Institution

The majority of the films that are hugely successful are made by one of these six companies; Sony, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Disney and Universal. From this picture below you can see clearly how these big six have the rights to several, huge movie franchises as well as the highest grossing films of the last few years. Below these major companies are what are referred to as Mini Majors. These are companies that will never be a major institution but are still big in their own right and make hugely grossing films such as the Hunger Games.

To make a film 'low-budget' it usually has a budget of up to $2 million where as a 'high-budget' film usually has a budget of around $250 million. Whether these films make a profit or not depends highly on what time of the year the film is released in.

 

October to February is the season for Academy Award Nominated films. These types of films are hard hitting and moving and will eventually receive nominations for award shows such as the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes.

 

Half-Term to Christmas is the time for Christmas films and popular children animations. This time of the year brings in lots of revenue for film company's because it's a children's holiday and a popular day out for parents and children is to visit the cinema and watch a movie.

 

Easter to Summer is the season for big blockbuster movies. Films that require minimal thinking from their audience which is what makes them so entertaining for so many people. These films provide an escape from the boring reality of everyday life and attract large audiences.

 

Film Logo

 

This is the film logo that I was tasked with creating. I struggled to come up with an original idea for a production company logo so after researching images of many film companies I finally came up with this logo.

I created this logo using Adobe Fireworks and will apply the knowledge I learnt from using this technology to my first film opening task.