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Working Title-20 Questions

Working Title - 20 Questions

1. Who were the co-founders of Working Title?
The Co-founders of Working Title are Tim Bevan & Sarah Radclyffe.


2. When was the company founded?
The Company was founded in 1983.


3. Where is Working Title based?
The production company Working Title is based in London.


4. Who are the co-chairpersons of WT now?
The co-chairpersons of Working Title are now Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.


5. What awards have Working Title won?
They have one a various amount of awards but the main ones are 26 BAFTA's and 6 OSCARS.


6. How many full time staff does WT employ?
Working Title have now got around 42 members that are fully employed.


7. What is Working Title’s philosophy?
Their Philosophy and aim is to make movies that audiences can appreciate.


8. List 5 box-office hits that Working Title have made.
Some movies that made the box office are Bridget Jones Diary, Four Weddings and a funeral, Notting Hill, Elizabeth and bean.


9. List 5 flops that Working Title has made.
The Boat That Rocked, Thunderbirds, Green zone, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and A Serious Man.


10. What is Richard Curtis’ relationship with Working Title?
He has directed a lot of Working Titles film's that have been produced and became a success.


11. List 2 famous directors that Working Title have worked with?
Richard Curtis is one and another would be Kirk Jones.


12. What is Hugh Grant’s relationship with Working Title?
He has starred in a few of working titles films one being deemed as a success would be Bridget Jones Diary.


13. Find out about the Coen Brothers (films, genres, status) and what do they have to do with Working Title?
They are Joel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Coen, these two brothers together are American film makers who write, produce and direct movies/films.


14. Who owns 67% of Working Title films? When did this happen? Why did this happen?
A large production company called Universal saw potential that Working Title had to offer, so they got 67% of Working Title.


15. List two of Working Title big blockbuster films and find out their budgets.
Four weddings and a Funeral had a large budget of $4.4 million and madethen made an astonishing $245,700,832 profit, just in the box office. Bridget Jones had a budget of $26,000,000 and made a huge profit of $10,733,933 only on it's opening weekend.


16. What genre of films is Working Title most famous for?
Many comedy films have been produced through Working Title and I would say this would probably their most famous genre.


17. What other genres do Working Title films like to make?
The have many genres of film ranging from Comedy and Romance up to big blockbuster Thrillers and Horrors.


18. Find out as much as you can about WT2 (when established, films made, budgets, awards)?
Working Title are an independant production company that we're founded in 1999, some of their most famous films would include Shaun Of The Dead and Billy Elliot. Their Headquarters are established in London, they also have two other locations including Ireland and Los Angeles U.S.A.


19. What information can you find out about Working Title through their web page?
You can find a varied amount of things, such as their up and coming movies, trailers and news.


20. Find out one other interesting fact about Working Title that you would like to share with the class.
The company also released a modernised version of the children's novels, The Borrowers in latter stages of 2011.