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Task 4 – Film Studio Research Emily Hymus http://mmasehymus.blogspot.co.uk/

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Task 4 – Film Studio Research

Emily Hymushttp://mmasehymus.blogspot.co.uk/

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Universal Studios

Universal studios is located in Hollywood.

The studio was founded in 1912 by German immigrant Carl Laemmle.

The stars which included in many of Universal Studios films include Valentino, Bette Davis, Busby Berkeley, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean and Steven Spielberg.

Newer stars who have been in Universal films include; Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, George Clooney, John Travolta, Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks and Robin William.

Universal Studios is responsible for is Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds“ in 1963. Universal released the dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park" in 1993.

Newer films include “Drag Me To Hell”, “War of the Worlds” , “Apollo 13” and “Atonement”.

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Twentieth Century Fox

The location of the Twentieth Century Fox studios is in Los Angeles.

Founded in 1913 by William Fox a 25 year-old Jewish Hungarian immigrant.

Staring in Twentieth Century film include; Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Marilyn Monroe and Richard Burton.

More recent stars starring in Twentieth Century films include; Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Will Smith and Drew Barrymore.

Old successful films made by Twentieth Century Fox include "State Fair" (1945), the original "Miracle on 34th Street" "Predator" (1987) "Home Alone" (1990).

Recent well known films made me the studios include "Avatar",127 Hours", "Black Swan", "Knight & Day", "The Chronicles of Narnia 3","The Day the Earth Stood Still”, "Taken“ and "Juno,“.

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Warner Brothers

Warner Brothers, one of Hollywood's most famous studios, was founded in 1923 by four actual brothers: Jack, Sam, Harry & Albert Warner.

The early stars at Warner Bros included Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, James Cagney, Errol Flynn, John Barrymore, Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis

Big names now star in Warner Brothers films such as Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandra Bullock, Robert De Niro, Kim Basinger, Keanu Reeves, George Clooney, Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage

Recent and well known Warner Bros releases have include; "Inception", "The Town", "The Blind Side", "Valentine's Day", "Sherlock Holmes", "The Hangover", "The Time Traveler's Wife", "Yes Man", "Sex and the City“ and "Slumdog Millionaire“.

Older films produced by Warner Brothers include; "Cool Hand Luke" (1967), "Deliverance" (1972), "The Exorcist" (1973), "Chariots of Fire" (1981), "Body Heat" (1981)

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Paramount Studios

Paramount Studios began in 1913.

In Hollywood's Golden Age, Paramount's stars included Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, William Powell, Claudette Colbert, Alan Ladd, and Marlene Dietrich.

More recent Paramount stars include Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Paramount had major hits with "Saturday Night Fever" (1977), "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), "Grease" (1978), "Reds" (1981), "Flashdance" (1983), "Fatal Attraction" (1987), "The Untouchables" (1987)

Recent releases include; "The Fighter", "Dinner for Schmucks", "Megamind", two "Iron Man" movies, three "Transformers“ and “School of Rock”.

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In conclusion..

The studio I would use to distribute my film would probably be Twentieth Century Fox. The reason for this is because it is one of the longest running film studios that I have done research into. They have been successful from the beginning and released many successful thriller films such as “Taken” and “127 Hours” both of which have been huge box office hits. Many successful stars have also featured in the their films for example Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, securing Twentieth Century films success and potentional.