Boyhood is a low-budget, independent drama film made for $4 million that tells the story of a boy growing up over 12 years. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is a high-budget, mainstream science fiction blockbuster made for $115 million by Twentieth Century Fox that launched the prequel Star Wars trilogy. Both films were critical and commercial successes, though Boyhood targeted older audiences while Star Wars appealed to all ages.

1. FILM INSTITUTION
LOW BUDGET VS HIGH BUDGET

2. INDEPENDENT AND
MAINSTREAM
What is an independent film?
An independent film is a film which is made outside of the conventional studio
system.
What is a mainstream film?
A mainstream film is a film which is widespread and accessible to many people.
What is a production company?
A production company provides a physical basis for the production of a film.Will
usually provide the film with their budget for making the film.
What is a distribution company?
A distribution company is responsible for making the film available to the audience,
either on DVD or in the theatres.

3. INDEPENDENT AND MAINSTREAM FILMS
Independent Films Mainstream Films
Usually low-budget films. Usually high-budget films
Usually tackles big personal struggles. Typically light-hearted (makes you laugh/cry)
Makes you think and is seen as an ‘art’ Simple story designed for escapism.
Usually only shown in certain cinemas. More widely available.
Usually made by young/inexperienced
filmmakers.
Made by large production companies.
Associated with critical success. Associated with commercial success.
Targets an older, more educated audience. Targets a more youthful audience.

4. MOST SUCCESSFUL
LOW-BUDGET FILMS
1. Paranormal Activity (Budget = $15k) Blumhouse Productions
2.The Blair Witch Project (Budget = $60k) Haxan Films
3. Mad Max (Budget = $300k) Warner Brothers Studios
4. Napoleon Dynamite (Budget = $400k) MTV Films
5. American Graffiti (Budget = $777k) Lucas Film
6. Rocky (Budget = $995k) United Artists
7. Saw (Budget = $ 1.2 million)Twisted Pictures
8.The Full Monty (Budget = $3.5 million) Redwave Films
9. My Big Fat GreekWedding (Budget = $5 million) Gold Circle Films
10.The Conjuring (Budget = $20 million) New Line Cinema

5. THE BIG SIX FILM STUDIOS
Warner Brothers Studios Twentieth Century Fox Paramount Pictures
Universal Studios Sony Pictures Walt Disney Studios

6. WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS
Warner Brother’s Studios was set up in 1923
It was founded by SamWarner, Albert Warner, HarryWarner and Jack L.Warner.
It is run by KevinTsujihara.
Warner Brothers Studios’Typical Movie Genres – Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
and Fantasy
Warner Brothers Studios’TypicalTarget Audience –Teenagers and
young adults

7. WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS
TheTop 10 Most SuccessfulWarner Brothers Studios Movies
1.The Dark Knight (Budget = $185 million)
2.The Dark Knight Rises (Budget = $230 million)
3. Harry Potter andThe Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Budget = $250 million)
4. American Sniper (Budget = 58.8 million)
5. BatmanVS Superman (Budget = 250 million)
6. Suicide Squad (Budget = $175 million)
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Budget = $130 million)
8.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Budget = $180 million)
9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Budget = $250 million)
10.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Budget = $250 million)

8. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Twentieth Century Fox was set up in 1935.
It was founded by Darryl F. Zanuck and Joseph M. Schenck.
It is run by Jim Gianopulos.
Twentieth Century Fox’sTypical Movie Genres – Action, Adventure,
Drama, Family, Fantacy/Science Fiction
Twentieth Century Fox’sTypicalTarget Audience - Families

9. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
TheTop 10 Most SuccessfulTwentieth Century Fox Movies
1. Avatar (Budget = $237 million)
2. Star Wars: Episode 1 –The Phantom Menace (Budget = $115 million)
3. Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith (Budget = $113 million)
4. Deadpool (Budget = $58 million)
5. StarWars (Budget = $13 million)
6.Independence Day (Budget = $165 million)
7. Star Wars: Episode 2 – Attack of the Clones (Budget = $120 million)
8. HomeAlone (Budget = $15 million)
9. Return of the Jedi (Budget = $32.5 million)
10.Night at the Museum (Budget = $110 million)

10. PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Paramount Pictures was set up in 1912
It was founded by Jesse L. Lasky,William Wadsworth Hodkinson and Adolph Zukor
It is run by Brad Grey
Paramount Pictures’Typical Movie Genres – Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Paramount Pictures’TypicalTarget Audience – Range of ages and sexes

