I have researched my topic in media magazines the media books in the lrc and found many useful articles and pages. to make the most of these i printed/photocopied them and highlighed key points for future reference. I watched 'The wind that shakes the barley' following my research on ken loach and found it to be a useful example of a low key film which makes a political point. i still need to watch some hollywood blockbusters with my research topic in mind. I need to start working on a questionaire and on audience research in general. focus on audience reaction to characters, look into the popularity and idolization of the american dream, hollywood, look at different reactions to film, does intelligence affect it, therefore is there class difference. who watches films like 'the wind that shakes the barley'? older audiences are important as they are in full maturity and may show a clearer view, undistorted by youth and its goal to become adult.

my research will explore how is capitalist ideology of success/failure presented in film, in particular hollywood film. Also i will compare how the presentation of these political views in mainstream hollywood features matches up to more independant features with a smaller audience range. does the production of these movies centred around individual persuits affect the everymans political common sense and help shape a capitalist society.

ken loach - land and freedom, the wind that shakes the barley
trainspotting
superhero films
gangsta films - material possesions and individual power over others