Some useful links...

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0057311/ - Here they have a list of all Working Title Films,(a filmogaphy).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2821801.stm - An interesting report on the company.

http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/ - Really imformative.

Focus Film

The film which I will be focusing on will be the 2003 romantic comedy 'Love Actually' in which Richard Curtis made his directorial debut. I have chosen to study this film as it has broken all records to become the highest grossing British romantic comedy opening in history. It took £6.6 million at the UK box office in just the first weekend. The film is the biggest ever opening in the UK and Ireland for Working Title Films, Universal Pictures and United International Pictures. I have chosen to study this film as it is post the Universal deal, and it illustrates well how that deal has given Working Title Films the opportunity to make such successful films.

Small Scale Research Project

I have decided to look into Working Title Films and how the $600 million deal in 1999 with one of the 'big 6' film studios, Universal, has aided Working Title Films to compete in such a competitive market which other British film studios who do not have the same American funding, at times struggle to do so.