what year was the film released in the uk? 9 April 2004
what year was the film released internationally? 24 September 2004 in the United States
what genre would you consider this film to be? Romantic Zombie Comedy
Did this film cater to an increase in the popularity of this genre or was it trailblazing?
who directed the film? Edgar Wright
who was the producer of the film? Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park
Are all of the above british citizens? All of them are british apart from Tim Bevan who is from New Zealand
Which production companies were involved in the film and where are they based? Studio Canel,Working Title Films
who funded the film? indepedantly funded
Which studio was the film made in?is this a British studio? StudioCanal, Working Title Films, WT2 Productions, Big Talk Productions
How was the film publicised in the uk?
Was the film marketed in terms of the stars in the film? Simon pegg and Nick frost were both in Hot Fuzz together
Are there are international stars in the film?
How was the film marketed in the UK?
How was the film marketed internationally?
Was the film a success in the UK?
Was this film successful in the rest of Europe? US $3.3 million
Was the film successful internationally? The film has earned just over $30 million worldwide in box office receipts since its release
What were the opening weekend figures for the film in the UK? UK it took in £1.6 million at 307 cinemas on its opening weekend
When did the film open in the UK?
Which companies distributed this film in the UK? United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (UK) (theatrical) Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
Which companies distributed this film internationally?
How did the producers attract an audience to this film?
Friday 26 February 2010
Friday 5 February 2010
Hollywood Case Study
Pre Production and Production
Avatar(2009) is a science fiction film which was written and directed by James Cameron.He began writing Avatar in 1994 he wrote a 80-page script for it.Filming was supposed to happen after Cameron finished Titanic 1997 but because the necessary equipment was not avaliable .Work on the lanuage of the film began in 2005 and in 2006 he started developing the script.
The characters in the film are easy to understand as is the storyline.We find out from the start what is going to happen and why.
Avatar was budgeted at $237 million.$50 million was estimated to be paid to actors.Avatar became the highest-grossing film of all time which was $595,752,416 (USA).James Cameron made 8 million.
Production Companies involved: Twentieth Century-Fox film Film Corporation,Dune Entertainment,Giant Studios,Ingenious Film Partners and Lightstorm Entertainment.
The genre is Action,Adventure and Sci-fi there is also a romance involved so it appeals to alot of different audiences. The Imax also helped to sell the film.
The song "I see you" in Avatar was by Leona Lewis. This helps the film as she is a popular singer so her fans will want to go see it if she is singing in it.
Distribution
Distribution company-Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,20th Century Fox,Bonton Film,Odeon
ways in which Avatar was marketed-posters,trailers,internet
merchandising-From the 11th December 2009 until December 31 2009 Mcdonalds gave away 6 different avatar character toys away with happy meals in the USA.This helped to promote the film as McDonalds is a very popular fast food restaurant.The toys also light up so it would make the children want to have one.
other merchandising to promote the film-Avatar:the game (for xbox 360,playstation 3,wii,Nintendo DS,Sony PSP, and Pc) ,t-shirts,tops,backpacks and bags.
number of countries which Avatar was shown in-
Exhibition
Date of release - 17th December 2009 (uk)
Number of Screens used for the opening weekend-
Box office takings for the opening weekend- $77 million
Length of time on release in cinemas-Avatar is still showing in cinemas
Avatar(2009) is a science fiction film which was written and directed by James Cameron.He began writing Avatar in 1994 he wrote a 80-page script for it.Filming was supposed to happen after Cameron finished Titanic 1997 but because the necessary equipment was not avaliable .Work on the lanuage of the film began in 2005 and in 2006 he started developing the script.
The characters in the film are easy to understand as is the storyline.We find out from the start what is going to happen and why.
Avatar was budgeted at $237 million.$50 million was estimated to be paid to actors.Avatar became the highest-grossing film of all time which was $595,752,416 (USA).James Cameron made 8 million.
Production Companies involved: Twentieth Century-Fox film Film Corporation,Dune Entertainment,Giant Studios,Ingenious Film Partners and Lightstorm Entertainment.
The genre is Action,Adventure and Sci-fi there is also a romance involved so it appeals to alot of different audiences. The Imax also helped to sell the film.
The song "I see you" in Avatar was by Leona Lewis. This helps the film as she is a popular singer so her fans will want to go see it if she is singing in it.
