Film studio research

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FILM STUDIO RESEARCH

Transcript of Film studio research

FILM STUDIO RESEARCH

Major film studios

Warner brothers entertainment

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American media company that makes film, television and music entertainment

Its headquarters are in Burbank, California. Founded – April 4th 1923 Founders -Albert Warner, Harry Warner, Sam Warner, Jack Warner In 1926, Vitaphone began making films with music and effects tracks,

The film was silent, but it featured a large number of Vitaphone shorts at the beginning

First sound movie -The Jazz Singer (1927)

First colour movie -In 1929, Warner Bros. released On with the Show, the first all-colour all-talking feature

Some of the films made by Warner Brothers are : • I Am Legend • Superman • Batman • Looney Toons • Scooby Doo• Matrix • Gremlins • Harry Potter

Warner brothers would be an ideal company to do our film with because of the type of films they make . There films range from different genres like animation-Looney toons to thrillers like batman and I am legend .

Universal Founded April 30th 1912 Founders - Carl Laemmle, Pat Powers, Mark

Dintenfass, William Swanson, David Horsley, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel, Jules Brulatour

Headquarters – Universal City, California, U.S. First colour film -1925 The Phantom Of The

Opera Highest grossing film – E.T (1982) $435,110,554

Some of the films made by universal :• 8 Mile • Kick Ass • Pitch Perfect • Fast and Furious • Despicable Me

Universal would be another good company to make our movie because of the range of films they also make .

Walt Disney pictures Founded – 1923 Founders - Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney Headquarters - 500 S. Buena Vista Street,

Burbank, California, United States 1937 release of the first feature-length animated

film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Number of employees - 180,000 (2014) Revenue - $ 48.813 billion

Films by Walt Disney :• Peter Pan • Aladdin • Lion King• Beauty And The Beast • Sleeping Beauty • Cinderella

Although Disney is a big well known company it would not be an ideal company for our movie because of the type of films they make but also the age they make for .

Small film studios

Aardman The studio has had ten Oscar® nominations,

and has won four Peter Lord and David Sproxton began their

animating partnership at school. In 1972 they registered the name Aardman Animations.

British animation studio based in Bristol They are well known for using clay and

plasticine and the characters of Wallace and grommet .

Private company limited by shares Also known fro doing commercials and music

videos and short films

Films by Aardman :• Shaun the Sheep • Chicken Run • Flushed Away • The Pirates • Arthur Christmas • Wallace and Grommet

• Like Disney , Aardman wouldn’t be suitable for making our film because of the type of films they make , they do films in animation and clay and aim their films for young viewers.