The presentation analyzes the advertising campaign for the 2004 film "The Bourne Supremacy." The aim of the campaign was to maximize box office sales and gross more than the previous film in the series. The target audience was strong male viewers aged 16-34 who enjoyed action, crime, and thriller stories. The campaign included TV ads on sports and movie channels, as well as an interactive website with movie footage and a competition. The campaign was successful, as "The Bourne Supremacy" became the number one film its opening weekend and grossed over $288 million worldwide, more than the previous film.

1. PRSENTATION BY:FILIPE, DANNY & JORDAN

2. IntroThe Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 American spy film loosely based onRobert Ludlum’s novel of the samename. When Jason Bourne is framedfor a botched CIA operation he isforced to take up his former life as atrained assassin to survive. The film was directed by Paul Greengrass and it starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. This presentation analyzes the advertising campaign leading up to the release of the film.

3. Aim The aim of the advertising campaign was to maximize box office takings of the UIP action movie The Bourne Supremacy.The target was for The Bourne Supremacy to gross more than the previous film in the series The Bourne Identity.

4. Target Audience Demographic:Strong Male Audience.Men aged 16-34Psychographic:Fans of Tom Clancy type stories, action, crime and thrillers.

5. Examples of commercialsUIP and ZenithOptmedia worked closely with Sky to create an integrated TV campaign that used core channels, interactive advertising, Sky’s Pub sports channel and the Skymovies.com website. Example of a Bourne Supremacy trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOLviFy9inA

6. Form of media being used: TV TV e.g.70-second, 30-second and 10-second TV ads.Channels used:Sky Box OfficeSky Pub SportsSky Movies NewsITVC4FiveEmap Music ChannelsSci-FiIn total the TV campaign reached 375 ratings.

7. Form of media being used: OnlineInteractive site-the Bourne Passport-was created offering consumers the opportunity to watch footage from the movie, behind the scenes films, and an interview with the star Matt Damon.There was also a competition offering the chance to visit five of the locations featured in the film, it could be entered via the red button, mobile or online. (Attracted more than 17,000 entries)

8. Comparison A similar campaign was carried out for the 2006 action movie Casino Royale. E.g.The posters are very similar,with both having their lead character walking determined towards the audience, with a gun in hand,making it clear what the film will be about. TV ads for Casino Royale were also ran on more men focused channels (Sky sports, etc.) so it targeted the same audience as The Bourne Supremacy.

9. SummaryIn conclusion, the advertising campaign was a success because their aim was achieved. The result was The Bourne Supremacybecoming the number one film on its openingweekend and it went on to gross$288,500,217 worldwide, grossing more thanthe previous film in the series which earnedjust $214,034,224.

10. Bibliographyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bourne_Identity_(2002_film)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bourne_Supremacy_(film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372183/