Thursday 23 October 2008
What I Have Done So Far...
I have completed my storyboard for the trailer and on tuesday I done some filming and took many different images for the film poster and DVD cover. I have uploaded all of my footage and have started editing. I have chosen and cut the clips I want to use for the trailer. I now need to start the mock-ups for my DVD cover and film poster and start listening to soundtracks for the trailer as I will not be using any voice-over or actual sounds from the film.
Thursday 2 October 2008
Institution Research - Universal Pictures
Universal Studios is a huge American motion picture company and is a subsidiary of NBC Universal. It is the world’s second oldest running studio in America (Paramount being older by a month). Its distribution and corporate offices are based in New York City, but its production studios are based in Universal City, California.
Universal Studios was founded by a German Jewish immigrant; Carl Laemmle in 1912. In June 1909, Carl Laemmle along with his partners Abe and Julius Stern started the Yankee Film Company. This quickly became the Independent Moving Picture Company (IMP).
On the 8th of June 1912, Laemmle merged IMP with eight smaller companies to form the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. This was the first time the word ‘universal’ appeared in an organisation’s name.
In 1925, this company became Universal Pictures Company Inc.
Universal Studios then faced a lot of problems, and after a long period of complete shutdown, in 1958 Universal agreed to sell its360-acre (1.5 km²) studio lot to MCA for $11 million. Universal Studios was then renamed Revue Studios.
80% of the company is owned by General Electric, and the other 20% is owned by Vivendi.
Films produced by Universal Pictures include; The Skeleton Key, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hannibal and Slither. Similar to Warner Bros., Universal Pictures produce a range of genres of film. These include horrors such as Slither and The Skeleton Key, but also comedies such as Meet The Fockers and Bruce Almighty.
Universal Studios was founded by a German Jewish immigrant; Carl Laemmle in 1912. In June 1909, Carl Laemmle along with his partners Abe and Julius Stern started the Yankee Film Company. This quickly became the Independent Moving Picture Company (IMP).
On the 8th of June 1912, Laemmle merged IMP with eight smaller companies to form the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. This was the first time the word ‘universal’ appeared in an organisation’s name.
In 1925, this company became Universal Pictures Company Inc.
Universal Studios then faced a lot of problems, and after a long period of complete shutdown, in 1958 Universal agreed to sell its360-acre (1.5 km²) studio lot to MCA for $11 million. Universal Studios was then renamed Revue Studios.
80% of the company is owned by General Electric, and the other 20% is owned by Vivendi.
Films produced by Universal Pictures include; The Skeleton Key, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hannibal and Slither. Similar to Warner Bros., Universal Pictures produce a range of genres of film. These include horrors such as Slither and The Skeleton Key, but also comedies such as Meet The Fockers and Bruce Almighty.
Institution Research - Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company and is owned by Viacom. It was founded in 1912 by Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor and is the oldest running movie studio In Hollywood. Its rivals are Time Warner’s Warner Bros. It comes before Universal Studios also founded in 1912 and Warner Bros. founded in 1918.
In December 2005, Paramount announced that it had purchased DreamWorks SKG (which was co-founded by former Paramount executive Jeffrey Katzenberg) in a deal worth $1.6 billion.
In 1914, aspiring producer Jesse L. Lasky and Zukor’s Famous Players released their films through a start-up company Paramount Pictures Corporation organized early that year by a Utah theatre owner, W.W.Hodkinson. Until this time, films were sold on a state-wide or regional basis. Paramount was the first successful nation-wide distributor.
In 1976 Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) was founded. It is the division of Paramount Pictures dealing with home video. PHE distributes films by Paramount (under its own label) and DreamWorks (under the DreamWorks Pictures Home Entertainment label), and also shows from MTV Networks.
In 2005, the company’s revenue had increased to $3.0 billion, and the operating income had decreased to $62.1 million.
In December 2005, Paramount announced that it had purchased DreamWorks SKG (which was co-founded by former Paramount executive Jeffrey Katzenberg) in a deal worth $1.6 billion.
