Institution

In today's lesson we learnt about Institution and independent vs. mainstream films.  We learnt about the Big Six, which are the top six production companies in the world.

What is Institution?
 A media institution is a company who owns large mass of media, such as; television, radio, publishing, movies and the internet.
September is a bad month for films, this is because it is the end of summer and not many new films are being released. From October to February it is award season, this is for critically acclaimed films. However this is in the US, especially awards such as the Oscar's. Christmas time is when we start to see new blockbusters appearing and we get the typical festive film release. February to Summer time is when the new blockbusters start to come out again, it is one repeated circle.

The Big Six

Warner Bros (San Andreas, Magic Mike XXL, The Hobbit and Gravity)





 Sony (22 Jump Street, The Interview, The Walk and Pixels)


20th Century Fox (Gone Girl, Taken 3, Maze Runner and The Fault in our Stars)




Paramount (Transformers, Mission Impossible and Area 31)



 
Disney (Inside Out, Cinderella, Maleficent, Marvel and Frozen)  




Universal (Straight Outta Compton, Jurassic World, Ted 2 and Pitch Perfect) 




There are also some 'Mini Majors':

 Lionsgate (The Hunger Games, Saw and Twilight)

 






MGM (RoboCop)

 






Dream Works (Home and Big Hero)