Thursday, 26 November 2009

British and Hollywood films...

Investigate a recent British film of your choice and look at the success in terms of attendance, profit, awards and then do the same with a recent and similar type of Hollywood film with the same/similar genre.

British Film
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Director - Mike Newell
Writer - Steve Kloves (screenplay) J.K. Rowling (novel)
Release Date - 8th November 2005
Genre - Adventure/ Family/ Fantasy/ Mystery
Plot -Harry finds himself selected as an underage competition in a dangerous multi wizardary school competition.
Awards - Nominated for an Oscar. Another 9 wins & 28 nominations
Budget - £75 million


Hollywood Film
Twilight

Director – Catherine Hardwick
Writer – Mellissa Rosenberg (screenplay) Stephanie Meyer (novel)
Release Date – 19th December 2008
Genre – Drama/ Fantasy/ Romance/ Thriller
Plot – A teenager girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
Awards – 19 wins & 4 nominations
Budget - $37 million


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