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Production Film companies
Jan 18/12
L/O: -to know difference between mainstream and independent cinema
-to understand key terms-to be able to research films and know their production and distribution companies
Key Terms
• Production• Ownership• Mainstream cinema• Independent cinema• Distribution• Conglomerates• Major companies• Subsidiary companies
Quiz
• What are the stages of the film process you need to know?
Quiz
• What are the stages of the film process you need to know?
• FUNDING• MARKETING• PRODUCTION (pre, production, post)• CONSUMPTION– EXHIBITION– EXCHANGE
Starter
Review mainstream cinema vs independent cinema
What are they?1. Mainstream cinema is……….Some examples of mainstream cinema are….2. Independent cinema is……….Some examples of independent cinema are….
Compare similarities and differencesThe similarities between the 2 types of cinema are…..The differences between the 2 types of cinema are….
Mainstream vs Independent
• Read revision book 68-69 & 70-71
Major film companies (Conglomerates)
• 6 major film conglomerates dominate the UK film industry:– Buena Vista/Disney (largest)– Time Warner (Warner Brothers)– Twentieth Century Fox (News Corp)– United International Pictures (Paramount = Viacom)– Sony
• *They constantly change as companies buy companies all the time!!!
• These companies are called CONGLOMERATES because they have complete ownership (and therefore control) over all stages of creating a film (funding, production, marketing, distribution, exhibition)
• Roughly nine out of ten films seen in the UK are distributed by the above companies.
• As an extension read a little bit more about each on WIKI
Conglomerates and their filmsConglomerate company
Buena Vista or Disneyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_(company) (Own ABC network)
Time Warnerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner(Own Warner Brothers)
United International Pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_International_Pictureshttp://www.uip.com/ (Owners = Paramount, who are owned by = Viacom)
Twentieth Century Foxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Foxhttp://www.fox.co.uk/ (Owner = News Corp)
Vivendi & Universalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi = vivendihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal = univeral (Owner = NBC Universal)
Sony Pictures Entertainmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment (Owner = Sony)
Complete the printed chart…..
Production companies
• A production company may specialize in producing their in-house films or own subsidiary development companies
• Production Companies are either run by themselves or as a subsidiary
• Major Production companies often distribute films from Independent Production Companies
• (defunct) = no longer active
Subsidiary = side, secondary, lesser/smaller,
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_production_companies
Distribution
• Once a film has been made, distribution company (which may be same as production (conglomerate) starts to promote it (marketing)
• They are also responsible to distribute the film to cinemas/DVD etc
Large Production companiesLARGE• Pathe Pictures• Working Title 2 (Universal)• Lucas film• Dreamworks SKG & Animation• Paramount Pictures• 20th century fox (owed by newscorp)• Fox searchlight Pictures• Universal Studios• Focus Features (universal)• TriStar Pictures (subsidary)• Warner Bros Pictures (Time Warner)• Castlerock Entertainment (Time Warner)• New Line Cinema (Warner Bros)• Walt Disney Pictures (Disney)• Pixar Animation Studios (Disney)• Touchstone Pictures (Disney)• Marvel Studios (Disney)• Miramax Films (……)• Lionsgate Entertainment• Artisan (Lionsgate)• Dimension films (Miramax)
Small production companies
INDEPENDENT • Working Title (before owned by Universal)• Big Arty Productions• EM Media• Film 4• UK Film council• Warp films• Mother vision• Scott Free Productions• YouTube• Blumhouse Productions
Production Company Research Task
• You will research some films to find out:– production companies– distributing companies– Owners– budget and
• Use WIKI, IMDB or film website for research
• You can choose different levels in different colours– RED– YELLOW– GREEN
The films to choose fromLarger Films Smaller films Large and small
Must do 1 from hereMust do 2-3 from here
Must do 1 from hereMust do 2-3 from here
Must do 1 from hereMust do 2 from here
The Dark KnightThe Boat that RockedBilly ElliottStar Wars films
My Beautiful LaundretteFour Weddings and a FuneralThis is EnglandSomers TownFour Lions
Slumdog MillionaireShaun of the DeadLife in a dayParanormal Activity
The more you look at, the better you will understand the role of film production and distribution companies!
Complete the chart sheet
Homework
Set: Fri Jan 18Due: Thur Jan 24 Section B class blog = www.20122013cjmasmediasectionb.blogspot.co.uk
• Review section B class blog• Revise this PowerPoint (on class blog) 1) read once 2) read twice (remember the exam is tough because you have so much to remember!
• To complete both sides of the sheet (charts)• Revise previous PowerPoint’s/topics (key terms charts)