GCSE Y10 Challenge1
Across
- 3. Class was picked up by Canadian + Australian broadcasters, plus BBC --- in the world’s biggest TV market!
- 5. The 1st episode of Dr Who in 1963 was repeated, as the 1st screening was overshadowed by the --- assassination!
- 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)
- 9. I, Daniel Blake got funding from BBC Films, and the government-funded BFI (British Film ---)
- 10. The global music industry is dominated by the big ---.
- 19. The Dr Who universe’s tween-centred series, The --- --- Adventures
- 20. Class got a --- BBFC rating, rather ruling out a tween audience!
- 23. --- Films, the company of I, Daniel Blake’s director (named after a sweet film he did)
- 24. Remembering to add the US, I, Daniel Blake was theatrically distributed in --- countries according to BoxOfficeMojo
- 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!)
- 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
- 32. The genre of I, Daniel Blake
- 34. The missing big six (film) member from this list: Sony, Universal, Disney, 20CFox, Warner Bros.
- 37. The director of I, Daniel Blake
- 38. The Disney-owned US distributor of Dr Strange.
- 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)
- 45. Andrew --- defined the 6 defining features of the music video.
- 47. The lead of Dr Strange was key to marketing: an action role but strong female gaze (and he was trained by a woman)
- 49. If Disney gets it way we could soon have a big 5, but some argue this company makes it a big 7.
- 50. Dr Strange’s director Scott --- was a brave choice: he’s best known for Indie horror!
- 51. The director of I, Daniel Blake has a clear style, and tackles social issues, making him an ---. The marketing focused on him.
- 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. 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. The time/space travelling machine in Dr Who
- 4. I, Daniel Blake was an unexpected hit, gaining wide distribution, not just the --- circuit the director’s films are often limited to
- 6. Jodie --- became the 1st female Doctor in the Xmas 2017 Dr Who special
- 8. Class ran on BBC3 for --- seasons before being cancelled
- 11. Dr Strange’s director helmed a $80m studio sci-fi remake in 2008 starring --- [surname]
- 12. The owner of NBCUniversal have lodged a rival bid for Murdoch’s film company
- 13. The C in BBFC
- 14. Class was added to this streaming platform in June 2018!
- 15. 1D are signed to Syco in the UK, a vertically integrated subsidiary of Sony
- 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.
- 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!
- 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)
- 21. Dr Strange’s $165m budget makes it a --- movie
- 22. The cinematography style of I, Daniel Blake (a reflection of the genre + low budget)
- 25. Tilda Swinton’s Dr Strange character was accused of ---
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 30. The number of stars in I, Daniel Blake.
- 33. According to BoxOfficeMojo figures the biggest market for I, Daniel Blake was ---, not the UK!
- 35. Dr Strange’s BBFC rating makes it feasible to be a true four quadrant movie!
- 36. The then-Doctor, Peter ---, appears in episode 1 of Class, helping reinforce the franchise link
- 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
- 41. Remembering to add the US, Dr Strange was theatrically distributed in --- countries according to BoxOfficeMojo
- 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!
- 43. Dr Strange earned roughly --- times its production budget from global box office
- 44. The co-production company that handled distribution sales for I, Daniel Blake
- 46. 1D are signed to --- in the US, a vertically integrated subsidiary of Sony
- 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
- 50. If their bid for Murdoch’s film company is successful they’re on their way to becoming the world’s leading media company