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Straight Outta Compton
Discuss the ways in which media products are produced and distributed to the audience in Straight Outta Compton.

You could argue Straight Outta Compton is a hollywood blockbuster film due to its high production budget.Overall,it cost an estimated $50 million to produce.This was possible because the film was made by a conglomerate,Universal studios. Universal pictures has a co-production distribution deal with Legendary pictures,meaning that NBC Universal used vertical integration to produce and distribute the film.This was a high concept film,because it was based on pre-existing material the rap group N.W.A whom are already well known.Therefore,this ensured the film was a success as there was already a global fan base.

Straight Outta Compton was released in 429 cinema's in the UK,making it a saturated release.NBC Universal opted to do this as they know the film had gained not of traction,therefore,this would be profitable for them.In addition,they released the film in the summer,which was a convenient time for a lot of people given that people were off school and work.

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