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1
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What type of film is SOC?

A

A biopic.

2
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Who produced SOC?

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Legendary pictures.

3
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Who distributed SOC?

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universal pictures.

4
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Who directed SOC?

A

F. Gary Gray

5
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Which hip hop band does the film follow?

A

N.W.A

6
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Which members of the band were co-producers?

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Ice Cube and Dr. Dre

7
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Being a huge commercial & critical success, what did the film become?

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Highest grossing music biopic of all time.

8
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What award was it nominated for?

A

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

9
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What events are predominantly portrayed in the film?

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mid-1980s California, USA.

10
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What impacted the depiction of the period to be in a contemporary film?

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Social upheaval caused by radical tension in LA Riots 1992.

11
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How is the portrayal of places and people influenced by subsequent events?

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1980s California, glorification of N.W.A as agents of social change, revise/influenced by subsequent events.

12
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How we’re N.W.A significant in terms of social change?

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Advocates for free speech, produced protest songs, highly successful black men from disenfranchised American urban communities.

13
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What were N.W.A heavily criticised for?

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Misogynisitc lyrics, promoted lifestyle objectifying and marginalise women.

14
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Arguably what could it imply if 2 of the band members co-produced the film?

A

Sanitised attempt to “cash in” by band members.

15
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When did Legendary Pictures enter partnership with Universal pictures (the film’s distributer)?

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2014

16
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Who owns Universal?

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NBC Universal, a Comcast company.

17
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What is significant about the distribution of the film?

A

produced & distributed by major, vertically integrated film studio, part of media conglomerate?

18
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What is significant about the vertical integration of the distribution of the film?

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Sig in terms of funding, possibilities for cross-promotion and reaching a global audience.

19
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What might audiences of Universal/Legendary expect?

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Sense of quality from previous releases.

20
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What might having 2 band members co-producing the film get them accused of?

A

Downplaying or sanitising the problematic aspects of their work- (“N” in band name, F*** tha Police” not referenced in the global film trailer).

21
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List the 4 potential audiences the film is attempting to target?

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Fans of N.W.A, Fans of rap/gangster rap, fans of biopic films, fans of the film studios/ producers.

22
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Which genres have specific and well identified fan bases?

A

Rap and the sub-genre of gangster rap.

23
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What does the marketing have to do in terms of music?

A

Appeal to Rap & sub-genre of gangster rap, Plus get the music to appeal to wider audience.

24
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What might fans of N.W.A or that genre be attracted to?

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Trailer scene of band being formed or music being discussed/ recorded.

25
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What might wider audiences (not fans of rap) be more interested in?

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Scene of social tension, cultural change or personal drama.

26
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List 3 of the 10 conventions used for the trailer?

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Duration, green band disclaimer, rating card, use of production logos, use of inter titles, use of music, condensing film to showcase dramatic scenes & establish narrative expectation including 3-act structure, links to social media/ website.

27
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What conventions does the trailer NOT include?

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No traditional trailer voice over, no specific release date.

28
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How are audiences encouraged to align with hip hop artists as underdogs/disenfranchised minority?

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identification with protagonists in the trailer (e.g. members of the gang forcefully restrained by police).

29
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How is Star Appeal used?

A

“real life” characters portrayed on screen & identified using inter titles.

30
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What are the names of actors or directors replaced with?

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Real names of some members of N.W.A.

31
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What is shown by the Film logo?

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Explicit design reference to music parental advisory (social conventions fo rebellion, challenge ti authority).