Straight Outta Compton - Film (Component 1, Section B)

Question 1

Straight out of Compton is a b_____

Answer 1

biopic

Question 2

Produced by?

Answer 2

Legendary Pictures

Question 3

Distributed by?

Answer 3

Universal Pictures

Question 4

Directed by?

Answer 4

F. Gary Gray

Question 5

The film follows the story of hip hop band ___ in 19__s America

Answer 5

NWA in 1980s America

Question 6

Ice Cube and Dr Dre were co _______

Answer 6

co producers

Question 7

The mid 1980s Californian setting may have been impacted by the social upheaval caused by what event?

Answer 7

LA Riots in 1992 - glorification of the NWA group as agents of social change

Question 8

NWA where heavily criticised for their mis______ lyrics and promotion of a lifestyle that _______ women

Answer 8

misogynistic lyrics and objectified women

Question 9

Legendary Pictures entered the partnership with Universal Pictures in what year?

Answer 9

2014

Question 10

Universal is owned by NBC Universal a comcast company, making Universal a what?

Answer 10

part of a media conglomerate (vertically integrated film studio)

Question 11

Having the band members co producers may have done what to the film as a whole

Answer 11

sanitising the problematic aspects of their work

Question 12

Name 4 potential audiences for the film?

Answer 12

1. fans of NWA
2. fans of rap music
3. fans of biopics
4. fans of the film studios/producers (past productions)

Question 13

What’s one attraction for identified fan bases in relation to the rappers and band members?

Answer 13

trailer scenes of the band being formed and discussing lyrics

Question 14

Wider audiences may be more attracted to what aspects of the film?

Answer 14

scenes of social tension, cultural change and personal drama

Question 15

The trailer contains what familiar conventions to the audience?

Answer 15

green band disclaimer 
use of production logos
use of music
using the most dramatic scenes
links to social media

Question 16

The BBFC does what?

Answer 16

independent, non-governmental body that rates films and video releases in the UK

Question 17

Local councils have the power to do what?

Answer 17

overrule BBFC decisions on films

Question 18

The MPAA is an American rating system that gave SOC what rating?

Answer 18

R - ‘restricted’ under 17’s cannot attend without a parent

Question 19

SOC was banned in which country?

Answer 19

Malaysia (but given an 11 rating in Sweden)

Question 20

The film was scheduled for release in _______ 2015

Answer 20

August

Question 21

The first traler was released by Universal on the 8th of ______ 2015

Answer 21

February - with a red band to reflect the ‘restrictive’ nature of the content

Question 22

The second global trailer was released on the 1st of _____ 2015

Answer 22

April - before the screening of Universals Furious 7

Question 23

On the 7th of August 2015 which company released an app for viral marketing purposes?

Answer 23

Beats by Dr Dre

Question 24

What was the viral marketing campaign about?

Answer 24

users upload a photograph on the website completing their straight outta Compton logo with a location of their choice

Question 25

How many downloads did the website and app get before the films opening day?

Answer 25

6 million

Question 26

How much money did the film make?

Answer 26

$200 million

Question 27

What was the total budget?

Answer 27

$50 million ($28 million production budget)

Question 28

What's one thing offsetting the economic risk of the film?

Answer 28

it being a biopic and a real life story with familiar stars who are known for the music

Question 29

What's 3 examples of other hip hop biopics?

Answer 29

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) Notorious (2009) 8 mile (2002)

Question 30

Define synergy? And how did it create more profit off the film?

Answer 30

synergy - two of more organisations making a product | both the soundtrack for the film featured Dr Dre and NWA in conjunction with the film (which they feature in)

Question 31

The soundtrack entered the US Billboard album chart at number __ a week prior to the film's release

Answer 31

2

Question 32

Who has the cultural industries theory?

Answer 32

Hesmondhalgh

Question 33

How could Hesmondhalgh be applied?

Answer 33

conglomerates operating across a range of cultural industries (music albums) profit and power - use of music by the stars who feature in the film, established fan base low risk for producers - NWS musicians are successful in their own right

Question 34

The #straightouttacompton campaign got how many website visits, twitter posts and downloads?

Answer 34

website - 11 million website visits twitter - 300,000 tweets downloads - 8 million