Case StudiesZoe Ramsdale-Clark

RUSH (2013)

Paramount Pictures Founded: June 8, 1912 Serves worldwide Revenue recorded prior to 2011 was

$4.239 billion Company was found by 8 people who

started buying nickelodeons and played them to small groups and over the years the company increased massively

Background Information Film is based on a true story where two

formula one drivers (James Hunt and Niki Lauda) who first developed a fierce rivalry in the 1970’s whilst driving for formula three.

Pre-Production Peter Morgan (Writer) claimed in an interview

with radio times that as he is a writer for mainly British films, he writes them expecting a film to have a budget of about £5 million, so even though he wrote this high speed action film, he wasn’t expecting them to create the scenes to the level that he expected which highlights the difference between the British and American film industry.

When casting the movie, Ron Howard struggled to find someone who he believed would play James Hunt well and nearly cut the film.

Howard also claimed that he always pictured Bruhl as Lauda right from the word go.

Cast Chris Hemsworth (Thor) – James Hunt Daniel Bruhl (Inglorious Basterds) – Niki Lauda Olivia Wilde (In Time) – Suzy Miller Alexandra Maria Lara (Downfall) – Marlene Lauda Natalie Dormer (Captain America: The First Avenger)-Nurse

Gemma Pierfrancesco Favino (World War Z) – Clay Reggazoni

Production Announced – 2011 Pre-Production began in September

2011 Production began in March 2012 Distribution and post production began

in August 2012 The film was completed in March 2013

Production Director – Ron Howard (Apollo 13, The Grinch who

stole Christmas) Producers – Andrew Eaton, Eric Fellner, Brian Oliver,

Peter Morgan, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard Written by – Peter Morgan Music by – Hans Zimmer Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle Editing by – Daniel Hanley and Mike Hill Studio – Exclusive Media, Revolution Films, Working

Title Films, Imagine Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures Budget - $38,000,000

Production Filming was shot in the UK, Germany

and Austria mostly A small part of the film was filmed at the

Nurburing in Germany where the crash took place in real life

Technology When shooting the race scenes, over 35

cameras were used to get one shot Macro shots were used to show the

vibrating axles of the shock absorbers on the cars which was described by Howard as “epic”

Running time – 122mins

Soundtrack Orchestral music was composed by

Hans Zimmer However, the movie soundtrack

included music from the likes of David Bowie and Thin Lizzy

Marketing BBC Two aired the documentary ‘Hunt vs.

Lauda: F1’s Greatest Racing Rivals’ on July 14 2013. The documentary provides an extensive look at the rivalry between the 2 F1 Drivers. It featured interviews with Lauda himself, and the Maclaren and Ferrari racing teams.

The Ferrari and The Cinema Society jointly organised a screening of the film at Chelsea Clearview Cinema in New York where Chris Hemsworth also attended.

Distribution The film premiered at The Toronto Film

Festival in 2013 A screening of the trailer was screened

at the Grand Prix in Germany infront of F1 moguls such as Bernie Ecclestone

Teaser Poster

Official Poster

Teaser Trailer

Official TrailerReleased 9th April 2013

Box OfficeTOTAL NO. SCREENS SHOWN ON: 2308

Opening Weekend$187,289 (USA) (22 September 2013) (5 Screens)HUF 30,209,413 (Hungary) (15 September 2013)€1,761,041 (Italy) (22 September 2013) (482 Screens)€99,825 (Netherlands) (6 October 2013) (80 Screens)

Box OfficeWeekend Gross$340,910 (USA) (3 November 2013) (303 Screens)$700,695 (USA) (27 October 2013) (677 Screens)$1,257,000 (USA) (20 October 2013) (1,197 Screens)$2,364,000 (USA) (13 October 2013) (2,130 Screens)$2,385,655 (USA) (13 October 2013) (2,130 Screens)$4,408,000 (USA) (6 October 2013) (2,308 Screens)$10,014,920 (USA) (29 September 2013) (2,297 Screens)$187,289 (USA) (22 September 2013) (5 Screens)€1,497,368 (Italy) (29 September 2013) (469 Screens)€1,761,041 (Italy) (22 September 2013) (482 Screens)€68,349 (Netherlands) (13 October 2013) (80 Screens)€99,825 (Netherlands) (6 October 2013) (80 Screens)

