The document discusses research conducted on three British thriller films and their production companies to compare them to the film chosen for the opening. It provides plot summaries and information on the production companies for each of the three films. It then discusses why the researchers chose Millennium Films as the company to model their opening film after, noting that while their original inspiration was produced by eOne, Millennium Films better fits the thriller genre and has recently produced British thriller films like London Has Fallen.

1. As a part of the research with discovering the different institutions for the thriller genre,
I decided to find 3 examples of British thrillers and compare their institutions with the
one chosen for our opening. When doing so, the main aim was to find one that fit ours
or if the one we chose was the right match or needs to be changed in order to relate to
the genre and the location.

2. Bio of the film: A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two
former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
The main factors when researching the film were
the budget, which showed if it was an expensive
film to make or inexpensive which allowed us to
relate back to ours. As well as the type of
institutions incorporated with the film.
Institution Info:
CinemaNX was a production company, however now
is merged into Isle of Man Film therefore when
conducting research I did it on Isle of Man film.
IOFMF regional screen agency, part of Isle of Man
Government’s Department of Economic Development.
They have co-financed and co-produced over 100
feature films e.g. Miss Potter and television drama
and are one of the busiest institutions in the British
Isles. They ‘offer a package of services for film
producers and production companies. Equity
investment via our partner Pinewood Pictures, a
wealth of natural locations, a talented crew base,
experienced facilities and services companies come
together with a film-friendly Government.’

3. Bio of the film: A dissatisfied soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs
who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
Institution Info:
The institution ‘Warp Films’ is very unique and different in comparison to
many other companies in this field. They have been placed as ‘one of
the most exciting and respected UK production companies.’ This is
because they aren’t afraid to take risks and are working towards
becoming the best with the launch of prestige shows on Channel 4, Sky
Atlantic and Canal +. Their current genre consists of sci-fi, emotional
drama, thrillers, literary adaptations, historical mysteries and many
more.

4. Bio of the film: The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic
Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to
experience greater havoc on the open seas.
Institution info:
Icon Entertainment International founded in
1999 is one of the UK’s leading
independent film distributors. They have a
library of over 200 titles ranging from
mainstream hits such as Paranormal
Activity, 30 Days of Night, Transporter 3 and
What Woman Want and many more. Similar
to Isle of Man Film, both companies have
produced/distributed films that became
successful so therefore they are more of an
aware company. This is in comparison to
Warp Film although they have a different
approach to the type of films they are
incorporated with.

5. The Disappearance of Alice Creed: The film was distributed by West End Films but was also
apart of BFI’s funding for New Models and they used the technique of digital innovation to attract
the audience. The film was screened at the 2009 London Film Festival, the 2009 Toronto
International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010. After a well publicised Facebook
campaign to choose a Cinema to host the World Premiere of the film, Southampton University
Student's Union won the event, which took place on 20 April 2010. As for home media, the film
was released on DVD in the UK on 4 October 2010.
Dead Man’s Shoes: The film was distributed by Optimum Releasing and was released in the
UK on 1 October 2004. There wasn’t a lot of information on how the film was released except
for on 17 November 2012, as part of Warp Films 10-year anniversary celebrations, Dead Man's
Shoes was re-scored live at the Magna Science and Adventure Centre in Rotherham by
musicians Gavin Clark, Joel Cadbury, Jah Wobble and more.
Triangle: The film was distributed by Icon Home Entertainment and then the institution distributed the
film on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 1 March 2010, whilst First Look Studios distributed the title on
both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 2 February 2010. The film premiered in the UK at the London
FrightFest Film Festival on 27 August 2009. Triangle was theatrically released on 16 October 2009, in
the UK; 30 December 2009 in Belgium; 21 January 2010 in the Netherlands.

6. We chose the institution Millennium Films as although our film inspiration ‘P2’ was produced and
distributed by eOne (Entertainment One), which we did research on but we didn’t think it suited our
genre as well as it could of. Millennium Films was founded by Avi Lerner who now has more than 350
films to his credit, he is one of the most experienced and successful independent producers of our
time. The institution had created other genre of films which we didn’t think associated enough,
therefore we found Millennium Films when researching other companies. We thought this fit our genre
and opening well as many of the films they are incorporated are thriller, mystery, sci-fi, action or horror.
Although being founded in the U.S, they still produce British films for example a newly released film
‘London Has Fallen’, ‘Before I Go to Sleep’ and more. ‘London Has Fallen’ has been the most recent
film for the company and was only released on the 3rd of March, the film is thriller related as well as
crime therefore showing they still produce relevant films related to our opening.