Independent Films Table
The table shows independent film releases by genre in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2012.
The table provides statistics on independent films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2012, categorized by genre.
Overall, drama and documentary were the most common genres, followed by comedy and, distantly, horror and thriller. Conversely, biopic, action, romance, crime, and other genres had the smallest number of releases. In addition, the majority of income from tickets comes from comedy and horror.
Despite being the most popular genres, drama and documentary (both accounting for 23.6% of all releases) had relatively low revenue from ticket sales (8.3% and 2.9%, respectively), while comedy generated the highest box office sales (45.4%) despite a moderate 17.6% of all releases. Among the leading genres, drama and documentary had 35 releases each, followed by 26 releases of comedy.
Horror and thriller were comparable at around 14 releases, each constituting around 9% of all releases, with horror generating 20.2% of revenue from ticket sales and thriller only 1.3%. Biopic, action, crime, romance, and other genres had less than 10 releases each and generated insignificant incomes from ticket sales (most less than 5%).
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Essay breakdown
Introduction
[1] The table provides statistics on independent films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2012, categorized by genre.
- Write a general statement to introduce the topic
[2] Overall, drama and documentary were the most common genres, followed by comedy and, distantly, horror and thriller. [3] Conversely, biopic, action, romance, crime, and other genres had the smallest number of releases. [4] In addition, the majority of income from tickets comes from comedy and horror.
- Write a clear overview to summarise the main features of the table.
- Continue to summarise the remaining categories
- Continue to provide comparisons when needed
Body 1:
[1] Despite being the most popular genres, drama and documentary (both accounting for 23.6% of all releases) had relatively low revenue from ticket sales (8.3% and 2.9%, respectively), while comedy generated the highest box office sales (45.4%) despite a moderate 17.6% of all releases. [2] Among the leading genres, drama and documentary had 35 releases each, followed by 26 releases of comedy.
- Describe drama, documentary, and comedy across all categories
- Finish strong with details
Body 2:
[1] Horror and thriller were comparable at around 14 releases, each constituting around 9% of all releases, with horror generating 20.2% of revenue from ticket sales and thriller only 1.3%. [2] Biopic, action, crime, romance, and other genres had less than 10 releases each and generated insignificant incomes from ticket sales (most less than 5%).
- Describe horror and thriller with details
- Describe the rest of the genres
Vocabulary
The table provides statistics on independent films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2012, categorized by genre.
Overall, drama and documentary were the most common genres, followed by comedy and, distantly, horror and thriller. Conversely, biopic, action, romance, crime, and other genres had the smallest number of releases. In addition, the majority of income from tickets comes from comedy and horror.
Despite being the most popular genres, drama and documentary (both accounting for 23.6% of all releases) had relatively low revenue from ticket sales (8.3% and 2.9%, respectively), while comedy generated the highest box office sales (45.4%) despite a moderate 17.6% of all releases. Among the leading genres, drama and documentary had 35 releases each, followed by 26 releases of comedy.
Horror and thriller were comparable at around 14 releases, each constituting around 9% of all releases, with horror generating 20.2% of revenue from ticket sales and thriller only 1.3%. Biopic, action, crime, romance, and other genres had less than 10 releases each and generated insignificant incomes from ticket sales (most less than 5%).
Vocabulary Highlights
- independent films: films produced outside the major film studios
- categorized by genre: grouped or classified by type
- drama: a genre of film characterized by serious and often emotional stories
- documentary: a genre of film that presents factual information or events
- comedy: a genre of film that is intended to make people laugh
- horror: a genre of film that is designed to scare or frighten viewers
- thriller: a genre of film that typically involves suspense, excitement, and tension
- box office sales: the amount of money generated by ticket sales
- revenue from ticket sales: the money earned from selling tickets to a movie
- biopic: a genre of film that depicts the life of a real person
Diamond Grammar
CONTRAST
“Conversely, biopic, action, romance, crime, and other genres had the smallest number of releases.”
Here I used the word “conversely” to show a contrast between the most common genres and the genres with the smallest number of releases. This structure is useful for IELTS learners to master as it helps them connect two contrasting ideas in a sentence and make their writing more coherent.
Reading
Further reading about this topic can be found here:
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a32684275/best-indie-movies/
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