'MULTIMEDIA'???

The term multimedia is used frequently in discussing how/what to blog to get into the high marks band. You're partially marked on the 'level of care in the presentation' and 'use of ICT' within your blogs. What does this mean? Multimedia = a combination of images, hyperlinks, podcasts, videos, vodcasts, links lists and other blog tools, use of Facebook/YouTube et al for audience feedback/research/marketing etc. Level of care means taking time to appropriately illustrate posts, find useful hyperlinks to include [generally make a phrase into a hyperlink; don't just type 'here is a link:'!], and checking your links work, images have been properly embedded (always: save and upload, never copy/paste or drag in), posts don't have massive gaps/white space (if you place a lot of images in a post it can take some tweaking!). I try to apply these principles. Make your blogs at least as good as this one!

Friday, 13 November 2009

Couple of slasher links, eg women in slashers, Fri 13th box office

Review box office takings across the history of the franchise at http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/FridayThe13th.php      (See below) According to a recent Guardian article (I've linked this elsewhere) its been left in the shade by the Saw franchise, now the most successful of all horror/slasher franchises.
Sky's brief guide to the genre: http://movies.sky.com/a-brief-bloody-history-of-the-slasher-movie
"25 Memorable Slasher Starlets" from rottentomatoes.com - useful overview of final girls and scream queens over the last 49 years, starting with Marion Crane: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sorority_row/news/1843905/25_memorable_slasher_starlets


Released    Movie Name    1st Weekend    US Gross    Worldwide Gross    Budget   
5/9/1980 Friday the 13th $5,816,321 $39,754,601 $59,754,601 $550,000
4/30/1981 Friday the 13th Part 2 $6,429,784 $21,722,776 - $1,250,000
8/13/1982 Friday the 13th Part 3 $9,406,522 $36,690,067 - $2,250,000
4/13/1984 Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter $11,183,148 $32,980,880 - $2,600,000
3/22/1985 Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning $8,032,883 $21,930,418 - $2,200,000
8/1/1986 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives $6,750,837 $19,472,057 - $3,000,000
5/13/1988 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood $8,245,038 $19,170,001 - $2,800,000
7/28/1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan $6,251,310 $14,343,976 - $5,000,000
8/13/1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday $7,552,190 $15,935,068 - $3,000,000
4/26/2002 Jason X $6,649,006 $13,121,555 $16,951,798 $14,000,000
8/15/2003 Freddy vs. Jason $36,428,066 $82,622,655 $114,326,122 $25,000,000
2/13/2009 Friday the 13th $40,570,365 $65,002,019 $91,700,771 $19,000,000
Totals $382,746,073 $464,978,535 $80,650,000
Averages $31,895,506 $38,748,211 $6,720,833

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