2. Film industry
The UK's film industry is part of a constantly developing creative media
landscape.
When we talk about the film industry, we're referring to its six different
component parts: Development, Production, Facilities, Distribution,
Exhibition and Export.
The nature of the industry means production companies are often set up for
a specific production and then close down when production is complete.
3. Size, shape and structure
there are around 400 'permanent' (i.e. registered) companies in the film industry,
this figure varies depending on the number of productions being worked on at any
one time. Of the companies existing today, we can say approximately 43% are
production, 13% are distribution and the remaining 44% are exhibition companies.
In 2006, the UK film industry contributed £4.3 billion to the UK economy, up from
£3.1 billion in 2004.
516 films were released across the UK in 2007, a 58% increase over the
decade. UK films, including co-productions, accounted for 21% of releases and
29% of the market by value.
In 2007 the UK had the largest number of digital screens in Europe at 296
screens, double the number in 2006.
4. Some companies in the sector
TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film production/distribution studio and
subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar
Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The concept for TriStar Pictures was the brainchild of Victor Kaufman, a
senior executive of Columbia Pictures (then a subsidiary of Coca-Cola), who
convinced the studio, HBO, and CBS, to pool resources to split the evergrowing costs of making movies, creating a new joint venture in 1982. On
May 16, 1983, it was given the name Tri-Star Pictures (when the new
company was formed and did not have an official name, the press used the
code-name "Nova", but the name could not be obtained as it was being used
as the title for the PBS science series. It was the first new major Hollywood
studio to be established since RKO Pictures was founded over 50 years
earlier.
5. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (DWA) is an American animation studio based in
Glendale, California that creates animated feature films, television programs, and
online virtual worlds. They have released a total of twenty-seven feature films,
including the franchises of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs.
Aliens and How to Train Your Dragon. As of June 2013, its feature films have made
$11 billion worldwide, with its $430 million average gross surpassing all other
studios besides Pixar ($595 million). Three of DreamWorks Animation's films—
Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After—are among the 50 highestgrossing films of all time, and fifteen of the films are among the 50 highestgrossing animated films, with Shrek 2 being the fourth all-time highest. Even
though the studio also made traditionally-animated films earlier, all of their films
now utilize computer-animation. The studio has so far received two Academy
Awards along with numerous Annie & Emmy Awards; as well as multiple Golden
Globe & BAFTA nominations.
6. Advantages of these companies having
many media interests.
Advantages of having a media interest is that the other media interest can
maximise the profit because they have more on to show on their logos,
which helps advertise and help the industry become more known. This can
help them have a bigger chance of becoming more successful in the media
industry.
7. Linked to industries
The film industry is linked to the gaming industry as produces games out of
the film for example spider man the movie now has a game version.
The film industry is also linked to advertisement and marketing as the new
film needs to be adverts to the people before it first comes out with the
trailer.
