Jack Colegrove Working title/Warp Films research

1) Who are Working Title?

A British film production company, based in London, UK

Who are Warp Films?

Warp Films are a sister company of Warp Records, it’s based in Sheffield,
England. And has 14 Full-time staff

Are they independent or Conglomerate?

Both companies are Conglomerate.

2) How does the ownership of the company affect the budget for the
films?

The budget for the films will be greater if the ownership of the company
is richer, for example Working title are a Conglomerate for Universal
studios, meaning they will have more of a budget.

3) Create a list of films the companies have produced

Working Title Warp Films

Hot Fuzz This is England
Green Zone Hush
Shaun of the Dead Grow Your Own
Pride & Prejudice Donkey Punch

4) Choose one from each list and compare the budgets from these films
and how much they made?

The Budget for Hot fuzz was 16 Million Dollars, whereas the budget for
This is England was only $1.5million. The gross profit for Hot fuzz was $80
million whereas This is England was only $8 million.

5) Now chose a Hollywood Blockbuster and compare budget?

The budget for Hollywood Blockbuster `Avatar` had a $500 Million.

Having a larger budget increases the profits, for example Hollywood
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blockbuster Pulp Fiction had a budget of $8 million, yet the profit it took
in was over $200 million.

6) Where do Working Title and Warp Films get there funding from?

Working Title get their funding from UNIVERSAL.

Warp Films funding comes from NESTA
7) How does the budget that the Genre for Warp Films?

They can’t afford to fund big action blockbusters, so they make

ore realistic dramas
8) What is the main appeal of this genre?

The Appeal to the realistic drama genre is that the audience can relate to
the chartectors in the film, for example, more people can relate to “This is
England” than “Shaun of the Dead”

9) What is the target audience for Warp Films and Working title?

Warp Films are more independent so appeal to a smaller audience

probably of one particular age group or gender more than others.
Meanwhile Working Title appeal to a much larger audience with a wider
age range

10) What is the main genre of films Working Title produce?

Working Title tend to stick to Action type films, but often make
Action/Comedy mixes