Monday 16 May 2011

this is england

this is england is a british low budget movie which cost estimated around 1.5 million and on the opening weekend it took an estimated 272 thousand in the UK alone it opened in 62 screens in the UK.it was directed by shaun meadows.the productions companies were names such as film4 and the UK film council it was distributed by madman entertainment and canal film.other companies envlolved even ranged to barclays bank PLC.film locations were places in the UK such as lincolnshire.it was released in 2007 29th of april.it included actors such as stepheen graham who has also been in movies like season of the witch and also snatch.it was advertised on TV and on posters were out aswell which helped to attract people attention.even though it was a british movie it still quite a good response people commented that it was a good movie and they enjoyed because they saw the changes that the UK has made.ON tv it was advertised on channels such as channel four  and E4 because these are the channels owned by film4,film4 has also helped to produce movies such as slumdog millionaire.film 4 is owned by channel 4production.the difference with this and social network is the fact that the usa movie had more distributers and also big production companies and the catch pahrase you dont make 500 million firends without making a few enemies was a good slogan because it stuck in people heads .this is england came out on clothing only on t shirts but it still hepled advertise it.you could gte alot of information from yourtube about this is england which also helps to get people attention of the movie.

Saturday 14 May 2011

social network

social network was directed by david fincher,scott rudin,dana brunetti,produced by michael de luca,cean chaffin and kevin spacey.the production companies were by columbia pictures and it was realeased in october 15th 2010 the location was in the united states and the budget to make it was 40 million dollars the overall gross revenue was 224,583,810 dollars the opening weekend in the uk it made estimated around 2.5 million and it showed in 394 screens around the UK it was distributed by sony.columbia pictures is owned by sony pictures which is owned by sony corperation with key people like micheal lynton sony on procutions like motion pictures and sigital distribution which heklped distribute the social network.the movie location was in andover massachusetts usa.social network included stars such as justin timberlake and jesse eisenberg who was in movies such as zombie land and adventure land.audience reaction was good some people said it represented how most kids feel around the world the way that they struggle to fit into the society.because themovie is based on a social network it was advertised on the social network facebook.the posters were placed around UK and around the world with the catch phrase "you dont get to 500 million friends without making a few enemiees".advertised on myspace and around the net even youtube.sony owned most of the production of the social network and the distribution dominting the movie industry.the press called the best movie of 2010 rolling stones.

Wednesday 4 May 2011

Institution (providing a background of the main production company, including its previous films and detailing who owns it – refer to media conglomerates)



·       Production:
o   Institution (providing a background of the main production company, including its previous films and detailing who owns it – refer to media conglomerates)
o   Budget
o   Locations
o   Production companies
o   Casting

·       Distribution and marketing
o   Posters
o   Trailers
o   Social networking
o   Other promotional opportunities

·       Exhibition
o   Theatrical release dates
o   Box office gross (opening weekend, domestic, foreign)
o   DVD release
o   Audience reaction (imdb reviews, press coverage)

·       Exchange
o   How the public use digital technology to interact with the film (blogs, youtube, facebook fan pages)
o   Piracy