Production company research

To look at different production/ distribution companies, I have decided to do some research into different conglomerate and independent companies to see which ones will produce and distribute my film.


Warner brothers:

'I am Legend' a film of a similar genre to mine, was distributed by Warner Bros pictures.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., formerly known as Warner Bros. Studios, is an American producer of film, television, and music entertainment. It is a  subsidiary of Time and has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros studios, Warner bros pictures, Warner bros interactive entertainment, Warner bros television, Warner bros animation, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, TheWB.com, and DC Entertainment. Warner owns half of The CW Television Network.
Warner brothers is a MEDIA CONGLOMORATE meaning it has lots of money/ media ownership. It can also market films through subsidiary companies (a practice known as synergy) . Its  Budgets are often  $100 million dollars +, leading to Enormous profits/ cycle of self-sustaining profits.
In 2012, the Warner Bros. Pictures Group grossed $4.3 billion at the worldwide box office, with both its domestic and international divisions crossing the billion-dollar mark for a 12th consecutive year, an achievement unmatched by any other studio to date.



DNA films:

'28 Days Later' is a 2002 z-ombie horror produced by DNA films, as it is of a similar genre, I am considering watching the film to gain more inspiration on the camera angles, costumes and props to use in my film trailer.

DNA Films is a British film production company founded by Duncan Kenworthy and Andrew Macdonald. It has been one of Britain's most successful independent film production companies in the last decade or so.
Productions include Dredd 3D, Never Let Me Go, The Last King of Scotland, Notes on a Scandal, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, The Beach, Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. The companys highest grossing film is the 2003 hit rom-com 'love actually' making $246,942,017.

Sky-dance productions:

They produced the z-ombie action epic 'WWZ', this is a film of a similar genre to mine however as it was produced on an epic scale in many locations by a fairly conglomerate company, it is different to my trailer which will be produced by a small scale independent company.

Skydance Productions is an American film and television production company based at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2010. His vision was to build a new kind of media company, dedicated to telling the epic stories , creating grand-scale cinematic experiences, and building partnerships with the world's best storytellers, most of the films are action or sci-fi based. The company raised $350 million to co-produce and co-finance films with Paramount Pictures. Skydance is responsible for feature-length films including True Grit, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Into Darkness and World War Z. They produce and finance several blockbusters a year.

Working title:

They produced the z-ombie comedy Shaun of the dead, which is a similar genre to my film trailer. My trailer would most likely be produced by a company like this as they are independent so more attention is payed to the narrative, but they are well known throughout Britain so they could help my film attract a predominantly British audience. 

Working title is an Independent film company, often these companies have low budgets of £1-2 million and produce British films gaining modest returns .Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London owned by Universal Studios
In 1999, Bevan and Fellner launched a subsidiary company named Working Title Productions, commonly known as WT². Films produced include Shaun of the dead, four weddings and a funeral, paul, Bridget Jones diary and Les Miserables.