Screen Yorkshire: A well known British film production industry with investments made to help fund UK and British films. Some Examples:
Kill List
This is England
The Damned United
Film 4: Channel 4 originally owned this production company, and only funded producers that were part of a subscription to Channel 4, but over time they launched a much broader release and allowed more films to access their services; in 2006 they rereleased as Film 4 Productions. Some examples:
Slumdog Millionaire
The Inbetweeners Movie
Dredd
Studio Canal: Distributing 50 films a year in the UK, Studio Canal are a very successful for distrusting and funding international films that are created in the UK. Some Examples:
Robocop
About a Boy
The Guru
Warp Films: An independent UK company that is based in Melbourne to produce a selection of short films. Some examples:
Four Lions
The Midnight Beast
Grow Your Own
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Improvements to Essay
My essay did not actually follow the title or theme that we were set... in order to improve it would definitely be in my best favour to actually follow the question and compare another American movie to that of the British film Dredd. The points I made were bias to my opinion of the question, and I should instead try to have a more balance and non biased view point.
- Pick an American film to use as reference and compare
- Use an unbiased opinion
- Research further into the production of Dredd
The Big Six
Warner Bros Incorporated.
Warner Brothers is an American Production company for film, television and music and are a member of the Motion Picture Associate of America. Formally known as Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. Some films with the Warner Brothers name credited include:
Sucker Punch (2011)
The Matrix (1999)
Gravity (2013)
Paramount Pictures.
Paramount Pictures is ranked as the highest ranking production studio (In terms of Grossing). Some of the successfully distributed films under the Paramount name include:
Shrek
Jackass
Kung Fu Panda
Indiana Jones
Walt Disney
Disney was founded by Mr. Walt Disney, an animator famous for the creation of Mickey Mouse. He is known for being one of the biggest animation producers of all time, some work produced by him include:
Alice in Wonderland
Mickey Mouse
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
Columbia Pictures.
Columbia Pictures are an American production company that is part of Tristar Motion Pictures and is owed by sony pictures. Some films produced by Columbia Pictures include:
Hancock (2008)
2012 (2009)
Skyfall (2012)
Universal Studios.
Universal Studios, also known as Universal Pictures is an American production company owned by Comcast through it's wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Some films include:
The Skulls (2000)
Shaun to Dead (2004)
Jarhead (2005)
20th Century Fox.
20th Century Fox is an American production company famous for the large logo containing 3D font reading '20th century' some films consist of:
Ice Age (2002)
X-Men: Last Stand (2005)
Eragon (2006)
Warner Brothers is an American Production company for film, television and music and are a member of the Motion Picture Associate of America. Formally known as Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. Some films with the Warner Brothers name credited include:
Sucker Punch (2011)
The Matrix (1999)
Gravity (2013)
Paramount Pictures.
Paramount Pictures is ranked as the highest ranking production studio (In terms of Grossing). Some of the successfully distributed films under the Paramount name include:
Shrek
Jackass
Kung Fu Panda
Indiana Jones
Walt Disney
Disney was founded by Mr. Walt Disney, an animator famous for the creation of Mickey Mouse. He is known for being one of the biggest animation producers of all time, some work produced by him include:
Alice in Wonderland
Mickey Mouse
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
Columbia Pictures.
Columbia Pictures are an American production company that is part of Tristar Motion Pictures and is owed by sony pictures. Some films produced by Columbia Pictures include:
Hancock (2008)
2012 (2009)
Skyfall (2012)
Universal Studios.
Universal Studios, also known as Universal Pictures is an American production company owned by Comcast through it's wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Some films include:
The Skulls (2000)
Shaun to Dead (2004)
Jarhead (2005)
20th Century Fox.
20th Century Fox is an American production company famous for the large logo containing 3D font reading '20th century' some films consist of:
Ice Age (2002)
X-Men: Last Stand (2005)
Eragon (2006)
In what ways have the improvements in hardware and content affected institutions and audiences.
With the development of Blue Ray, we have brought about a much higher grade of filmography. Blueray contains a lot more data on a disc and as such is able to store more footage as well as contain it in a much higher format and display it in a higher screen dimention. These kinds of hardware improvements have really shaped society as we know it, as they have become the norm; it is very rare for a film to not come out on blueray, due to the overwhelming amount of people who refuse to buy any film that does not come on such disc.
