Monday 9 November 2015

Case Study: 20th Century Fox

History
For many years, 20th Century Fox claimed to have been founded in 1915, the year Fox Film was founded. For instance, it marked 1945 as its 30th anniversary. However, in recent years it has claimed the 1935 merger as its founding, even though most film historians agree it was founded in 1915.
The company's films retained the 20th Century Pictures searchlight logo on their opening credits as well as its opening fanfare, but with the name changed to 20th Century-Fox.


Key film releases by the company
Avatar
Titanic
Star Wars
Independence day


Types of films released by the company
Most films released by the company/studio is action adventure or sci-fi.


 A study of a specific key film released in the last five years by the company, including how successful the film was.
Avatar is a 2009 American science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron,  The film is set in the mid-22nd century. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion and the best-selling film of 2010 in the United States. Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director,and won three, for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. Following the film's success, Cameron signed with 20th Century Fox to produce three sequels, making Avatar the first of a planned tetralogy.








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