Powerpoint Presentation for Media Class

1. Natasha Christensen

2.  Monsters- directed by Gareth Edwards
 Starred Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able- both American
actors.
 McNairy hasn’t had his ‘big break’ yet.
 Able has starred in “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane”.
 Locations: Mexico, Texas, Costa Rica, Belize, Yaxha, Maya
ruins, Guatemala,
 The estimated Budget: $800,000

3.  They used the Sony PMW-EX3 camera
 Some of the S.P that Edwards used were:
Adobe software, ZBrush, and Autodesk 3ds Max
 It took Edwards two months to try and create the first
shot of the ‘creatures’
 Due to the time limit, sound effects had to be produced
before the special effects.

4.  UK: Vertigo
 US: Magnolia Home Entertainment
 They used Facebook to promote ‘Monsters’ in France,
Russia, Japan, UK and US- it’s free and well known globally.
 The official ‘Monsters’ Website:
http://www.monstersfilm.com/
 Trailer on YouTube
 Came out on DVD, BlueRay, Online- Streaming Websites.

5.  Opening Weekend UK: £348,577
 Opening Weekend USA:$20,508
 Was shown in 64 countries
 International Box Office: $2,668,337

7.  Directed by: Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini
 Starred: Sofia Boutella, Falk Hentschel,Tom Conti
 Boutella: Famous in UK and Algeria
 Hentschel: Famous in UK
 Conti: Famous in UK
 Locations: England, Germany, France, Italy
 Budget: £7,000,000

8.  Cameras: Paradise FX 3D Rigs, Red One MX,
Silicon Imaging SI-2K (hand-held/steadicam
shots)
 Cinematographic Process: CineForm RAW (2K)
(dual-strip 3-D) (some scenes) (source format)

9.  Company: Vertigo Films (presents), BBC Films
(presents), British Film Institute (BFI), Square One
Entertainment, Film1 (in co-production with), Eagle
Pictures (in co-production with)
 Website: http://www.streetdancethemovie.co.uk/

10.  UK Total Gross: $4,835,465
 Released in 36 countries: UK, Greece, New
Zealand, Canada, Singapore

12.  Directed by: Christopher Nolan
 Starred: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway
 Budget: $250,000,000 (estimated)
 Pre-sold Elements: The comic books (DC comics),
TV Series, Movies, Books, Games and merchandising
items. (Bags, T-Shirts, Mugs)
 Franchising: The last movie in the Sequel‘The Dark
Knight’

13.  Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is
an English-American film director,
screenwriter, and producer, age 44
 Directed: ‘Interstellar’, All ‘Dark Knight’,
‘Inception’, ‘Momento’
 Nominated for 3 Oscars, including:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
‘Inception’ (2010),

14.  Christian Charles Philip Bale is
an English actor, age 40.
 Was famous before ‘Dark
Knight Rises’.
From ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘The
Machinist’, ‘American Psycho’,
‘Empire of the Sun’ (1987).
 Won an Oscar for Best
Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role in ‘The Fighter’
(2010)

15.  Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy
is a British actor, age 37
 Known before ‘Dark Knight
Rises’, from ‘Inception’,
‘Warrior’, ‘Lawless’, ‘This
Means War’
 Won BAFTA ‘Rising Star
Award’

16.  Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an
American actress and producer, age
32
 Famous for ‘Princess Diaries’, ‘Les
Miserable’, ‘Devil Wears Prada’,
‘Havoc’, ‘Rachel Getting Married’.
 Won an Oscar ‘Best Performance by
an Actress in a Supporting Role ‘Les
Misérables’ (2012)
 Won Best Supporting Actress in ‘The
Dark Knight Rises’ (2012)

17.  Website:
http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/dvd/
 Used Facebook as a way to promote it
 There are 4 trailers + teasers
 Filming locations included: UK, US, India
(The Pit Prison), Italy, Scotland (Aerial Shots)
but majority filmed in the US
 Other Distribution Companies: 20th
Century
Fox and China Film Co.
 Media: Billboards, TV, Radio, Magazines

18.  Cinematographic Process :
IMAX (some scenes)
Panavision (anamorphic)
Panavision Super 70 (some scenes)
VistaVision (some scenes)
 Cameras: Arri Alexa XT, Panavision Primo, C-, E- and G-Series Lenses &
some more advanced camera’s- Opening Plane Scene in mid-air
(Similar to American Sniper)
 SPX: VFX Supervisor
 Framestore
 Double Negative
 New Deal Studios
 Special Eye Effects

19.  Released in over 119 countries
 Opening Weekend US: $160,887,295 (USA) (4,404
Screens)
 Opening Weekend UK: £14,362,443 (UK) (594 Screens)
 International Box Office: $631,204,844
 Worldwide Box Office: $1,079,343,943
 Sold by: DVD, Blue-Ray
 Online Streaming- illegal websites: e.g. Putlocker

21.  Directed by: Clint Eastwood
 Starred: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner
 Budget:$58,800,000 (estimated)
 Film Locations (12): Morocco & USA (mostly
California)
 Pre-sold Elements: Chris Kyle’s Autobiography
(American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most
Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History)

22.  Bradley Charles Cooper is an
American actor and producer,
age 40
 Famous for: ‘Hangover (I) (II)
(III)’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’,
‘American Hustle’, ‘Limitless’
and ‘Serena’.
 Been nominated for 4 Oscars,
including: Best Motion Picture
of the Year ‘American Sniper’

23.  Powerful Website:
http://www.americansnipermovie.com//
 Media: Trailers, Billboards, Newspaper,
Magazines, TV, Autobiography
 Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures
(in association with), Mad Chance Productions, 22 &
Indiana Pictures, Malpaso Productions, RatPac-Dune
Entertainment
 Released in iMax
 Out on DVD + Blue- Ray

24.  Cameras: Arri Alexa XT, Panavision Primo, C-, E- and
G-Series Lenses
 Cinematographic Process: Digital Intermediate (2K)
(master format)
Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
Panavision Primo
Arri Alexa XT

25.  Gross: $108,730,000 (USA) (18 January 2015)
 Gross: $3,174,669 (USA) (11 January 2015)
 Opening Weekend: 3,555 Screens
$105,305,000 (USA) (18 January 2015)
 Domestic Box Office: $213,423,957
 International Box Office: $48,900,000
 Worldwide Box Office: $262,323,957

27.  Director: Paddy Considine
 Stars: Peter Mullan, Archie Lal, Jag Sanghera
 Released in 57 countries
 Cameras: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Red One MX,
Cooke Panchro Lenses- Not as professional as the
Warner Bro’s equipment.
 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

28.  Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and filmmaker,
age 55
 Famous for: ‘War Horse’, ‘The Magdalene Sisters’

29.  Companies: Warp, Inflammable Films, Film4
(financed by), UK Film Council (financed by),
Screen Yorkshire (in association with), EM Media
(financed by), Optimum Releasing (in association
with)
 Website: http://tyrannosaur-shisyuuki.com/

30.  Opening Weekend: $7,635 (USA) (20 November
2011) (5 Screens)
 Domestic Box Office: $22,088
 International Box Office: $277,000
 Worldwide Box Office: $299,088