Research for Second Industry

Research for Second Industry

Ownership

Who is the company owned by?

Pixar is a subsidiary company owned by it’s parent company, The Walt Disney Company.

Do they own any other companies? What?

Disney owns a number of companies such as ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network), ABC Entertainment, ABC Daytime, ABC News, , ABC Television, ABC Kids, and Touchstone Television. Disney also owns 277 radio stations in the United States. 

Does the company make any other products or provide services that fall under a different media industry or are outside of the media altogether?

The “ Disney Music Group” is company is a collection of affiliated record labels and music publishing entitles, owned by The Walt Disney Company. A subsidiary of the Disney Music Group is ‘Walt Disney Records’ which is an American record label originally founded in 1956 as Disneyland Records.

History

When were they set up?

Pixar animation Studios was founded on the 17^th August, 1986 by Edwin Catmull and Steve jobs.

Have they merged with other companies or have they been taken over by anyone?

Disney merged with Marvel studios

What terms can be applied to your company and why?

My company is a subsidiary and multi national company.

Customers:

Who are their customers?

Pixar’s customers are both children and adults. The reason why I say this is because Pixar’s has mature, character-driven stories that both adults and children can both laugh.

 

What are their viewing figures?

Toy Story 3 (2010) $1,063.2 million

Finding Nemo (2003) $867.9 million

Up (2009) $731.3 million

 

Have their readership/audience increased/decreased over time?

Financial:

Who is their competition?

Pixar’s rival and biggest competitor in the animation industry is DreamWorks Studios

How much money do they make?

Pixar is worth 7.4 billion dollars.

 

Do they have any other sources of income?

Pixar’s source of income is their movie production and their parent company, The Walt Disney Company

Have there been any developments e.g. online services, iPhone application

TASK 3A

Task 3: Original films and remakes

Planet of the Apes

Original Planet Of The Apes (1968)

Remake Rise of The Planet of the Apes 2011

What production companies produced each film? 
The 1968 one was produced by APJAC Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox

Rise of the planet of the apes was produced by Dune Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment
Big Screen Productions, Ingenious Film Partners and distributed 20th Century Fox.

Do any of these companies own any cinemas ? 
20 Century Fox does not own any cinemas,but it has subsidiary studios

Which country or countries did the funding come from for both films? 
The funding for the movies were from the United States, which is a hollywood developing country and is an international cooperation.


Can either film be considered an ‘independent’ or ‘mainstream’ film? 
Both films are mainstream films, meaning they were released world wide.

Did they receive any funding from ‘funding bodies’? These should be listed in the film's company credits on imdb. 
The 1968 movie received a funding of $5,799,157, whereas the 2011 movie received $93 million

What technologies ( film format, sound mix, cameras) were used in the production? (check imdb technical specifications). 

Full Technical Aspects for the 1968 Planet of the Apes

Runtime	1 hr 52 min (112 min) 1 hr 55 min (115 min) (Argentina) 1 hr 47 min (107 min) (DVD edition) (Spain)
Sound Mix	4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1
Laboratory	DeLuxe (color by) (as De Luxe)
Film Length	3,060 m
Negative Format	35 mm
Cinematographic Process	Panavision (anamorphic) (as Panavision®)
Printed Film Format	35 mm

Full Technical aspects for Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Runtime	1 hr 45 min (105 min)
Sound Mix	SDDS | Datasat | Dolby Digital
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1
Camera	Arricam LT, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses Arriflex 435, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Laboratory	DeLuxe, Vancouver, Canada (laboratory and telecine services) EFILM Digital Laboratories, Hollywood (CA), USA (digital intermediate)
Film Length	2,890 m (Portugal, 35mm) 2,919 m (Spain)
Negative Format	35 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
Cinematographic Process	Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format) Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format	35 mm (anamorphic) (Fuji Eterna-CP 3514DI) D-Cinema

Who distributed the films in the UK? ( company credits on imdb ) 
In the UK the films were distributed by 20th Century Fox Studios

Do they fit into a particular genre or ‘cycle’ of films? 
Both movies fit into the action and fantasy genre

Do they have any stars? 
Both films do not any stars on the IMDB website.

What certificate did they receive in the UK, and why did they receive that certificate?
The1968 Planet of the Apes was given a certificate rating of 12, whereas the Rise of the planet of the Apes was given a 15. The reason why the Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 15 is because of the violent content within the movie.

Are they part of a series of films i.e sequels?
In total there 7 'Ape' movies. The  order goes as follows;Planet of the Apes (1968),
Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the planet of the Apes,
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Then the remake of the 1968; Planet of the Apes (2001). Then comes a reboot of the 2001; Rise of the planet of the Apes Then the sequel; Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Audience Profile

Audience profile

Damien

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: White British

Occupation: Junior manager at Pret A Manger

Education: Student at Hertfordshire University;
Studying Music technology and Audio Systems

Psychographics
In terms of the psychographics, Damien is an explorer. The reason he is an explorer is because
he is a student who seeks discovery in life, is a very energetic person, individual and experienced person. He highly values difference and adventure, and he is the first to try new brands.

Geo-demographics:
Birth Place is Italy, Rome.
Current Living status: Lives 75 Valley Way Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Here he lives with his mother and father but misses his sisters who still live in Rome with their grandmother, but he still keeps in contact with them through social websites such as Facebook and Skype (Skype is his favourite)


Socio-economic:
Damien is in the C1 class in terms of demographics, reason being that he is . In terms of socio-economics, Damien would be an aspirer.