Institution Research

Institution Research

 

 

StudioCanal - It is a French based production and owns the third largest film library in the world. The company is owned by Canal+ Group which is mostly owned by Vivendi and Universal Studios as part of NBCUnviersal.
The company was founded in 1988 by a Franch man called Pierre Lescure with the main intention of focusing on French and European Productions, but, at a later date made deals with American production companies. StudioCanal's most notable productions from the early years included the likes of; Terminator 2, Judgement Day and Free Willy. It was originally known (at this time) as 'Le Studio Canal+' 
It has strong links with Universal Studios as they were owned by the same company from 2000-2004 in which time they co-produced a fair amount of Universal's films.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warner Brothers - Warner bros is a fully integrated, widespread  entertainment company and a pioneer in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of entertainment with their related businesses. The company’s vast library, one of the most prestigious and valued in the world, consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming, including nearly 6,500 feature films and 3,000 television programs made up of tens of thousands of individual episodes.

Warner brothers have distributed 100's of films since they started in 1918 by the Warner family, Sam, Albert, Harry and Jack. They have also produced a variety of horror films such as; Ghost Ship. Ghost ship is a 2002 American-Australian horror film directed by Steve Beck. The Exorcist. Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. The House of Wax. House of Wax is a 2005 Australian-American horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The Reaping. The Reaping is an 2007 American horror film, starring Hilary Swank. The film was directed by Stephen Hopkins for Warner Bros. Orphan. Orphan is a 2009 American psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, and Isabelle Fuhrman. A nightmare of elm street. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher film, directed by Samuel Bayer and written by Wesley Strick. The conjuring. The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Frankenstein Analysis

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Group Presentation on 'The Ring'

Conventions Of Film Openings

Film	Genre	Conventions / Sound Info / Action	Style Of Opening	Info In Credits	Narrative / Storyline Of The Film
Pulp Fiction	Comedy	Opens with an upbeat action song. You then hear in the opening of this film is background noise of laughing in a café. A very natural environment.	A short café scene between two characters.	Information of main characters and director.	The two characters introduce us to a planned robbery, showing us that this story line will be of crime.
Reservoir Dogs	Comedy/Action	Opens with very upbeat action song	Opens with a short scene of a group of men walking in a line and a Narration over the top.	Director. Main Characters. Title. Casting. Music supervisor. Costume. Producer. Editor. Photographer. Co-producer. Production Designer	Group of men walking in a determined manor. Dressed in a start way, possibly to look as if they are in a gang. Main characters.
Dark Knight	Thriller	Normal background city sounds. Upbeat action music. Sound of guns.	Starts facing up in the clouds. Goes to a pan across the city to show the viewer where the film is set, and then a short scene.	There are no credits in the opening.	Introduces us to a robbery scene. Showing us what the film will be mainly about. Introduces us to the main character.
Final Destination	Thriller/Horror	Heavy creepy music. This then layers up as we get deeper into the film.	These fair images have been made to look confusing with references to death. This then cuts to a short scene.	Title, Main Characters, Director	A group of friends at a fair. References to death, showing us something bad is going to happen to the group of friends. Introduces us to the main characters.
Iron Man 3	Action	Includes a very upbeat, strong, ‘hero like’ sound track	Cut scenes from the film, slowing down/freeze framing on certain characters.	Director. Screen Play. Producer. Executive producer. Director of photography. Production design. Editors. Costume design. Visual effects supervisor. Music supervisor. Music. Associate producer. Casting. Main characters. Title	Shows main character. Shows he is important and also his love life. Shows excitement with explosions.
Hot Fuzz	Action/Crime	Old Police whistles, Old siren sound. Non Diagetic Narrator describing the main characters’ life.	General overview of the main characters’ life, with narration.	Production Companies.	About a police man who has excelled in the police force and is advancing through the different stages in the forces.