Ealing Studios is the oldest working film studio in the world and the only British studio that produces and

distributes feature films as well as providing facilities.

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An independent company

By Muhammad and Spencer

Company Information-History� Will Barker founded Ealing Studios in 1907. In 1920, Ealing was sold to

General Film Renters who decided to rent out the studio. In 1929, UnionStudios bought Ealing and paid 250,000 pounds for it, but ended up closingthe studio down when it was not successful. Thankfully, Ealing was savedwhen Basil Dean and Associated Talking Pictures (ATP) took it over in 1929.Dean did not manage Ealing Studios well, but did provide a sense ofcamaraderie to the Studio which caused Ealing to be known as “The Studiowith the Team Spirit. In 1938 Dean resigned, which marked the arrival ofMichael Balcon in the same year. When Dean left in 1938 to be replacedby Michael Balcon from MGM, about 60 films had been made at the studios.Balcon discontinued the ATP name and began to issue films under theEaling Studios name.

� Balcon had a lot of experience making films, as he worked with Gaumont-British, Gainsborough, and was the head of MGM's British unit prior toEaling. Six directors prominently worked under Balcon, and these sixincluded Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Charles Frend, Robert Hamer,Alexander Mackendrick, and Harry Watt. In 1944 the company was takenover by the Rank Organisation.

Carrying on…� The BBC bought the Studios in 1955 and spent the next 40 years creating

television productions such as Colditz, The Singing Detective and Monty Python. The Studios later passed into the hands of the National Film and Television School, but by the end of the century, the glamour was looking distinctly dilapidated.

� Decline was arrested in 2000, when the Studios were acquired by the current owners. A redevelopment programme was initiated, which preserved the oldest film studio in the world (Stage 2), whilst attracting tenants from the digital media. In 2002, Fragile Films became the studio’s production arm, and Ealing Studios started making its own movies once more. The Importance of Being Earnest was a critical and financial success.

� Ealing Studios has since accommodated high profile films including Notting Hill, Star Wars – Episode 2, Sean Of The Dead and Bridget Jones 2. In 2007, Fragile produced St Trinians, which went on to be the fourth highest grossing British independent movie ever taking over £12 million at the UK Box Office. The sequel was released in 2009, taking total earnings for the franchise to over £20m.

Joint Partnership� The studio covers all genres and has taken many risks in

the past. Ealing studios also joined forces with Presciencewhich was co-founded in 2005 by Tim Smith and Paul Brettand they have financed a significant number of recentBritish films, co-productions and internationalproductions. Together they are now called Ealing Metrowhich is a leading UK-based independent sales agentfocused on delivering quality, commercial films to theglobal market ranging from star-driven US independentproductions to intelligent British and European movies andgenre product targeted at core theatrical audiences.

Ealing Studios in the 20th Century

Older Films produced

Some newer films they produced� Notting Hill (1999)� A Christmas Carol (1999)� Lucky Break (2001)� The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)� Shaun of the Dead (2004)� Valiant (2005)� I Want Candy (2007)� St Trinian's (2007)� St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)� Dorian Gray (2009)� Burke and Hare (2010)

Profile:Ealing studios have produced a large number of films but the question is do they produce box office hits or flops.

A HIT being a film which produces a turnover which is considerably more than the cost paid to produce the film

A FLOP being a film which produces a turnover which is considerably less than what the film cost to produce.

SEAN OF THE DEAD :The genre of this film was decided to be comedy along with horror

STORYLINE :

Shaun doesn't have a very good day, so he decides to turn his life around by getting his ex to take him back, but he times it for right in the middle of what may be a zombie apocalypse... But for him, it's an opportunity to show everyone he knows how useful he is by saving them all. All he has to do is survive... And get his ex back.

Release Date: 9 April 2004

Budget :£4,000,000

Opening weekend:£1,603,410 THIS WOULD BE CALLED AS A HIT

Total :£6,463,463

The cast of this film included;

Simon Pegg ... Shaun

Kate Ashfield ... Liz

Nick Frost ... Ed

Lucy Davis ... Dianne

Production Companies

� Universal Pictures (present)

� Studio Canal (present)

� Working Title Films (present)

� WT2 Productions

� Big Talk Productions (in association with)

� Inside Track 2 (in association with)

� FilmFour (developed and produced with the assistance of)

� De Wolfe Music (Production Music)

Marketing� THIS IS A LIST OF ALL THE DISTRUBUTORS

� Focus Features (2004) (USA) (theatrical)� Mars Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)� NFP Marketing & Distribution (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)� Odeon Films (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)� Premium Cine (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)� Rogue Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)� United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)� United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (UK) (theatrical)� United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)� United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)� Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)� Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)� Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)� Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)� Panorama Distributions (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)� RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)� United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media)� Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)� Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)� Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)� Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)� Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)� Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)� Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)� Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (VHS)� Universal Pictures (2005) (Germany) (DVD)� Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)

2005 won Saturn Award Best Horror Film

2005 nominated Alexander KordaAward for Best British Film

Nira Park Edgar Wright

BAFTA Interactive Award

DVD

Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer

Nira Park (producer)

2004 won British Independent Film Award

Best Screenplay

2005 won Empire Award Best British Film

AWARDS