2. QUESTION 1)WHAT ARE THE MAIN
INSTITUTIONS USED FOR EACH OF THE
FILMS?
The film institution for both Happy Feet
2 and The Hobbit is Warner Bros. The
film producer for Happy Feet 2 is
George Miller and the film producer of
The Hobbit is Peter Jackson.
3. QUESTION 2)HOW MUCH MONEY WAS USED
TO PRODUCE EACH FILM?
The budget for Happy Feet 2 was
$107,250,180, and The Hobbit was
$250,000,000. To produce Happy Feet 2
they spent $107,250,180 which symbolises
how Happy Feet 2 was a low budget film.
Whereas The Hobbit which is a high
budget film, cost $303,003,568 to produce.
4. QUESTION 3)HOW MUCH MONEY WAS MADE
FROM EACH OF THE FILMS?
Happy Feet 2 made no profit, losing -
$64,719,820, whereas The Hobbit got a
profit of $1,017,003,568. This shows the
popularity difference between both the
films and how The Hobbit had higher
popularity with audiences than Happy
Feet 2.
5. QUESTION 4)HOW WELL KNOWN ARE THE
PRODUCTION COMPANIES FOR BOTH THE
HIGH-BUDGET AND LOW-BUDGET FILM?
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an
American entertainment company
which produces film, television and
music entertainment. It is one of the
Big Six film institutes producing the well
know films such as; The Hobbit.
6. QUESTION 5)LIST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE HIGH-BUDGET FILM AND THE LOW-
BUDGET FILM IN TERMS OF THE
INSTITUTIONS
High budget films normally use multiple institutes to
collaborate on a film, whereas low budget films will
only have one film institute working on a film.
Film institutes will be used in the film promotions for
high budget films, this is not the same for low budget
films.
High budget film’s will show on the end credits in
large image font the companies logo, where the low
budget film’s will not.
7. QUESTION 6)LIST ANY SIMILARITIES THAT EXIST
BETWEEN THE HIGH-BUDGET FILM AND THE
LOW-BUDGET FILM IN TERMS OF THE
INSTITUTIONS
Both low and high budget film will
spend there profits and budgets
on the production and marketing
of the film.
8. QUESTION 7)WHAT OTHER FILMS HAS THE
PRODUCTION COMPANY MADE? WERE THESE
AS SUCCESSFUL? WHY/WHY NOT?
Warner Bros have also produced the films:
1) Magic Mike XXL – Magic Mike produced $117 million which is
more than Happy Feet 2 and The Hobbit.
2) Gone Girl – Gone Girl produced over $368 million which is
more than both Happy Feet 2 and The Hobbit.
3) Fantastic Four – Fantastic Four produced $163 million which is
more than both Happy Feet 2 and The Hobbit.
9. QUESTION 8)WHAT GENRE OF FILMS DOES
THE COMPANY USUALLY PRODUCE? IS THIS
IMPORTANT WHEN CONSIDERING WHO
COULD PRODUCE YOUR FILM? WHY?
Warner Bros usually makes fantasy and
fictional genre films for all audiences. It is
important to look at what the companies
produce when making a film as they will
be more experienced with that genre and
more experienced to create them.
10. QUESTION 9)WHAT AUDIENCES DO EACH OF
THE INSTITUTIONS AIM TO APPEAL TO? IS
THIS REFLECTED THROUGH THEIR FILM
CHOICE, OR DOES THIS VARY?
Warner Bros aim their films at all
audiences, you can tell this as
something like Happy Feet 2 is
aimed at children and families.
Whereas, the film Gone Girl’s
audience is mostly adults.
11. QUESTION 10)WHICH INSTITUTION DO YOU FEEL
OUTPERFORMS THE OTHER AND COULD CLAIM TO
BE MORE SUCCESSFUL, CONSIDERING YOUR
RESEARCH? EXPLAIN YOUR REASONS
“WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. is a fully
integrated, broad-based entertainment company and
a global leader in the creation, production, distribution,
licensing and marketing of all forms of entertainment
and their related businesses.”
Warner Bros is successful as they have produced films,
TV programs and entertainment for all audiences and
gained profit/support from them all.
