Your chosen movie
1) What film have you chosen?
Frozen
2) Why did you choose this film in particular?
Institutional background
Use IMDB to find out the institutions behind your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then look for the production company and UK distributor.
1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? E.g. Warner Brothers, Paramount etc.
Walt Disney
2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK?
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into?
Fantasy,Animation, Family, Musical
2) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer.
3) Does your chosen film have any stars or a director that are known for that particular genre?
Nope
It’s all a matter of timing
1) What was the UK release date for your chosen film?
December 6, 2013
2) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? Find the earliest example you can and embed it in your blog.
18th June 2013
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?
Word of mouth, Main Trailer, Viral, Interviews
It’s a social thing
1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? If you can’t find tweets (probably blocked) use the IMDB user review rating or the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating to judge whether the public have given the movie a good review.
Generally the public had positive opinions on the Fim with 89% of people giving it positive reviews and publishing positive tweets etc.
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.
It is an incredibly touching story with fantastic music, score, script and performances by Menzel and Bell we haven't heard in a long time-fyeroledezma from United States
Critics Consensus: Beautifully animated, smartly written, and stocked with singalong songs, Frozen adds another worthy entry to the Disney canon.
Frozen is fantastic. Flawless animation and terrific songs combine to make it the best Disney movie in a decade, as well as one of the funniest. This is one I will watch over and over-Soapert
Risky business
Use IMDB to find out the box office records for your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then Box Office/Business. You may want to use the excellent website Box Office Mojo to find out the budget and box office success for the film.
1) What was the original budget for your chosen film?
150 million USD
2) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend?
earned $67.4 million in its first three days
3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed).
$1.219bn
4) For a film to be considered a box office success, it needs to make at least two-and-a-half times the budget in box office takings. Using this method, was the film you have chosen a success? (Or, if it's a recent release, do you expect it to be a box office success?)
Frozen was a massive box office success as it made over 8 times the original budget.
Stars in their eyes
Research the stars and director for your chosen film.
1) What films has the director previously directed? Are they in the same or similar genres?
Jennifer Lee- Wreck It Ralph & Zootopia
Chris Buck- Surfs up, Tarzan& Pocahontas
2) Who is the main star in the film?
No main star as they are cartoons.3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching?
none.4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film?
the director is mentioned at the end of the trailer.
