Black Widow

1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow.

• Marvel Studios
• Walt Disney Studio
• Blitz
• NASA 
• Hollywood
• Dolby

2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow?
A conglomerate is where most major companies own a range of smaller companies and it links to lack Widow as Disney used a wide variety of subsidiaries to create and produce the film Black Widow.

3) Analyse the film trailer for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie?
The well known actors , recognisable characters , extreme graphical designs and  dramatic fight scenes are all aspects that tell us this is a big - budget blockbuster movie.

4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and why they were effective in promoting the film.
Trailers/teasers : The advertising for the film required a lot of social presence due to Covid-19 and the lack of people who were able to go outside so teasers and trailers that were reoccurred online would have effectively promoted the film.

Cast Interviews : Once again due to Covid-19 the press releases were cancelled so the marketing campaign had to find the best ways to promote the film from what people had accessibility to and for most people this was online sources of entertainment such as social media.

Star Power : Star Power implies that people will want to see a film with a certain star in it. Most mainstream films and blockbusters will use Star Power to attract audiences to their film. The main star in Black Widow is Scarlett Johansson who is very well known and has established fans.

5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did it make at the box office?
The production budget for Black Widow was $200m and made $379m in the box office.

6) Would you consider Black Widow a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?

I think it didn't reach it's highest potential due to the uncontrollable difficulties like Covid-19 however it was still slightly successful and many Marvel fans were still entertained by this production.

7) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?
BBFC

8) What age rating was Black Widow given? Why?

Black Widow was awarded 12A. This is because it was deemed to have 'moderate violence and deemed injury'.