Annabel Stow

British Film Companies (Film 4) OWNERSHIP: Film 4 Productions was formed by Channel 4 Television in 1982 Channel 4 Television is a publicly owned company and television station , that, whilst mostly funded through commercial activities (such as advertising) is ultimately owned by the public Channel 4 Television has a public service remit and obligation to provide diverse, original, and challenging programming, and exists to be an alternative to the existing major TV studios Film 4 Productions was known as Channel Four Films before 1998 It was renamed to Film Four to tie in (cross media) with the newly launched TV channel (subscription only) of the same name It was then again rebranded as Film 4 Productions to match the change in name from the Film Four Channel to Film 4 Being a clearly identified UK film production company affects the distribution and exhibition of the Film 4 films in the UK as they are British. Therefore, there are marketed as 'British'

British Film Companies (BBC) OVERVIEW: BBC Films is a subsidiary of the broadcaster BBC and is based in and around the London area. The film production company has produced films such as Bill (2015), StreetDance 3D (2010) and the popular children’s Christmas film Nativity! (2009). However, mainly the company will either co produce a film or simply produce it. However, sometimes it will distribute a film, mainly on DVD releases and join up with another company to release a film theatrically.  STRUCTURE:  BBC Films was founded in 1990 as part of the broadcaster, the BBC, which decided to produce feature films of its own. BBC Films is not an independent film production company as it is owned by the British public. This means it is not a private company and receives funding from the government and public. A lot of its films are solely British but they will sometimes co produce with an American company.  Rose Garnett   is the head of the company and oversees an

CHOSEN BRIEF: BRIEF 3 - FILM MARKETING   A cross - media production to market and promote a new film in a genre (or sub - genre/hybrid) of your choice. You should create a cross - media production for a British film company (either BBC Films or Film4 Productions) targeting a specialised audience of 18 - 34 year - old film fans with a specific interest in your chosen genre of film. OVERVIEW:   Create print marketing  materials for a new film  and associated audio/ audio - visual   to promote the  same film. TASK 1: PRINT Create:  A DVD or Blu - ray  cover, comprising a front  cover, back cover and spine  A n advance ‘teaser’ poster  A  poster for theatrical  release TASK 2: AUDIO - VISUAL/AUDIO A sequence for a new film podcast or YouTube channel to promote your film to its target audience.