Contemporary 'Film Culture'

Cinema going
For:

• You get high quality picture and sound and you don't get that at home
• It's a night out
• Many cinemas now show 3D and sing-a-long films at special times
• At some Vue cinemas they do "Gold Class" bookings where you get leather seats, waiter service and bar. The website is http://www.myvue.com/cinemas/facilities_detail.asp?SessionID=457BF2F002764C4FABC9FBE4743943F7&cn=1&ci=49&ln=1&did=7017

Against:

• more comfortable sitting at home
• can't pause and do something and then come back to it at the cinema but you can at home
• costs lots for the food
• you don't really see the same film more than twice because of the cost of the tickets
• Dvds are cheap so they are easy to get and can be watched again and again and again
• Downloads are getting to be HD (high definition) and are cheap and quick
• Certification

Online viewing

• Youtube

Home cinema

• VHS
• DVD
• Downloaded
  

Ways in which the film experience is amplified through media convergence

• Orange phone company offer their customers a 2 for 1 ticket offer for Wednesdays
• Saying you could see the film in HD, 3D or Sing-Along special screenings
• Papers show viewing times for different cinemas and may have a mini advert attached to it say how they have new screens or seating
• Lots of trailers for different films on the TV. Use different trailers for the same film to make it see more exciting