Big Talk Productions
Big Talk Productions is an English film and television production company. Big Talk Productions was founded in 1995 by Nira Park and the main headquarters now reside in London. Big talk Productions is owned by the BBC WorldWide and the Independant. The key people within Big talk Productions are Kenton Alley, Matthew Justice who is the managing director and Simon Curtis, the executive producer. Big Talk Production is a multi-award winning TV and film production company who have produced many films such as, 'Hot Fuzz'; 'Shaun of the dead' and 'Paul', etc.
Hot Fuzz is directed by Edgar Wright; written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. The film stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Martin Freeman. The estimated budget of Hot Fuzz was 8,000,000 and a huge profit was made when the Gross total was found to be 23,618,786.
Shaun of the dead which was another film produced by Big Talk Productions and directed by Edgar Wright, was written by Simon Pegg, as well as Edgar Wright; starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield. Shaun of the dead also made a big profit when the budget amounted to 4,000,000 and the Gross total came out to 13,464,388.
Paul, another film produced by Big Talk Productions was directed by Greg Mottola and written by Nick Frost as well as Simon Pegg. The three main stars in Paul was Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen. Paul didn't do as good as Shaun of th dead or hot fuzz as it lost out on profit and did not even manage to break even. The budget amounted to 40,000,000 while the Gross profit was only 37,371,385.
Monday, 31 October 2011
How does a film get made
How does a film get made
There are four main steps towards the making and process of film making which are, production, distribution, exhibition (cinema) and exhibition (non-cinema).
The first step towards film making is the production process which consists of three main stages which are, the pre-production, production and post-production process. Pre-production is usually the tasks which are undertaken before the production begins, such as, reasearch, location, script writing, etc. For featured films post production includes more tasks such as, production schedule, set construction etc. Therefore the tasks carried out in post-production all rely upon how big and what type of film is being created. The next step in the production process in the actual producing of the film where the footage is actually recorded. The last step of the production is the post-production process which includes editing footage and soundtrack etc; adding titles, graphics, colours, special effects, etc. In some cases post-production could be really easy where the only main thing to do is to put the footage in the correct sequence, but then sometimes it could be even more time consuming and difficult then the actual production process.
The distribution process is almost like the middle man of the business and it includes the part of the industry that gets the movie from the studio to the theatre.
The next step withing the film industry process is distribution which is sometimes much more difficult than the actually process of creating the film. A distributor needs to feel very confident about distributing the movie due to the enormous amount of money and cost involved within this process. The distribution process consists of making sure that a distrubutor has the backing of a major studio or well known director where they then sit down to settle a distribution agreement the financial topic of leasing and profit sharing.
The exhibition of the film is the theatres where the film is shown, along with the people and technology involved in the exhibition, such as pojectors, pojectionist and sound equipment etc.
Exhibition is also the retail branch of the film industry.
Cinema Exhibition is still the primary channel for films to reach their audiences. The premiere which is a high profile star-studdied event which is used to launch the film to the public with an explosion of media coverage, usually full of gossip to grab people's attention. Knowing the audience is very important which is why the marketing team runs tests to see how the film is recieved. The Exhibition Department provides the final link in the film production chain, and is responsible for bringing the finished product to its audience. There are two main occupations in the exhibitioning of the film which is the programmer and projectionist. Programmers are responsible for selecting a suitable range and mix of films for a specific venue, while the projectionist is responsible in ensuring that the film is projected at the correct time, without any technical problems.
Therefore, in conclusion the main process of the film making is production, distribution and exhibition which finally gets the film from the written script to the audience in cinema and or on DVDs, etc.
There are four main steps towards the making and process of film making which are, production, distribution, exhibition (cinema) and exhibition (non-cinema).
The first step towards film making is the production process which consists of three main stages which are, the pre-production, production and post-production process. Pre-production is usually the tasks which are undertaken before the production begins, such as, reasearch, location, script writing, etc. For featured films post production includes more tasks such as, production schedule, set construction etc. Therefore the tasks carried out in post-production all rely upon how big and what type of film is being created. The next step in the production process in the actual producing of the film where the footage is actually recorded. The last step of the production is the post-production process which includes editing footage and soundtrack etc; adding titles, graphics, colours, special effects, etc. In some cases post-production could be really easy where the only main thing to do is to put the footage in the correct sequence, but then sometimes it could be even more time consuming and difficult then the actual production process.
The distribution process is almost like the middle man of the business and it includes the part of the industry that gets the movie from the studio to the theatre.
The next step withing the film industry process is distribution which is sometimes much more difficult than the actually process of creating the film. A distributor needs to feel very confident about distributing the movie due to the enormous amount of money and cost involved within this process. The distribution process consists of making sure that a distrubutor has the backing of a major studio or well known director where they then sit down to settle a distribution agreement the financial topic of leasing and profit sharing.
The exhibition of the film is the theatres where the film is shown, along with the people and technology involved in the exhibition, such as pojectors, pojectionist and sound equipment etc.
Exhibition is also the retail branch of the film industry.
Cinema Exhibition is still the primary channel for films to reach their audiences. The premiere which is a high profile star-studdied event which is used to launch the film to the public with an explosion of media coverage, usually full of gossip to grab people's attention. Knowing the audience is very important which is why the marketing team runs tests to see how the film is recieved. The Exhibition Department provides the final link in the film production chain, and is responsible for bringing the finished product to its audience. There are two main occupations in the exhibitioning of the film which is the programmer and projectionist. Programmers are responsible for selecting a suitable range and mix of films for a specific venue, while the projectionist is responsible in ensuring that the film is projected at the correct time, without any technical problems.
Therefore, in conclusion the main process of the film making is production, distribution and exhibition which finally gets the film from the written script to the audience in cinema and or on DVDs, etc.
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