Assignment 3: Research of production and

distribution company

Judy IbelgauptieneKatia Martins

Courtney BuabengNoor Naoum

Research Of Suitable Production & Distribution Companies

Production Companies

‘Piranha 3DD’ produced by ‘TWC’

The Weinstein Company (TWC) is an American mini-major film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005. It is one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America.

‘Zombeavers’ produced by ‘Epic Pictures’

Epic Pictures Group is an independentcompany with headquarters in Hollywood, California.Co-founded by Shaked Berenson.

Distribution Companies‘Shaun Of The Dead’ distributed by ‘ROGUE pictures’

In 1997, Rogue Pictures was formed as a division of PolyGram Pictures. They distribute: High-quality suspense, action, thriller and urban features with mainstream appeal and franchise potential

‘Shaun Of The Dead’ was produced by ‘Universal Studios’

An American film studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBC Universal.It was founded in 1912.

Analysis Of Production And Distribution Company Videos

Production: Relativity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYbXUekPHX8

The video for the production company starts off with a close up of molecules and zooms out into the universe until the word ‘RELATIVITY’ appears for a few seconds and then the screen goes black.

Connotation: Starts with something small (a single cell molecule) but ends with something massive (universe).

Regency Enterprises

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RjPar58EJM

In the video for the production company theres a zoom out of the letter ‘R’ and the light fades away into the letter. The word ‘Regency’ raises up. The video turns from 3D to 2D. The video then fades to black.

Paramount

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQHz5p6tH-E

This video for the production company ‘Paramount’ starts of with shooting stars and then we see the clouds and then zooms out to high mountain tops with the stars circling around the word ‘paramount’. The video then fades to black.

Mandeville Films

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTKzeKOjRLo

This video for the production company ‘Mandeville Films’ starts of with only 3 colours (blue, green and yellow), it then zooms out and we start to see an ‘M’ there is a further zoom out to where we see the ‘M’ and the words ‘Mandeville Films’ in between the clouds. The video then fades to black.

River Road Entertainment

In this production company logo, the opening is a extreme close up shot of the side of the river. The word “River road” is shown in bold over the river

making the video 3D. At the end, “River road” changes to a black font and then fades to black.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RjPar58EJM

Village Roadshow Pictures

At the beginning of this video, there is a extreme close up shot of the many ‘V’s for ‘Village’ and is shown as being 3D. The bright light in the background changes

to pitch black with a wipe transition as the production companies name appears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIuVl_bm44

20th Century Fox

The production company “20th Century Fox” begins with a majestic tone of non diegetic score music. The symbol starts off with an extreme close up and gradually zooms out as the music pitch becomes higher. The clip then ends with an establishing shot of the logo and what the company does underneath the logo.

Sony Pictureshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWp7NQ0Qhk

The Clip for “Sony Pictures” also uses majestic non diegetic score music alluding to the fact that this is a subsidiary of a big company. The clip starts off with a purple sky and light purple clouds, then turns into bubbles, this portrays the simplicity of the clip and the logo isn't over the top. However the logo appears on the screen word after word showing the importance of the company.

Distribution: Columbia Pictures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNyWucMvgo8

The video starts off with an extreme close up of the sky and then zooms out into a long shot to show you the whole image. Once this has happened the text fades in and the background is seen moving. Then the clip fades to black.

Dimension Films

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLmV-WVx3zg

The video starts off with a close up of the letter ‘D’ and then zooms out to reveal the rest of the word, whilst this is happening the word is turning blue with a wipe transition. The image then fades to black.

The company usually releases horror films, comedy films and action films.

Lionsgate

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4rMOsFJWE

This video for the distribution company ‘Lionsgate’ starts of as a black screen, then goes to machinery and has a quick zoom out to a keyhole. Golden doors then opens and reveals the word ‘Lionsgate’ in between the clods. The end image may connote the fact that ots opening the doors to the film. The video then fades to black.

Overture Films

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh15PgwiI68

This video for the distribution company ‘Overture’ starts of as a black screen. An oval shape similar to a blue rainbow starts to be drawn whilst the word ‘overture’ appears. The drawn rainbow gets thicker and bolder. The video then fades to black.

Warner Bros. Pictures

The extreme close up shot of the gold in the companies title is shown as houses. This then zooms out to the logo ‘WB’ and finally shows the production

companies name in blue clouds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TykJZck6L0Q

Europa

This video is animated with swimming dolphins in the beginning, to a fairy/mermaid figure appearing

out of the water to her wings creating the title ‘Europa.’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYvRY4DSntM

UFDChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75HJKtw245s

The clip of the ‘UFDC’ logo begins with the logo approaching the screen with a slow pace. The logo then almost has an outline reflection of it behind the bigger logo with clearly states the logo. Towards the end of the clip the distribution company name is clearly stated under the logo “United Film Distribution Company”

Walt Disney Pictures

The “Walt Disney Pictures” clip starts off with the logo building up, showing the Walt Disney castle being formed. This connotes the idea of fairytale and magic. However a big flashing light appears in the middle of the screen as the company name is introduced; portraying its importance on the screen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMAo7JuOiMA