GCSE Y10 Challenge1

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  1. 3. Class was picked up by Canadian + Australian broadcasters, plus BBC --- in the world’s biggest TV market!
  2. 5. The 1st episode of Dr Who in 1963 was repeated, as the 1st screening was overshadowed by the --- assassination!
  3. 7. Susan Foreman goes to school in --- --- in the 1963 original Dr Who series; by 2016’s Class it had become --- --- Academy. It was also featured in series 8+9 of Dr Who in 2005 (Clara Oswald taught English there)
  4. 9. I, Daniel Blake got funding from BBC Films, and the government-funded BFI (British Film ---)
  5. 10. The global music industry is dominated by the big ---.
  6. 19. The Dr Who universe’s tween-centred series, The --- --- Adventures
  7. 20. Class got a --- BBFC rating, rather ruling out a tween audience!
  8. 23. --- Films, the company of I, Daniel Blake’s director (named after a sweet film he did)
  9. 24. Remembering to add the US, I, Daniel Blake was theatrically distributed in --- countries according to BoxOfficeMojo
  10. 26. Although it outperformed an X-Men sequel, Dr Strange was only the 5th biggest comic book adaptation in 2016, beaten by this rare 18-rated example as well as Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman and Captain America: Civil War (it, Batman v, and --- all grossed nearly twice as much!)
  11. 31. The Dr Who universe’s more adult entry, --- starred an American actor playing a gay character, part of the evolving representations which are also reflected in the next Doctor being female
  12. 32. The genre of I, Daniel Blake
  13. 34. The missing big six (film) member from this list: Sony, Universal, Disney, 20CFox, Warner Bros.
  14. 37. The director of I, Daniel Blake
  15. 38. The Disney-owned US distributor of Dr Strange.
  16. 40. Class satirises its own normative use of London/the south as its setting by having the character Charlie explain his oddness by stating “I’m from ---” (a city in Yorkshire, Northern England)
  17. 45. Andrew --- defined the 6 defining features of the music video.
  18. 47. The lead of Dr Strange was key to marketing: an action role but strong female gaze (and he was trained by a woman)
  19. 49. If Disney gets it way we could soon have a big 5, but some argue this company makes it a big 7.
  20. 50. Dr Strange’s director Scott --- was a brave choice: he’s best known for Indie horror!
  21. 51. The director of I, Daniel Blake has a clear style, and tackles social issues, making him an ---. The marketing focused on him.
  22. 52. Tilda Swinton’s Dr Strange character’s ethnicity switch avoided any reference to Tibet, enabling Disney to avoid trouble in ---, now a key market!
Down
  1. 1. William --- was 55 when he starred in the original 1963 Dr Who! Older white men as figures of authority were often central in children’s TV series; Class takes a radically different approach, though the main series of Dr Who may have had younger Doctors but no non-Caucasian so far
  2. 2. The time/space travelling machine in Dr Who
  3. 4. I, Daniel Blake was an unexpected hit, gaining wide distribution, not just the --- circuit the director’s films are often limited to
  4. 6. Jodie --- became the 1st female Doctor in the Xmas 2017 Dr Who special
  5. 8. Class ran on BBC3 for --- seasons before being cancelled
  6. 11. Dr Strange’s director helmed a $80m studio sci-fi remake in 2008 starring --- [surname]
  7. 12. The owner of NBCUniversal have lodged a rival bid for Murdoch’s film company
  8. 13. The C in BBFC
  9. 14. Class was added to this streaming platform in June 2018!
  10. 15. 1D are signed to Syco in the UK, a vertically integrated subsidiary of Sony
  11. 16. The radical changes to media industries distribution and practices brought about by digitisation (known as ---) are illustrated by 1D’s ticket sales revenue alone for 2015, the year of their History single, being at least x6 all record sales/streaming revenues.
  12. 17. While the representations of the 1963 Dr Who are easily critiqued today, the fact that the school WASN’T a fee paying or grammar school (based on the pupils not having a ---) was quite progressive! The director of I, Daniel Blake would approve of this aspect!
  13. 18. Although Class has an ensemble cast, its clearly --- who is the central protagonist. She blends stereotypes (plain, ‘swotty’ nerd) and countertypes (despite being a slender girl she’s a key fighter)
  14. 21. Dr Strange’s $165m budget makes it a --- movie
  15. 22. The cinematography style of I, Daniel Blake (a reflection of the genre + low budget)
  16. 25. Tilda Swinton’s Dr Strange character was accused of ---
  17. 27. The BBFC age rating and the significant female action hero alongside the male lead mark out Dr Strange as a four --- movie, as you’d expect from its $165m budget.
  18. 28. Katherine Kelly’s Class character, ---, is key to achieving secondary audience appeal for 25-44+ audiences. Known for her role in top-rated soap Coronation Street (primarily female audience) she also represents a clear exploitation of male gaze, for example with her leather trousers.
  19. 29. One key reason I, Daniel Blake got BFI funding is to ensure representation of --- people in British cinema, which is otherwise often limited to stereotypes and secondary roles in ‘commercial’ films
  20. 30. The number of stars in I, Daniel Blake.
  21. 33. According to BoxOfficeMojo figures the biggest market for I, Daniel Blake was ---, not the UK!
  22. 35. Dr Strange’s BBFC rating makes it feasible to be a true four quadrant movie!
  23. 36. The then-Doctor, Peter ---, appears in episode 1 of Class, helping reinforce the franchise link
  24. 39. The $232m US and UK £23m box office take of Dr Strange are a great illustration of the --- Rule, which argues that a typical Hollywood hit will take ten times the UK box office in the US
  25. 41. Remembering to add the US, Dr Strange was theatrically distributed in --- countries according to BoxOfficeMojo
  26. 42. The UK distributor of I, Daniel Blake (a Canadian company) earned over £1bn in 2017, but their Indie status is reflected in their biggest US hit being just $3.4m for The Grand Seduction, part of a lifetime total of just $12.5m for 29 releases!
  27. 43. Dr Strange earned roughly --- times its production budget from global box office
  28. 44. The co-production company that handled distribution sales for I, Daniel Blake
  29. 46. 1D are signed to --- in the US, a vertically integrated subsidiary of Sony
  30. 48. The director of I, Daniel Blake often wins awards but limited box office. IDB won the Palmes D’Or at the globally influential --- Film Festival, helping him to gain healthy box office in the host country
  31. 50. If their bid for Murdoch’s film company is successful they’re on their way to becoming the world’s leading media company