Co-Production In Iron Man 3

726 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Globalization and movie

Being the most commended and successful China-US co-production in the history of film, Iron Man 3 has proven itself to be a benchmark for international co-productions. There are a few pointers that Singapore producers can learn from through this collaboration.
Walt Disney Co.’s China division and Marvel Studios chose to partner with Beijing-based DMG Entertainment as the latter maintains close working ties with the state-run China Film Group. By doing so, the producers were able to bypass China’s rigid foreign film quota system of 34 films a year. This quota will be increased to 44 films in the next few years and that is good news for aspiring filmmakers from Singapore who is considering a join venture with China. By partnering with a Chinese company, the Singapore producer will gain leverage in obtaining a spot in the quota, as state media will view the co-production as a domestic film as opposed to a 100% foreign film.
DMG Entertainment CEO Dan Mintz talked about the term ‘narrow focus’ in one of his interview with The Hollywood Reporter. ‘Narrow focus’ is when a studio or foreign producer is only concerned about distributing their film in China and not collaborating with China. Unfortunately, the China Film Group controls every aspect of distribution - how much you can market, which film you are competing against, and how long you stay in. So they do not see the need in granting your film access when you are only aiming at box office sales. Ultimately China wants their industry to grow. They want to provide relevant personnel to create films that belong partially to them, which they still can call a domestic film and reap domestic box office results. China needs a mutually beneficial relationship with foreign producers. That i...

... middle of paper ...

... in terms of expanding our co-production knowledge and allowing us to gain more insight into filmmaking in China and with China. The latest feature film co-production between Singapore and China is titled Meeting The Giant. It is a co-production between Singapore’s Clover Films, G&J Creation, Golden Village Pictures (distribution), and China’s Stellar Mega Films (distribution). Stellar Mega Films is one of the top five film distributors in China, sitting with giants like Huaxia, China Film Group and BONA Film Group. This film is the first Singapore-China co-production to be theatrically released in both countries. It marks a very promising future for Singapore-China co-produced feature films as we have secured a solid collaborator and China has gained a strong partner who can actually produce a Chinese script and understand the Asian market as well as the Chinese do.

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of The Devil's Arithmetic

    1166 Words  | 3 Pages

    We are daunted by the idea that our movies in America are not going to be as successful as we hope. With that being said, many movies are made based around the same topic. According to one article, “Hollywood has made

    Read More

  • FIL110 WA7

    641 Words  | 2 Pages

    Movies today are extremely expensive to make and are typically financed through either film studio contracts or from investors willing to take a risk. In order to be successful, movies need to be marketed and distributed either under contract by the film studios or by companies that specialize in such services. The aspects of financing, marketing and distribution of films have changed between the studio and independent systems over the years as the evolution of the film industry took place.

    Read More

  • Arundel Partners Case Analysis

    1495 Words  | 3 Pages

    As can be seen in exhibit to solution 2, we have estimated the per-film value of each production company. MCA Universal, Warner Brothers and Walt Disney Co are the only production companies that provide a positive per film value, with values of 9.89, 1.92, 12.56 million respectively. This value is calculated by dividing the net present value of all the movies by the total number of movies. We also calculated the average value of each production company based upon their share of the total number of movies produced. The companies with positive values were MCA Universal, Warner Brothers and Walt Disney Co is also the only production companies that provide a positive per film value, with values of 1.40, 0.37, 1.40 million respectively. These values are based on the average value per film multiplied by the company's average share of the industry.

    Read More

  • Mulan vs. Kung Fu Panda: The Battle for Accurate Portrayal of Chinese Culture

    1201 Words  | 3 Pages

    Ever since the establishment of cinema in the early 1900s, Hollywood has continuously recreated elements of history to reenact for its future generations. In order to clearly broadcast a specific theme or message to relay to viewers around the world, Hollywood executives tend to embellish real life events, in order to provide a “fairytale” aspect to a seemingly not so “happily- ever-after” story from history. As part of this “fairytale” aspect, Hollywood tends to delegitimize as well as provide a more disrespectful and more comical version of societies and cultures in the specific time frame that the film is being set. Through the art of story telling, the movies Mulan and Kung Fu Panda, depict the two sides of Hollywood, the falsifying and mockery making of Chinese people, their society, beliefs and true events of history and that of an accurate portrayal.

