Contents

1. Wiki Facts
2. Overall History
3. Right Here, Right Now
1. Finances
2. Teaming Up with Fox
3. Movie Remakes
4. References

Overall History

DreamWorks is an American film studio that develops and produces films. They have produced films such as Saving Private Ryan, Dinner for Schmucks, and The Help. An agreement with The Walt Disney Studios administers Disney the duty of marketing and distributing the films worldwide. [1] DreamWorks was originally founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen in 1994. The first Initial of their last names form the SKG at the bottom of the DreamWorks logo. In the fall of 2004, DreamWorks Animations (DWA) separated from DreamWorks Studios and became its own production company and had Paramount Pictures distribute the animated films. Jeffery Katzenberg became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DreamWorks Animations.

Founders of DreamWorks (from left to right: Steven Spielberg, Jeffery Katzenberg, David Geffen)

Steven Spielberg is now the Principal Partner of DreamWorks Studios along side Stacey Snider, who joined the studio in 2009. Snider also holds the title of Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DreamWorks Studios.[2] These jobs entitle Snider to have responsibility over the financial and creative aspects of film development and production.  Jeff Small was hired in 2006 to be the President and Chief Operating Officer of DreamWorks Studios.[3] He is in charge of the business operations of the production company. Holly Bario and Mark Sourian are the Co-Presidents of Production.[4][5] They manage the list of films to be produced. DreamWorks is headquartered in University City, California.

Right Here, Right Now

Finances

Reliance Entertainment has agreed to continue financing DreamWorks on their films.[6] Originally they had funded DreamWorks $325 million to produce four to six movies a year but after box office flops like Cowboys and Aliens Reliance became weary. DreamWorks will proceed but now producing three to five movies a year with their new lower budget from Reliance. In order to make higher budgeted films they will have to find co-partners who will agree to fund them in their endeavors

Due to the lower budget DreamWorks is redesigning their production schedule. Physical Production Executive Steve Molen from DreamWorks resigned because he knew that most of the people in his department would get laid off. They fired 10 out of the 80 DreamWorks employees. They are still looking to make cuts in their legal, insurance, and IT departments.[7] This year they will only produce two movies, Lincoln and People Like Us.

Teaming up with Fox

On January 23rd, 2012 DreamWorks announced that Twentieth Century Fox will be partnering with DreamWorks to co-finance two of DreamWorks next films that are projected to be released in the future.[8] One of the movies, which will be released in 2012, is Lincoln, which is a biographical drama about the life of one of America’s beloved presidents Abraham Lincoln. The film is based off a biography of Lincoln written by Dorris Kearn Goodwin. Daniel Day Lewis is to play the starring role, Abraham Lincoln. Disney will still be distributing the film along with Fox will distribute internationally. Fox will also partner with DreamWorks on the making of their movie Robopocalyspe.[9] Set to premiere around the world on July 3rd, 2013, this film is about the fate of the human race after following a robot revolution.

Movie Remakes

DreamWorks Studios is working with Working Title Films and famous British scribe Steven Knight to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s classic mystery Rebecca.[10] The movie is about a naive young woman who marries a male widower and discovers that the death of his first wife has a left a lasting effect on the manor.This was the only movie written by Alfred Hitchcock that received an Award (Academy Award for Best Motion Picture). The original was based on a book with the same title wirtten by Daphne Du Maurier in 1938.

StarBuck is a French Canadian film that was came out in 2011.[11] The film has been released internationally in Spain, France, Belgium, New Zealand and the Netherlands. IT has won the audience award at some international film festivals. The movie is about a man who discovers that he has fathered 533 children through sperm donations. About a 100 of them decide that they would like to start a connection with him and he must choose if he will step up to the plate or not. DreamWorks will be working with the original film-making team Ken Scott, Director, and André Rouleau, Producer.

Official Trailer for Original Starbuck[12]

DreamWork’s film People Like Us is going to have its first showing in movie theaters on June 29th, 2012. It is a movie about a twenty something year old man whose latest deal puts him in a huge amount of debt. His father dies leaving him $150,000 to give to a sister that he never knew he had. Now he must make the decision to keep the money or give it to its rightful owner. In order to promote this movie, DreamWorks is partnering with Sprinkle Cupcakes and having different events at the ten different store location around the country.[13] The promotion starts on May 2nd and lasts up until the release of the movie on June 29th. The events at the stores will be focused on the national holidays: Brothers and Sisters Day (May 2), Mother’s Day (May13), Visit your Relative’s Day (May 18), Fathers Day (June 17), and National Forgiveness Day (June 26). On these Special day, the cupcake stores will give out free cupcakes to any customers that come in between 12pm and 2pm.

Official ‘People like Us’ Trailer.[14]

Resources:

1. History (2012 March 20) Retrieved from http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/about/history
2. Stacey Snider (2012 March 20) Retrieved from http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/about/executives/stacey-snider
3. Jeff Small (2012 March 20) Retrieved from http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/about/executives/jeff-small
4. Holly Bario (2012 March20) Retrieved from http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/about/executives/holly-bario
5. Mark Sourian (2012 March 20) http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/about/executives/mark-sourian
6. DreamWorks Secures Additional Funding from Reliance (2012 April 15) Retrieved from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-secures-additional-funding-reliance-310123
7. DreamWorks Laysoff 10 Employees (2012 April 23) Retrieved from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-layoffs-stacey-snider-steve-molen-312009
8. Fox Partners with DreamWorks on Steven Spielberg’s ‘Licoln’ (2012 April 20) Retrieved from http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/news/fox-partnering-with-dreamworks-on-steven-spielbergs-lincoln
9. Fox, DreamWorks Team on Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalyspe (2011 September 7) Retrieved from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-dreamworks-finance-steven-spielbergs-231985
10. DreamWorks to Remake Hitchcock’s Rebecca (2012 February 9) Retrieved from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050011
11. DreamWorks brews Remake ‘Strabuck’ (2012 April 23) Retrieved from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-23/entertainment/sns-201204231545reedbusivarietynvr1118052992apr23_1_starbuck-direct-comedy-pic
12. Official Starbuck Trailer (2011 September 16) Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2MD0qJkWzU
13. DreamWorks Teams Up with Sprinkle Cupcakes (2012April 23) Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/id/47180555/DreamWorks_Pictures_People_Like_Us_and_Sprinkles_Cupcakes_Celebrate_Family_Events_Launch_on_Brothers_and_Sisters_Day_May_2nd
14. Official People Like Us Trailer (2012 March 29) Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0yHnUNi1oU