Blockbuster Film

Blockbuster FilmJodie Willett7 Stages of a Blockbuster Film1. A star2. A large production budget3. A large marketing budget4. A range of merchandising 5. A wide demographic6. A holiday release date7. A wide release

Iron Man1. The star: Robert Downey Jr2. Production budget: $140 million3. Marketing budget: $200 million4. A range of merchandising: They have a range of merchandising such as dolls, masks, t-shirts, pyjamas, key rings, costumes and many more. 5. A wide demographic: Any ages are allowed to watch the iron man film. This means it has a wide target audience and will appeal to many people. So not just adults, but children who also may like superhero's can watch the film. 6. A holiday release date: Iron Man was released on the 24th April 2008 in the UK.7. A wide release: Iron Man was released in Sydney, UK, USA, China and many other countries in the UK.

InfectedStoryline: A deadly disease comes to town turning people into zombies and the Williams family have to get out whilst they can before all of their loved ones die. This is a story based on a family that have to try and survive the zombie apocalypse. They will not only have to kill zombies, but also humans that stand in their way of surviving. Little do they know that someone in their family is well on their way to becoming one themselvesBudgetingHiring a director: 300,000Hiring the actors: 900,000Effects/Stunts: 500,000Crew members, staff and extras: 300,000Total: 2 million

Merchandising, Promotional Campaigns, & advertisement: 400,000

Total: 2.4 millionWhat is a fandom?Fandomis a name used for a group of people called fans who are interested in something. A fandom can be about any interest or activity. Fandoms can be for example about hobbies, fashion, genres, books or movie series, or even individual celebrities. So in relation to iron man, there could be a group of people with the common interest in Iron Man, making them a fandom. What is a fanzine?A fanzine is a magazine which isn't professional and not officially been published but is made and produced by the fans of the particular interest that they have, so their fandom. A group of people will come together to produce this magazine as they share a common interest. The magazine receives no financial benefits from this and they are usually free of charge. A fanzine can be exchanged for similar magazines.Iron ManIron Man fans can interact with this blockbuster film. Iron Man fans have their own fandom, and in this fandom they can write stories on fanzine about Iron Man and then share them with other Iron Man fans through social media.They can also socialize with each other and also the actors from iron man through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Myspace. Another thing they can do is make fan videos through YouTube wearing the films merchandise, which may even sometimes get the attention of the main actors which is something they all would like to do.