    Read More

  • Walt Disney Company

    4257 Words  | 9 Pages

    This report attempts to examine the Walt Disney Company as an organization whose international operations play a vital role in the company’s continuing existence. This report seeks to present a review and analysis of the company’s global strategy by analyzing the key internal and external factors that impact on the company and how it has used alliances and acquisitions as part of its global strategy. As a human technology-intensive company, this paper seeks to understand how Disney was able to leverage its resources to create a competitive advantage. As an important aspect of its operations, relevant management issues are reviewed to see how it has affected the company’s global expansion strategy.

    Read More

  • Piracy in China

    1307 Words  | 3 Pages

    FlorCruz, Jaime. "Piracy cripples China's film industry." CNN.com 22 Mar. 2002. 23 Sept. 2004 .

    Read More

  • Asian American Representation In Hollywood

    868 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...enshoff et al. (2009), it is important to mention that films that are produced by Hollywood are first and foremost strictly business. To Asian viewers, it may be easier to detect these faulty portrayals, but whether Hollywood casts a Korean to play a Japanese role, or a Chinese to play a Korean, it is all the same because Hollywood uses what works to sell its product well.

    Read More

  • Grandfather's American Dream

    1174 Words  | 3 Pages

    Hollywood has for over twenty-eight years created and supplied products associated with movies to all main film studios, leisure and entertainment industries. The most revered clients recognized in the entire world include Disney, Paramount, Colombia, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and Universal among others. For this basis, the greater part of the actors all over the world wants to labor and make a living in Hollywood. The exceptional and distinctive characters have their own customs, beliefs and cultures which aid them to pursue fame and fortune in this Dream Factory. Every talented person desires this American dream. There are numerous prospects that make life better and in Hollywood, t...

    Read More

  • America's Search for a Cultural Center

    2218 Words  | 5 Pages

    2. Feng, P. (Fall 1999). "The State of Asian American Cinema: In Search of Community". Cineaste, 24.

    Read More

  • Analysis of In the Mood for Love

    2575 Words  | 6 Pages

    Modernization in the 1980s paved the way for the Hong Kong New Wave, as the studio system set up in the 1950s was dismantled, the film industry experienced more freedom. Since decolonization was heavily present 75% of Hong Kong’s box office revenue were home grown movies, while the meager 15% was left for the foreign market. As one can see the political context of Ho...

    Read More

  • The Cause of the Opium War

    894 Words  | 2 Pages

    China today – powerful and ever-growing – wasn’t always like this. One major event in history around the mid 1800s that we all seem to have forgotten was the Opium Wars. What really caused the opium war was when China wanted to halt all trade in opium with the British. The geography of China is something like a fence. This isolation made the people of China feel like their country was prestigious and secluded from the rest of the world.

    Read More

  • The French New Wave Movement

    1072 Words  | 3 Pages

    Although in shambles, It did not take long for film to make a resurgence in France. Domestic production was boosted following the introduction of The Centre National de la Cinématographe, a government organization that provided assistance to the industry in the form of loans and training. Imported films, especially those from America, began flowing into France following its liberation by Allied forces, and moviegoers were suddenly exposed to years of new films they had been previously cut off from all at once. As the market for films began to heat up, French filmmakers were presented with two choices; continue producing films adapted from relatively outdated literary works in the classic French tradition, or imitate the Hollywood Studio system of production, creating big-budget features for an international audience with the assistance of the CNC. These contrasting styles of filmmaking...

    Read More

  • Full Service Cinema: The South Korean Cinema Success Story (So Far)

    4912 Words  | 10 Pages

    Fifteen years ago, South Korean cinema was in precipitous decline. It was facing deadly competition from Hollywood as import barriers were dismantled, and had almost no export market. Today, South Korean cinema is widely considered the most successful and significant non-Hollywood cinema anywhere in the world today. It is successful both in the domestic market, and internationally. This essay sets out to understand this phenomenon. First, it attempts to trace South Korean cinema’s comeback story. I feel a need to do this because I find that so many of my South Korean friends and colleagues are reluctant to admit this, or focus solely on the problems the industry is facing in the future. There may be worries about the future and there may be “ifs” and “buts” about the present state of the South Korean film industry. But we should start out by acknowledging its success.

    Read More

  • Google And The Government Of China

    1782 Words  | 4 Pages

    Interests: China’s leaders desire to improve their nation’s economy while preserving political stability. They want to censor political discussions to prevent “westernization” of China. Timing of Google acquiring Chinese domain Priority: 3 Position: Google wants to acquire “.cn” as soon as possible before firms from other countries step in. Priority: 4 Position: China also wants to work with Google, sooner but it is not as urgent for China....

    Read More

  • The Process of Film Making

    1075 Words  | 3 Pages

    Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.

    Read More

More about Co-Production In Iron Man 3

Open Document