Film Case Studies

Sam Jones

PixarFilm 4

The Inbetweeners Movie 2011Directed by Ben PalmmerProduced by Christopher Young

Written by Damon BeesleyIain Morris

Narrated by Simon Bird

StarringSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake HarrisonJoe Thomas

Music by Oliver WhelanCinematography Jon Tester

Editing by William Webb and Charlie Fawcett

StudioFilm4 ProductionsBwark ProductionsYoung Films

Distributed by Entertainment Film DistributorsRelease date(s) •17 August 2011 (2011-08-17)Running time 97 minutesCountry United KingdomLanguage EnglishBudget £3.5 millionBox office £55 million ($88,025,781

PlotFriends Will McKenzie, Simon Cooper, Jay

Cartwright and Neil Sutherland have finished their A-levels and are about to leave Rudge Park Comprehensive, much to the relief of

Mr. Gilbert, their sardonic, mean sixth form tutor. Within their final week of school

however, Jay's grandfather dies, Simon is dumped by his girlfriend Carli, and Will's

divorced father tells him he has married his much younger mistress. The boys decide to go on holiday together and Neil books them

on a trip to Malia, Crete.

Film 4 and BWARK productions Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was Walter, directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982. Examples of film 4 films are; The Inbetweeners movie, Attack the block, The Eagle, The future

Bwark Productions is a London based comedy producer founded in 2004 by two former Channel 4 commissioning editors – Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. Bwark is best known in the UK for its hit E4 comedy series The Inbetweeners. The third series drew a record audience in October 2010 (both for E4 and 4OD) and The Inbetweeners movie premiered in the UK in August 2012 before going on UK and international release. Bwark has also enjoyed success with television series Free Agents (Channel Four), Angelo’s (Five), and The Persuasionists (BBC2). Zodiak acquired Bwark in July 2011, making it the first acquisition since the formation of Zodiak Media. The Managing Director is Mark Lesbirel.

Inbetweeners movie-production cycleName of film Production Marketing Exhibition Distribution

The Inbetweeners movie

•BwarkFilms production company•Young Films(joint producer)who had previously backed less successful films but always been involved as producer of Inbetweeners TV show.•Entertainment Film Distributors (they distributed the film in the UK for the theatrical release) •Channel4 had DVD and TV rights to the film•Film4 have rental rights through 4OD until the film is screened on UK TV

At first, teaser Trailers were marketed to the British audience through teaser trailers and film posters being put up at places that will target the audience, such as bus stops and billboards. The film was then marketed in cinemas, TV, radio and magazines. Mainly marketed on social networking sites where

• Love Film exhibit the Inbetweeners movie on website, showing where else it can be watched• available to download on itunes, was realeased on DVD and Blue Ray

• Entertainment film distributers• Founded in 1978• They are the UK’s leading independent distributers•

DistributionEntertainment Film Distributors is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies, currently run by Nigel Green.Michael L. Green, Nigel's father, was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972 he formed Variety the prolific film distributor. In 1978 Green closed Variety and with his two sons Nigel and Trevor formed Entertainment Film Distributors, (and later its video arm Entertainment in Video), which handled the likes of The Lord of the Rings and was one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green died on June 17, 2003 aged 84.[1]Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment also released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures.Most notably, between 1990 and 2010, Entertainment distributed films made by New Line Cinema along with films from other independent production companies. One of the most notable series of films distributed to date is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2010, distribution rights for New Line Cinema films in the UK and Ireland were folded into New Lines parent company Warner Bros. Entertainment have released many BAFTA and Oscar winning films including The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, Gosford Park, Brokeback Mountain and The Artist.Entertainment Film Distubutors is UK's leading independent film distibutor; and whilst they had the rights to the film for cinema exhibition, Channel 4 retained the rights for sales on the DVD market.

