How technological convergence is relevant to Attack the Block

How the marketing relies on technological converenge:
The marketing of Attack the Block relies on technological convergence as

The platforms on the film can be watched:

The benefits of digital distribution:

Technological convergence and Attack the Block

Production:

• Internet and moblie techs help creatives work together

Distribution:

• Marketing which relies on moblies, internet, SMS
• Digital distribution

Exhibition:

• Digital projection
• Piracy
• Otherways of seeing the film (Blu-Ray, Download, Pay Previee etc)

Universal Studios

Universal studios was founded in 1912. The parent company that owns Universal Studios is General Electric and the company that they are owned by NBC. The purpose of universal studios is they comission and buy film. they also are distributers.

Here are some of the following films that they have distributed:

Name of film: Fast five
Year of release: 2011
Budget: $125,000,000
Director(s): Justin Lin
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson
Writer(s):  Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson
Producer(s): Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell, Thomas Hayslip, Amanda Lewis, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Fernando Serzedelo, Leeann Stonebreaker, Samantha Vincent 
Gross revenue: £18,008,899
Distributer: Universal Pictures

Name of film: Cowboys & Aliens
Year of release: 2011
Budget:
Director(s): Jon Favreau
Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde
Writer(s): Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Steve Oedekerk, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
Producer(s): Bobby Cohen, Johnny Dodge, Jon Favreau, Daniel Forcey, Karen Gilchrist, Brian Grazer, Randy Greenberg, K.C. Hodenfield, Ron H3oward, Ryan Kavanaugh, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Steven Spielberg, Denis L. Stewart, Chris Wade
Gross revenue:
Distributer: Paramount Pictures

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Damon Lindelof		(screenplay) and
Mark Fergus		(screenplay) &
Hawk Ostby		(screenplay)
Mark Fergus		(screen story) &
Hawk Ostby		(screen story) and
Steve Oedekerk		(screen story)
Scott Mitchell osenberg

Big Talk Productions

Big Talk Productions is a film and television production company and it begun in 1995, the people that run this company are Nira Park, Matthew Justice and Kenton Allen. Nira park was the founder of Big Talk Productions and Matthew Justice is the managing director and Kenton Allen is formerly BBC creative head of comedy.

Here below are some of the films that they have produced and what year they were released, the budget, director(s), stars, writer(s), producer(s), gross revenue and the distributor:

Title of film: Shaun of the dead
Year of release: 2004
Budget: £4,000,000
Director(s): Edgar Wright
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
Writer(s): Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Producer(s):Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Hudson, Alison Owen, Nira Park,
Ronaldo Vasconcellos, Natascha Wharton, James Wilson
Gross revenue: £6,463,463
Distributor: United International Pictures

Title of film: Hot fuzz
Year of release: 2007
Budget: £8,000,000
Director(s): Edgar Wright
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman
Writer(s): Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Producer(s): Karen Beever, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park, Ronaldo Vasconcellos, Natascha Wharton
Gross revenue: £20,792,585
Distributor: United International Pictures

Title of film: Paul
Year of release: 2011
Budget: $40,000,000
Director(s): Greg Mottola
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen
Writer(s): Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Producer(s): Tim Bevan, Liza Chasin, Eric Fellner , Robert Graf, Debra Hayward, Nira Park, Natascha Wharton
Gross revenue: £13,778,386
Distributor: United International Pictures

Title of film: Attack the block
Year of release: 2011
Budget: $13,000,000
Director(s): Joe Cornish
Stars:John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail
Writer(s): Joe Cornish
Producer(s): James Biddle, Jenny Borgars, Will Clarke, Matthew Justice, Lucy Pardee, Nira Park, Tessa Ross, James Wilson, Edgar Wright
Gross revenue: £2,444,205
Distributor: Optimum Releasing

Title of film: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Year of release: 2010
Budget: $60,000,000
Director(s): Edgar Wright
Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin
Writer(s): Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright
Producer(s): J. Miles Dale, Eric Gitter, Lisa Gitter, Jared LeBoff, Joe Nozemack, Nira Park, Marc Platt, Steven V. Scavelli, Adam Siegel, Ronaldo Vasconcellos, Edgar Wright
Gross revenue: £5,081,181
Distributor: United International Pictures