Production and distribution company research

Production companies ‘Gone’ was produced by Lakeshore Entertainment

and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Lakeshore Entertainment Group is an American independent film production, finance, and

international sales and distribution company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933–

2002).Lakeshore Entertainment is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. The company has produced

over 60 films, including the Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby.

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is a Los Angeles-based finance and film

and television production company, founded in 2004 by philanthropist and film produce

Sidney Kimmel.

Distribution company ‘Gone’ was distributed by Summit Entertainment

Summit Entertainment LLC (formerly Summit Entertainment LP) is an American film production

company and distributor. It is a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment, headquartered in Universal City, California with international offices in London.

Analysis of production and distribution company videos

Production: Lakeshore Entertainment

The video for production company starts off with establishing shot of the lake and then zoom out. Then we can see a boy who is running to the lake and at the moment when he is jumping the image of the lake and boy freezes.

The image of the lake and boy become smaller and placed on black screen, then the inscription ‘Lakeshore Entertainment’ appear -> ‘Lakeshore’ at the top and ‘Entertainment’ at the bottom of the image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc4ka4MO0MQ

Production: Sketch Films

The video for production company starts off with drawing a shape, something similar to rectangle and at the same time this is zooming out. Then when the drawing is finish, in the middle of this shape is a flash of white/blue

light and some shape appear. This shape is mostly in this drawn shape, however a bit of it is outside. At the end the inscription appear at he bottom of this drawn shape ‘sketch films’, where ‘sketch’ is bigger than ‘films’ and also

written in different font style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz7G3sSaGmQ

Production: Screen Gems

The video for production company starts off with a flash of blue/white light. Then it starts to swirl. From the spin the sign of this company appear (looks similar to the ‘s’ letter) and then inscription ‘screen gems’ appear. It

become smaller when it is closer to the sign of company. At the time when it joins to the sign it starts to shivering and at the same time when it is shivering the inscription ‘a sony pictures Entertainment company’ appear under the ‘screen gems’, but in smaller letters and is white, whereas the rest (sign and ‘screen gems’) is blue and white

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvs_rN4xh4Q

Production: TSG Entertainment

The video for production company starts off with a statue, which is moving and is in a room with a women. This statue takes bow and arrow and shoots ahead through the whole in something, which looks like hammer. At the

same time when arrow is flying ,the image zooms out and everything what surrounded a statue become black and we can see that there where a lot of this ‘hammers’. Finally we can see ‘TSG entertainment’ sign next to the

statue, which already is small and still holds the bow. The image stops zooming out at the time when arrow stops at the end of ‘hummers’, but it stay there. The bottom of these ‘hummers’ join together. Whole image is gold

colour and has a gold frame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVmLoexuVQ

Distribution: SUMMIT Entertainment

The video for distribution company starts of with black screen and then we can see sunrise behind the mountains, which brighten whole screen. Then image, with outline of mountains, zooms out and the flash slowly disappear

in one line of the mountains (where previously ‘sun’ came out). Square is blue and have white outlines of the mountains. Then inscription ‘SUMMIT Entertainment’ appear – ‘SUMMIT’ bigger than ‘Entertainment’. At the end

the inscription ‘A lionsgate company’ appear under the image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzEUG2H6xAQ

Distribution: 20th Century

The video for distribution company starts of with extreme close up and then it starts to zoom out. This finish with establish shot of logo of the company

Music: beginning – majestic tone of non-diegetic music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6asInZhUCd0

Distribution: Columbia pictures

The video for distribution company starts of with extreme close up of the sky and at the same moment when is flash it starts to zoom out, showing long shot of statue, which holds torch. Behind this statue are clouds and seen to be moving. The inscription ‘Columbia’ appear above her. Then next inscription ‘a sony company’ appear under

her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6asInZhUCd0

Distribution: Columbia pictures

The video for distribution company starts of with black screen, then goes to machinery, then it zooms out to the keyhole, when it continues to zoom out we can see a golden doors, which open out and a bright light comes out.

When doors finally open up we can see ‘Lionsgate’ logo on the background of the clouds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWlFGhcOW-8