Box Office Gross $25,856,534 (USA) (27 October 2013)

$24,619,000 (USA) (20 October 2013)$22,222,924 (USA) (13 October 2013)$22,202,000 (USA) (13 October 2013)$18,095,000 (USA) (6 October 2013)$10,275,829 (USA) (29 September 2013)$187,289 (USA) (22 September 2013)€3,932,948 (Italy) (29 September 2013)€1,761,041 (Italy) (22 September 2013)€273,036 (Netherlands) (16 October 2013)€176,533 (Netherlands) (9 October 2013)€216,211 (Portugal) (16 October 2013)€126,298 (Portugal) (9 October 2013)

Box Office

TOTAL GROSS: $90,247,624

Exhibition Rush opened in limited US release (only

5 cinemas) on Sept 20 2013 which then expanded across the rest of the cinemas on the 27 Sept 2013.

It made an impressive $187,289 in just 5 cinemas

Reviews 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating

of 7.6/10 Even though the majority of their marketing

relied on promoting Chris Hemsworth, critics and viewers revealed that even though he portrayed the role well in the film, Bruhl “stole the show.”

Niki Lauda was pleased with the overall look of the film. He was quoted as saying: "When I saw it the first time I was impressed. There was no Hollywood changes or things changed a little bit Hollywood-like. It is very accurate. And this really surprised me very positively.”

Released on DVD: January 28 2014

Awards and Nominations

Diana (2013)

Entertainment One Revenue as of 2013: £629.1 million Found by Michael Koch Founded in 1987

Production Genre – Drama Director – Oliver Hirshbiegel Producers – Robert Bernstein and

Douglas Rae Written by – Stephen Jeffreys Distributed by – Entertainment One Produced by – Ecosse Films Release Date – 20 Sept 2013

Cast Naomi Watts (King Kong, The

Impossible) – Diana Cas Anvar (Source Code) – Dodi Naveen Andrews (Lost) – Hasnat Khan

Background Information DIANA is a compelling portrait of Diana,

Princess of Wales during the final two years of her life. The film stars British-born Academy Award (R) nominated actress Naomi Watts (J. EDGAR, FAIR GAME, 21 GRAMS) who assumes the leading role of the eponymous and iconic princess. Naveen Andrews, best known for his roles in THE ENGLISH PATIENT and the hit television series LOST, co-stars as Dr. Hasnat Khan. Fellow Brits Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson round out the supporting cast

Production Based on Kate Snell’s 2001 book – Diana:

her last love Key scenes involving Diana and Dodi Fayed

on his family yacht, Jonikal, were filmed on the 45m Luxury Charter Yacht Princess Iolanthe.

The opening and closing scenes were filmed at the Imperial Suite at the Paris Ritz were filmed at Fetcham Park House in Fetcham, Surrey

Teaser Trailer

Poster

Teaser Trailer

Official Trailer

Box Office Opening Weekend$67,754 (USA) (3 November 2013) (38 Screens)

HUF 11,648,915 (Hungary) (22 September 2013)

Weekend Gross$67,754 (USA) (3 November 2013) (38 Screens)

Life Time Gross$335,359

No. cinemas shown in 100

Reviews Received extremely negative reviews On rotten tomato it received a measly 8% David Edwards from The Mirror said it was a

"cheap and cheerless effort that looks like a Channel 5 mid-week matinee" and that "Wesley Snipes in a blonde wig would be more convincing", awarding the film one star out of five

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also awarded it one star out of five and called the film "car crash cinema”