Honors Program
Midway Honors, Honors in Business
Date of Award
5-2017
Thesis Professor(s)
Dr. Kelly Price-Rhea
Thesis Professor Department
Management and Marketing
Thesis Reader(s)
Dr. Dana Harrison, Prof. Rustam Sheridan
Abstract
This paper explores the value of using metaphor based marketing research methods (most notably Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique) in the development and green-lighting processes of filmmaking. A review of literature reveals that even large blockbuster films lack any marketing research employed in the developmental stage. Audiences are extremely difficult to analyze when considering something as abstract and subjective as what makes a “good” film. Metaphor based marketing research methods (e.g. ZMET) offer a solution by examining the minds of consumers through language markers called metaphors. Using a metaphor based marketing technique early in a film’s development process may help to predict the success of a film as well as help to inform other marketing promotions for the film. The purpose of this study is to show how using an adaptation of ZMET will help film developers better predict the market potential for a project before the green-lighting phase.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Withheld
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Recommended Citation
Stanton, Michael J., "A Theoretical Application of Metaphor Research to the Film Industry" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 428. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/428
Copyright
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