AS Media : FILM: October 2014

Monday 20 October 2014

British Film Industry

British Qualifying Films

Wrath of the titans à Warner Bros (USA)

Dark Knight / Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros (USA)

Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows: Part 2 Warner Bros (USA)

Total Recall Original Film (USA)

Skyfall Eon Productions (UK) subsidiary of Danjaq (USA)

Iron Lady Pathe (French), film4 (UK)

Qualify as a British film as they pass the cultural test.

What makes a british film?

A British film is made by passing a cultural test, such as the one below.

This means it may be set on british location, actors, directors, producers, writters and othe aspects of the film. Being Certifed as a british film is good for production companies as they dont have to pay as much UK Tax. A strong film industry is good for the Uk as it provides jobs, and mostly tourism for the uk as people want to vist the studios and sets of their favourite film.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Safe Genre's Summary

The most popular genres are (by number of films) :

Comedy
Thriller/Suspense
Drama
Action

Large Conglomerates like to invest their money in Safe Genres, the most popular for companies are Action, Comedy and Family Animation. As these create the most Gross Profit for the Company.

As Skyfall (Action) Grossed $104,360,277 more that the films production budget of $200,000,000

Also The Hangover (Comedy) Grossed $242,313,371 more that the films production budget of $35,000,000

Finally Frozen (Family Animation) Grossed $250,736,600 more that the films production budget of $150,000,000

Safe Genres

Here is a list of films Warner Bros has produced from 2011 to 2014

The Rite	Horror	$33,047,633
Unknown	Thriller/Suspense	$63,686,397
Hall Pass	Comedy	$45,060,734
Red Riding Hood	Thriller/Suspense	$37,662,162
Sucker Punch	Action	$36,392,502
Arthur	Comedy	$33,035,397
Born to be Wild 3D	Documentary	$23,649,474
Something Borrowed	Romantic Comedy	$39,046,489
The Hangover Part II	Comedy	$254,464,305
Green Lantern	Action	$116,601,172
Horrible Bosses	Comedy	$117,538,559
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	Adventure	$381,011,219
Crazy, Stupid, Love	Comedy	$84,351,197
Final Destination 5	Horror	$42,587,643
Contagion	Thriller/Suspense	$75,658,097
Dolphin Tale	Drama	$72,286,779
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas	Comedy	$35,061,031
J. Edgar	Drama	$37,306,030
Happy Feet Two	Adventure	$64,006,466
New Year's Eve	Romantic Comedy	$54,544,638
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Action	$186,848,418
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close	Drama	$31,847,881
Joyful Noise	Musical	$30,932,113
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Adventure	$103,860,290
Project X	Comedy	$54,731,865
Wrath of the Titans	Adventure	$83,670,083
The Lucky One	Drama	$60,457,138
To the Arctic 3D	Documentary	$14,173,710
Dark Shadows	Black Comedy	$79,727,149
Chernobyl Diaries	Horror	$18,119,640
Rock of Ages	Musical	$38,518,613
Magic Mike	Comedy	$113,721,571
The Dark Knight Rises	Action	$448,139,099
The Campaign	Comedy	$86,907,746
The Apparition	Horror	$4,936,819
Trouble with the Curve	Drama	$35,763,137
Argo	Thriller/Suspense	$136,025,503
Cloud Atlas	Drama	$27,108,272
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Adventure	$303,003,568
Gangster Squad	Drama	$46,000,903
Bullet to the Head	Action	$9,489,829
Beautiful Creatures	Thriller/Suspense	$19,452,138
Jack the Giant Slayer	Adventure	$65,187,603
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone	Comedy	$22,537,881
42	Drama	$95,020,213
The Great Gatsby	Drama	$144,840,419
The Hangover 3	Comedy	$112,200,072
Man of Steel	Action	$291,045,518
Pacific Rim	Action	$101,802,906
The Conjuring	Horror	$137,400,141
We're the Millers	Comedy	$150,394,119
Getaway	Thriller/Suspense	$10,501,938
Prisoners	Thriller/Suspense	$61,002,302
Gravity	Thriller/Suspense	$274,092,705
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Adventure	$258,366,855
Her	Drama	$25,568,251
Grudge Match	Comedy	$29,807,260
The Lego Movie	Adventure	$257,784,718
Winter's Tale	Drama	$12,600,231