Independent Film Companies

Film4

Films, Their Release Dates and Their Budgets

Film Title Release Date Budget GenreEx Machina 21 January 2015 15 million USD Drama, Mystery, Sci-FiCarol 17th December 2015 11.8 million USD Drama, Romance12 Years a Slave 10 January 2014 17.1 million USD Drama, HistoryThe Double 4 April 2014 17 million USD Comedy Drama, ThrillerStarred Up 21 March 2014 £2 million Crime, DramaFree Fire 9 December 2016 10 Million USD Action, Comedy, CrimeMacbeth 2 October 2015 15 million USD Drama, WarThe Lobster 16 October 2015 4.5 million USD Comedy, Drama, Romance45 Years 28 August 2015 Drama, RomanceBlack Sea 29 January 2015 Adventure, ThrillerJimmy’s Hall 30 May 2014 Drama, HistoryThe Inbetweeners 2 6 August 2014 £3.5 million ComedyA Most Wanted Man 5 September 2014 15 million USD Crime, Drama, ThrillerMr Turner 31 October 2014 £8.4 million Drama, History

Target Audience The films maid by Film4 all have a very specific target audience. For example, The Inbetweeners 2’s target audience is those aged between 15 and 25 years of age. This could be a film for either males or female but some argue that males can connect with the film more effectively since all of the main characters are male.

However, Film4 as a whole does not seem to target a specific audience. They reach a wide range of audiences but their films are very audience specific.

BBC Films

Films, Release Dates and their BudgetsFilm Title Release Date Budget Genre

The Library Suicides/ Y Llyfrgell

5th August 2016 Thriller

Swallows and Amazons 19th August 2016 £250,000 Family

David Brent: Life on the Road

19th August 2016 Comedy

Norfolk 21st September 2016 £350,000 Drama, Thriller

My Scientology Movie 7th October 2016 Documentary

I, Daniel Blake 21st October 2016 Drama

A United Kindom 25th November 2016 20 million USD Drama, Romance

Denial 27th January 2017 10 million USD Drama

Viceroy’s House 3rd March 2017 Drama, History

Target Audience The main target audience for BBC Film is mainly older audiences but some films target families.

They target both males and females.

The BBC targets people from around Great Britain and is not ecologically biased.

The films made by the BBC are mainly serious dramas and so this may attract a slightly more intellectual audience.

Imagine Entertainment

Films, Release Dates and Their Budgets

Film Title Release Date Budget Genre

Inferno 8 October 2016 75 million USD Action, Adventure, Crime

Pelé: Birth of a Legend 5 May 2016 Drama, Sport

Kindergarten Cop 2 17 May 2016 15 million USD Comedy

In the Heart of the Sea 26 December 2015 100 million USD Action, Adventure

Get on Up 26th September 2014 30 million USD Drama

Curious George 3 23 June 2015 50 million USD Animation, Family

The Good Lie 3 October 2014 15 million USD Drama

Target Audience The target audience for these films seem to be young adults and older children but they typically target both males and females.

The films seem to be much more light-hearted and so do not generally require a highly intellectual audience.

Miramax

Films, Release Dates and Their Budgets

Film Titles Release Date Budget Genre

Bridget Jones’s Baby 16 September 2016 35 million USD Comedy, Romance

Southside With You 26 August 2016 1.5 million USD Drama, History

Bad Santa 2 23 November 2016 26 million USD Comedy, Crime, Drama

The 9th Life of Louis Drax 2016 Mystery, Thriller

Mr. Holmes 19 June 2015 10 million USD Drama, Mystery

The Wedding Ringer 16 January 2015 23 million USD Comedy

Target Audience The main target audience for this production company is young adults.

There seems to be a range of films, genre wise, and so these will attract people of all sorts in the young adult crowd- males and females and people who enjoy either intellectual films and more light-hearted films. This will broaden the amount of people who watch films made by Miramax.

Village Roadshow Pictures

Films, Release Dates and Their Budgets

Film Title Release Date Budget Genre

Mad Max: Fury Road 14 May 2015 150 million USD Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Legend of Tarzan 6 July 2016 180 million USD Action, Adventure, Drama

Collateral Beauty 30 December 2016 36 million USD Drama, Romance

American Sniper 16 January 2015 58.8 million USD Action, Drama

The Lego Movie 14 February 2014 60 million USD Animation, Action, Adventure

Ghostbusters 9 July 2016 144 million USD Action, Comedy, Fantasy

San Andreas 27 May 2015 110 million USD Action, Adventure, Drama

Target Audience The main target audience for Village roadshow Pictures varies with each film but each film is specific to a certain audience.

Production Company Big Six Similarities Big Six DifferencesFilm4 • Sometimes target similar

audiences.• Budget is dramatically different

BBC Film • Budget is dramatically different• Target very different audiences• Produce different types of film

(intellectual or light-hearted)

Imagine Entertainment • Regularly attracts a similar audience

• Budget is more similar to the Big Six but still less.

Miramax • Attracts some of the same audience

• Miramax has a much lower budget

Village Roadshow Pictures • Budget is very similar to the Big Six in some films

• Varies target audience with each film. Does not often share the same audience