PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION,

EXHIBITIONBIG VS SMALL

By Grace Arnell

Old Boy…

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71yV4u95oOs

Production Information • It was released in the UK on the 6th December 2013

• The production company was Universal Studios

• The director of the film was Spike Lee

• The producer of the film was Roy Lee (Production Cost: $30 million)

• The cinematographer was Sean Bobbit

◦The location for the film was New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

◦Music: Roque Baños

◦Edited by: Barry Alexander Brown

◦Writer: Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi, Mark Prototsevich

Main Cast

Samuel L. JacksonKnown for movies such as Star Wars and The Incredibles,

Known for movies such as Men in Black 3 and American Gangster

Known for movies such as Godzilla and Avengers 2

Josh Brolin Elizabeth Olsen

Marie Sebastian Joe Doucett Chaney

Finance

• Budget: $31,000,000

◦Box office: $4,861,022

◦Opening weekend: $885,382

◦Old boy grossed $850,000 in its first five days, one of the weakest Thanksgiving openings of all time. It opened in 17th place at the box office, and so far has received a worldwide gross of $4,861,022, making it a *box office bomb.

*Box office bomb = unsuccessful

Distribution

Distribution Company: Universal Studios

Studio: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Good Universe and Vertigo Entertainment

Release date: 6th December 2013 (UK)

Running time:

-104 minutes (theatrical release)

-185 minutes (directors cut)

◦The directors cut differs from the theatrical cut because- deleted scenes- deleted commentary

Marketing- Posters: there are many posters showing the film from different angles and attracting different audiences. Located at buss stops, billboards, cinemas etc

- Trailer: Allows viewers to see what the film is like to decide whether or not they want to see it without giving too much of the film away so that people want to go and watch it, catches the audiences attention. Highlights the main cast in the film.

Information such as rating, reviews etc are shown on posters, trailers as well as IMDB

- Film is available to buy in DVD and or Blu-ray.

- Premiere: New York’s Lincoln Square theatre

Exhibition:◦On the opening weekend it was shown in 583 theatres in America, yet the demand for

the film wasn’t there and so was cut to 21 cinemas by week 5.The film made a total of -$2,667,364 gross profit within 18 countries worldwide.

GradingThe film is rated an 18 due to the film including a lot of violent scenes as well as sex scene.

Furthermore expletives are used frequently within the dialogue

The primary audience was male adults age 18-24 due the genre was an action drama.

The age limit has made the film difficult to target towards a wider range of family audiences as well as females

DVD… Blu-ray / DVD release date: March 4th 2014

Old boy (+Ultraviolet Digital Copy)DVD Release DateMarch 4, 2014UPC: 043396430945 $18.96$19.99

Old boy (+Ultraviolet Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]Blu-ray Release DateMarch 4, 2014UPC: 043396430976 $24.96$24.99

THE SELFISH GIANT

Selfish Giant

Production ◦Production Company: Film 4 (British)

Film4 is owned by Channel 4 and has been responsible for producing many British made films

Location: West Yorkshire in Northern England

Director: Clio Barnard

Writer Clio barnard

Producer: Tracy O’Riordan

Photography: Mike Eley

Funding Sources: BFI Film Fund and Film4, developed with support from both Film4 and the BFI.

Budget: £1.4 million

Main Cast

Sean Gilder Known for being in Shameless as well as Doctor Who

Siobhan Finneran Known for being in ITV's comedy Benidorm as well as Downton Abbey

Conner Chapman Not as well known but was in The Bill, Casualty

DistributionThere were many distributors depending on the company some include:

- Cinéart - Netherlands

- Pyramide - France

- StraDa Films - Greece

- Sundance Selects - USA

- Rialto Distribution - Australia

- Rialto Distribution - New Zealand

◦UK release date: 25 October 2013

◦USA release date: 20th December 2013

Marketing- Posters: there are many posters showing the film from different angles and

attracting different audiences. Located at buss stops, billboards, cinemas etc- Trailer: Allows viewers to see what the film is like to decide whether or not they

want to see it without giving too much of the film away so that people want to go and watch it, catches the audiences attention. Highlights the main cast in the film.

Information such as rating, reviews etc are shown on posters, trailers as well as IMDB

- Film is available to buy in DVD and or Blu-ray.

- Social Networking: Facebook and Twitter, allows the film to give fast, up to date information to the audiences and a free way to trend the trailers and posters.

^ having the most successful means of marketing being word of mouth.

Exhibition

-Voted British film of the year by the London Critics' Circle- Best film at the South Bank Awards - Won Europa Cinemas Label award at the Cannes Film Festival.- Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas won best newcomer prize at the London Film Festival.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian - "Barnard's storytelling is heartfelt and passionate, fluent and supremely confident and this is a heart-wrenching movie with some stunning set pieces.”

Opening Weekend ◦Opening Weekend: $2,589

◦Total Domestic Gross: $12,189

◦World Wide Gross: $708,189

DVD & Blue RayBlue Ray release: 27/01/2014 DVD release: 27/01/2014

Cinema as well as DVD running time is 91 minutes.

This is due to the language within the film being expletives as well as certain scenes.

This rating has limited the films audience range due to younger children and families unable to watch the film

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