Film Production Task:

The Avengers

Development:
The idea for the film came from the marvel comic books. Marvel studios agreed to make the film and the studios is owned by Disney.  the film budget was $220 million dollars and was produced by Kevin Feige.

Pre production:
The script was written and directed by Joss Whedon. The film stars Robert Downey. Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Remmer, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L.Jackson. It was filmed in America in various locations such as Pittsburgh, Worthington Pennsylvania at Creekside mushroom farms, Columbus Ohio based 391st Military Police Battalion, a vacuum chamber at the NASA Plum Brook station near Sandusky Ohio, the Detroit superior bridge, park avenue and central park.

production:
Filming the movie took cameras used were digital Arri Alexa, the Cannon EOS 11 and Cannon EOS 7D SLR digital cameras, Arriflex cameras.

post production:
The film was edited by Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek. The film was released in the UK on the 26th of April 2012 and on the 11th of April 2012 in the USA. the film used ILM Zeno for modeling, Maya for animation, Pixar Renderman for rendering and the animated version of New York city were created using approximately 1,800 panoramas. The film was marketed in many ways such as TV conventions, posters and trailers in movie houses. One film review said that if you are a marvel fan then the film will feel like christmas however if you are not then watching it wont be enjoyable. Another said that the film is well worth your time and there is little moments in the film that are not fun. A third review said it is a slick block buster of what may be the ultimate team. A forth review said the film keeps the marvel comic crazed audiences and keeps the rest of us moderately happy. Finally overall another review said watching the movie with such vividness and ease it is tempting to overpraise the good but not great movie. the film made $200.3 million at the US box office and $25.5 million in the UK. The film made $641.8 worldwide. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on the 25th September 2012.

Les Miserables

Development:
The idea for Les Miserables came from the french historical novel by Victor Hugo. Pinewood Studios agreed to make the film owned by a group led by Michael Grade and Ivan Dunleavy. the films budget was $61 million and was produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron mackintosh.

pre production:
Directed by Tom Hooper. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried. It was filmed in England and France. There were many locations used such as Boughton House, Winchester College, Winchester Cathedral Close, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, Chatham Dockyard, St Mary the Virgin Church, Ewelme, South Oxford-shire, Greenwich, pinewood studios, Gourdon Aples-Maritimes in France.

Production:
The cameras they used were a 35mm spherical package of ARRICAM Lite and Studio cameras with ARRI/ZEISS Master Prime Lenses.

Post Production:
The film was edited by Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens. It was released on the 25th of December 2012 in the US and the 11th of January 2013. The film used SFX and CG special visual effects. The film was marketed in many ways such as TV conventions, posters and trailers in movie houses. One review said that is you are a Les Miserables fan then you will be happy with the film. Another review said they hate every minute of it and waked out because they couldn't hold of till the end because of the drama and singing not getting better.  A third review said its so strong with a lot happening so you don't quite know what you have witnessed. A forth said that the actors singing live on camera keeps the bewitched fans that love the stage play. A fifth said that every word of the dialogue was sung so it become painful to endure. The film made $103.6 million in the US and made over $400 million world wide. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on the 22nd of March 2013.