All About Spectre
Who produced Spectre?
Barbara D. Broccoli, OBE is an American film producer known for her work on the James Bond film series.Michael Gregg Wilson, OBE is the producer and screenwriter of many of the James Bond films.
Who owns this production company and what other films have they produced?
Eon Productions is a British film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. The company is based in London's Piccadilly and also operates from Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom.Films produced by EON productions:
Spectre 2015
Skyfall 2012
Quantum of Solace 2008
Who directed this film?
The film Spectre was directed by Sam Mendes also known as Samuel Alexander. Same Mendes is best known for directing the comedy-drama film American Beauty (1999), which earned him the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the crime film Road to Perdition (2002), and the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and the newly released Spectre (2015) are others he has directed.
What other films have they directed?
American Beauty 1999Revolutionary Road 2008
Away We Go 2009
Jarhead 2005
King Lear 2014
What was the budget?
When Spectre began production, it was announced that Mendes would be working with a larger budget than on Skyfall (which is saying a lot since that film was made for $200 million), but we doubt few would have predicted a James Bond movie would cost in excess of $300 million to produce.Who stars in it?
Daniel Craig as James Bond
Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser
Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann
Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra
Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
Ben Whishaw as Q
Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx
Ralph Fiennes as M
Andrew Scott as Denbigh
Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
What other films have they been in?
Daniel Craig:Skyfall 2012
Casino Royale 2006
Quantum of Solace 2008
Christoph Waltz:
Big Eyes 2014
The Zero Theorem 2013
Horrible Bosses 2
Léa Seydoux:
Blue Is The Warmest Color 2013
Beauty and the Beast 2014
Farewell, My Queen 2012
Monica Bellucci:
The Matrix Revolutions 2003
Irreversible 2002
The Matrix Reloaded 2003
What technology has been used to make the film?
The Alexa 65 — a large-format, 6K resolution version of ARRI’s popular Alexa camera, available through Arri Rental — was used on portions of Sam Mendes’ upcoming James Bond film, Spectre, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Spectre, which recently wrapped production in London, was photographed by cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, who earned BAFTA nominations for his work on Interstellar and Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy. Van Hoytema is using 35mm film as well as digital for the production.Arri Alexa 65, Panavision Primo 70 Lenses
Arri Alexa XT M, Panavision AWZ2 Lenses (aerial shots)
Arriflex 235, Panavision Primo Lenses
Arriflex 435 ES, Panavision Primo and Zeiss Master Anamorphic Lensesenses
Beaumont VistaVision Camera, Panavision Primo Lenses
Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Panavision Primo, C-, E-Series, ATZ and AWZ2 Lenses
Red Epic Dragon, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
How was the film marketed?
Sony is responsible for the production and marketing of Spectre. During the making of the film they have also combined other Sony products and put them into the film. For example, the mobile phone for Bond in Spectre was put out as an advertisement to brand both Sony products and for people to know more about the film which can increase the amount of box sales they get during the time Spectre comes out in the cinemas.
Belvedere, the worlds original luxury vodka, collaborated with Albert R Broccoli's Eon productions, Metro Goldwyn studios and Sony pictures entertainment to promote Spectre.
Belvedere, the worlds original luxury vodka, collaborated with Albert R Broccoli's Eon productions, Metro Goldwyn studios and Sony pictures entertainment to promote Spectre.
Which different marketing tools were used?
Spectre used many different marketing tools. To begin with the most commonly used tools such as billboards, newspapers, bus sides and within magazines. Spectre campaign also took on the social media platform, as the appeared on social networking sites such as Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Spectre also appeared on advertisements on television with branding of Sony products and on the Graham Norton show.
What examples of synergy with other products/merchandise can you find?
Spectre worked alongside Sony entertainment and promoted each other. Also Spectre worked alongside Belvedere and promoted the alcohol and Spectre. So the food industry met with the film industry and the technology industry met with the film industry to create a campaign to promote each other and gain a bigger publicity.
What examples of cross media convergence can you find?
The cross media convergence that occurred in this particular aspect is the merging of the social networking platform alongside the film industry. Spectre used a lot of social media to gain attention of their target audience. As for one of the very first time Snapchat had promoted a film on its platform which is a new feature which was only exclusive for the film Spectre. This was unique and had caught attention of many users eyes and is a great example of cross media convergence.
Where and when was Spectre released and in what cinemas?
Spectre had its world premiere in London on 26 October 2015, the same day as its general release in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Following the announcement of the start of filming, Paramount Pictures brought forward the release of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation to avoid competing with Spectre. In March 2015 IMAX corporation announced that Spectre would be screened in its cinemas, following Skyfall 's success with the company. In the UK it received a wider release than Skyfall, with a minimum of 647 cinemas including 40 IMAX screens, compared to Skyfall 's 587 locations and 21 IMAX screens.What formats was it available in?
ARRIRAW (3.4K) (6.5K) (source format)
Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format)
Master Scope (anamorphic) (source format) (some scenes)
Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
Redcode RAW (6K) (source format) (aerial shots)
Super 35 (source format) (some scenes)
VistaVision (source format) (some scenes)
Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format)
Master Scope (anamorphic) (source format) (some scenes)
Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
Redcode RAW (6K) (source format) (aerial shots)
Super 35 (source format) (some scenes)
VistaVision (source format) (some scenes)
