Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Lego Movie Marketing

Ways a movie can be marketed:
toys
trailers
posters
merchandise
social media
actors and interviews
memes
video games

Merchandise for the lego movie:
17 Lego sets
16 collectable figures
The Lego Movie Video Game
Range of school supplies
Sticker and Activity books
Lego Movie Happy Meal















Promotions:
Pre-production - scripting/planning/casting actors/hiring crew etc.

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Lego Movie Target Audience

The lego movies target audience is a family. With it being a U rating, this means it is addressed to children and adults.
This is:
children who like lego
adults who have memories
adults who have been dragged along

Bloomer and Catz (1973)
Bloomer and Catz said there are 4 main reasons why people buy media products.


Diversion -
Escaping from everyday life into something more exiting

Personal Relationships -
Using the media to fulfil the need for companionship
Using the media to form relationships with others or to be apart of a social group

Personal Identity -
Using the media to find out about yourself

Surveillance -
Using the media to find out about events going on around is

The lego movies target audience would be watching the movie for the reasons of diversion as its an exiting movie for children and distracts them for their life. This is because lego is colourful and attractive to them.