Business Plan Case Studies
Liam Harris
Warner Bros Studios
The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. The Warner Brothers founded their Kevin Fryers is Warner Bros. Senior Director at
Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line company on the 4th of April 1923. marketing and sales. He is highly experienced in EMEA
Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and They are an American entertainment and global marketing and sales leader. Significant
DC Films. Among its other assets, stands the television production conglomerate. They provide video experience building brands, driving growth and
company Warner Bros. Television Studios. entertainment services. The company developing talented teams. Leading multi functional
produces feature films, television teams across digital media and traditional media,
programs, home videos, and DVD’s, influencer engagement, social media as well as
animation, interactive videos and consumer and data insights. Developing long term
games. They produce these for strategic planning and business change programs to
consumers worldwide. drive growth. Significant experience building brands,
driving growth and developing talented teams. Leading
multi functional teams across digital media and
traditional media, influencer engagement, social media
as well as consumer and data insights. Developing long
term strategic planning and business change programs
to drive growth.
https://ir.corporate.discovery.com/finan Warner Bros says it is expanding to •Pamela Abdy. Co-Chair and CEO, Warner Bros. have 36 sound stages
cials/annual-reports-and- cope with an "increasing global Warner Bros. ranging from six thousand to thirty-
proxies/default.aspx this is the link to demand for high quality film and •Richard Brener. President and Chief two thousand feet and a variety of
Warner Bros. finances in 2021 and their television content" and has put Creative Officer, New Line Cinema. exterior sets - everything from
projected outlook for 2022. forward a masterplan of 11 new •Paul Broucek. President, Music, Midwest town centre to a jungle
sound stages, four production Warner Bros. lagoon. In the UK the perfect venue
buildings, and three workshops. •Andrew Cripps. President, for even the most ambitious sets,
International Theatrical Distribution, Warner Bros. Studios Leavsden is
Warner Bros. home to a world-class collection of
•Mike Darnell. President, Warner some of the UK’s largest sound stages
Bros. and tanks spread over approximately
400,000 square feet.
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and Elstree Studios are a company that
demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around produce some of the UK’s favourite
the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, television shows, including the
England. Production studios have been located in the area since 1914 famous Eastenders. One of several
when film production began there. Two sites remain in use in facilities historically referred to as
Borehamwood: Elstree Studios on Shenley Road and the BBC Elstree Elstree Studios, the Shenley Road
Centre on Eldon Avenue. studios originally opened in 1925. The
studio complex has passed through
many owners during its lifetime, and
is now owned by Hertsmere Borough
Council.
Elstree is reportedly worth The film and television studios under Options include film friendly market towns,
around £70m. This is no construction in Borehamwood, stunning country houses, countryside, industrial,
surprise because the fact that known as Sky Studios Elstree, could quintessential English villages, period buildings &
they are one of the leading be joined by Sky Studios Elstree streets, coastal and much more. Creative
studios in London. They are North. Sky says if planning England can support your location scouting needs
able to pump lots of money into permission is secured, it would take in the nearby area. Hertfordshire County Council
their productions including co- the number of stages on-site to 23 and all ten of the county’s district and borough
producing Netflix’s ‘The Crown.’ over 65 acres, with 470,000 square councils came together to sign a Film Friendly
foot of stage space for filming. Charter with Creative England in 2015 at Elstree
Studios. The charter aims to build on the
country’s reputation as a first-class filming
destination and ensures cooperation and
commitment to assist film and television
production in the County.
Trett Films don’t have any permeant partners as they are a Trett Films was developed by two
fairly independent corporate film production company., as film-buff-brothers (Josh and Matty).
they have only recently established themselves to a wider What started as a side-hustle through
audience. They have created links with the Norfolk county high school and college later became
council, SKY and even some Drama productions. a full-time gig. They grew up making
short films and videos with whatever
camera gear and utilities they could
get our hands on, growing as
filmmakers and storytellers as they
did.
Trett films started off self- As far as planning goes, it is Josh Trett was born 22nd June 1993 They follow set rules that
funding their business, that not specific how they plan in Norfolk. He studied film and they’ve made for themselves,
means Josh and Matt, the everything, but when they’re moving image production in 2014 at ones that follow certain
owners of the company had to planning a production, they NUA before starting his freelance guidelines that concern their
use their own incomes until will have a couple of meetings work as a filmmaker for various business, they’ll have to make
recently where they came to a with their clientele(s). clients, working primarily in sure they have the correct
point that their business was Norwich. Away from personal legislation when filming with
earning enough profits to start projects, Josh works as a senior child talents.
funding itself. video producer at a digital media
company.