Film Company Research

I began to look into film/production companies to get a grasp on what it is exactly they do within the production of a film and what types of films particular companies produce. This way I will have knowledge on existing companies and we may be able to feature their logo in our opening.

What does a Production Company do?

this type of company is usually involved in funding, helping to facilitate the making of, and distributing films and/or television programs.

Most often, the production company for films and television provides the money, and therefore generally has a say on the budget, and may also make decisions on what director, and actors can be hired. Budget often makes other decisions possible or impossible. A low budget film may not be able to be filmed in a remote location, for example.

The company may also come attached with certain actors, directors, or film editors and photographers. Often this is especially the case when it belongs to a major studio, likeTouchstone Pictures, which belongs to Disney. Directors who have contracts with Touchstone are more likely to be offered jobs produced by Touchstone.

A few examples of Production Companies:

I looked into the most popular production companies and some successful thriller films they have produced...




20th century fox: produced films such as Die Hard and Predator.






Universal Studios: Jaws.

Rogue Pictures: the strangers, Doomsday and seed of chucky.






TriStar pictures: Terminator 2: Judgement Day and District 9.







New Line Cinema: Se7en and Rush Hour. 




Here is a longer list of production companies and a few of their notable films: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_production_companies