Belstone Pictures Industry Research

 BELSTONE PICTURES

 How did the studio come about? 

When the CEO of the company left Hurtwood House where he had been producing and directing documentaries, he realised he had a passion for film so went to work on sets before starting his own company in 2016. 

· Where are they based (headquarters) do they have studios anywhere else in the world?

Belstone Pictures are based in London  

· Who owns the company? Do they own anything else as well? If so how would this help the studio? 

Finn Cardigan Bruce owns the company 

 

They don't own anything else but have collaborated with companies such as Netflix and HBO which helps with publicity.

· How long has it been running for? 

since 2016 

· What are the institutions biggest box office successes (Give a top 5)?  Tucked (2018) 

  Tank 432 (2015) 

1.  Tracks (II) (2018) 
2.  Paul Dood's Deadly Lunchbreak.
3.  Room 17·
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5. What was the budget of the studios top 3 highest grossing films last year? 

They are a small production company and only started in 2016, therefore only have a number films/TV projects released.   

The budget for Tucked was $0.3-0.6million 

· Do they tend to work with the same actors or directors? 

Belstone Pictures have worked with different actors and directors, for example the director for Tank 2018 was Jaimer Patterson, but the director for Tank 432 was Nick Gillespie

· How many new films do they have in pre-production, production and postproduction? 

9 films in production 

· What is the advantage of a big institution/Small institution? 

Having a small institution comes with advantages as well as disadvantages. An advantage of having a small institution is that the films don't aim to please such a mass market and can be a more specific style. Smaller institutions don't have as big as of as budget as larger companies such as Warner Bros, but can produce films to meet a specific niche audience more than Warner Bros who produce films for mass markets such as 'Wonder Woman' 

Small institutions won't have to pay nearly ad much tax as larger companies. Their films also wont be 'americanised'.