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UK films’ share of the global box office 11%UK box office grosses £1.1 billionthere were 165.5 million admisons698 films were released for a week or more in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
The box office share of UK independent films was 7%.The box office revenue generated from 3D film screenings was £207 million. This was 18% of the total box office (the same as in 2012).Fourteen films earned more than £20 million at the UK box office in 2013.Ten of the top 20 films are UK/USA collaborations.Sequels and franchise films make up 16 of the all time top 20 chart.Six of the top performing films by genre were UK films, including the top biopic, top horror and top sci-fi releases. The top earning music/dance title, and the highest grossing UK film of the year, was Les Misérables.Comedy was the favourite genre for UK independent films, taking 28% of this category’s total box office from 20% of releases.Animation, the highest earning genre of 2013, accounted for only 5% of releases but took 21% of the total box office. The top earning animation was Despicable Me 2.Independent UK films accounted for 1.6% of the global theatrical market, at a value of just over $649 million.The global theatrical market was worth almost $36 billion in 2013; UK films earned $4.1 billion (11.4%), down from $5.3 billion (15%) in 2012.The top 10 distributors had a 96% share of the market in 2013, slightly higher than in 2012.The market share for distributors outside the top 10, at 4%, was the lowest since 2005Opening weekends represented 28% of the total box office.Apple was the highest earning VoD provider in the UK, but YouTube is the most used provider to access feature film on VoD, with over 39% of online film viewers, followed by LOVEFiLM, with 25% of viewers and Netflix with 24%.Subscription services accounted for the majority of online film revenues, overtaking digital retail for the first time.There were 6,941 unique film titles on television in 2013, including 1,800 on terrestrial channels, 1,324 on pay TV film channels and 3,817 on other digital channels.There were over 57,000 film transmissions on multi-channel television, of which over 41,000 were on pay TV film channels
The box office share of UK independent films was 7%.The box office revenue generated from 3D film screenings was £207 million. This was 18% of the total box office (the same as in 2012).Fourteen films earned more than £20 million at the UK box office in 2013.Ten of the top 20 films are UK/USA collaborations.Sequels and franchise films make up 16 of the all time top 20 chart.Six of the top performing films by genre were UK films, including the top biopic, top horror and top sci-fi releases. The top earning music/dance title, and the highest grossing UK film of the year, was Les Misérables.Comedy was the favourite genre for UK independent films, taking 28% of this category’s total box office from 20% of releases.Animation, the highest earning genre of 2013, accounted for only 5% of releases but took 21% of the total box office. The top earning animation was Despicable Me 2.Independent UK films accounted for 1.6% of the global theatrical market, at a value of just over $649 million.The global theatrical market was worth almost $36 billion in 2013; UK films earned $4.1 billion (11.4%), down from $5.3 billion (15%) in 2012.The top 10 distributors had a 96% share of the market in 2013, slightly higher than in 2012.The market share for distributors outside the top 10, at 4%, was the lowest since 2005Opening weekends represented 28% of the total box office.Apple was the highest earning VoD provider in the UK, but YouTube is the most used provider to access feature film on VoD, with over 39% of online film viewers, followed by LOVEFiLM, with 25% of viewers and Netflix with 24%.Subscription services accounted for the majority of online film revenues, overtaking digital retail for the first time.There were 6,941 unique film titles on television in 2013, including 1,800 on terrestrial channels, 1,324 on pay TV film channels and 3,817 on other digital channels.There were over 57,000 film transmissions on multi-channel television, of which over 41,000 were on pay TV film channels
Independent
What does the term ‘independent’ mean when related to film production?
Why is it difficult or risky for Independent film makers trying to be successful in the film industry ? Can you give 3 examples of UK independent film production companies?
Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and the way in which the filmmakers' personal artistic vision is realized. Usually, but not always, independent films are made with considerably lower film budgets than major studio films.
Its so difficult to make it as an independent film company, because you have to battle with the big Hollywood corps, which have stars that everyone knows and limitless supplies, where as independent have a lot less money and need more supplies, so can end up spending more on those alone, than advertising etc.
http://www.vertigofilms.com/about.php#.VHD88fmsVbE
http://www.independentfilmcompany.com/about.php
http://archersmark.co.uk/about/
Subsidiary
What does the term ‘subsidiary’ mean and can you give a couple of examples.
In general terms, less important than but related or supplementary to something:
'a subsidiary flue of the main chimney'
'many argue that the cause of animal rights is subsidiary to that of protecting the environment.'
In media terms, a subsidiary is a company that has been set up or acquired by another company that is usually either larger or better-known to the public as a result of its longevity or reputation. The acquiring company is called the parent corporation. If a parent corporation exists strictly to hold stock in other entities, it is referred to as a holding company.
In general terms, less important than but related or supplementary to something:
'a subsidiary flue of the main chimney'
'many argue that the cause of animal rights is subsidiary to that of protecting the environment.'
In media terms, a subsidiary is a company that has been set up or acquired by another company that is usually either larger or better-known to the public as a result of its longevity or reputation. The acquiring company is called the parent corporation. If a parent corporation exists strictly to hold stock in other entities, it is referred to as a holding company.
Parent company of Waner Bros
Time Warner Incorporated (formerly AOL Time Warner, stylized as TimeWarner) is an American multinational media corporation headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City.[4] It is currently the world's third largest television networks and filmed TV & entertainment company in terms of revenue (behind The Walt Disney Company and Comcast, respectively), and at one time was the world's largest media conglomerate.
On February 6, 2013, Time Warner reported revenue for 2012 of $28.7B and an adjusted operating income of $6.1B
Who is the parent company / Conglomerate of Warner Bros Studios? How much money do they make and which other companies and media companies do they own?