Distribution
Distribution company-Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,20th Century Fox,Bonton Film,Odeon
ways in which Avatar was marketed-posters,trailers,internet
merchandising-From the 11th December 2009 until December 31 2009 Mcdonalds gave away 6 different avatar character toys away with happy meals in the USA.This helped to promote the film as McDonalds is a very popular fast food restaurant.The toys also light up so it would make the children want to have one.
other merchandising to promote the film-Avatar:the game (for xbox 360,playstation 3,wii,Nintendo DS,Sony PSP, and Pc) ,t-shirts,tops,backpacks and bags.
number of countries which Avatar was shown in-
Exhibition
Date of release - 17th December 2009 (uk)
Number of Screens used for the opening weekend-
Box office takings for the opening weekend- $77 million
Length of time on release in cinemas-Avatar is still showing in cinemas
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Top Gun
A style of post-generic filmmaking
Top gun (1986) directed by Tony Scott is a post-generic film, it is a hybrid genre as it has more than one traditional genre.It has three genres put together these are:Action,Drama and Romance.It is believed that the action appeals to the men and the relationships such as comedy,romance and drama appeal to women so Top gun is aimed at both audiences because it uses action to bring in the male audience and romance for the female audience.
Casting is crutial in a film Tom cruise was picked as he would draw in the female audience.
Use of extended montages
At the start of the film where we can see planes taking off the song playing is "danger zone" by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock this goes with what it happening in the scene and tells us what is going to happen in the film it also plays a few times again during the film.Another scene in the film which goes with the music is when he is playing volleyball with some men.The song playing is "Playing with the boys" by Kenny loggins,Ina Wolf and Peter wolf.
Production design frequently reflects the graphics, glossy look and layout of contemporary advertising styles
All directors aim to make every shot look like "a million dollars" which some of the shots actually do cost.This makes it more appealing to watch but doesn't always show any meanings in terms of the mise en scene.Advertising is important because of the simplicity of the High Concept narrative it is easy to summarise with a single picture to be used on the poster.The Top gun poster is simple and easy to understand.It shows us excately what the film is about which is about planes and romance.Which we can clearly see by the plane and the main character with the lady behind him.
Scenes are easily replicated in trailers
Formal excess
Top Gun go "over the top" with camera angles when it is the flying scenes they are very fast and are used to show off.
Music track interrupts the film narrative for a separate 'performance'
Normally in a High Concept film a musical sequence interrupts the narrative.This happens in Top Gun when they are flying the planes.In musicals the songs and dance is used to solve narrative problems.
Self concious allusion to other films and television
'Detached' appearance of stars, like the guest stars in a television series
Hyperbolic physiques of protagonists and hyperbolic action
Ironic distanciation: Walking-talking brand
Top gun (1986) directed by Tony Scott is a post-generic film, it is a hybrid genre as it has more than one traditional genre.It has three genres put together these are:Action,Drama and Romance.It is believed that the action appeals to the men and the relationships such as comedy,romance and drama appeal to women so Top gun is aimed at both audiences because it uses action to bring in the male audience and romance for the female audience.
Casting is crutial in a film Tom cruise was picked as he would draw in the female audience.
Use of extended montages
At the start of the film where we can see planes taking off the song playing is "danger zone" by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock this goes with what it happening in the scene and tells us what is going to happen in the film it also plays a few times again during the film.Another scene in the film which goes with the music is when he is playing volleyball with some men.The song playing is "Playing with the boys" by Kenny loggins,Ina Wolf and Peter wolf.
Production design frequently reflects the graphics, glossy look and layout of contemporary advertising styles
All directors aim to make every shot look like "a million dollars" which some of the shots actually do cost.This makes it more appealing to watch but doesn't always show any meanings in terms of the mise en scene.Advertising is important because of the simplicity of the High Concept narrative it is easy to summarise with a single picture to be used on the poster.The Top gun poster is simple and easy to understand.It shows us excately what the film is about which is about planes and romance.Which we can clearly see by the plane and the main character with the lady behind him.
Scenes are easily replicated in trailers
Formal excess
Top Gun go "over the top" with camera angles when it is the flying scenes they are very fast and are used to show off.
Music track interrupts the film narrative for a separate 'performance'
Normally in a High Concept film a musical sequence interrupts the narrative.This happens in Top Gun when they are flying the planes.In musicals the songs and dance is used to solve narrative problems.
Self concious allusion to other films and television
'Detached' appearance of stars, like the guest stars in a television series
Hyperbolic physiques of protagonists and hyperbolic action
Ironic distanciation: Walking-talking brand
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