Warp Films

1. Background/history of the company. What box office successes has the company had?

Warp Films is an Independent film production company located in Sheffield & London.  With a further company in Australia based in Melbourne. Warp Films was established by Warp Records founding partners Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett. It was originally created with financial support from NESTA and had a remit to produce a number of short films.
They on really have two boy office smash's which where Submarine and This is England.

2. How the company is structured?

Independent Company
Created By Warp Records - Created with money from NESTA
Now has warp xProducts

3. What Genre of Films does it produce? How are these targeting a British Audience?

Warp Films mainly make comedy this gains the attraction of the British audience.

4. Look closely at a recent release of a film by the company. Try to find out as much information possible about its production, distribution and exhibition. 

Submarine (2010 film)
British coming of age comedy drama.
Film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne.
 The film premiered at the 35th Toronto international film festival in September 2010.
General Release in the UK on 18 March
Distributed By Optimum Releasing(Uk) The Weinstein Company (US)
Budget £1.2 million
Box Office £2.03 Million.

Working Titles Film

Resident Evil Retribution and Technology

Production
There is a variety of things that made Resident Evil Retribution a good movie. When creating the film they were given a high budget of $65million. This gave them the freedom to use green/blue screen, animation and CGI. This helped create a realistic environment for the audience when watching the film. This makes the audience feel that they are actually going through the action with the actors. The movie was shot in 3D with 3D cameras. This wouldnt have been able if their wasnt such a high budget. 

Distribution
The film had a budget on $65million this is because they're parent company is Sony so because they have such a well known parent company they have alot of money so that allows them to produce films which much high budgets.  The film was released in 3,012 locations with some being in 2D,3D, Imax and Imas 3D. This opens up the movie to a wide audience. 
Exhibition
Resident Evil was released in Blue-Ray and DVD.
And was also available to be watched on Netflix, LoveFilm and on the Sky box office. 

Working Title

Working title is a british film company, based in london. Working title was founded in 1983 and didn't make their first film till 1993. The main film genre then Working title produce are Comedys / Rom-Com.

Some of Working Titles films that have become a Box Office Success are: 

Billy Elliot 

Budget : £3 Million

Box Office: £72,853,509

Les Miserables

Budget: $61 Million

Box Office: $423,081,975

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Budget: $4.4 Million

Box Office: $245,700,832

What is the structure of Working Title?

Working title understood that you need to work in slate terms where you need to make films you know that are going to be successful and films that you know might not be as successful as the business they are within is risky so you can just depend on films that you know are going to do well.

Working titles structure has a a development department that has a wing in both the US and in the UK and a book area for chasing down books and writes that are available so that they can then get hold of movies that you think will do well.  They also have a production department they oversee the production and have a music, finance and marketing. 

Jonny English Reborn

Budget: $45Million

Box Office $160,078,586

Filming began on 11th September 2010. 

Was later released on DVD and Blu-Ray 

The Amazing Spiderman

Distribution:
- Video Game
- Viral website  - teasers, videos, and  " wanted posters"
The website is called 'oscorp industries' and is based on a fictional corporation in the world of the amazing spiderman.
- Official Amazing Spiderman Website - this is a web 2.0 as viewers can contribute to the website by leaving comments.
- Youtube - also a web 2.0 - contained official trailers and teasers trailers, many people could access this.
- Twitter - Spiderman skin, Hashtag (#Markofthespiderman), teaser campaign using updates.
- North America showed the film in 3,150 locations and 300 of them were Imax, it was show in Imax, 2d and 3D.
- Facebook cover photos available.
- Free App availble on Itunes appstore and googleplay. The app allowed you to take pictures with your friend and then add spiderman to your pictures.

Exhibition:
Watch movies through Netflix, LoveFilm, internet, Xbox, PS3, Wii, smartphones (3G, 4G)  or by going to the cinema.
Some people watch movies through the internet on websites such as LetMeWatchThis, this is a free website however it is illegal, to watch the movies all you do it search the film then click and link and wait for it to load then watch it.
free-tv-online / letmewatchthis/ pirate bay allows you to watch and download all your favourite movies.
Skystore - sky subscription plus £5 a month this a way of watching movies depending on whether they are on the free of the week then you have to pay 0.99p up to £3.50.
Netflix / lovefilm allows you to watch films through the internet/ wifi as long as it linked to the internet you can watch these onto decivces such as Xbox, Wii, Ps3, psp, Wii U, tablets, smartphones and windows phones.
Can buy and rent movies off Itunes and Amazon.com. from 3.50 to £10 a week. and 5.99 on amazon.

Life Of A Film

SilverLining Playbook 

PRODUCTION.

Studio 

The Weinstein Company and mirage Enterprises.

Budget

$21 million.

Country 

United States of America.

Stars

Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher and Julia Stiles.

Brief Summary

A man called 'Pat' has bi polar disorder and is recently released from a mental health facility. he meets a girl who has depression (Tiffany) and it comes to light that they need each other's help. They enter a dance competition together. Pat's family are proud of him for moving on from his ex wife. Pat and Tiffany get together and fall in love. Pat's Dad opens a restaurant with money he won in a bet. 

The film tracks both Pat and Tiffany's healing process and their transitions. 

DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING.

Silver lining's playbook have a website and a facebook page, and a twitter account.

There is a soundtrack available to buy, and the film also has a score.

The film originated from a book also called "Silver Linings Playbook"

The film was advertised in television commercials, had a youtube trailer and had adverts on facebook.

The Weinstein Company distributed the film.

The film was released on 8th September 2012. 

The film had trailers in cinemas.

EXHIBITION. 

The film made  $192, 036, 891 at the Box Office before DVD release.

In the opening weekend the film made $443,000.

DVD release date ; 30th April 2013.