Wednesday 26 February 2014

Major And Independtant Film Studios

The Conglomerates/Major Film Studios

-Warner Bros 
-Paramount 
-Walt Disney
-Sony/Columbia 
-Universal 
-20th Century Fox

Independent Film Studios
-Warp Films
-Piccadilly Pictures 
-Bold Films
-Heyday Films
-BabyCow
-Vertigo Films                      
                                                   Major Film Studio's (The Big Six)

-Founded by 'Albert Warner, Harry Warner, Sam Warner and Jack Warner
- Owns 'New Line Cinema'.
-Owns TV network 'HBO'.
-Bought out UK publisher 'ICP Media'.
- Owns it's own Record Label



- Founded by 'Adolph Zukor' in 1912.
- Invested Film Company 'DreamWorks'.
-Owns And Runs TV Network 'CBS'.
-Invested in 'Baby TV.'
- Recently Sold The 'Indiana Jones' Franchise To Disney.

- Walt Disney Pictures Was Founded In 1950.
- Gained Fame from Feature Length Animations.
- Owns The Film Rights To 'Marvel'.
-Bought The Rights To 'LucasFilm'.
-They Have Built Their Own Travel Resorts Around The World.



- Founded In 1987 As Columbia Pictures. 
- 'Coca-Cola' Was the companies first big Shareholder.
- Owns it's Own Record Label. 
- Owns Destination Films
- Owns direct-to-video label Stage 6.



-Founded June 8, 1912
- Their Units
Focas Features.
Working Title Films.
Illumination Entertainment.
Universal Animation Studios.
- They Have Designed Their Own Travel Resorts Across The World.


- Founded By William Fox On May 31, 1935.
- Owns It's Own Record Label.
- Has it's own Television Network.
- Owns it's own animation studio.
- Produced and disrupted the most expensive and biggest box-office hit movie ever made. 'Avatar.'

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Independent Film: This Is England

- Directed by: Shane Meadows.
- Produced By: Mark Herbert.
- Written By: Shane Meadows.
- Studio: Warp Films
- Distributed By: Film4

First Released at the TIFF film festival on the 12th of September 2006. Released nation-wide on 27th of April 2007.

The Film Won 'Best British Film' at the 2007 'BAFTA' (British Academy Film and Television Awards) 
The Film Also won 'Best Film' at the 2006 'British Independent Film Awards.'

Budget: £ 1,472,500
Box Office: £5,058,600

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Conglomerates/ Hollywood Film: Django Unchained

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino 
Produced By: Stacey Sher
Reginald Hudlin
                      Pilar Savone
Written By: Quentin Tarantino
Studio: A Band Apart
Distributed By: 
The Weinstein Company(USA)
Columbia/Sony Pictures (Worldwide)

Released On: December 25, 2012 ( USA)
                     January 18th, 2013 (Europe)
* The film was released during the 2012/2013 "Oscar Season". 

The Film Won Two Academy Awards (Oscars). 
"Best Supporting Actor" (Christoph Waltz) 
"Best Original Screenplay" (Quentin Tarantino)

Budget: $100 million 
Box Office: $425,368,238