In 1914, aspiring producer Jesse L. Lasky and Zukor’s Famous Players released their films through a start-up company Paramount Pictures Corporation organized early that year by a Utah theatre owner, W.W.Hodkinson. Until this time, films were sold on a state-wide or regional basis. Paramount was the first successful nation-wide distributor.
In 1976 Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) was founded. It is the division of Paramount Pictures dealing with home video. PHE distributes films by Paramount (under its own label) and DreamWorks (under the DreamWorks Pictures Home Entertainment label), and also shows from MTV Networks.
In 2005, the company’s revenue had increased to $3.0 billion, and the operating income had decreased to $62.1 million.
Institution Research - Artisan Entertainment
Artisan Entertainment was a privately held independent American movie studio until it was bought by Lionsgate & Universal Studios in 2003.
Artisan Entertainment has thousands of films developed through original production and production and distribution agreements. These include Killing Zoe, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, and The Blair Witch Project.
The company owned the home video rights to Republic Pictures, Carolco Pictures and Vestron. They also owned Family Home Entertainment (FHE), and FHE Pictures. Family Home Entertainment was founded by Noel C. Bloom in 1981.
Artisan Entertainment began in 1982 as USA Home Video, which included films such as Supergirl and Silent Night.
In 1986, the company became known as International Video Entertainment (IVE) and in 1987 IVE began to distribute films by Carolco Pictures on video.
Artisan Entertainment are made to seem as a independent, low budget company, but are in fact the subsidiary of a multi-national company; Lionsgate & Universal Studios. Some of their films however, have a much lower production values than others. For example, The Blair Witch Project was filmed by cast members who shot and captured all the footage and audio in 16mm or Hi-8 over the course of eight days.
Artisan Entertainment has thousands of films developed through original production and production and distribution agreements. These include Killing Zoe, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, and The Blair Witch Project.
The company owned the home video rights to Republic Pictures, Carolco Pictures and Vestron. They also owned Family Home Entertainment (FHE), and FHE Pictures. Family Home Entertainment was founded by Noel C. Bloom in 1981.
Artisan Entertainment began in 1982 as USA Home Video, which included films such as Supergirl and Silent Night.
In 1986, the company became known as International Video Entertainment (IVE) and in 1987 IVE began to distribute films by Carolco Pictures on video.
Artisan Entertainment are made to seem as a independent, low budget company, but are in fact the subsidiary of a multi-national company; Lionsgate & Universal Studios. Some of their films however, have a much lower production values than others. For example, The Blair Witch Project was filmed by cast members who shot and captured all the footage and audio in 16mm or Hi-8 over the course of eight days.
Institution Research - Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment and is a broad-based entertainment company. It was founded in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1918 by four Polish Jewish brothers who immigrated to Ontario, Canada, and is a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of creative content. It is involved in every aspect of the entertainment industry. These include feature film, TV and home entertainment production, worldwide distribution, DVD, digital distribution, animation, comic books, licensing, international cinemas and broadcasting. The four founding brothers are; Joe Altshule (1881-1958), originally Hirsz Eichelbaum, Albert Warner (1884-1967), originally Aaron Eichelbaum, Sam Warner (1887-1927), originally Szmul Eichelbaum and Jack L. Warner (1892-1978), originally Itzhak Eichelbaum. Warner Bros. is a subsidiary of Time Warner and has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, DC Comics and New Line Cinema. Warner owns half of The CW Television Network. It has headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City. Warner Bros. do not have a specific genre of film which it chooses to produce, and is very versatile. These genres range from family films, children films, sci-fi and horror. For example, Warner Bros. have produced family films such as Harry Potter and Get Smart. They have also produced children films such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action. As well as all of these genres, Warner Bros. have produced a number of big horror films. These include Exorcist: The Beginning, Jeepers Creepers, and House of Wax. As many people know, Warner Bros. is a mainstream production company, and since my film is going to be mainstream, I decided to have a look at this well-known company. In 2007 the company’s revenue had increases to $11.7 billion and the Operating income had increased to $845 million.
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