This document provides information and tasks related to the films Carrie (1976) and Carrie (2013). It asks the student to research and find details about the two films such as director, year, distributor, budget, and box office for each. It includes links to articles about the 2013 remake and the director's reasons for remaking Carrie. The student is asked to write a magazine article continuing on from previous work on film remakes. The article should discuss factors influencing the Carrie remake like trends, genre/popularity, synergy, and vertical integration between the production companies.

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 Kimberly Peirce
Year of Production
Distributor
Budget
Box office takings
Sequels
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. GiveKimberley 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)

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
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Star Theory (Why have producers of the Carrie remake chosen the star Chloe Moretz)
The producers of Carrie chose Chloe Moretz purely because she is a popular actress at the time.
The film that she was previously in was called Kick Ass. Kick Ass became really popular and
successful. This then made Chloe Moretz even more popular.