
A complete OCR A-Level Media Studies lesson exploring Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, distribution, cinema release, Disney+, censorship and global box office success.
This fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) lesson focuses on Shang-Chi for OCR A-Level Media Studies Paper 2: Evolving Media, Section A – Media Industries and Audiences.
The lesson explores how Shang-Chi was distributed across different formats and platforms, including cinema, 2D, 3D, 4D, D-Box, IMAX, Disney+, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K home media. Students analyse how the film’s 45-day exclusive theatrical window helped maximise box office revenue before its later streaming release on Disney+.
Students also consider wider distribution issues, including the impact of the Black Widow streaming lawsuit, changing release strategies after COVID-19, cinema vs streaming, Disney’s revenue model, and the effect of Shang-Chi being banned in China due to political sensitivities and Simu Liu’s past comments.
The lesson includes key terminology, paired match-up tasks, printable distribution tables, censorship discussion, exam-style writing, sentence starters, word banks, model paragraphs and peer feedback.
This lesson covers:
OCR A-Level Media Studies
Paper 2: Evolving Media
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Disney and Marvel Studios
Film distribution
Production, distribution and circulation
Cinema release
45-day theatrical window
Disney+
Streaming services
DVD, Blu-ray and 4K home media
2D, 3D, 4D, D-Box and IMAX
Box office revenue
Global distribution
China ban and censorship
Simu Liu comments
Black Widow lawsuit
Cinema vs streaming
Audience access
Bonus content
Revenue and subscriptions
What is included:
Fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) lesson
Do Now retrieval task on synergy, convergence and social media marketing
Teacher feedback/model answer slide
Lesson objectives
Key term discussion on production, distribution and circulation
Examples of production, distribution and circulation using Shang-Chi
Distribution format match-up task
Printable 2D, 3D, 4D, D-Box and IMAX task
Feedback on how multiple formats support blockbuster appeal
Discussion task on streaming, cinema and the Black Widow lawsuit
Censorship task on why Shang-Chi was banned in China
Task on benefits of cinema, Disney+ and home media distribution
Printable distribution methods table
Exam-style 10-mark response on financial and audience success
Word bank and sentence starters
Model introduction
Two model PEEL paragraphs
Model conclusion
Peer feedback task with WWW and EBI prompts
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