More Film Research | Final Task

Below shows more movie statistics of a sample of thriller films. The stats show how much each filmed made in terms of 'domestic gross' and 'worldwide gross'. It also states the films production budget. By comparing different thriller films (both independent and major) I can then create a gauge to to how thriller films generally make. 

Major (Blockbuster) Films:

Independent (Low Budget) Films:

Here you can see that these two films have a big difference in domestic gross made. This is mostly down to the size of Take Shelter's production company, compared to Dead Man's Shoes. However independent films profit do differ massively because of other reasons, one being big distributors  or or large companies investing in their films. For example, submarine is a great example. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Due to its initial popularity, The Weinstein Company picked it up for a American Release. This independent film became a huge success due to The Weinstein Company investing in it.

Secondary Research | Final Task

Hollywood is one of the biggest film industries in the world and is known as the ‘movie capital of the world’. The film industry produces the worlds best movies and best directors and producers of all time. However the future of film is changing in terms of the way films are produced and shown to the audiences. Hollywood produces all types of films but these films always have a enormous budget, which generally results in a blockbuster. Compared to the television industry, the budget is so much they can afford to splash out the cash in many areas. This is not just included in the production process but also the marketing, CGI of the movie, for example.

There are 6major film studios in America that make the most revenue in films. The top 6 are: Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Warner Brothers & Universal. 

Each institution aim to be unique from the others (this is why they are all so successful!) By doing this they decide on a target audience and produce films based on what they expect their audience to like. For example, 20th Century Fox mainly focuses on producing media texts for Teenagers and Young Adults. However due to their establishment and growth they have expanded into the markets that contain different types of audiences

The Money in a Movie: Hunger Games

Production company: Color Force

Distribution: Lionsgate

Director: Gary Ross

Budget: $78million

Worldwide grosses: $691million 

Starring

Jennifer Lawerece

Josh Hutcherson

The Hunger Games hit profit in the first day of Box Office. Due to the vast popularity of the movie, many of the actresses and actors, mainly Jennifer Lawrence had a pay increase from 500k to $10million for the next film.

Here shows the top grossing films of all time for Thriller - On the Run films. The top ten have made over $100million, and nearly all of them are produced by an American institute. Including a worldwide gross will almost double every films profit, which shows their popularity and establishment. Safe House (2012) made over $126million in domestic gross, and just short of $208million in worldwide sales. Films like Safe House, come under the genre of Action/Thriller, and by looking at the sales of multiple thriller films it is very clear that this genre is popular and marketable.

I also visited the website Pearl & Dean. This website differs from box office mojo and you can see in detail the viewers of a specific film, such as the percentage in age or gender. For example, the film 'Enemy' shows all of the viewing figures on the website. It says that there is a 65% viewing from males and 35% form females. Due to this film being a thriller/crime this is perfect for the development into our opening sequence as it gives us a gauge to what target audience we need to base our film on. It also shows that people from 15-24 has the most viewing figures.

Planning For Our Storyboard | Final Task

Risk Assessment Form | Final Task

Conducting a risk assessment is crucial before shooting on location. Especially for us, filming outside school generally has more risks due to the fact that we are filming in public areas. Nearly all of our opening sequence is based around London and by having a risk assessment it will allow us to identify the risks associated with where we are going and the situation we are in. When filming, we need to understand what control measures need to be taken if we do get into any sort of dangerous situation. Below shows our risk assessment for this specific shoot, and due to the fact that Connor has conducted it, he will brief us before shooting starts so that we all understand the hazards that may arise. For example, we need to be aware of traffic (especially around the busiest parts of London) by understanding the Highway Code.

Primary Research - Questionnaires | Final Task

We also went down the route of questionnaires as well as interviews, as we wanted to have a diverse range of research methods, so we could then produce the most accurate findings as possible. To ensure depth into our results, nearly all of our questions were designed as open ended question rather than closed questions, which will lack in detail. Moreover we chose questionnaires as well, as it allows us to receive large amounts of information in a short period of time, whereas interviews took much longer to collect information. Below shows the questionnaire we sent out to our social media and email accounts, and the responses we received. 

Primary Research - Interviews | Final Task

Our target audience for our film is both male and female from 15-55. We thought this age range was a suitable choice as the genre and complexity would generally only cater for people over the aged of 15. People under the age of 15 therefore may find the film complicating due to the nature of it being a spy based thriller and the in depth connotations made. From considering our target audience, we had to carry out some primary research to see if this was the approbate age range.

Primary Research is another vital process in the Pre-Production stage. To make sure we covered this stage thoroughly we used multiple mediums to collect information. We filmed 2 groups of students (6people) at Shiplake College to gather information. In addition to this - we also collected information through the use of online questionnaires and sharing them onto our social media, and interviewed a few members of the general public that came under our desired target audience. Interviewing in my mind is a very effective technique of research methods as it allows the interviewer to explain answers and opinions in more depth - rather than just giving them a multiple choice questionnaire which doesn't show how much thought a respondent has put in.

Below shows a three part series to our Audience Research. For the first two groups (Shiplake College students) we asked them to watch a clip of 'Skyfall' and then discussed about what they liked and disliked about it. The third part was a gauge for understanding to how we need to convey our opening sequence and what needs to be included. 

Treatment Presentation | Final Task