Production Companies

Production Companies

Production Companies are the magic behind making movies. They provide the physical aspects of making the film/show like funding, scripting, costume design, providing resources like props, organization of staff, post production, the production itself & marketing. Production Companies can be from small independent companies like Tiger Aspect; or they can be huge Hollywood companies like 20th Century Fox.  

Mainstream Production Company: 20th Century Fox

Century Fox Film Corporation  is one of the six major American studios. It is located in the an area o Los Angeles, just west of Beverley Hills. It is currently a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. It's the world's second largest major film production company, Warner Bros Studios being the first. Films produced by 20th Century Fox include: Ice Age, Avatar, X-Men, Family Guy, Futurama, Fantastic Four, The Simpsons, Star Wars: Episodes 1 & 2, 24, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Alien & Predator, Modern Family, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Titanic, Night at The Museum, The X Files, Bones, Glee, New Girl, How I Met Your Mother & M*A*S*H. It was founded by William Fox in 1915 & Twentieth Century Fox Pictures & was founded in 1933 Darryl F.Zanuck & Joseph M.Schenck. However, the company as we know it today was formed 31st May 1935. It is now owned by Rupert Murdock.  

Independent Production Company: Tiger Aspect   

Tiger Aspect (formally known as Tiger Television) is an independent company that is very successful across the UK. Recognisable shows produced by Tiger Aspect include Bad Education, Back Chat, Mr Bean, Benidorm, Catherine Tate's Nan, Ripper Street, My Mad Fat Diary, Robin Hood, Billy Elliott, Black Adder & Ross Kemp's documentaries. Tiger Aspect's first feature film: The League of Gentleman's Apocalypse was released in 2005 starring Simon Pegg, Michael Sheen, Mark Gatiss, Peter Kay, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton & Victoria Wood. Tiger Aspect was purchased by IMG Media in 2006 but was sold to Endemol UK in 2009.   

Mainstream Production Company: HBO 

HBO is an American Production Company that is famous for producing shows like the highly successful show - Game Of Thrones, starring Maisie Williams, Emilia Clarke, Finn Jones, Natalie Dormer, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Charles Darnst, Kit Harrington, Sophie Turner & Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. It is also responsible for shows True Blood.