FILM STUDIO RESEARCHBy Brooke Medcalf

Warner BrosWarner Bros studio was founded on 4th April 1923 in Hollywood, California by the four Warner brothers - Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack. Throughout the years, the entertainment company has been a huge success as the Warner library consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming including nearly 7,000 feature films and 5,000 television programmes compromised of tens of thousands of individual episodes. In 2014, Warner Bros pictures grossed a total of $4.73 billion in the global box office making it the sixth time it has crossed $4 billion. The studio also has offices located in 30 different countries. In 2015 the most recent films created by the studio include: 'American Sniper', 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Magic Mike XXL', 'Pan' and many others. The most successful film as well as being one of the most successful thriller films is 'The Dark Knight' making a total gross of $533,345,358. The most successful films made in 2015 by the well known studio include 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies', which was ranked number one as it made a total gross of $44,213,806, 'Inherent Vice' which is ranked second by making a total gross of $2,565,101 and finally at third rank is 'Horrible Bosses 2' making a total gross of $1,963,347 They also work with companies such as Castle Rock Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions and Regency Enterprises.

20th Century Fox20th Century Fox was founded by William Fox. His success story begins in 1904, he was 25 years old at the time and in the thriving city of New York, on the lower East side. He was in a compact theatre, with basic folding chairs along with a painted wall for a screen where he would amaze audiences with his magical hand cranked films that only cost 5 cent. Soon the popularity for these films increased as in 1915, there was a chain of 25 theatres throughout the city to play these films. Due to this amazing success, Fox left to go to sunny LA where he discovered the latest trends and technology within the industry as he soon merged with the rising movie powerhouse Twentieth Century Pictures, founded by Darryl F. Zanuch and Joseph M. Schenck in 1933 which was soon renamed 20th Century Fox as its success continued up until today's very date. The most successful film by the studio is 'Avatar' with a total gross of $749,766,139. Others include the 'Star Wars' franchise, 'Independence Day' and 'Home Alone'. The most successful film in 2015 was 'The Martian' as it made a total gross of $225,345,353.

Universal StudiosUniversal Studios was founded in 1912 by a motion picture visionary called Carl Laemmle who was a German immigrant who had a dream to create a whole world of entertainment in Southern California. Soon his dreams came true as on 15th March 1915, the opening of Universal Studios commenced in Hollywood. He said to the press, “…just think what this would mean…to see the inner workings of the biggest moving picture plant in the wide, wide world. A whole city where everyone is engaged in the making of motion pictures, a fairyland where the craziest things in the world happen. A place to think about and talk about for the rest of your days!"Universal Studios most successful film as well as being the most successful in 2015 is 'Jurassic World' which made a total gross of $652,270,625. The other most successful films of 2015 include 'Furious 7', making a total gross of $353,007,020, as well as 'Minions' which made a total of $336,045,770.Universal also work with companies such as Dreamworks and Columbia Pictures.

LionsgateLionsgate was founded by Frank Giustra on the 3rd July 1997 in Vancouver. The headquarters for the company is located in Santa Monica, California. Well known films produced by Lionsgate include 'The Hunger Games', 'Divergent', 'Twilight' and the 'Saw' franchise. The most successful film Lionsgate have produced so far is 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire', which made a total gross of $424,668,047. The top ranked film of 2015 is 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2' as it made a total gross of $269,569,121. The second most successful was 'The Divergent Series: Insurgent', which made a total gross of $130,179,072. Both films of which emerged from two best selling book trilogies which caused an uproar throughout social media as there was a high anticipation for the film. Lionsgate also work with other companies such as Relativity Media and Lakeshore Entertainment.

ConclusionAfter the research of each film studio, I have come to the conclusion that I would distribute my film to Lionsgate. The reason behind this is that my film will fall into the thriller category and Lionsgate produce a wide range of thriller and horror films which include the big names such as 'The Hunger Games' starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, 'Divergent' starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, and 'Abduction' starring Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins.My film will include a lot of suspense, mystery and some violence which are usually included within thriller films therefore Lionsgate is the perfect studio to distribute my film to.