Research into 3 different film studios for AS planning task

1. The Film Industry

2. 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 successes
By 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.

3. 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.

4. Paramount’s recent successes
Jack Reacher- Dec 2012 (USA)
Action, Crime, Thriller
Storyline- a murder investigation is underway as a
trained military sniper shoots 5 random victims
Box Office Gross= $80,033,643
Flight- Feb 2013 (UK)
Drama, Thriller
Storyline- 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

5. 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 Warner
Harry Warner
Sam Warner
Jack Warner
The Warner Brothers
studio is located in Burbank,
California, U.S.

6. Warner Brother’s recent successes
Gravity- Nov 2013
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Storyline- 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, Thriller
Storyline- 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

7. 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

8. Lionsgate’s successes
Now you see me- Jul 2013
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Storyline- 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 2013
Drama, Thriller
Storyline- 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

9. 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.

10. References
http://tenrandomfacts.com/paramountpictures/
http://www.the-numbers.com
http://www.imdb.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LionsGateEntertain
ment