Screen Shots: Possible Magazine and poster covers

One of these pictures are a possiblity for my poster and magazine cover for Betrayal and Retribution.

They all have a meaning and are excellent shots for the magazine and poster, i have to consider what meaning each picture portrays as i need a strong and meaningful imagine to be displayed on the front of the magazine and poster.

This imagine shows jeremy razzell using binoculas. This imagine has many meanings as it could be portrayed that he is searching for somethings, which in the Trailor he is looking for his son. Also it shows that he is dedicated and very motivated in his mission to find his son. This is seen through him using equipent (binoculas).

 This is imagine shows one of the kidnappers holding a gun. This is a strong, bold imagine to use on the cover as it is not only a powerful imagine but gives you an insite into what sort of film it is without having to read about it. I also like this clip because it gives an insight into the film withoout giving away the storyline.

 This imagine shows a friend shouting and expressing his feelings about the situation his friend is in. The imagine has some good reason for it to be used as it is a strong imagine, but there isn't enough natural emotion shown for it to be on the front of a magazine or poster. The imagine doesnt let the target audience imagine and wonder what the story is about.

 This is am imagine showing the character in his normal life before his life gets turned up side down. If this imagine was to be used it would have to be backed up by another stronger picture.

 This imagine shows his son alex being taken away, this imagine is a possibility as there are great meaning to the picture and the story is based around the event taking place in this imagine.

 This imagine shows the father in a state of panic over the death of his wife and the struggle to find his son. Just like the other photo it couldnt be on its own as it doesnt portray enough meaning and power but with a secondary photo it is a possiblity.

 An imagine of a gun is always a powerful shot, as a weapon does hold a lot of power and strength . It is a nice shot to have as people like actiona and it backs up that it is am action movie.

 This Screen shot has a lot of power and meaning as it shows him running with a weapon this Portrays him trying to retreave his son. It shows a lot power as he is a strong willing man. Also as he is holding a gun it shows that he has experience with these weapons and that he isnt an ordinary man.

This imagine doesnt have enough on its own but with another imagine to anchor a strong meaing it would be a nice shot as it shows the father and son together and how they have a good relatonship.

Cinema attendance

UK Cinema Attendances

Shown below is a table charting the progress of The Uk cinema attendances.

 

1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2009
1365 m	449m	176m	84m	89m	124m	173m

As you can see there is a steady decline from the year 1951 to 1991 with only a slight rise in attendances during the early 2000's. The decline is a result of many factors, he television being most notable. TV's were commercially available from the 1920's, yet very few people had them, many people were content with a wireless. This however changed, the early 1950's saw a dramatic rise in families with televisions, and this is due to The Queen’s Coronation, which took place in 1953. As you can see in the table above in 1951 cinema attendances went down, this can be directly attributed to the rise of the television. The popular demand for televisions led to the continual decline of cinema attendances.

The economy also has an effect on cinema attendance. In the current economic climate
  Peoples high standards of living have decrease because of the poor economy and the
 Recession, Cinema ticket sales have been affected due to people standards of living dropping. 
Many cinemas around the UK are independent businesses; this means that they can close down if sales are low. The lack of money in turn led to the degradation of facilities which again led to attendances plummeting even lower. In recent years Cinemas have joined with each other creating a more stable and facility efficient business. The raised standards of Cinema's nowadays had led to a more positive reputation.

Technology also has an effect on the cinemas in a positive and negative way. For instance new technology for the home such as HD television and sky, has made cinema tickets decrease but new technology in film making has lead to there being a n increase in ticket sales. A great movie for this is "Avatar". Also 3D helped boast the cinema ticket sales. 

  

UK cinema screens

Average number of screens open during the year

1911	:	1936	4,500:	1961	2,711	1986	1,289
1912	4,000	1937	4,600	1962	2,421	1987	1,295
1913	:	1938	4,700	1963	2,181	1988	1,416
1914	3,170	1939	4,800	1964	2,057	1989	1,559
1915	3,300	1940	4,600	1965	1,971	1990	1,685
1916	3,450	1941	4,415	1966	1,847	1991	1,789
1917	3,600	1942	4,492	1967	1,736	1992	1,845
1918	3,750	1943	4,569	1968	1,631	1993	1,890
1919	3,925	1944	4,646	1969	1,581	1994	1,969
1920	3,941	1945	4,723	1970	1,529	1995	2,052
1921	4,100	1946	4,705	1971	1,482	1996	2,215
1922	4,125	1947	4,710	1972	1,450	1997	2,383
1923	4,150	1948	4,706	1973	1,530	1998	2,638
1924	4,150	1949	4,800	1974	1,535	1999	2,825
1925	4,100	1950	4,583	1975	1,530	2000	3,039
1926	4,041	1951	4,581	1976	1,525	2001	3,248
1927	3,995	1952	4,568	1977	1,510	2002	3,402
1928	3,760	1953	4,542	1978	1,519	2003	3,433
1929	4,561	1954	4,509	1979	1,564	2004	3,475
1930	5,361	1955	4,483	1980	1,576	2005	3,486
1931	5,090	1956	4,391	1981	1,533	2006	3,569
1932	4,825	1957	4,194	1982	1,439	2007	3,596
1933	4,570	1958	3,996	1983	1,304
1934	4,305	1959	3,414	1984	1,271
1935	4,410	1960	3,034	1985	1,310

Many city centre cinemas turned to bingo halls and retail outlets. The mid 80s was the nadir for cinemas. The rise of home video contributed to lose of the cinema tickets sale.