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The initial founders
of Working Title are
Tim Bevan and
Sarah Radclyffe.
Working Title has
been co-chaired by
Tim Bevan and Tim
Fellman since 1992.
Working Title has
worked with the
worlds most known
film companies,
such as: Warner
Brothers, Universal
and Lionsgate.
Working Title have produced very
popular films since they started, such as:
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Paul is one of their more
recent successful comedy
films.
Director: Greg Motto
Screenplay: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Cast
‘’Two British comic-book geeks traveling
across the U.S. encounter an alien
outside Area 51.’’
Director: Brian Helgeland
Screenplay: William Hjortsberg
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Working Title has
helped make some
of the worlds best
known films. Here
are two and some
information about
them. Legend is one of
the most recent
successful films
Working Title has
worked on.
Cast
The film tells the story of the
identical twin gangsters Reggie and
Ronnie Kray, two of the most
notorious criminals in British history,
and their organised crime empire in
the East End of London during the
1960s.
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Market Position
Working Title has
increased its
population mainly
by the placement of
genre of the films
that they’ve helped
produce. They’ve
then branched out
to bigger companies
such as PolyGram
and Universal.
Without the
production of films
involving big
companies such as
Universal and
PolyGram, Working
Title may not be as
well known as they are
today, nether making
the amount of money
they make today.
All of the films that
Working Title have
helped to produce
haven't been a
success of some
sorts, the majority
will have made them
a profit but some, not
so much.
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Competitors
Due to the film industry
being as big as it is,
Working Title has many
competitors such as Film
Four LTD and StudioCanal
or any other film company
for that matter.
Having competitors is
never easy, it means that
you obviously have to
compete with other film
companies which could
result in you not making
as much money as you’d
hoped for in the
beginning, especially
when they’re more
popular than you.
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competing
companies.
Here are some of the most
recent films made by
these companies and how
the statistics stack up
against each other in
terms of gross profit.
WorkingTitle
Mr Bean’s Holiday
Gross = $33 Million
StudioCanal
Slumdog Millionaire
Gross = $141 Million
Film4
Paddington
Gross = $76 Million
WorkingTitle
LesMiserables
Gross = $149 Million
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Film Title Box Office Gross Production Cost Release Date Genre
Paul $101 Million $40 Million 18th March 2011 Comedy, Sci-Fi
Everest $192 Million $65 Million 25th September 2015 Adventure, Drama
The Theory of Everything $15 Million $121 Million 26th November 2014 Drama, Romance
Les Miserables $442 Million $61 Million 25th December 2012 Action, Comedy
Johnny English – Reborn $165 Million $45 Million 21st October 2011 Action ,Comedy
Mr Beans Holiday $230 Million $25 Million 24th August 2007 Comedy, Family
Nanny McPhee $123 Million $34 Million 27th January 2006 Comedy, Family
Shaun of the Dead $30 Million $4 Million 24th September 2004 Horror, Comedy
Legend $35 Million $25 Million 20th November 2015 Crime, Thriller
Contraband $96 Million $50 Million 13th January 2012 Action, Crime, Drama
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Film Title Mise en Scene Iconography Semiotics Connotations
Paul
In Paul the arrangement
of the props and the
chosen scenery of the
film was set out cleverly
to add to the narrative of
the film. The characters
didn’t come across any
civilisation through the
desert, so this adds the
original idea of a desert,
with it being empty with
nothing in it.
Struggling writers,
making the most of
what they have, as seen
in the images below,
their camper van shows
their wealth, not very
expensive items, food
lying around, this all
adds to the effect.
The film tries to make
you attached to the
character Paul due to
his appearance, big
eyes, some audiences
may find him ‘cute’ or
easily loved so when
the scene comes when
dies, people will feel
sympathy.
In the scene where the
blind woman comes
into the film, seen as
though she can’t see
Paul, she acts
completely normal, no
negativity towards him
whereas if she was able
to see then she’d most
likely have a different
reaction to the
character, but she acts
differently than normal.
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Due to the results on my survey, I can
identify that the main age of the people who
watched my film were aged between 13-15
and 16-20 due to 2 being in each column its
split even.
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3
12 or
below
13 to
15
16 to
20
21 to
25
26+
How old are you?
Number of
Participants
On the gender sides of things, it
was fairly even, 3 males were
surveyed and 2 females. I would
say that mainly males would
stereotypically watch this film
due to the action-packed scenes
that take place.
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1
2
3
Male Female
Are you male or female?
Number of
participants
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I then asked the participants how often they watched
comedy films and if they enjoyed watching them and if so,
why. This then gives an indication to what the rest of the
questionnaire is going to turn out like.
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2
3
How regularly do you
watch comedy films?
