Avengers/Les Miserables

The Avengers

Development

Where did the idea come from? The idea came from Marvel Comics franchise.
Which studio agreed to make the film? Made by paramount pictures and marvel studios.
Who owns that studio? Avi Arad owns the studio.
what was the film's budget? The budget was 220 million.
Who was the films producer? The films producer was Kevin Feige.

Pre Production

Who wrote the script? Zac Penn wrote the script.
Who directed the film? Josh Whedon.
Who starred in the film? The film included Robert Downey.jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson.
In which country was it filmed? It was filmed in the USA.
Which locations were used? Cleveland, Ohio and New York.

Production
Which cameras were used to film? Arri Alexa and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EOS 7D digital SLR cameras.

Post Production

Who was the film's editor? The film was edited by Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek.
When was the film released in the UK and the USA? April 11th 2012 (USA) and April 26th 2012 (UK).
Find three marketing campaigns used for the film? Television conventions, Poster campaigns and adverts on tv.
Find film reviews of the film, summarise them.
"Few boring parts mainly interesting"
"If you love Marvel, you'll love this film"
The rest were mainly positive.

How much did the film make at the UK box office? $25.3 million dollars.
How much did the film make at the US box office? $200.3 million dollars.
How much did the film make in total? In total it made $641.8 million dollars.




Les Miserables


Development
-The idea came from the popular musical Les Mis.
-Relativity Media and Working Title Films agreed to make the film.
-This studio is owned by Ryan Kavanaugh and Universal Studios.
-The films budget was $61 million.
-It was produced by; Debra Hayward, Eric Fellner, Cameron Mackintosh and Tim Bevan.

Pre Production

-The script writers were William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Sconberg and Herbert Kretzmer.
-Directed by Tom Hooper.
-Some of the actors starring in the film were Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried.
-Filmed - England.
Some of the locations used included Old Royal Naval College, London, Hampshire, Little Gaddesden and Ashridge Park.

Production

-The cameras which were used to film were 35mm spherical package of ARRICAM lite and studio cameras with ARRI/ZEISS Master prime lenses.

Post Production

-The editors of the film were Melanie Oliver and Chris Dickens,
-It was released on the 25th December in the USA 2012, and later released on 11th January 2013 in the UK.
-SFX and CGI were used in this film.
-Reviews were really mixed, 50% of the reviews stated that the film was so good that they couldn't work out how anyone could speak negatively of it, whilst the other 50% wondered how on earth such a dreadful film could gain such brilliant reviews.
-The UK box office made £8.13 million on its opening day.
-The US box office made $103.6 million.
-It made over $400 million in total worldwide.
-Released on DVD on the 22nd March 2013.