Researching the Film Industry

Researching the Film Industry

Production:

Production companies are in charge of the overall filming process and funding of a film, production companies will go through several stages of production when creating a film. These are:

      Pre-production: these is when the company will hire the cast and crew, scout locations for filming, hire people to design and create sets and acquire permits and licences necessary for filming in certain locations. This is normally done by a small internal crew consisting mainly of the producer, director, and casting director, this is done to avoid any information leaks about the film.
      Principal photography: this is when the main filming begins; most of the filming during this stage is done in secure studios with occasional scene done in public when necessary.

      Post-production: this is the final stage of production handled by the production company and includes editing, the composing of the music and the visual effects are added

After all this is finished the film is then handed over to the marketing and distribution companies.

Examples of production companies include:

      Warner Brothers Pictures

      Universal Pictures

      DNA Films

      Columbia Pictures Corporation
 

 

Matthew Vaughn:

Matthew Vaughn is producer who has worked on a couple of films that fit into the same genre of film that my group is working on. Early in his career he mainly worked on British gangster films working with directors such as Guy Ritchie, some of the films he has worked on include “Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch. Therefore he would be a good person to dierct our film.

Distribution:

After the production company has finished making the film it is then passed on to the distribution company. The primary roles of the distributor involves setting the release date for the film, and choosing if the film will go to theatrical release, straight to DVD or shown as a television movie. They are also in charge of getting the film shown in theatres.

Some examples of distribution companies include:

      Universal Pictures

      20^th Century Fox

      Warner Brothers Pictures

      Touchstone Pictures
 

For our film we would have to look at a distribution company that is experienced with distributing films that fall into the heist film genre. One suitable company would be Universal Pictures because they have worked with films such as “Inside Man” and “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” which were quite successful at release. Another film distribution company that would be suitable would be Warner Brothers Pictures who work with the films “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve”.

 

Marketing:

Posters:

Posters are an effective way of marketing films because they can be placed in a variety of locations such as on the side of a bus or on billboards. A lot of films use posters because they’re cheap to make and can give people an idea of what the film is about in a single image.

 

Magazines:

Magazines are an effective way of marketing a film because it introduces a already large audience to the film. In magazines films are normally shown on the front cover with an article inside with interviews and behind the scenes access with the cast.

 

Television/ Chat shows:

Actors and sometimes the Directors are asked to appear on chat shows for interviews this is very effective because these chat shows tend to have very large audiences.