On Tuesday 5th April we went to Working Title. It was really interesting to meet the founder of WT as well as the people behind productions.Tim Bevan
Tim explained the whole process that WT go through before producing the film. I didn't actually realise that WT don't actually direct the film, or hire the crew.
They are funded by Universal Pictures, who also distribute their films are made.
The first stage is Development. This takes place in the 'engine room', where all the ideas are taken and developed into a possible storyline and screenplay. Their ideas are sent to Los Angeles to get writers who are interested in creating this film. The writers pitch their ideas and how they want to portray the film to WT. Then the company have to find a casting director and a director. Then the script, cast and budget taken to the studio where a cost analysis is created. The Marketing section are always thinking about the film, things that would look good on a trailer, poster ideas, thing in the film that are good/bad that may put people off seeing the film.
WT make around 3 or 4 films a year.
One of the questions that we asked Tim Bevan was about the issue of piracy. He said that there are two things that put people off buying or downloading pirated films. the first is the fact that the cinema experience is the best way to see a film. The incredible quality on a huge screen, with excellent sound and comfy chairs, as well as popcorn and the general atmosphere. The other is that people know how much money it costs to make a film, there's more to it than illegally downloading a song as so much more work time and effort has gone into making that film.
Sarah-Jane Wright
SJ works in the production department. She talked a lot about Atonement which cost £17 million to make. The beach scene was particularly interesting how they created it, as they used local Army men as extras, and used a technique call tiling to make it look like more people. The director Joe Wright wanted the perfect sunset for the scene, so they had to wait all day to film the scene.
Emma & Harriet
Emma is an intern at WT, and Harriet is a creative executive. They talked about how they got into working at WT, through doing work experience as a runner, and then being offered an internship. They spend time in different areas of WT to gain experience and learn about how things work. It was really useful to find out how people actually get into the business.
Dan Mazer
Dan was the writer for Borat, Bruno and Ali G. He talked about some of the controversial issues that people had with his films.
Sarah-Jane Wright
SJ works in the production department. She talked a lot about Atonement which cost £17 million to make. The beach scene was particularly interesting how they created it, as they used local Army men as extras, and used a technique call tiling to make it look like more people. The director Joe Wright wanted the perfect sunset for the scene, so they had to wait all day to film the scene.Emma & Harriet
Emma is an intern at WT, and Harriet is a creative executive. They talked about how they got into working at WT, through doing work experience as a runner, and then being offered an internship. They spend time in different areas of WT to gain experience and learn about how things work. It was really useful to find out how people actually get into the business.
Dan Mazer
Dan was the writer for Borat, Bruno and Ali G. He talked about some of the controversial issues that people had with his films.
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