My British Case Study: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Production: 

Production Company

Heyday Films

Budget

$250 million (Shared with Part 2)

Year of Filming

February 2009

Time Spent Filming

1 Year Approx.

Filming Equipment

Arricam LT 

Arricam ST

Cooke S4 Lenses

Panavision Cameras and Lenses

Nationality

British-American

Owner of Source Material

J. K. Rowling

Producers

David Heyman (British)

David Barron (British)

J. K. Rowling (British)

Director

David Yates (British)

Cinematography

Eduardo Serra (Portuguese)

Editor

Mark Day (British)

Screen Writer

Steve Kloves (American)

Music

Alexandre Desplat (French)

Star Vehicles

Daniel Radcliffe (British)

Rupert Grint (British)

Emma Watson (British)

/Majority of the actors British/

* Any other production information e.g. any problems? 

   Distribution: 

* Distribution company US/UK

 * Marketing budget

* Test screening information

 * Release pattern

* Examples of marketing and promotion

* What other media is it available on?

 * Any other information e.g, difficulties getting a distributor? 

Exhibition

* Types of cinema shown in (Imax, 3D, MM, I, AH)

* How long was it was on for

* Box office figures

* Age classification (UK/USA)

* Who the primary target audience was

* Success (compare to DVD/Blue-ray/download)

* Any other information e.g. did it get kept in cinemas longer than planned due to how successful it proved?