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5 brainstorms for Media studies: Hollywood films:
Toy story 3.
Distribution.
The placement of the
trailer coming before
UP which gained both
new child fans and the
old Pixar fans back.
It managed to also generate interest
over the internet via this.
The second trailer
released more data
thus getting fans
ulled in more.
Disney website then made
a further effort to
generate interest by
placing information onto
the site.
It made a PS3 prior to the release of themovie, just barely, to gain some major
attention before the relaease.
Production.
It had the highest
budget of any Pixar
film, $200 million in
total.
The first Toy Story was the first ever CGI
film. This is only exceeding the quality
due to the higher budget.
The movie had several years of
production due to the high standards of
the movie and the importance of its
exhibition.
Exhibition.
On its release day, it was viewed
in over 4000 cinemas in the US.
Despite its high budget, the
gross revenue still managed to
beat it by a fair amount.
TS3 was a huge success in all countries it was shown in. it has the largest gross
revenue of any CGI film to date, and fans all many ages came to watch the movie
due to its popularity.
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5 brainstorms for Media studies: Hollywood films:
UP.
Distribution.
It released a campaign of
various different
methods. It used
advertisements via TV
and internet tech.
This managed to gain an audience since
the ads were child oriented.
Disney then placed more
information leakage onto
the Pixar site.
It linked UP with the reputation of
Pixar in its campaign.
Production.
It had among the
highest budget of
Pixar films, only
behind one or two
like TS3.
Pixar used its CGI animation skills
gained from making previous films.
The movie had automatic high graphics
due to its producers and the experience
they had from previous projects.
Exhibition.
On its release day, it was viewed
in over 3000 cinemas in the US.
It had far higher gross revenue
than its budget, though its
budget was high.
UP was well received among the younger audiences. It had a natural fan base from
Pixar. Its campaign and high animation quality enabled it to gain more views as it
was attractive and had a high reputation.
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5 brainstorms for Media studies: Hollywood films:
Iron man 2.
Distribution.
It made adverts hinting
information and this
gained interest.
It managed to also generate interest
over the internet and TV via this.
One of the trailers
featured AC/DC.
The Producers then were
able to use the previous
Merchandise from the
franchise to generate
interest.
It made games and extras before the
release of the movie; it also lived off
the success of the first movie.
Production.
It had a high budget
to enable special
effects.
It had a high budget so it had high
animation, high standard camera, and
lots of effects.
The movie was built off the graphical
system of the original Iron man.
Exhibition.
On its release day, it was viewed
in thousands of cinemas in the
US.
It had a high gross as expected.
Iron Man is one of the most talked of movie franchises of this generation to its mass
success.
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5 brainstorms for Media studies: Hollywood films:
Inception.
Distribution.
The trailer shown that
the content in the film
was similar to that of The
Dark Knight. It lived off
the fame of that.
This enabled natural interest from fans
of Chris Nolan.
Later trailers
showed more
content.
Inception also had a
campaign which aimed
towards an older
audience.
It had games and extras released
shortly before the premiere.
Production.
It had a high budget
so the effects can be
good just like the
dark knight.
The movie had given to it complex
writing and plotlines, as well as high
effects in order to add to the realism.
The movie was provided with complex
puzzles to entertain the audience.
Exhibition.
On its release month, it was
released a dozen thousand
theatres worldwide.
Despite its high budget, the
gross revenue still managed to
beat it by a fair amount.
Inception was a mass worldwide hit with many people from all countries viewing it.
It was well received among critics.
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5 brainstorms for Media studies: Hollywood films:
POTA.
Distribution.
It was provided with a
larger campaign in order
to gain popularity.
It was able to gain all types of media
benefit from this, such as trailers.
The internet
generated buzz as
well from the
campaign.
The producers made POTA
a hit by giving it lots of
trailers with good features
in them.
It made a PS3 prior to the release of the
movie, just barely, to gain some major
attention before the relaease.
Production.
It had a high budget
as it was advertised
to be a large film.
Planet of the apes had lot of work put
into it, lots of effects and a good story.
The movie had over a year of
production due to the high standards
that the movie was expected to have.
Exhibition.
In the UK, it rivalled HP DH part
2 as the biggest film of the
summer 2011.
It had large gross revenue. It
even beat its high budget.
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