Grand Budapest Hotel Research

 

A media company does have a big influence on the film that is made as they are choosing the director and once this has happened supplying them with the right resources and if they need them some staff to get the cast etc. Also it is possible for small companies to succeed like The Grand Budapest Hotel was a small film with a small budget of $31 million but then went on to make $172.7 million this can all be done if you have the right director with the right actors they will be able to produce a good film and that is what Wes Anderson did.

Different film companies can work with other people for instance all the companies that help produce the film they can send their employee’s over to help make the film better and also these companies can have an input money wise and this links in with publishing it. The budget the films are forever changing as it needs to think about production, marketing and distributing the film.  Marketing is another big part they work together on to produce different types of advertising for TV and on the side of buses. Distributing can be a good if the companies are from different countries as one company can focus on one area and another in a different region for example a British and American company working together to distribute these quicker. Disney are one of the big six and are very wealthy so this allows them as a company to produce more marketing sources in different countries and also if they have an add on the TV this will allow them to have a longer advertising stint as well as having their film shown in more cinemas and for a longer period of time than others.

The Grand Budapest Hotel was released on many different formats such as; blu ray, DVD, Amazon and streamed over the internet. This all effects how people watch the films and all these new ways to watch a film generate a different feeling of the film as you can watch it in the cinema or sat at home with your family or even on your laptop. But there is also problems with this some people download the movie for free and no money what so ever will go towards the film and products like amazon prime movie only one set fee will go to the company instead of a large group of people paying to see the film separately.

The producers of the films have to work very hard to produce a film that will give the audience an enjoyable experience, they have to think about different types of viewing when making the movie so people that view the movie on their phone get the best possible experience which will be just as good as seeing it in a cinema. Audiences always used to go and watch films at the cinema and if they enjoyed it and wanted to watch it again purchases it on DVD. Many people now do not do this they won’t go to the cinema they rather wait till the DVD or blu ray comes out or even wait for it to come out on demand like Netflix or amazon prime movies. So this is why it is important that the company thinks about the audience and how they will view the film.

There are many technological ways that the movies and other industries have come together to promote a movie. Such as TV some channels allow advertising to appear on their channel for a fee and these help promote the movie. Also things like the internet help the movies advertise like YouTube they place many trailers on their to get across to different audiences as not everyone likes to go onto YouTube. Music industry allows the company to make a bit more money after the film has been released by producing a soundtrack of the movies that include songs that have featured in the movie and allows them to attract more attention for themselves and the artists involved.

Many media companies attract their audiences by a trailer as this is the best way of showing what you are going to watch but also this has its downsides as it reveals part of the story and people do not like this. Also another great way to draw an audience in is to have a very well-known actor that everyone enjoys to watch as when they see that name they instinctively become more interested. But in this case it was the director Wes Anderson he has produced some great movies of a low budget and he spends a lot of his time focusing on the look of the film and this draws in many people as some people like the arty side to film making

Recently there has been release of Netflix and other on demand apps so people can watch a massive amount of movies for a set fee and this is a great way to do it. Also people tend to buy DVD’s too and watch it at home with their family; this all helps the movie after its release but doesn’t allow the box office to show how well the movie actually did because people prefer to watch it at home. In my opinion I think that it is a bad thing because although technology is getting better you don’t get as good as an experience as you do when you’re watching the movie in the  movie.