The Film Industry

The Film Industry

Introduction

In this presentation I will be looking into the different film studios that produce thriller films. I will be including details such as: -when they were established -their location -well known films-who they work with -recent successesBy the end of this task I will have been able to come to an overall conclusion as to which film studio I would want to distribute my thriller film.

Paramount Pictures

-Paramount Pictures is a motion picture film company and has its film studio in Hollywood, California, United States. -Created in 1912 Paramount Pictures is the 5th oldest film studio in the world -Founded by Adolph Zukor, a Hungarian, in 1912, originally named the ‘Famous Players Film Company’ which merged to form Paramount in 1916.- Paramount Pictures bought DreamWorks SKG, in 2005, for $1.6 billion, although DreamWorks became independent only a few years later.

Paramount’s recent successes

Jack Reacher- Dec 2012 (USA) Action, Crime, ThrillerStoryline- a murder investigation is underway as a trained military sniper shoots 5 random victimsBox Office Gross= $80,033,643

Flight- Feb 2013 (UK)Drama, ThrillerStoryline- An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashes, but an investigation into the accident reveals something worrying.Box Office Gross= $93,749,203

Warner Brothers

Founded in 1923, Warner Brothers is additionally one of the oldest film studios in existence. As the title suggests, the founders of this institution were 4 brothers: Albert WarnerHarry WarnerSam WarnerJack Warner

The Warner Brothers studio is located in Burbank, California, U.S.

Warner Brother’s recent successes

Gravity- Nov 2013Drama, Sci-Fi, ThrillerStoryline- A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. Box Office Gross= $219,196,000

Prisoners- Sept 2013 Crime, Drama, ThrillerStoryline- after 2 young girls go missing it is a test to see how far a father will go to protect his family. Box Office Gross= $59,440,179

Lionsgate Founded on July 3, 1997 by Frank Giustra in

Vancouver Headquarters- Santa Monica, California, United States

As of 2012, it is the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in North America and the seventh most profitable movie studio

Lions Gate partnered with Panamax Films in 2005 to make movies for the Latino market

Lionsgate’s successes

Now you see me- Jul 2013Crime, Mystery, ThrillerStoryline- An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. Box Office Gross- $117,698,894

Snitch- June 2013Drama, ThrillerStoryline- A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.Box Office Gross- $42,919,096

Conclusion

After gathering research on three different film studios I can now make my own judgement as to which institution I would have producing my thriller film. I would choose Warner Brothers to produce my thriller film as they hold the highest market share (distributors 2013). This would be a good choice as my thriller film would be shown to a vast audience. Additionally as they are a well established film studio the budget for my film would be higher therefore increasing the quality of the content. Funding for large institutions would be easier than for example Lionsgate as the company has been running for longer and therefore is better known and trusted- investors know that they will make profit on what they have put in.

References

http://tenrandomfacts.com/paramountpictures/http://www.the-numbers.comhttp://www.imdb.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Broshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LionsGateEntertainment