Class Notes: Film Studios

Film Studios: Mr Grimsley (Objective 1) Learning Objective: 1) To be able to indicate how films are produced/Distributed 2) To research and decide upon the film studio who will produce/distribute your film. What is a studio? A studio is a company that produces/distributes motion pictures. What are the main studios? Fox Paramount Sony/ Columbia Universal Walt Disney Warner Brothers These 6 are the top studios that produce/distribute films , and they all own sub divisions which target small films due to the budget of the film or chosen by the genre of the film. On the distribution side , they need to put the film out to the public from everything that happens in-between production (making the film) and exhibitom (people watching the film in cinema or on DVD and television ect , for film to receive an age certificate by companies such as BBFC and MPAA; and marketing and promotion of the film from the paid 'above the line' advertising such as trailers and posters ect. Or 'below the line' which is not paid for such as interview with a star in a newspaper.