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Distribution The process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. Differences between JB1967 and JB2016 - which is the biggest difference? 1. 2016 featured live human actor vs cartoon 1967 2. Budget $4m 1967 (made $205m) vs. $175m 2016 ($966m) 3. Trailer for 1967 one included whole scene vs. more teasing trailer 2016 version 4. Tone of plot darker 2016 - possibly aa difference in genre 5. 1967 hand-painted vs. digital painting 2016 6. 2016 budget allowed for high quality very famous A-list stars 7. Cameras - 1967 multiplane vs 2016 CGI and photo-real 8. Minimal numbers of posters in 1967 version The distributer chooses which films to distribute - often from seeing the film at a film festival for example. They decide on the number of digital copies and pay for each. Negotiate the release date and site of exhibition - when/where. Agree on a budget and sequence a campaign across a range of online, audio-visual and print platforms. Online platforms include a website as centr...

1. What are the key differences between mainstream and independent film? Mainstream media is targeted against multiple different audiences, appealing to all, whereas independent films tend to target one specific audience. Mainstream movies tend to make more money, and usually have a larger budget. 2. What technology was used to produce both JB films? The 1967 version was created on transparent ‘cels’. Disney developed this by using a multiplane camera which photographed a much larger number of layers of frames at once of artwork, each at different distances from the camera and moving at different speeds which created the illusion of depth and a kind of 3D effect. The 2016 version was created using cutting edge CGI – the animals were created digitally post-production and the one actor in the film acted against a blue screen. On the set, scenes were filmed using motion capture. ‘We motion-captured the entire movie before we filmed anything and we cut the whole film together,’ says Favrea...

The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. The Walt Disney Company has been furiously acquiring various entertainment studios and businesses in recent decades, and has just expanded its media empire with the acquisition of Fox. In addition to FOX, Disney also owns Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar, along with a variety of other smaller brands. Disney’s portfolio also includes, ESPN, Touchstone Pictures, ABC,  A&E, The History Channel, Lifetime, Hollywood Records, and Vice Media. This is on top of the already extremely lucrative Disney businesses, which include Disney films, the television brand as well as the stores, theme parks, and merchandise.  The graphic showing Disney’s media dominance was provided by CartoonBrew.com. In the aftermath of the Disney-Fox merger, Disney’s biggest competitors ...

Baloo the bear, voiced by Bill Murray, and Mowgli, portrayed by Neel Sethi, in a scene from “The Jungle Book.” Disney/Disney, via Associated Press Raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) must leave the only home he's ever known when the fearsome tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) unleashes his mighty roar. Guided by a no-nonsense panther (Ben Kingsley) and a free-spirited bear (Bill Murray), the young boy meets an array of jun gle animals, including a slithery python and a smooth-talking ape. Along the way, Mowgli learns valuable life lessons as his epic journey of self-discovery leads to fun and adventure. Release Date: 15 April 2016 (United Kingdom) Director:  Jon Favreau Budget:  177 million USD Box Office:  966.6 million USD Music The musical score for The Jungle Book was mainly composed and conducted by frequent Favreau collaborator John Debney, mostly drawing from George Bruns' original music. These include: The Bare Necessities (T...