The Film i am presenting on for the first 2 minutes and opening of is 'The Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood'
Directed by Callie Khouri and released in 2002.
Distribution Companies..
Warner home Video = Distributer which is showing one of the BIG SIX(warner bros) and shows hollywoods influence on the film, wanting to appeal to and american audience and global. It isn't surprising they have done this film as distribute many different types of films and genres such as Action 'I am Legend', Horrors 'Ghost Ship' and romantic comedies similar to this one 'Miss.Congeniality'
Fox Warner (BIX SIX), Argentina home video and Warner bros are amongst the many distributers.
Production Companies.
Gaylord productions - feminine name and may be used as a comical factor to signify genre, also fimiliar with making films similar to this genere as they have produced films such as 'A Cindrella Story' and 'What a girl wants' whilst working with familiar target audiences.
All girl productions- signifies female audience, key word 'girl' young female target audience.
All titles are in black and white and there is about 33seconds of them- colour stands out or may singifie old movie style or certain time period. Could also be symbollic as just black and white no shades of grey, you get what you see in this film. The sound played over the titles is a french song - this could signify genre as france is often related with romance 'Paris the most romantic city in the world' which appeals to a female audience. A serif font is used throughout the
The budget of this film came to $27,000,000 compared to Hollywood terms this isn't alot and on its opening week it made in box office $16,167,412 and compared to a similar genre film released in 2002 also for example 'My big fat greek wedding' budget=$5,000,000 and took in for the opening weekend $597,362 . Compared did realy well in the opening weekend. The sound mix includes dolby digital. DTS, SDDS.
Writers include Rebecca Wells and Mark Andrus.
The main plot- A playwright quotes her Mother in a magazine. angering the dramatic and eccentric woman, resulting into a long-distant fight which follows the memories and experiences of a love/hate mother and daughter relationship. The mothers friends finaly come and attempt to save the relationship, easing the friendship and restoring the love by kidnapping the playwright. It concentrates on issues such as love with her boyfriend, drinking and family problems. Set in southern America. Louisiana.
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2
In my final product i think i will step away from this genre and attempt a slasher/horror genre.
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