Wednesday 24 April 2013

Production Context - Comparisons

I have also looked at 3 examples of Blockbuster films and 3 examples of Independent films. Looking at who they are directed by, produced by, written by, starring, distributed by, the budget and the money made in box office, I will evaluate the similarities and differences to my groups film. This will help me decide if a Blockbuster or Independent company would most suit our film. 

These are some examples of Blockbuster films: 



Directed by - Steven Spielberg
Produced by - Steven Spielberg & Kathleen Kennedy
Written by - Melissa Mathison
Starring - Dee Wallace 
Peter Coyote
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Studio - Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by - Universal Pictures
Budget - $10.5 million
Box office - $792,910,554




Directed by - Christopher Nolan
Produced by - Christopher Nolan
Emma Thomas
Charles Roven
Starring - Christian Bale
Micheal Caine
Heath Ledger
Gary Oldman
Aaron Eckhart
Maggie Gyllenhaal 
Morgan Freeman
Studio - Legendary Pictures
Syncopy Films
DC Comics
Distributed by - Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget - $185 million
Box office - $1,004,558,444



Directed by - David Yates
Produced by - David Heyman
David Barron
Starring - Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
Studio - Heyday Films
Distributed by - Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget - $250 million
Box office - $934,416,487


These are some examples of Independent films:


Directed by - Paul Haggis
Produced by - Paul Haggis
Mark R. Harris
Robert Moresco
Don Cheadle
Bob Yari
Cathy Schulman
Starring - Karina Arroyave
Sandra Bullock
Thandie Newton
Don Cheadle
Keith David
Matt Dillon 
Studio - ApolloProScreen GmbH & Co
Harris Comany
BlackFriar's Bridge
Bull's Eye Entertainment
Yari Film Group
DEJ Productions
Distributed by - Lionsgate
Pathe
Budget - $7 million
Box office - $98,410,061


Directed by - Marc Webb 
Produced by - Mason Novick 
Jessica Tuchinsky 
Mark Waters
Steven J. Wolfe 
Scott G. Hyman 
Written by - Scott Neustadter
Micheal H. Weber
Starring - Joseph Gordon-Levitt 
Zooey Deschanel 
Distributed by - Fox Searchlight Pictures 
Budget - $7.5 million
Box office - $60,722,734


Directed by - Cate Shortland
Produced by - Anthony Anderson 
Jan Chapman
Written by - Cate Shortland
Starring - Abbie Cornish
Sam Worthington
Erik Thompson
Anne Louise Lambert
Leach Purcell
Budget - $4 million
Box office - $2,158,574

Compared to our film, the Blockbuster films have famous directors, producers and writers which has given them access to a larger budget. This has allowed them to use CGI effects and have famous actors feature in their films which attracted large audiences worldwide and therefore the films produced a large profit. On the other hand, the Independent films have unknown directors, producers and writers, a smaller budget, little editing and make a smaller profit. Looking at these factors it is obvious that our film would suit an Independent company as we are very similar - we have unknown directors, producers and writers for example. 

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