Research into Film Making Areas

Production – Is the making of the film (Pre-production, Production, Post-production)




For example, Clueless came out in 1950 it was directed and written by Amy Heckerling it stared Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Wallace Shawn it was produced by 20th Century Fox the budget for the film was $12 million and it made $56.6 million. It was adapted from the book Emma by Jane Austin and then into a TV program and then adapted into a movie which was part of pre-production. The film had a 40-day shooting schedule, they had many hiccups along the way many if the cast were unwell during the shoot and the film had to be changed quite a lot according. The director sat classes Beverly Hills High School to get the feel for the updated student culture. In post-production there was 15 different songs added to the film.

Marketing – the way the production company tells the consumers about the film for example they will release trailers and posters.


There were two trailers that came out for clueless the movie was made in 1995. The film was the 32nd highest grossing film in 1995. The iconic costumes of the film also bought in attention from a younger audience. The clothing from the film inspired Donatella Versace's 2018 clothing collection. A comic book was also launched following the movie.

 


Clueless came out on July 19, 1995, it quickly became the number one film in the country that day. In a matter of days I generated $10.6 million dollars. The movie is said to have made $105.7 million dollars with a production budget of $12 to $13 million

Distribution and exhibition

Distribution – distribution is the prosses that takes place for the audience to be able to watch the film

On December 19th 1995 clueless was released on Laser Disc and VHS by paramount home video. It was then further released on DVD on October 19 1999. On the DVD the special features included two theatrical trailers. The film is also available on Netflix and Amazon Instant video.

Exhibition – how was the film showed off

Paramount pictures are a part of Viacom which also owns MTV at the time so they were able to exhibit the film on there before its release. The move also exhibited its self through its fashion is heavily influenced the 90s and 2000s this played a huge role in there sucsess.