Production Company Research
A Production Company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio and video.
Twisted Pictures
|
Twisted Pictures are an American production company, founded in 2004 by Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Gregg Hoffman. Twisted Pictures are mainly known for the production of the Saw films. Although they are also responsible for 2 video games based on the Saw series. They also produced Dead Silence (2007), The Tortured (2009) and Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013). They are an independent production company, the majority of their films being horror. Its effective because its very simple and plain but still grabs the attention of the audience and keeps them engaged.
|
ghosthouse pictures
Ghost House Pictures was founded by Robert Tapert. 'The Evil Dead' (1981), 'The Grudge' (2004), 'The Messengers' (2007), 'Drag Me to Hell' (2009) and 'The Possession' (2012). The throughout the video for this production company, it was clear that it had produced a horror film due to the suspense built up. The video is also very dark so creates a sense of mystery until the film begins. The Ghost house pictures logo is very short and simple however it is very effective because its very dramatic and keeps the audience hooked.
|
|
Blumhouse productions
|
Blumhouse productions is an American movie production company founded and run my Jason Blumhouse. This production company has produced many highly successful films, including Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious, Sinister and Dark Skies. Blumhouse produces micro and low-budget movies. Blumhouse uses a dark, mysterious, scary room which sets the scene for what is to come. This production company is known for supernatural horrors, like possession etc, therefore, the clip relates to the film and gets the audience ready. They are now one of the most known production companies in the world. Blumhouse productions is effective because although it is longer than the other logos we have looked at a lot happens in it. Therefore the audience are still captivated and hooked by the logo.
|
After looking at the production companies above, I have come to the conclusion that I would use 'Twisted Pictures'. This production company is responsible for all of the famous 'Saw' movies. This tells me that it is a reliable production company because it clearly makes a lot of money due to the screenshot displayed below. This makes it more appealing for me to use because it has had a lot of experience with horror movies, especially slashers, and it is a well-know, good production company.