Summary of findings

This powerpoint summarises all of the research me and my group have collected about institutions in the film world.

By doing this we hope it gives us a better understanding of the industry, how the films are produced, distributed and exhibited and so we hope it will improve our own film.

It also helps identify the institutions who produce film f the same genre and nature, therefore i identifying competition

Institution research
Summary of research
Working Title
History
British based- London
Founded y Bevan and Radclyffe, but now run by Bevan and Fellner
Late 1980’s
Universal own 60%- means they have access to money, contacts and very big reputation- American influence (this means that although the films may appear to be British, due to the American influence, the films often contain American attitudes, values and ideas about British life and cultures)
Biggest films
Four weddings and funeral- 1994 ($224 million)
Bridget Jones: the edge of reason- over $40 million
Big Flops
Captain Corelli's Mandolin- set to be huge, but flopped
Thunderbirds- criticised by fans of original thunderbirds shows
Common Genres
Romantic comedies are dominant
Trying to enter into the action adventure and thriller genre
This will help us because it means we have a basis for our own films to help give us guidance BUT it does make them competition as they are also targeting the same audience as us
Who are the films for?
Most of the romantic comedies are made for adults or teens – due to them having sexual content and therefore not being suitable for younger children
Paramount pictures
History
American film production and distribution company, located in Hollywood, California.
Founded in 1912, it is the oldest existing Hollywood film studio
Paramount distributes the DreamWorks animated films
The first film distributed under this deal is Over the Hedge.
Common Genres
Mean girls
Jackass the movie
Angus, thongs and perfect snogging
All have comedy elements- especially Angus, thongs and perfect snogging (teen comedy)- comparing the book with the film, the American influence becomes evident and we are able to see their influence
Target Audience
As comedy is not their main focus (they produce a wide variety of films) they have an extremely wide target audience
This means that we have the chance to look at the comedies they have made to improve our own, but it works to our advantage because they are not a direct threat to our targeted audience
BBFC
Regulations (wikipedia)
15 (from the BBFC website)