You are a Creative Executive working for a major distributor. The CEO (aka Chief) is considering buying a library of films for rerelease. The chief has assigned everyone on the marketing team and all executives to watch one of the films and write up a review. Should this film be re-released? Should it be remade?

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You are a Creative Executive working for a major distributor. The CEO (aka Chief) is considering buying a library of films for rerelease. The chief has assigned everyone on the marketing team and all executives to watch one of the films and write up a review. Should this film be re-released? Should it be remade?

(4-5 pages — Any other media is acceptable as long as it is similar amount of work.)

You should add any details or information that you find relevant to the Chief’s consideration.

Here are some points you need to cover in your review:

1. The Basics: The name of the film.
The year it was made

Director

Writer (optional)

Producer (optional)

Stars
2. Financials: Original Budget

Box Office

Potential future market

3. Genre (a couple of sentences):
Consider the following:

Does this fit the traditional format for the genre?

Are there more than one genres represented.

4. Representation / Bechdel Test (couple sentences ): Did it pass?
Other representation issues /thought

5. What the film is about / what the story is (1 or 2 paragraphs):

6. What your boss should know (1 or more paragraphs): (Add notes from class)
Emotions

Learn from the character

Admire the character

How many nominations and awards

plot

Will I need a tissue box

Scary

How long

Diversity and racial representation

Where was it filmed

Based on or inspired by true story

Who was the filmmaking team

Where the actors known or did this make a career

The cultural impact of the film

Time period / cultural context

Actors

Storyline and director

Does the film dive into dark sides

Cinematic approach

Ratings.

Straight storytelling vs. existential or offbeat/ complex

The message of the film what was the takeaway

Theme

Did the actors match the role

How was it funded

Partnership with other people.

Specific demographics.

Was it a franchise or was anything else made from it?

Potential political issues

Actors’ lives outside the filmany people to avoid?.

Connected to a specific holiday

Appeal to parents ratings

Modern cultural friction

How easy to market this film

7. Your recommendation on whether the Chief should buy the film (1 Paragraph):

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