- Production Company- Big Talk Productions
- Proliferation of Hardware- Arri Alexa's, Canon 7D, and Go Pro for some scenes
- Local and Global Audiences- movie fans if mature ages( thriller, disturbing violent scenes)
- Exhibition- Sundance Film Festivals, Odeon, Vue, Cineworld cinemas.
- Post Production Company- Sapex Scripts
- Pre Production- filming location was Bodmin Moor, Cornwall in England.
- Marketing- below the line advertising on Facebook and Youtube
- Distribution- released in France, USA, Greece, Ireland, and the UK
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Tuesday 31 December 2013
Facts About 'In Fear'
Interesting facts about 'In Fear'
Thursday 28 November 2013
Facts About 'My Brother The Devil'
11 Interesting facts about 'My Brother The Devil' :
- It was produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment and Wild Horses Film Company.
- It was distributed by Verve Pictures, Paladin, Gryphon Entertainment and 108 media.
- Cameras used were Arri Alexa's and Cooke S4 Lenses.
- The box office had a gross of $10,305.
- It was an independent film directed by Sally El Hosaini.
- The targeted audience was niche- targeted at Arab brothers in East London.
- The film was exhibited in an art house cinema in London for the niche audience- November 12.
- Marketing- it is an indie film so there was a few posters in local art house cinemas and areas. They have no website, but they have a Facebook& Twitter page.
- Exchange- downloading illegally online.
- Articles was put in a newspaper called 'Screen Daily' to attract distributors.
- It took 5 years to make- they never had the funding
There isn't any synergy products- they're an indie film. They have no money or investors unlike Skyfall who have investors e.g. Sony Xperia Phones.
Monday 25 November 2013
More Facts About Thor 2
10 Interesting facts about 'Thor 2' :
- It was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Lego teamed up with Marvel to release a new editions Lego in conjunction with the release of Thor 2.
- Merchandisers such as hats, t-shirts and phone cases were also used to promote the releasing of the film.
- Thor 2 was digitally converted into 3D in the post production phase.
- The films budget was $150 million.
- Thor 2 premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 30th October 2013.
- Thor 2 was screened at all major cinemas in the UK: Vue, Odeon and Cineworld.
- Cameras used were Arri Alexa Plus, crash cameras- Canon Lenses and high speed shots- Panavasion G- Series Lenses.
- Box office gross of $167,837,000.
- Visual effects were completed by seven special effects studios in the post production phase including Double Negative and Luma Pictures.
More Facts About SkyFall
15 Interesting facts about 'Skyfall':
- It was distributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
- A synergy product- OPI's limited edition metallic& glitter nail polish.
- The first James Bond film to be shot digitally using Arri Alexa cameras. Red Epic, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses- for additional second unit action shots.
- Skyfall earned $1.1 billion worldwide.
- Skyfall was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on 18th February 2013.
- The UK DVD was advertised by a train covered in 007 vinyls.
- Sony started the marketing strategy which ran alongside Skyfall's campaigns from Skyfall's sponsors such as Heineken and Honda.
- It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues, although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras.
- About $75 million was spent on the marketing campaign.
- On 29th October 2012 the soundtrack was released in the UK- Synergy product.
- Skyfall was premiered at the Royal Albert Hall.
- Production- Principle photography scheduled 132 days.
- Exhibition- Skyfall was shown in 587 screens in the UK.
- Technological Convergence- The trailer could be watched everywhere: Facebook, YouTube.
- Skyfall had 25 markets in the first weekend.
Promoting Skyfall on trains. |
Promotion through Heineken's.
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Thursday 14 November 2013
Interesting Facts About Gravity
10 interesting facts about Gravity:
- It was distributed by the Warner Brother Pictures.
- Cuaron wrote the screenplay with his son Jonas and attempted to develop the project at Universal Studios.
- The film uses long and very uninterrupted shots throughout- to draw the audiences attention to the action.
- The majority of the 3D was created through stereo rendering.
- The film contains roughly about 200 cutaways- this is fewer thatn most films in this length.
- The trailer had audible explosions and other sounds, whereas in the actual movie the sound in the scenes are silent.
- Most if Sandra Bullock's shots were inside if a mechanical rig.
- Getting on to the rig took a long time: Bullock opted to staying in the rig for 10 hours per day- communicating through a headset. The crew named the rig 'Sandy's Cage'.
- Cuaron aimed to make the set as inviting and non-claustrophobic as possible- everyday when Sandra came in the team attempted this by having a celebration for her.
- The team decided to use CGI for the spacewalk scenes and automotive robots to move Bullock's character for interior station scenes.
More Facts About Thor 2
10 Interesting facts about 'Thor 2' :
- It was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Thor 2 was converted into 3D in the post production phase.
- The films budget was $150 million.
- Thor 2 premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 30th October 2013.
- The targeted audience was for young adults and teenagers in addition to the comic book fans or the people who likes action films.
- Lego teamed up with Marvel to release a new editions Lego in conjunction with the release of Thor 2.
- Merchandisers such as hats, t-shirts and phone cases were also used to promote the releasing of the film.
- Visual effects were completed by seven special effects studios in the post production phase including Double Negative and Luma Pictures.
- A special lit hammer was made to replicate lightening as it emitted light every time the lightening effect was applied.
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Christopher Eccleston had to learn a new language for the Dark Elves- learning the language by memorizing some parts of the script for a few scenes.
More Facts About Skyfall
10 Interesting facts about 'Skyfall':
- Skyfall had two production companies- Eon Productions and Danjaq.
- Synergy Products- Sony named their new Xperia T the 'Bond' phone.
- The production of skyfall was suspended throughout 2010 because of MGM's financial troubles.
- The title refers to Bond's childhood home 'Skyfall', and the setting for the films finale
- The production crew had complications securing permission to close sections of the Konkan Railway.
- They had posters for billboards, bus and tube advertisement.
- In the post production phase the director Sam Mendez tried to avoid using CGI- to make it look realistic as possible.
- A synergy product created was the Quantum James Bond 007 fragrance- sold in Harrods.
- 007 Legends Skyfall mission was available on xbox and playstations.
- Bond performed his own stunts.
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