3. Production Companies
‘Piranha 3DD’ produced by ‘TWC’
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is
an American mini-major film studio founded
by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005. It is
one of the largest mini-major film studios in
North America.
‘Zombeavers’ produced by ‘Epic Pictures’
Epic Pictures Group is an independent
company with headquarters in Hollywood,
California.
Co-founded by Shaked Berenson.
4. Distribution Companies
‘Shaun Of The Dead’ distributed by ‘ROGUE pictures’
In 1997, Rogue Pictures was formed as a division of
PolyGram Pictures.
They distribute: High-quality suspense, action, thriller and
urban features with mainstream appeal and franchise
potential
‘Shaun Of The Dead’ was produced by ‘Universal
Studios’
An American film studio, owned by Comcast
through its wholly owned subsidiary NBC Universal.
It was founded in 1912.
6. Production: Relativity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYbXUekPHX8
The video for the production company starts off with a close up of
molecules and zooms out into the universe until the word ‘RELATIVITY’
appears for a few seconds and then the screen goes black.
Connotation: Starts with something small (a single cell molecule) but
ends with something massive (universe).
7. Regency Enterprises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RjPar58EJM
In the video for the production company theres a zoom
out of the letter ‘R’ and the light fades away into the
letter. The word ‘Regency’ raises up. The video turns
from 3D to 2D. The video then fades to black.
8. Paramount
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQHz5p6tH-E
This video for the production company ‘Paramount’ starts of with
shooting stars and then we see the clouds and then zooms out to
high mountain tops with the stars circling around the word
‘paramount’. The video then fades to black.
9. Mandeville Films
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTKzeKOjRLo
This video for the production company ‘Mandeville Films’ starts of
with only 3 colours (blue, green and yellow), it then zooms out and
we start to see an ‘M’ there is a further zoom out to where we see
the ‘M’ and the words ‘Mandeville Films’ in between the clouds.
The video then fades to black.
10. River Road Entertainment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RjPar58EJM
In this production company logo, the opening is a
extreme close up shot of the side of the river. The
word “River road” is shown in bold over the river
making the video 3D. At the end, “River road”
changes to a black font and then fades to black.
11. Village Roadshow Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIuVl_bm44
At the beginning of this video, there is a extreme close
up shot of the many ‘V’s for ‘Village’ and is shown as
being 3D. The bright light in the background changes
to pitch black with a wipe transition as the production
companies name appears.
12. 20th Century Fox
The production company “20th Century Fox” begins with a
majestic tone of non diegetic score music. The symbol starts
off with an extreme close up and gradually zooms out as the
music pitch becomes higher. The clip then ends with an
establishing shot of the logo and what the company does
underneath the logo.
13. Sony Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWp7NQ0Qhk
The Clip for “Sony Pictures” also uses majestic non diegetic score music
alluding to the fact that this is a subsidiary of a big company. The clip starts
off with a purple sky and light purple clouds, then turns into bubbles, this
portrays the simplicity of the clip and the logo isn't over the top. However
the logo appears on the screen word after word showing the importance of
the company.
14. Distribution: Columbia Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNyWucMvgo8
The video starts off with an extreme close up of the sky and
then zooms out into a long shot to show you the whole
image. Once this has happened the text fades in and the
background is seen moving. Then the clip fades to black.
15. Dimension Films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLmV-WVx3zg
The company usually releases
horror films, comedy films
and action films.
The video starts off with a close up of the letter ‘D’ and
then zooms out to reveal the rest of the word, whilst this
is happening the word is turning blue with a wipe
transition. The image then fades to black.
16. Lionsgate
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4rMOsFJWE
This video for the distribution company ‘Lionsgate’ starts of as a
black screen, then goes to machinery and has a quick zoom out to
a keyhole. Golden doors then opens and reveals the word
‘Lionsgate’ in between the clods. The end image may connote the
fact that ots opening the doors to the film. The video then fades to
black.
17. Overture Films
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh15PgwiI68
This video for the distribution company ‘Overture’ starts of as a black
screen. An oval shape similar to a blue rainbow starts to be drawn
whilst the word ‘overture’ appears. The drawn rainbow gets thicker
and bolder. The video then fades to black.
18. Warner Bros. Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TykJZck6L0Q
The extreme close up shot of the gold in the
companies title is shown as houses. This then zooms
out to the logo ‘WB’ and finally shows the production
companies name in blue clouds.
20. UFDC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75HJKtw245s
The clip of the ‘UFDC’ logo begins with the logo approaching
the screen with a slow pace. The logo then almost has an
outline reflection of it behind the bigger logo with clearly
states the logo. Towards the end of the clip the distribution
company name is clearly stated under the logo “United Film
Distribution Company”
21. Walt Disney Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMAo7JuOiMA
The “Walt Disney Pictures” clip starts off with the logo building
up, showing the Walt Disney castle being formed. This connotes
the idea of fairytale and magic. However a big flashing light
appears in the middle of the screen as the company name is
introduced; portraying its importance on the screen.
