Media Studies Homework: Warner Bros website

1. Briefly explain the information provided on their homepage.

The Dark Knight Homepage on the Warner Bros website includes snaps of the film itself, the sound of the clip is reminiscent of a gun shot, making you want to see more of the trailer. Also you could find a lot of pictures. It has other links titles by year, titles by cast and titles by genre, these contain other films etc, but the titles by cast contains only the cast of The Dark Knight. It also features a summary of the film to inform the user about the background story, if you haven’t seen it before.

2. Note down five facts about this studio.

- Offering over 30 rental and service departments
- 110 acre facility home to 29 sound stages, plus 20 acre back lot.
- The Studio was originally built on a plot of farmland in 1926 by First National Pictures, which Warner Bros. acquired in 1928 following the financial success of "The Jazz Singer,,", and others
-By the late 1930s, business was booming, and Warner Bros. Studios had constructed nine new soundstages, all of which are still in use today
-In 1972, Warner Communications and Columbia Pictures joined forces to create a single production facility called The Burbank Studios

3. Find two other companies.

-Warner Brothers Construction-SedonaAZ and MeadWA
- Warner Brothers Electric-Grant CityMO

4. Note down five facts about this company. (Time Warner)

- A global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment, publishing and interactive services
-AOL, Time Inc., Home Box Office, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. (Categories of their work)
-Innovators in technology, products and services.
-61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, September 2009: Time Warner companies received a total of 34 Emmys. HBO received a total of 21 awards, 7 for Warner Bros. and 6 for Cartoon Network.
-Total Number of Employees - Total Worldwide: Approximately 38,000 as of March 2009


(with the aid of Lucy Smith)