Number of
participants
0
Yes Sometimes Never
Enjoy watching comedy
films?
Number of
participants
If answer was yes, why?
Good to Laugh
They’re funny, enlightens the mood and makes me happy
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I then moved off of the generic
questions and started to ask
questions about the film specifically
to find out their experience. These
questions involve what they
enjoyed about it, and if not, what
could've been done to improve the
film in general.
Enjoy watching Paul? Why?
Enjoyed it - Funny Scenes, loved the characters
Could've been better
It was alright - My sense of humour, got a bit boring over time
It was alright - Quite funny, not quite into talking aliens
It was alright - Good concept of the friendship between alien + human
If answer was 'Could've been better' or 'Not at all' what could’ve changed?
Could've been better - Not really into talking aliens
Favourite part of film, why?
When the guy got shot gunned - Funniest part
When Paul spins a donut on his finger - Because it’s funny
The entering of Paul - Dramatic
Didn't have one
Where Paul is in the toilet, he comes out then a woman passes out - Funny
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Finally, for the last 2
questions, I finished it off by
asking if they'd recommend
the film to family or friends to
get an idea of their overall
experience and then to rate
the film out of 10.
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3
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Likely
Likely Unlikely Very
Unlikely
How likely to recommend
Paul to family or friends
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Participants
What would you rate Paul? Participant No.
6 1
7 2
7 3
4 4
9 5
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Film Review This video is my film review
of Paul.
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Expectations
At first I wasn’t sure what quite to expect from this film due to it including some
well-known actors but then the storyline is based on an alien. The producer isn’t
as well-known as the actors, producing one well known title; Super Bad. As soon
as seeing the trailer, which mainly focused on the special FX, the film looked like
just another ‘Pegg and Frost’ comedy leading from Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the
Dead. The trailer left me wanting to see the film instantly due to the action
packed events that took place. With that being said, it was overall an
entertaining, humorous film to watch.
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To advertise this film, they went as far as they could with their set budget of $40,000,000
(estimated). By putting it onto buses, in newspapers, websites, and trailers on YouTube, television
or even interviews on the radio they received much more publicity and excitement for the
release date of the film. They didn’t put adverts in the newspapers as much due to it being a
bigger film so they went for the bigger options. The film made a gross profit worldwide of
$101,000,000 (estimate).
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Judging by the rest of the comedy films Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have produced together, this
one was expected to be no surprise but to be as funny and entertaining. The film got many
negative reviews due to the film apparently being produced just for the geeky kinds of people,
then mentioning how it should’ve made the film to suit all audiences, not just one. In my opinion
the film suits all different audiences, family, comedy, geeky, children, basically anyone, fair
enough not everyone will approve to the film, it might not be their sense of humour but there’ll
definitely be at least a selection of people from each audience group that approves to the film.
On the other hand Paul is a geek friendly film with it involving aliens; it’ll immediately spark an
interest for the alien lovers to go see it.
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There are plenty of camera shots used in the film Paul. In the scene where Paul is entered into
the film and meets Frost and Pegg, close up camera shots are used on Paul, Frost and Pegg to
emphasise the shock on the 2 humans’ faces and then the calm expression given by Paul. An
extreme close up is used where Pegg and Frost have their first sighting of Paul and the extreme
close up is to then show their immediate reaction and emotions. The two shot and the over-the-
shoulder shot is used here also to capture more than one reaction at once, for example when the
camera is looking over Paul’s shoulder at Frost and Pegg, this shows their reaction but then
emphasises the size difference between Paul and the humans. The wide shot is then used in the
scene right at the beginning of the film where Frost and Pegg are driving their RV down a long
road through the desert, this sets the location where the film is set.
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With the main storyline and the audience already being discussed, the cast was very well chose,
no doubt a lot of time was taken to think out the right actors for each part to play and then one
of the most important roles – the voiceover for Paul. If I had to choose the cast and have different
actors in any scene I wanted, I don’t think I could fault a single one of them. Something that
surprised me was the fact that Pegg and Frost both worked together to create the screenplay for
the film, so I then found out that was the reason for all of the references to other films and then
the other clever gags. At the start of the film the characters create small jokes between them or
share them with everyone whom they then end up repeating endlessly throughout the film which
becomes funnier as the film goes on, they do this with a collection of different jokes.
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Going off on a bit of a tangent, the release date of this film was on Valentine’s Day. I wouldn’t
suggest going to see this film on Valentine’s Day as it isn’t the most romantic film I’ve ever seen
but it sure is an entertaining film to watch. Another surprise was the fact that it was released on
Valentine’s Day and it was still a big box office hit.
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All in all I enjoyed watching Paul, it’s my sense of humour and it’s the kind of film you can watch
over and over and still find funny. I’d definitely recommend this as a film to watch with the family,
or with friends.
