Institution research

Universal Pictures

Universal pictures is an American film studio founded in 1912 by several people and is the oldest film studio in the United States and is one of Hollywood's 'Big six' studios. They are owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and they have two main studios, one in California and the other in New York City. They have created several thriller movies which include all the Bourne films, The silence of the lambs, Jaws, Inside man, Safe house and many more. 

Warner Brothers

Warner brothers is another American entertainment company, film distributer and film company and is also in the Hollywood's 'Big Six' companies. Founded in 1923 by the 4 Warner brothers, Harry, Sam, Jack and Albert, which is also the reason for the name of the brand. The headquarters are located in Burbank, California with an estimated number of employees of over 8000. As they are such a big company their revenue in 2015 was 12.99 billion dollars. They have produced well known films that include The Dark Knight, Inception, The Matrix, Harry Potter, Lethal Weapon, The Exorcist and many more.

           

20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is an American film studio of which is another one of the Big Six film companies. They are based in Los Angeles  in a studio that was previously owned by a News Corporation. It was founded in 1935 by William Fox, Joseph M Schenk, Darryl F. Zanuck. This film company was a result of a merger between the founders, Joseph M Schenk and Darryl F. Zanuck wanted to merge with William Fox's company, Fox film due to it financially failing. They then created 20th Century Fox and produced many successful films which put them all in a financially stable situation. 20th Century Fox has been responsible for many films including, Avatar, Star Wars, Gone Girl, The Revenant and many more.