11. PARAMOUNT PICTURES
TheTop 10 Most Successful Paramount Pictures Movies
1.Titanic (Budget = $200 million)
2.Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Budget = $200 million)
3.Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Budget = $195 million)
4. Forrest Gump (Budget = $55 million)
5. Shrek theThird (Budget = $160 million)
6.Transformers (Budget = $147 million)
7. Iron Man (Budget = $140 million)
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Budget = $185 million)
9. Iron Man 2 (Budget = $200 million)
10. StarTrek (Budget = $185 million)

12. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Universal Studios was set up in 1912
It was founded by William Swanson and Jules Brulatour.
It is run by Ronald Meyer
Universal Studios’Typical Movie Genres – Action,
Adventure,Thriller and Science Fiction
Universal Studios’TypicalTarget Audience – Range of ages
and sexes.

13. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
TheTop 10 Most Successful Universal Studios Movies
1. Jurassic World (Budget = $150 million)
2. Despicable Me 2 (Budget = $76 million)
3.The Secret Life of Pets (Budget = $75 million)
4. E.T.:The Extra-Terrestrial (Budget = $10.5 million)
5. Jurassic Park (Budget = $63 million)
6. Fast and Furious 7 (Budget = $190 million)
7. Minions (Budget = $74 million)
8. Meet the Fockers (Budget = $80 million)
9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Budget = $123 million)
10. Jaws (Budget = $7 million)

14. SONY PICTURES
Sony Pictures was set up in 1991
It is run byThomas Rothman and Michael Lynton
Sony Pictures’Typical Movie Genres–Action, Adventure andThrillers/Mystery
Sony Pictures’TypicalTarget Audience –Teenagers and older

15. SONY PICTURES
TheTop 10 Most Successful Sony Pictures Movies
1. Spider-Man (Budget = $139 million)
2. Spider-Man 2 (Budget = $200 million)
3. Spider-Man 3 (Budget = $250 million)
4. Skyfall (Budget = $200 million)
5.The Amazing Spider-Man (Budget = $230 million)
6. Men in Black (Budget = $90 million)
7. Ghostbusters (Budget = $144 million)
8. Hancock (Budget = $150 million)
9.The DaVinci Code (Budget = $125 million)
10.Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Budget = $100 million)

16. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
Walt Disney Studios was set up in 1929.
It was set up byWalt Disney.
Walt Disney Studios’Typical Movie Genres – Family
Walt Disney Studios’TypicalTarget Audience – Children and Families

17. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
TheTop 10 Most SuccessfulWalt Disney Studios Movies
1.The Avengers (Budget = $220 million)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest (Budget = $225 million)
3. Pirates of the Caribbean – On StrangerTides (Budget = $250 million)
4. Alice inWonderland (2010) (Budget = $200 million)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean – At theWorld’s End (Budget = $300 million)
6.The Lion King (Budget = $79.3 million)
7. Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and theWardrobe (Budget = $180 million)
8. Pirates of the Caribbean (Budget = $320 million)
9.Tangled (Budget = $260 million)
10. Cars 2 (Budget = $200 million)

18. Boyhood – Low-
Budget, Independent
Film
StarWars Episode I :
The Phantom Menace –
High-Budget,
Mainstream Film

19. BOYHOOD
Budget - $4 million
Box Office - $44.5 million
Genre – Drama
Target Audience – OlderTeens,Young Adults/Adults
Release Date – 11th July 2014
Production Company – IFC Productions
Director – Richard Linklater
Awards – 170 Wins (including 1 Oscar) and another
202 Nominations
Main Cast – Ellar Coltrane
Patricia Arquette
Ethan Hawke
Elijah Smith

20. BOYHOOD -
INSTITUTIONS
Budget - $4 million
Box Office - $44.5 million
Production Company
The production company used for Boyhood
was IFC Productions.
Distribution Companies
The film had many different distribution
companies however two of the main
ones were - IFC Films and Universal
Pictures International.

21. STAR WARS: THE
PHANTOM MENACE
Budget - $115 million
Box Office - $1.027 billion
Genre – Science Fiction/Fantasy
Target Audience – Universal Audiences
Release Date – 16th July 1999
Production Company –Twentieth Century Fox
Director – George Lucus
Awards – 24Wins, 63 more Nominations
Main Cast – Natalie Portman
Liam Neeson
Ewan McGregor
Keira Knightly

22. STAR WARS -
INSTITUTIONS
Budget - $115 million
Box Office - $1.027 billion
Production Company
The production company for StarWars:The
Phantom Menace wasTwentieth Century Fox.
Distribution Companies
The main distribution company for this
film was alsoTwentieth Century Fox.