Inbetweeners exhibition

ProductionIt would represent Britain in many ways, for example their school being

British, boys drinking and trying to go out with girls. The director is not well known, similar to the characters, but is well

known from the E4 series. Its filmed in HD with cameras, been made into a DVD.Although the movie is set in Malia, a lot of the external filming

happened in Majorca. The club where the boys start their holiday is in London.

On the first day it was shown in 409 cinemas

Home MediaOn 12 December 2011, The Inbetweeners Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the UK by 4DVD, with the latter version sold as a triple pack containing both formats along with a digital copy of the film. Both versions include a number of special features, such as a making-of documentary, footage from the film's London premiere, various deleted scenes, cast commentaries and a blooper reel. The Blu-ray Disc release also features an extended cut of the film that restores approximately four minutes of material omitted from the theatrical release, most notably an additional scene in which Will and Simon encounter a drunken Mr. Gilbert on a Malia stag weekend. These additions resulted in the extended cut being rated an 18, as opposed to the 15 rating of the theatrical release.Following its appearance in UK stores, the DVD quickly became a major financial success. Within less than a week, the film became the third fastest-selling British home media release of 2011 after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, with approximately 575,000 copies sold in the first day of its release. By December 17, estimated sales reached one million, resulting in the film displacing the home media release of Paul as one of the five best-selling DVDs of the year in the UK.

Toy Story

Directed by John LasseterProduced by Ralph Guggenheim, Bonnie Arnold

Written by Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft

Starring

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, Erik von Detten, Lee Unkrich

Music by Randy Newman

Editing by Robert Gordon

Studio Pixar

Distributed by Walt Disney pictures

Release date(s) November 22, 1995

Running time 81 minutes

Country United StatesLanguage EnglishBudget $30 millionBox office $361, 958,736

PLOTWoody (Tom Hanks) is a pull-string cowboy doll and leader of a group of toys that belong to a boy named Andy Davis (John Morris), which act lifeless when humans are present. With his family moving homes one week before his birthday, Andy is given a week early party to spend with his friends. The toys stage a reconnaissance mission to discover Andy's new presents. Andy receives a space ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) action figure, whose impressive features see him replacing Woody as Andy's favorite toy. Woody is resentful, especially as Buzz also gets attention from the other toys. However Buzz believes himself to be a real space ranger on a mission to return to his home planet, as Woody fails to convince him he is a toy.

Toy Story 1995

Production

Toy Story began its life as an extension of Pixar's short Tin Toy, which featured Tinny, a mechanical drummer who tries to find his way in a baby's play room. The original plot called for Tinny to butt heads with a ventriloquist's dummy. Ultimately, Tinny was found to be too immobile for the storyline and he was developed as a "space toy", first named Lunar Larry, but eventually becoming Buzz Lightyear. Woody's character was gradually made more edgy during production, at the suggestion of Jeffrey Katzenberg. After this decision garnered an overall negative response, the character was referted back to his former state of having good intentions, but a lot of pride.

Pixar

It is estimated that Pixar have made over 26 billion from their movies. Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995). It was followed by A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012). As of February 2013, its feature films have made over $7.7 billion worldwide,[3] with an average worldwide gross of $596 million per film

Future episodesAccording to an online catalog from Disney Publishing Worldwide, two new episodes are currently in development, as well as that all episodes will be shown on TV in 2012 and beyond.Additionally, two 22-minute television specials are planned for October 2013 and Spring 2014. The first one will be a Halloween special and is called Toy Story of Terror. The special will follow the toys on their road trip, when an unexpected event leads them to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate.

awardsThe studio has earned 27 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and eleven Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Since the award's inauguration in 2001, most of Pixar's films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, with seven winning: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3, and Brave. Up and Toy Story 3 are two of only three animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. On September 6, 2009, executives John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The award was presented by Lucasfilm founder George Lucas.

Marketing

They marketed toy story 1 with teaser trailers, teaser posters, the trailer, premiere, viral marketing, merchandise, the website and through social networking such as facebook and twitter. They also introduced games to play on consoles and 3D toys for young children and for adults, phone apps.