = this is the ‘ultimate stereotype’ for example a girl from Essex is dumb, orange, blonde with bad eyebrows and extremely white teeth
Counter-types =  a positive stereotype and emphasizes the positive features about a person

DISABILITY - mental vs physical
REGIONALISM
CLASS - old money vs new money
AGE - teenagers are ill-mannered, aggressive, immature, lazy, screen addicted and hormonal
GENDER- women are weaker than men, men provide the majority income, women only look after children
Ethnicity
SEXUALITY - people who like the same gender where born differently

Hard and Soft News

Hard News-

Hard news is the kind of fast-paced news that usually appears on the front page of newspapers. Stories that fall under the umbrella of hard news often deal with topics like business, politics and international news.

e.g.-

-Celebrity Gossip 

-Sport

-Entertainment News 

-Fashion News

-Art and Culture

-Human interest stories

Soft News-

Soft news is defined as those organisations that primarily deal with commentary, entertainment, arts and lifestyle. Soft media can take the form of television programs, magazines or print articles.

e.g.-

Politics

-Business and the Economy 

-Industry and Technology

-Science

-War and Conflict 

-Health 

-Education 

-World Events 

George Gerbner

Cultivation Theory (The Drip Drip Effect)

Teenagers- Spotty, moody, lazy

Muslims- Terrorists, religious

Gypsies- Scum bags, pikey's

Americans- Fat, stupid, patriotic

Doctors- Professional, life savers, well-educated

Essex Girls- tarts, orange, fake, lovely