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What production company are you going to use?

The production company I am going to use for my opening to a thriller is Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. is an American producer of film, television, and music entertainment.

Why are they suitable?

I believe that Warner Bros. Company are suitable as a production company for my film as they have produced and been the production team behind many other films which have the same key themes that I am basing my opening to a thriller on. Over the years the company has grew and became more successful since it was first founded in 1918 as Warner Bros Studios, April 24^th 1923 as Warner Bros pictures becoming the production company for a number of the world’s most famous films, for example The Dark Knight and the Harry Potter trilogy.

What other films have they successfully produced?

·       Batman Trilogy – (Begins, Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises)

·       Matrix Trilogy – (Matrix, Reloaded, Revolutions)

·       Harry Potter Boxset – (7 films)

·       Inception

·       Hangover Part 1 and 2

·       J. Edgar

·       Superman Returns

·       Man of Steel

·       Blade Runner

Why is that significant for your film?

These films are significant for the production of mine as it allows me the see the type of films the company that I have chosen to work with produces and the types of genres included. I have already previously talked about the fact that I believe that they are suitable for this role as they have directed a number of films which have similar if not the same themes and genres that my film is based on. These themes are the psychological and mystery genre. Films which Warner Bros have produced which relate to the genres are films like Inception starring Leonardo Di Capprio and The Matrix Trilogy.

What distribution company are you going to use?

I am going to use Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. My reason for this is they are

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.  They will decide and make important decisions regarding important events to do with the release date of the film to the public i.e in the cinema and home entertainment. 

Is it part of a vertically integrated organisation?

 Yes it is because they are fully in control of all aspects of the film e.g production, release, financing, distribution etc.

Why is that significant?

 It is significant to be part of an integrated company because it allows one to be streamlined in terms cost effectiveness and to be in control of all aspects of the film’s production processes and bring organisational structure internally and thus not rely on outside parties.

If you are choosing an independent company, why have you decided to do this?

 We have not chosen to use an independent company because we it want it to be part of a conglomerate and utilise other Warner Bros names under the same ‘umbrella’ name.  The public will recognise the name Warner Bros in many uses e.g music whereas if we had used a non-independent company there would be no name to draw the public in to begin with.

What other films have they distributed?

 Some of the films distributed by Warner Bros are :

.            Inception

.            Book of Eli

.            Sherlock Holmes – Game of Shadows

.            Chernobyl Diaries

How does that tie in well with your film?

These films, distributed by Warner Bros, tie in well with my opening to a thriller film as they are based on similar genres to that of my opening which are psychological and mystery.