Production Company Logo's

20^th Century Fox Television

The production company was created in 1904 by a Jewish immigrant called William Fox in New York. They are the largest production company that have made many TV shows including The Simpsons and Family Guy.

DreamWorks

DreamWorks are a motion picture company that specialise in creating animated films as well as others. They began in 1994 as an ambitious attempt by media moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. They are the people behind the SKG at the bottom of the logo. DreamWorks are best known for creating the likes of Shrek and Kung Fu Panda.

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production/distribution company that was founded in 1912. The company is currently owned by VIACOM. Paramount is the oldest running film studio and also the last to still be located in Hollywood. Paramount is consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) movie studios. Paramount Pictures are responsible for such films as; Rat Race, Little Fockers and their latest film, The Devil Inside.

Film 4

Film4 Productions is a British film Production Comany owned by Channel 4. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was Walter, directed by Stephen Fears, which was released in 1982. Some of the films they produced include, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. (though the name was occasionally given in full form as Warner Brothers during the company's early years), is an American producer of film and television entertainment.
One of the Major Film Studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Brubank, California and New York, New York. Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Interactive entertainment, Warner Bros Television, Warner Bros Animation, New Line Cinema, TheWB.com, and DC Comics.

Universal

Universal Pictures is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios. the company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, it is one of the oldest American movie studios still in continuous production. On May 11, 2004, the controlling stake in the company was sold by Vivendi Universal to General Electric, parent of NBC The resulting media super-conglomerate was renamed NBC Universal, while Universal Studios Inc. remained the name of the production subsidiary.

Helix Films

Helix Films was formed in 2008 by Gaukhar Noortas, Kevin Foo and Steven-Charles Jaffe to develop and produce feature motion pictures. The company is based in Los Angeles. The goal of Helix Films is to work toghether with film makers so that they can produce movies that have an international appeal. They are planning on doing this with a budget that will reflect what the current economy. The films will have an emphasis on story and character-driven projects, the scope will range from historical epic to psychological thrillers, science fiction, animation, and comedy.

Retro Films

Retro films is are an indepandant Film Production Company that is based in Bournemouth, Dorset. They specialise in short films, documentaries and music videos. one of their most notable film is the 'Stones' which won an award at the ITV local film awards in 2006. After being established in 2004, Retro Films has worked hard to secure close links to The Regent Cinema and other industry partners.




Warpfilms
Warp Film is an independant UK film production company that is based in Sheffield and London, UK and they also have an office that is based in Melbourne, Australia. The copmany launched in 2002 and have been the producers of many award winning films such as This is England and Four Lions.

Vertigo Films

Se7en Opening Titles - First 30 Seconds

Time	Information
00:00 – 00:06 6 Seconds	The first part of the title sequence is of an open book with the pages turning. It also has the production companies logo in the lower right hand corner.  The camera shot is an extreme close-up of the book. The writing reads, ‘New Line Cinema Presents’
00:06 – 00:08 2 Seconds	The second screen is a black screen with the name of the production company. The text is in white and is in a bold font. The words ‘AN ‘ and ‘PRODUCTION’ are in bold because they want them to stand out as they want them to stand out from the name
00:08 – 00:12 4 Seconds	The third screen has a book with a picture of a pair of hands. The right side of the screen has been faded in black so that the filmmakers name can be read clearly. The writing reads, ‘A Film By David Fincher’. The writing that is appearing on the screen looks as if somebody has hand wrote it.
00:12 – 00:12 0 Seconds	After 12 seconds there is a old type writer. This quickly cuts to the next clip of the actor cleaning a silver piece of metal. The screen the changes back to the side of the old type writer. In this second there are many fast cuts that speeds up the pace of the film.
13 seconds	After 13 seconds the screen fades into the black and the white writing appears on screen. The writing says the name of the first actor ‘Brad Pitt’. The screen is a plain black with the white writing.
16 seconds	After 16 seconds the guy is still cleaning stuff. To clean it he is rubbing it with his hands. This lasts for 1 seconds then the screen fades out to black.
17 seconds	After 17 seconds the screen fades out from the previous shot and into the next title screen. The name of the second actor (Morgan Freeman) appears in white writing.
20 seconds	After 20 seconds the screen fades out from the title screen and into a shot of the guy with what looks to be some fabric. He seems to be organizing items. The camera shot is a close up of his hands on the fabric and it lasts on screen for approximately 3 seconds.
23 seconds	After 23 Seconds the screen fades into a black screen and the title of the film flickers in the top right corner. The title screen stays the same for a second until it changes into the next.
24 seconds	At 24 seconds the title of the film has flickered into the middle of the shot and is in a white font that looks like it has had some of the letters and the number 7 wiped out. It lasts on screen for around 3 seconds.
33 seconds	After the title of the film fades out, we get the first scene of the film. It looks to be of a book. It could be the front page. The shot is a close up again of his hands on the book about to turn the page. The shot is on screen for approximately 2-3 seconds.