The film I picked is called Taken. The reason I picked this film is because its a very well-known film to many people and to me. It has a very interesting, mysterious, intense storyline and a detailed cover poster. There are many things to talk to about which is why I picked it.
Institutional background
1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? Some of the production companies were Europacorp. Another production company is M6 films.
2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK? The distributor is 20th Century Fox, Europacrop distribution and independent films. These are only some of them.
No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into? The genre my film fits into would mostly be action with a lot of drama going on.
2) How can you tell it fits that genre? The reason I know that Taken fits into action is because within the trailer there's lots of running and actions and fear in many of the actors faces. A lot of the time you see guns and aggressive behaviour towards one and another. Half of the time you see the main actor of the film running and threatening to kill. Explosives also take place, punching and hiding.
3) Is your chosen movie a sequel? Taken is not actually a sequel itself but it does have two sequels called Taken 2 and Taken 3 is on the way.
3b) If No, are previous films by the writer, director or star mentioned in the trailer? No it isn't because the only thing that the trailer spoke about was the actual film which was Taken itself.
It’s all a matter of timing
1) What was the UK release date for your chosen film? The UK release date was 26 September 2008 (UK)
2) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? The first trailer that came out on Youtube was about 3 years ago but the specific date was March 9 2011.
3) What other examples of marketing (teaser trailers, main trailers, newspaper or TV interviews etc.) can you find for your chosen film from before the film’s release date? There was a teaser trailer that was put up on Youtube but there's also a main trailer by the distributor of 20th Century Fox.
It’s a social thing
1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? The reaction of people who had watched Taken were really positive and very good views towards taken as they had said things like... 'I saw this movie tonight at the sneak preview and I was completely surprised and blown away' and 'First thing to say is, this is a great and fun movie from beginning to end'
2) Find three quotes (no more than 25 words each) from user reviews of your movie to create a picture of what the public reaction to the film has been. Post them on your blog. So a lot like the previous answer there were also reviews like... 'its a very good movie. I gave it a solid 8. I left the movie feel very satisfied' and also 'Just watched this film and have to say, very good in the scheme of things' etc.
Risky business
1) What was the original budget for your chosen film? The budget for taken was $25 million
2) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend? It made about 100 million
3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed). The total box office for taken is $226,830,568 and the total gross was $145,000,989.
Stars in their eyes
1) What films has the director previously directed? Are they in the same or similar genres? The director Pierre Morel has directed other films beside Taken such as The Gunman which even in the title you can tell is action as it has 'gun' within the name so yes, they are similar genres.
2) Who is the main star in the film? The main star of Taken is Liam Neeson.
3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching? Liam Neeson is also in a film called Non-stop which is action a lot like taken which shows the similarity is has to taken.
4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film? They are no mentioned in the trailer.
Institutional background
1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? Some of the production companies were Europacorp. Another production company is M6 films.
2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK? The distributor is 20th Century Fox, Europacrop distribution and independent films. These are only some of them.
No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into? The genre my film fits into would mostly be action with a lot of drama going on.
2) How can you tell it fits that genre? The reason I know that Taken fits into action is because within the trailer there's lots of running and actions and fear in many of the actors faces. A lot of the time you see guns and aggressive behaviour towards one and another. Half of the time you see the main actor of the film running and threatening to kill. Explosives also take place, punching and hiding.
3) Is your chosen movie a sequel? Taken is not actually a sequel itself but it does have two sequels called Taken 2 and Taken 3 is on the way.
3b) If No, are previous films by the writer, director or star mentioned in the trailer? No it isn't because the only thing that the trailer spoke about was the actual film which was Taken itself.
It’s all a matter of timing
1) What was the UK release date for your chosen film? The UK release date was 26 September 2008 (UK)
2) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? The first trailer that came out on Youtube was about 3 years ago but the specific date was March 9 2011.
3) What other examples of marketing (teaser trailers, main trailers, newspaper or TV interviews etc.) can you find for your chosen film from before the film’s release date? There was a teaser trailer that was put up on Youtube but there's also a main trailer by the distributor of 20th Century Fox.
It’s a social thing
1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? The reaction of people who had watched Taken were really positive and very good views towards taken as they had said things like... 'I saw this movie tonight at the sneak preview and I was completely surprised and blown away' and 'First thing to say is, this is a great and fun movie from beginning to end'
2) Find three quotes (no more than 25 words each) from user reviews of your movie to create a picture of what the public reaction to the film has been. Post them on your blog. So a lot like the previous answer there were also reviews like... 'its a very good movie. I gave it a solid 8. I left the movie feel very satisfied' and also 'Just watched this film and have to say, very good in the scheme of things' etc.
Risky business
1) What was the original budget for your chosen film? The budget for taken was $25 million
2) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend? It made about 100 million
3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed). The total box office for taken is $226,830,568 and the total gross was $145,000,989.
Stars in their eyes
1) What films has the director previously directed? Are they in the same or similar genres? The director Pierre Morel has directed other films beside Taken such as The Gunman which even in the title you can tell is action as it has 'gun' within the name so yes, they are similar genres.
2) Who is the main star in the film? The main star of Taken is Liam Neeson.
3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching? Liam Neeson is also in a film called Non-stop which is action a lot like taken which shows the similarity is has to taken.
4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film? They are no mentioned in the trailer.
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