8/3/2019 Working Title Questions

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Working title questions:

1) The company was co-founded by Tim Bean and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983.2) The company was founded in 1983.3) Its headquarters are based in London.4) Bevan and Eric Fellnar are now the co-chair people if the company.5) It has produced box office hits such as Shaun of the dead and Four weddings and a funeral. In 1991,

the company underwent a franchise bid and became associated with ITV for some time. In 1999,

Working title 2 productions, a subsidiary company was created as well.

6) It has employed a total of 42 staff.7) Working Title has a philosophy of balancing all factors and still expanding for increased budgets and

profits. It has aims to limit its amount of staff in order to save money in business processes, but it also

wants to keep some so that production can be completed in all aspects. The company has always had

larger superior companys watching over it currently, it works for Universal studios, and is also

associated with businesses such as Film4. The company seems to do this for expansion purposes. It

seems to have a philosophy for expanding while balancing factors, resources and influences that

effects on the companys production and success.

8) 5 Box Office hits the company has produced: Shaun of the dead, Johnny English, Johnny Englishreborn, Four weddings and a funeral, and Billy Elliot.

9) Calcium kid, Thunderbirds, The boat that rocked, Captain Correl s Mandolin, and The Soloist are 5flops.

10) Richard Curtis is a man who has been associated with various films created by Working Title films. Hehas been in Mr Beans holiday and Four weddings and a funeral. He has been a writer and Co -

Executive in the movies.

11) 2 famous directors that have worked with Working Title include Richard Curtis and Stephen Daldry.12) Hugh Grant is a successful achieves in the art of films and has worked with Working Title to produce

Four weddings and a funeral.

13) Joel and Ethan Coen are film producers, they always worked jointly until Joel was given credit fordirecting and Ethan for producing. Films they have produced include Blood Simple, Fargo and The

man who wasnt there. Their genre specialities seem to involved mystery, with essence of romance

and killing (horror) too. The brothers have won many BAFTA awards and Academy awards for their

work. They have worked with Working Title for various movies such as A serious man now and have

had a professional relationship with the company. They are even featured in some of the webpages

for the official site.

14) Universal studios, the company in charge of them, own 67% of the shares in the company.15) Johnny English reborn and Shaun of the dead have respective budgets of $45 million and $5 million.16) Action films such as the Johnny English film trilogy.17) Romantic films such as SOTD and FWAAF.18) The company was founded in 1999, as a subsidiary to WT1. WT2 has made many films such as Billy

Elliot, and The calcium kid. The company has a budget to produce movies with a budget of around $5

million.

19) Workingtitlefilms.com shows images and text content based on Johnny English reborn and other largemovie productions created by the company.

20) Out of all production companies and studios within the UK for cinemas, Working Title is just one of 19cinemas.