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My case study – Paul was
distributed by Working Title who
weren't as popular as some of the
companies shown on the left of the
page, this is why to get bigger, they
made films with the companies,
such as Universal, Warner Bro’s,
etc.
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trailer for my
film Paul
The way in which Paul is made to look makes the
audience generate feelings for the character – Big
eyes, such as a dog which emphasises cuteness.
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The film Paul doesn’t
present many Ethical
issues due to the
amount of CGI used in
the film.
The main ethical issue about Paul is
about the amount of males and
females present in the film, there
are plenty more male characters that
enter the film than females but then
the main female actor is blind.
An issue some people
might see Paul as an
ethical problem with him
being a male.
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Legal + Ethical Exclusivity and Confidentiality
A non-disclosure agreement, is a legal contract between at least two parties that
outlines confidential material, knowledge, or information that the parties wish to share
with one another for certain purposes, but with to restrict access to or by third parties.
Intellectual Property
This refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and
symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. It’s divided into two
categories: Industrial property, this includes inventions. The second category is
copyright which includes literary.
Copyright and Trademarks
This applies to work that is recorded in some way. Rights exist in items such as
literary, artistic, musical or even dramatic work, as well as films. Trademarks are
registered at a national or territory level with an appointed government body and
may take anywhere between 6 and 18 months to prepare.
Public Liability
Public liability insurance is crucial when filming in public
locations due to it paying out in the event of a mistake which
causes an injury to a member of public, or which damages their
property.
Employers Liability Insurance
Employers are responsible for their health and safety of their
employees during the working hours, this applies to any
workplace. Employees may be injured at work or may become
ill as a result of attending work. If the employee feels like the
employer is responsible then they can attempt to claim
compensation.
Employees Rights
The rights that an employee has to be treated in a fair, morally
acceptable, or legal way: There has also been an increase in the
level of awareness of issues such as health and safety and
employee rights.
Racism
In the past many films have had racist scenes or the nature of the
whole film is seen to be racist. It stopped in many films due to them
being banned in certain countries because of their religions or cultures
that they had or some even get banned completely from being showed
to the public because they’re seen to be that offensive.
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Sexism
This is similar to racism in the fact that it does still happen
in filming subtly but not as often as in the past due to
more people being aware of it now and the fact that a lot
of people believe in equal rights and so they stand up for
women’s rights, even in filming.

Questionnaire
The question
choices were made
to be very simple
so then people can
quickly answer
them when they
had to. The age
range I went for
was teenagers, 13-
20 due to teens
been more likely to
watch the film.
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Male Female
Are you male or female?
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participants
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2
3
12 or
below
13 to
15
16 to
20
21 to
25
26+
How old are you?
Number of
Participants
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1
2
3
How regularly do you
watch comedy films?
Number of
participants
0
1
2
3
Enjoy watching comedy films?
Number of
participants
If answer was yes, why?
Good to Laugh
They’re funny, enlightens the mood and makes me happy
Brightens the mood, a lot better than horror/action films
Enjoy watching Paul? Why?
Enjoyed it - Funny Scenes, loved the characters
Could've been better
It was alright - My sense of humour, got a bit boring over time
It was alright - Quite funny, not quite into talking aliens
It was alright - Good concept of the friendship between alien + human
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Could've been better - Not really into talking aliens
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Favourite part of film, why?
When the guy got shot gunned - Funniest part
When Paul spins a donut on his finger - Because it’s funny
The entering of Paul - Dramatic
Didn't have one
Where Paul is in the toilet, he comes out then a woman passes out - Funny
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2
3
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Likely
Likely Unlikely Very
Unlikely
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Paul to family or friends
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Participants
What would you rate Paul? Participant No.
6 1
7 2
7 3
4 4
9 5
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I asked specific questions to the
readers to get the answers I’d
like. There are only a few issues
in Paul that would concern an
active or passive audience so
there aren’t many questions
that I could ask.
The whole reason I’m asking the
audience questions is to
determine whether they’re an
active or passive audience and
then to see their views on the
questions asked.
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With the responses I got from
my desired questions, I can now
determine whether the person
answering the questions was
part of an active or passive
audience.
With this being said, the
responses I received on the first
2 questions were more in depth
and showed that the person had
an answer. Whereas question 3
showed that there might not be
a major sign of class
differentiation.
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With the results that I have gathered I
can now make a judgement on
whether the audience that answered
the questionnaire was an active or
passive audience. With that being said,
with the specific responses I got the
response was a mix between both
active and passive with the last answer
being passive and not noticing any
different classes in Paul. On the other
hand with the first and second answers
this shows evidence of them being
part of an active audience by them
going into more detail about the
answer and not just stating the
obvious.

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