Audiences have become more expectent, while at one point it would have been fine for a film to release on a disc that simply contained a play button, it is now expected for that disc to come with all the behind the scenes footage amongst many other things in high quality blue ray on a blue ray disc. Back in 2005 or so, DVD's such as Harry Potter contained minigames locked onto the disc that could be played using the TV remote; nowadays, these 'minigames' are either non existent, or exclusive to the later and more expensive versions of the same film.
Content is usually more detailed, in the sense that films are expected to be longe, originally during the peak of filmography, institutions feared that audiences would lose interest in a film if it was too long, and capped the film length to an unsigned 30 minutes; in modern culture, it is very common for a film to last 2 hours, and even more common for the same film to have an extra hour of bonus footage locked onto the DVD; the entire process is just to make sure the film a producer has made is not forgotten about and can be brought back several times to bring more profit.
Audiences have become more expectent, while at one point it would have been fine for a film to release on a disc that simply contained a play button, it is now expected for that disc to come with all the behind the scenes footage amongst many other things in high quality blue ray on a blue ray disc. Back in 2005 or so, DVD's such as Harry Potter contained minigames locked onto the disc that could be played using the TV remote; nowadays, these 'minigames' are either non existent, or exclusive to the later and more expensive versions of the same film.
Content is usually more detailed, in the sense that films are expected to be longe, originally during the peak of filmography, institutions feared that audiences would lose interest in a film if it was too long, and capped the film length to an unsigned 30 minutes; in modern culture, it is very common for a film to last 2 hours, and even more common for the same film to have an extra hour of bonus footage locked onto the DVD; the entire process is just to make sure the film a producer has made is not forgotten about and can be brought back several times to bring more profit.
“Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences”.
Topic : Film Industry in the UK and US
Aspect : Media Production
Viewpoint : Dominated
Instruction : To what extend
“Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences”.
To answer this question:
http://mrsmithinstitutionandaudience.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/british-film-industry-taken-from-bbc.html
and
http://mrsmithinstitutionandaudience.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-major-issues-facing-british-film.html
Film Industry
The BFI are quoted of saying:
'We use Lottery funds to nurture and invest in a diverse mix of first-class filmmakers UK-wide; to discover and develop new talent; and to support the production of a wide range of films that will enrich British film culture and define Britain and its storytellers in the 21st century, for the benefit of audiences at home and abroad.
We support UK distributors to help ensure that the best British and specialised films connect with a wide range of audiences across a range of platforms throughout the UK.
We support sales companies who are premiering new UK films at key international film festivals and markets.
We invest in skills across the film sector and support inward investment and film exports, helping the industry to remain competitive, especially on the global stage.'
Film Grossing/ Profit
Dredd: $13,401,683 (USA)
Star Trek: $228,756,232 (USA)
Kill List: $26,297 (USA)
The Big Six
1. Warner Bros. Pictures.
2. Paramount Pictures.
3. Walt Disney.
4. Columbia Pictures.
5. Universal Studios.
6. 20th Century Fox.
Aspect : Media Production
Viewpoint : Dominated
Instruction : To what extend
“Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences”.
To answer this question:
http://mrsmithinstitutionandaudience.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/british-film-industry-taken-from-bbc.html
and
http://mrsmithinstitutionandaudience.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-major-issues-facing-british-film.html
Film Industry
The BFI are quoted of saying:
'We use Lottery funds to nurture and invest in a diverse mix of first-class filmmakers UK-wide; to discover and develop new talent; and to support the production of a wide range of films that will enrich British film culture and define Britain and its storytellers in the 21st century, for the benefit of audiences at home and abroad.
We support UK distributors to help ensure that the best British and specialised films connect with a wide range of audiences across a range of platforms throughout the UK.
We support sales companies who are premiering new UK films at key international film festivals and markets.
We invest in skills across the film sector and support inward investment and film exports, helping the industry to remain competitive, especially on the global stage.'
Film Grossing/ Profit
Dredd: $13,401,683 (USA)
Star Trek: $228,756,232 (USA)
Kill List: $26,297 (USA)
The Big Six
1. Warner Bros. Pictures.
2. Paramount Pictures.
3. Walt Disney.
4. Columbia Pictures.
5. Universal Studios.
6. 20th Century Fox.
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