AS Media - Choosing The Production Companies

The Brief:

-To research evaluate and pick the production company to use in our film

Compass International Pictures



Compass International Pictures was an independent film production company founded by Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf in 1977. Their most notable film release was Halloween in 1978. The company closed down in 1981, before being remade four years later under the name Trancas International Films. They are the copyright holders of the Halloween film franchise and have produced every film in the series to date.

Produced:


- Halloween series
- Fade To Black
- Appointment With Fear
- Blood Beach
- Hell Night
- Tourist Trap
- Nocturna: Granddaughter Of Dracula

New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema is an American film studio that was founded in 1967. It became a subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System in 1994 before Turner merged with Time Warner in 1996, and was later merged with its larger sister studio Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2008. Currently, its films are distributed by Warner Bros.

Produced:

- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Night Of The Living Dead
- A Nightmare On Elm Street Series
- Annabelle 
- The Conjuring
- Final Destination
- Friday 13th (2003 version)

















Blumhouse Productions

Blumhouse Productions is a production company, founded by Jason Blum. Blumhouse produces low budget horror movies including Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Sinister and Ouija. Blumhouse currently have a 10-year first-look deal with the studio Universal Pictures.

Produced:

- Paranormal Activity - Franchise
- Insidious Chapters 1-3
- Ouija: Origin of Evil
- The Purge: Election Year
- 13 Sins
- Insidious Chapter 4 (upcoming)




























Dark Castle Entertainment

Dark Castle Entertainment is a film production label. It was made in 1999 by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, and Gilbert Adler. They are associated with Universal Studios.

Produced:

- Ghost Ship- Orphan
- House of Wax
- The Reaping

Ghost House Pictures

Ghost House Pictures is a production company that was founded in 2002 by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi.

Produced: 
- The Grudge Series
- Bogeyman Series
- Poltergeist
- Evil Dead
- Dont Breathe


















Platinum Dunes

Created by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on 2001, Platinum Dunes is a horror specialised production company. 

Produced:

- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) + the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- Friday The 13th (2009)
- The Purge Franchise
- The Ouija Franchise
- Friday The 13th (2017) upcoming...























Rogue Pictures

Founded in 1997 and re-launched under its current name, Rogue Pictures was owned by Universal Studios up until recent years now being owned by Relatively Media. It has always and still produces horror, action and thriller movies. They haven't produced any standout, hit horror films but have been subsidiary to universal whilst making the hit action comedy Hot Fuzz.