Saturday, 24 September 2011

The big 6.

Walt Disney started in 1923 in Los Angeles. Mickey mouse was ‘born’ in 1925. Snow white was released in 1937, and was the first full animation, Disney used the profit to make a bigger studio(?). In the 1940’’s – 1950’s, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland came out. They have 4 primary divisions:
   Walk Disney Studios – Heart of it all.
Media networks
Parks & resorts – 1971 was when the biggest resort opened, which is in Orlando, Florida. 
Disney consumer products – They provide their own merchandise.
Sequels:
Toy story
Pirates of the Caribbean
Cars
The jungle book
The princess diaries
High school musical
Aladdin
Lion king
Technology – Sound – 3 strip tech – 3D.

Warner Brothers
Sam & Jack are in charge of the pictures(?)
The first nationally syndicated film was ‘My four years in Germany’, which was released during the WW1.
1931 is when Looney tunes came out.
During WW” a lot of films were made.
In 1952, the first 3D film came out.
2972 – Warner Bros. & Columbia made a partnership.

Universal – Formed by the merge of General Electric’s and Vivendi’s in 2004.
Bought a share of Nickolodean, but didn’t get on with the founder of it.
Main distributer - Rouge.
American Pie, Hot fuzz, Shaun of the dead, Grinch, Jaws – Known for movies.
One of the first movies directed by Steven Spielbeig was Jaws.
King kong was a break through film, and it went over budget because of the technology usesd. It’s known for visual, and got an award for the best sound effects of the year in 2005. It was also the first stop motion movie, half human, half animation. 

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