By James Rawlinson

CASE STUDY

THE WOMEN IN BLACK – TECHNICAL ASPECTS • Release date: 10th February 2012

• Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller

• Running time: 95 mins

• Main distribution companies: CBS Films (USA), Hammer films (UK)

• Budget: $17,000,000 (Estimated)

• Worldwide gross: $127,730,736

• Directors: James Watkins

• Producers: Simon Oakes, Brian Oliver, Richard Jckson

• Main actor: Daniel Radcliffe (Arthur)

THE WOMEN IN BLACK - COMPANIES• Hammer Films (Producer) – Founded in the 1950’s, key person is Simon Oakes. Hammer

Films concentrates on Horror films such as The Women in Black. The parent company is Exclusive Media. (UK)

• Momentum Pictures (Distributer) – The biggest UK distributer owned by Alliance Films since 2007.

THE WOMEN IN BLACK – JOB ROLES• During the production stage the producers pick the full cast including actors and set cast,

this includes:

• Sound effects: Adds the sound after the filming such as foot steps. (Niv Adiri is the main sound effects editor)

• Special effects: Adds the special effects which cant be done when filming, this can be CGI which is creating a animated person such as the women. (Adam Hollow is the special effects technician)

• Visual effects: Using technology such as 3D cameras to give the audience a better experience. (Daniel Reidler the 3D artist at filmgate)

• Stunts: Stuntmen are used when stunts are performed and the actor is capable of doing the stunt (Lloyd Bass leading stuntman in The Women in Black)