On February 6, 2013, Time Warner reported revenue for 2012 of $28.7B and an adjusted operating income of $6.1B
Conglomerate
What does the term ‘Conglomerate’ mean and can you give a couple of ‘media related’ examples
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company.Conglomerates are often large and multinational.
A media conglomerate, media group or media institution is a company that owns large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet.
At the end of the 1990s, there were 9 corporations (mainly US) that dominated the media world:
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company.Conglomerates are often large and multinational.
A media conglomerate, media group or media institution is a company that owns large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet.
At the end of the 1990s, there were 9 corporations (mainly US) that dominated the media world:
- AOL-Time Warner
- Disney
- Bertelsmann
- Viacom
- News Corporation
- TCI
- General Electric (owner of NBC)
- Sony (owner of Columbia and TriStar Pictures and major recording interests), and
- Seagram (owner of Universal film and music interests).
How many films in the UK Yearly top 20 films were made by ‘the big 6’ ?
The Lego Movie produced by Warner Bros. $56,890,654
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes produced by Fox $55,198,182
Guardians of the Galaxy produced by Disney $47,385,948
X-Men: Days of Future produced by Past Fox $45,595,814
How to Train Your Dragon 2 produced by Fox $41,547,592
Gone Girl produced by Fox $34,523,355
Maleficent produced by Disney $32,725,839
Captain America: The Winter Soldier produced by Disney $32,230,026
Godzilla (2014) produced by Warner Bros. $28,924,010
Rio 2 produced by Fox $26,342,826
Mr. Peabody & Sherman produced by Fox $22,511,139
The Fault in our Stars produced by Fox $19,428,900
Interstellar produced by Warner Bros. $19,117,179
The Grand Budapest Hotel produced by Fox $18,509,536
The Other Woman (2014) produced by Fox $15,515,452
The Maze Runner produced by Fox $13,927,471
Edge of Tomorrow produced by Warner Bros. $13,304,522
300: Rise of An Empire produced by Warner Bros. $12,925,711
Muppets Most Wanted produced by Disney $12,698,743
The Lego Movie produced by Warner Bros. $56,890,654
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes produced by Fox $55,198,182
Guardians of the Galaxy produced by Disney $47,385,948
X-Men: Days of Future produced by Past Fox $45,595,814
How to Train Your Dragon 2 produced by Fox $41,547,592
Gone Girl produced by Fox $34,523,355
Maleficent produced by Disney $32,725,839
Captain America: The Winter Soldier produced by Disney $32,230,026
Godzilla (2014) produced by Warner Bros. $28,924,010
Rio 2 produced by Fox $26,342,826
Mr. Peabody & Sherman produced by Fox $22,511,139
The Fault in our Stars produced by Fox $19,428,900
Interstellar produced by Warner Bros. $19,117,179
The Grand Budapest Hotel produced by Fox $18,509,536
The Other Woman (2014) produced by Fox $15,515,452
The Maze Runner produced by Fox $13,927,471
Edge of Tomorrow produced by Warner Bros. $13,304,522
300: Rise of An Empire produced by Warner Bros. $12,925,711
Muppets Most Wanted produced by Disney $12,698,743
What are the Big 6 Film Studios? Can you name 2/3 films for each one and how much money they made?
Paramount
- Crocodile dundee Box office $328,203,506
- Paranormal activity Box office $807,043,208
- Friday 13th Box office $59,754,601
20th Century Fox
- Aliens Box office $180 million
- How to train your dragon 2 Box office $618.8 million
- 28 days later Box office $82,719,885
Walt Disney Studios
- Bolt Box office $310 million
- Around the world is 80 days Box office $72,178,895
- Pirates of the Caribbean Box office $654,264,015
Columbia Pictures
- The damned united Box office $4,091,378
- Zombieland Box office $102,391,540
- Cloudy with a chance of meatballs Box office $243,006,126
Warner Bros.
- The Matrix Box office $463.5 million
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Box office $5,617,391
- Excalibur Box office $34,967,437
Universal Studios
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Box office $63,513,713
- Jurassic park Box office $1,029,153,882
- Dante's peak Box office $178,127,760
THE FILM INDUSTRY GAME
Today in class we learnt the importance of the film industry. We where given 4 envelopes, 'Hollywood production', 'Subsidiary', 'Independent' and 'Stand alone/YouTube'.
Hollywood productions had the most money, but lack creativity, leading to the creations of formulas by which they get lots of money and keep churning the same stuff out under different titles (Fast and Furious).Subsidiary had more creativity, but less money, so in retrospect, should have been the easiest section to have, but in all fairness, I was on that team.The Independent group had lots of creativity, but lacked some what in equipment and money, so had to trade a lot more with other sectors.The YouTube group tend to be single people trying to make it big, with loads of ideas, but have very little/no resources, other than their camera and their bedroom.
To get us to remember this, our teacher gave us the 4 envelopes with varying amounts of paper and stationary. The paper represented our creativity, so the YouTube had 5 sheets, and Hollywood only had one piece.The equipment was stationary, so Hollywood had a compass, 2 scissors, 2 rulers, 3 pens, 3 pencils and 2 rubbers, where as YouTube only had 1 pencil.
With this activity, we had to make shapes, representing forms of 'technology'. A Netflix idea wsa a 5cm x 7cm triangle, and was worth £2. A Cinema release was a 10cm x 10cm square, which wsa worth £10 and a DVD was a circle with a diameter of 12cm, which was worth the most at £20.
To win, we had to use all available paper, but not the envelope as we later found out, and use it carefully to be able to use the paper to its fullest potential. We also used 'Piracy', where I just stole paper when people weren't looking, which is what people do, they share the film with out permission. We also had to trade items for things we needed, such as rulers for paper.
In the end, we all had a laugh and I can't even remember who won or why we gave away our money...
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