Tuesday 16 December 2014

sightseers research task

StudioCanal
What was StudioCanal's original purpose? 

The original function was to focus on French and European productions, but later made strategic deals with American production companies. StudioCanal's most notable productions from its early years include Terminator 2: Judgment DayJFKBasic InstinctCliffhangerUnder SiegeFree Willy, and the original stargate movie. In those days, it was known as Le Studio Canal+.
Which big 6 company has connectios with StudioCanal?Studio canal is a spin of of canal+. Studio canal are very closely linked to one of the major 6 film companies, universal studios.
How large is StudioCanal's film library? studio canal have a small film library of 10 films having been founded in 1988.


BFI film fund - 
The purpose of the BFI film fund is to invest lottery money into film development, production and distribution in the british film industry. The budget is set to rise from £26m to £30m by 2017.

Film4 Productions
Who owns Film4 Productions?

channel four television corporation
When was it 're-established'?

It was re-established in 2006
Which TV chanel is it connected to?
Film 4 


Big talk pictures 
- total cross for all big talk films was $313,717,990
- they specialise in british films
- big talk was founded by Nira park. 

Which formats is the film available on?

TV, VOD, Magazines, National and Specialist Press, Outdoor – Underground, High Impact Online Display, Video, Social.

How was it released in the US (formats and release pattern)?
Didn’t have a release date at the time, and now it does. Sightseers will show you a love story like no other whenever it hits theaters on May 10.

How was it marketed how did StudioCanal help?

Gave away the movie for free. "It’s kind of counter-intuitive to give a movie away for free. But at the same time, if you’ve got a million people talking about it, that’s’ a pretty amazing bit of marketing. And if you’ve got big resources, you’ve got to use them."
sHow was twitter and facebook used to market the film? 

Created a Facebook and twitter page and kept up on information on the film. They made fake posters for the "missing dog". This made the film feel more realistic.

They set up deck chairs, camping chairs and trams to go with the theme of the movie at the premier.
How was Stella Artois involved? What is a Stella Artois bursary?
At the premier they were sponsored by stella artois and it was hosted by the drink too. 
Stella Artois Bursaries are unique funds that directly support the film community.


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