"The Blind Side" Film Production Information

Production

Which company produced the film?

 - Warner Brothers

What the production budget was?

 $29,000,000 (estimated)

What year was it filmed?

Preproduction started in 2007, Julia Roberts turned down the main role, and Sandra Bullock was being a pain.  Sandra Bullock took a pay cut to make the film and agreed to a percentage of the film's profits, which turned out to be considerable.

How long the filming took?

Was filmed over 4 months in 2008. Post production took 7 months after filming to edit.

Where was it filmed?

Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA"

What equipment was used for filming?
Camera

Arricam LT, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses 
Arricam ST, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses

Laboratories

CineFilm Laboratory, Atlanta (GA), USA (dailies) 
EFILM Digital Laboratories, Hollywood (CA), USA (digital intermediate) 
Technicolor Creative Services, New York (NY), USA (video dailies) 
Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints) 
Technicolor, New York (NY), USA (dailies)

Nationality of the film? 

American

Who owns the source material?

Alcon Entertainment, Fortis films

The main:

Producer -  Broderick Johnson
                     Andrew Kosove

                   Gil Netter

Director - John Lee Hancock 

Cinematographer -   Alar Kivilo

Editor - Mark Livolsi

Screen Writer - John Lee Hancock

Music Providers - Carter Burwell

Cast Members - Sandra Bullock, Tim Mcgaw, Quinton Aaron

Other production information?

• Sean Tuohy uses Safari for Windows, which was not available until 2007.
• The car driven by Leigh Anne Tuohy is a BMW 750LI. However, the BMW 750LI wasn't available until 2006, and the movie takes place in 2004. The '06- '08 models have a face-lift compared to the prior models.
• When coach Phil Fulmer finishes making his presentation to S. J. and Michael, he stands up and says C.J, instead of S.J..

During the first football game Michael plays in, the scoreboard is shown to read VISITOR, but later in the game it is shown to read GUEST


Distribution

Distribution Company - Warner Bros. 

Marketing Budget - $10,000,00

Test Screening Information - 

Release Pattern - 

Examples of Marketing and Promotion - 

What other media is available on? DVD/Blu-ray

Other information e.g difficulties getting a distributer?

Exhibition

Types of cinema shown in? (Imax, 3D, MM, I, AH)

Imax, MM, I, AH

How long was it on for?

4 weeks.

Box office figures?

 a total of $255,959,475
$34,510,000 in the first weekend
Age Classification- (UK/USA)

PG-13

Who is the primary target audience?

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/20/entertainment/la-et-blind-side20-2009nov20
Success?

Yes

Other information e.g did it get kept in cinemas longer than planned due to how successful it proved?

FILM WAS RELEASED ON 17TH NOVEMBER 2009 IN THE USA AND 12 MARCH 2010 IN UK WOULD HAVE HAD POSTER AND ADVERTS