Part 1:
-There are lots of complications with making a movie including media threats from the press.
-The film industry has to basically re-invent itself every year.
-High-risk, high-return business.
-Hollywood Studios are conglomerates and look to produce movies and work with brands that will spread worldwide.
-British film industries are like service providers for the American conglomerates.
-Screen writers are the basis to all films.
-Screenplays will be re-written thousands of times before they are perfect.
-Actors and directions all come and go during the process of pre-production.
-Development is a long process because trends and ideas change all the time.
-Warner Bros. paid £10 million each to the actors of Spider man Lives which, in the end, was never made.
-Movies must have a good script to be successful.
-Directors have list of actors that desire to be in their film however the financial team don't always agree depending on the budget and how much the actor requires to be in the film.
-Fixed ideas of actors from the director is always a mistake as if they can't afford that actor the won't be as involved in the film.
-Some people believe that if the director loves a film so much they should fund it.
Part 2:
-All audiences are different, some go with the current trendy films whereas others prefer originality.
-Sequels are risky as they could let the audiences from the first film down.
-7/10 highest grossing films in 2012 were sequels.
-Independent films in the UK are paid for through companies like the BFI.
-Timing, marketing, audience and distractions all effect when a film comes out.
-UK government give a percentage a film took in back to it.
-Aside from tax credits, a crucial part played in the financing of the film is by the sales agent who sells the distribution rights.
-Films are made by production companies and screened by cinemas but the two are linked by distributors.
-Independent companies have to have many distribution deals which is done by the sales agent who estimates the distribution rights and assess the risk with distributing a film.
-Raising funding for an independent film company or first time director is hard as they need help to fund their film and produce it all.
-The public also help a film to make money as if they buy tickets to view it in the cinema the production company or director can make money.
-Now an everlasting list of investors that are financing some of the best independent films e.g. American Hustle financed by Megan Ellerson.
-Buyers who want action films don't see women as good directors which is why women struggle to get films financed more.
-Cinemas will show whatever sells and most people want to see Hollywood films.
-91% spent at box office goes to the studios.
-300 million dollars in China alone, Transformers 2014
Part 3:
-Movies are normally judged on their opening weekend.
-Production is now part of the promotion of the film.
-Some films are so talked about it influences more people to go and see it even after the opening weekend just so they can be involved in these discussions.
-Getting the stars on magazine covers and talk shows helps to make the film more of an event so it makes it seem that you can't miss this film.
-Every single other distributor is competing against one another and are trying to do the same thing.
-The trailer of a movie can be an event on its own.
-Some people think that all the funny jokes or endings are in the trailer which can ruin the film for the audience or draw them in even further.
-With a rapidly expanding cinema audience, China is now the 2nd largest box office in the World.
-Transformers was the biggest sold movie in 2014 because it targeted this audience as it was filmed in Hong Kong and some extras were picked up from a Chinese reality show.
-15-35 year olds are the most common cinema audience.
-Window of release, time from America release to English or cinema to DVD.
-Video on demand challenges this as you can stream movies on the same day as it's theatrical release and watch it in the comfort of your own home.
-Some people think if a DVD came out the same day as a film came out in the cinema, the cinemas would be completely empty.
-The effort of marketing really matters to promote films.
-Britain try to make original content not compete with Hollywood.
-When it comes down to showing films, the future is simultaneous distribution with audiences choosing when, where and how they watch their movies.
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