2025 ACJC H2 Prelims Paper 1 CSQ1_Suggested Answers_FINAL

Suggested Answers H2 Prelim CSQ Q1 Question 1: The Cinema Scene in Singapore Figure 1: Cinema Attendance in Singapore (in millions of persons) Source: Singapore Film Commission, retrieved 10 July 2025 Figure 2: Cinema Operator Market Share^ in Singapore (2023) ^Based on number of movie screens Source: www.dollarsandsense.sg, 30 March 2025

Suggested Answers H2 Prelim CSQ Q1 Extract 1: Hollywood – A Cost Savings Heaven for Film Makers From the early years of the twentieth century, right down to the present, the United States has been the world’s major commercial producer of films and movies. Films and movies production in the United States as a whole, generated revenues of $26.7 billion in 2023, with Hollywood (located in Los Angeles) alone being responsible for almost 85% while other states in the United States account for the remaining 15%. Hollywood offers film makers access to a dense network of specialized suppliers, such as computer generated imagery (CGI) studios and costume designers, which streamlines production. The availability of a large pool of skilled labour such as editors, stunt coordinators, and cinematographers makes hiring of professionals faster for film production. T he clustering of film activity also enables shared use of advanced infrastructure like Universal Studios and post - production facilities such as Technicolor and Deluxe Entertainment, which provide services like colour grading, visual effects, and sound mixi ng. All these enables film makers to achieve cost savings when they locate their productions in Hollywood. Adapted: Yale Global Online, accessed 9 July 2025 Extract 2: Impact of a rise in GST on the entertainment industry Singapore will raise its goods and services tax, otherwise known as the GST, from 7% to 8% in 2023. It’s the first of two scheduled hikes of the GST, with the second slated to take place in January 2024, when the GST will be raised from 8% to 9%. Euston Quah, Head of Economics at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) said “Some business sectors may be more affected than others. Businesses such as theatre plays will be more affected by the hike than businesses that sell basic necessities, such as supermarkets.” “The difficulty of persuading people to spend money on non -essential entertainment is not new, though it is becoming more and more challenging”, said Sing’theatre artistic director Nathalie Ribette: “We cannot raise the ticket prices more.” Source: Adapted from CNBC, 28 December 2022 Table 1: Singapore Cathay Cineplex Movie Ticket Pricing Adult Student Senior Citizen (Aged 55 and above) Weekdays $11 $7 (before 6pm) $5 (before 6pm)

Suggested Answers H2 Prelim CSQ Q1 Source: www.cathaycineplexes.com.sg, accessed 10 July 2025 Extract 3: Cathay Cineplex at Parkway Parade to cease operations Entertainment company mm2 Asia, whic