What makes a blockbuster a blockbuster

Point (yellow)

Blockbusters and multiplexes came in at the same time because blockbusters are shown in multiplexes

Explain (blue)

Film studios from Hollywood built multiplexes so that they could advertise and show their own films - first one was built in Milton Keynes

Analyse (green)

Audience wanted to see spectacles, bigger screen, more seats, more house of films, better sound - 

P - people who built multiplexes also made blockbusters

E - the first multiplex was in Milton Keynes, and the first blockbuster was Star Wars 

A - it was shown because it was a spectacle, 

S - may not be more choice because blockbusters are formulaic 

P - teenagers were the only ones going to the cinema because adults can't afford it

P - films were marketed so that people would watch it, they were marketed as an event movie - merchandise would make more money

E - Star Wars is still an event movie - lost of people paid for merchandise

A - people kept making blockbusters because they made lots of money

The Godfather (1972)

Had A-list stars, didn't have explosions but made a lot of money

Jaws (1975)

First event movie - merchandise and hype made jaws successful

They spent a lot of money of advertisement 

Character lead, didn't have visual effects or stories

Star Wars (1977)

Had a lot of visual effects but no story line, this is the basis for which all modem blockbusters are based

ET (1982)

Same director as Jaws, effects done by the same people that Star Wars did

There was a rescission, people lost their jobs, so they didn't have any money for tickets and so they didn't go to the cinema, they watched films on TV

This means that teens would go to the cinema because they had a disposable income, and no bills

Cinema attendance went down, until blockbusters came around, when attendance came up again

Multiplexes came around because American film studios wanted their films to be seen by English people

Film studios invested in multiplexes because they made the film, and so they wanted only them to make money for them

Industrial Light and Magic did the visual effects for all the blockbusters, owned by George Lucas and Stephen Speilberg