EMERGENCY CASE STUDY UPGRADES!

You must show me two / three detailed case studies that contain details and actual facts around these areas:

Ownership:

Which companies produced these films?
Do they operate globally or nationally?
How are these companies structured?
Are they vertically and horizontally integrated?
What examples of synergy can you find with other companies?


Production:

Who produced it? Which companies were involved?
What are the issues raised by  media ownership for this film? 
Budget?
Equipment used?
What cameras did they use?
What other technology did they use in production?
How important was technological convergence as synergy in the production?
Who were the cast and how much did they get paid?
Where did they shoot the film? Over how many days?
How big was the crew?
Who was the director? What did they say about the production?
How was it created? Who wrote the script? Where did the idea come from ?

Any other information about the production process, what helped it or made it difficult to produce?

Distribution:

Which companies distributed the film?
How was it distributed globally?
Did it have any tie - ins with other companies?
Is the company intergated vertically or horizontally?
How was it marketed? What was the budget?
Did it have a range of advertising?
Did it have merchandising?
Did they use technology and the internet to market and promote the  film? How?
What were the reviews like?

Exhibition: 
How many screens did it get shown in?
What are the box office details for the film ? Did it make a profit?
How many countries did it show in?
Was it considered a success?
What was its release strategy? Did it have a 'simultaneous release' or a 'staggered release'?
Did it have any problems with piracy?
Has it been released through netflix or other online services?

An excellent dark knight case study is here:

The Dark Knight - Production Marketing and Audience from Elle Sullivan

A great independent British film case study is here:

Submarine - Audiences and Institutions from Belinda Raji

Submarine production notes_2011 from Armthorpe Media

THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE FOR THE SELFISH GIANT:

http://haggerstonmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/year-12-case-study-british-independent.html


and a field in england here:

https://filmstudiesredrup.wordpress.com/fm2/section-a/case-studies/case-study-a-field-in-england/

A field in england case study from jphibbert1979

Some good examples of smaller case studies around new distribution methods are here: (these are excellent for general comments and your conclusion of your essay)
http://www.bfi.org.uk/film-industry/lottery-funding-distribution/insight-reports-case-studies-audience-research/new-ways-reaching-audiences-distribution