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1. Remakes and productionFactors which Influence them
Remakesof filmsare made formanydifferentreasons.The productioncompaniessuchasSony,who
ownsColumbiaPictures,lookthroughthe previouslymade filmsfromyearsearlieranddecide which
wouldbe a goodinvestmenttoremake.The reasonpeople mightthinkthe filmneedsremakingcan
be that theynowhave newand higherqualitytechnology,inordertoproduce amore realisticand
excitingfilm. The 1995 FilmDreddwasremade in2012 for these reasons.Lookingbackonthe 1995
versionwe see thatthere are lotsof violence,actionscenesandbackgroundsthatcouldn’tbe made
to the bestabilitydue tono CGI.The 2012 versionexcelsthe visual imageryandevencreates
extreme slowmotionshots,The Slo-Mosequencesweredesignedoverseveral yearswiththe
intentionof replicatingthe effectsof the new druginthe filmwhichmakesthe consumerof the drug
see or feel thateverythingisinextreme slow motion. Creatingthis, Alex Garlandquestionedif the
effectcouldmake the film'sviolencebeautiful.
The graphics didn’tonlyinfluence the remake;infactfansof the comics enjoyedthe remakemore
due to it followingthe storyline andtheme of the comicsmore thanthe 1995 version. The filmis
directedbyPete Travis,Butthe producerAlex Garlandhada stronginputand viewsonchangingthe
dramaticsurreal story line andscriptand optedtocreate,althoughfuturistic,amore realisticand
groundedstory. ‘Inthe UK, Dredd grossed£1.05 million from415 cinemasduringitsopening
weekend.’ Andwasa mixedgood-average viewsfromcritics,althoughlovedbyoriginal fansof the
comics. Off the backoff this filmtheywere alsoable toprofitfromsynergywithothercompanies
producingproductslike clothingandactionfiguresof the filmscharacters.
An independentcompanycalledFilmax ownedthe filmREC.SonyownsScreenGemswhobought
the rightsto REC. so theycouldthengo on to create an Englishspeakingversionof the filmanditdid
actuallystayveryclose to the original storylineof rec. Thisisvertical integration, due toSonybuying
the rightsto rec, Filmax wasable tocreate more movieswiththe money,makingthembecomean
evenrichercompany,thisalsohelpedSony astheygotevenmore moneybackfromdistributingthe
movie andalsopromotingthe DVDof the original recso gettingmoneyfromboththe new andold
film.