1. Unit 26: Film studies: PR2: Same Film, Different Time and Place
Carrie Research Task and Article Writing Frame
Carrie Trailers
2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dz2gdXP6Zs
1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGN-ZHR8vs0

2. Task 1
Find out the following information:
Carrie 1976 Carrie 2013
Director Brian De Palma Kimberly Peirce
Year of Production 1976 2013
Distributor United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Screen Gems
Budget $1,800,000 $30,000,000
Box office takings $33,800,000 $35,266,619
Sequels none none
Task 2:
Read the articles about the new version of Carrie below and answer the following questions
Article 1: interview with Kimberley Pierce
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaki-hasan/interview-director-kimber_b_4124128.html
Articles 2, 3 and 4: products related to the release of Carrie
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Carrie-Headed-Onto-Blu-ray-DVD-Next-Month-40554.html
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345805879
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/soundtrack/carrie/
Task 3:
THIS PART OF YOUR ARTICLE WILL FOLLOW DIRECTLY ON FROM YOUR COMPLETED WORK ON REC
& QUARANTINE:
Using the boxes below, continue with your article on remakes. Use your findings from the previous
tasks to help you. When this work has been checked, cut and paste it into your work on Rec and

3. Quarantine. Remember to illustrate your article with images from the films and any products that
have been produced to tie in with the films (synergies)
1. In two paragraphs, relate factual information about the version of Carrie produced in 1976
and the new version in 2013. Give details of the director, release date, distributor, budget
and box office takings. Describe the plot and cast briefly
2. Give Kimberley Peirce’s reasons for remaking Carrie. Define the target audience for the film.
3. Explain how some of Kimberley Pierce’s reasons for remaking Carrie could be to do with
trends, particularly amongst the film’s target audience
4. Consider the companies responsible for the making of both films. What is their relationship?
Describe the relationship and state why this is a financial factor.
5. Consider the products that tie in with the release of Carrie and give details of:
 How synergy is a factor in the remake of the film
 How the films soundtrack will appeal to the target audience (try to find if any artists
have released tracks individually to coincide with the release)
Kimberly Pierce decided to do a remake of Carrie in 2013, following its popularity in the seventies
because she found the original story so great. She sees how we can all relate to Carrie White. We
all want to fit in and be accepted, and are all a little crazy at times when this doesn’t happen.
The plot behind Carrie is a fairly simple one. With the main reason that chaos is coming to her
town is because she is a bully victim and has a bad relationship with her religious mother, the film
looks like it’s following the codes and conventions well. The budget between the two films
drastically changes with the 1976 film only costing an estimate at $1,800,000 whereas the
modern, 2013 version cost about $30,000,000.
The target audience for Carrie is teenagers and young adults and casting Chloe in this role fits the
target profile well because of her looks and acting styles. Using an actress like this helps keep the film
up to date and modern like Kimberly Pierce wanted to do.

4. Factors which influenced the remake of Carrie
Financial factors
Trends
Genre and popularity
Synergy (related products such as DVD’s/books/TShirts)
Vertical integration (where a film company deals with the production, distribution and
consumption of a film)
In your magazine article you will need to comment upon all of the above
P2 describe the
relationship between
films and their
production contexts
with some appropriate
use of subject
terminology [IE]
M2 explain the relationship
between films and their
production contexts with
reference to detailed
illustrative examples and
generally correct use of
subject terminology
D2 comprehensively explain the
relationship between films and
their production contexts with
elucidated examples and
consistently using subject
terminology correctly
I think the soundtrack for the remake of Carrie is good; it fits the genre of the film and delivers a
creepy atmosphere. This will be appealing to the target audience which would be young adults.