“A media institution is an established, often-profit based
organization, that deal in the creation and distribution
of advertising, entertainment and information
services.”
 DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is an American animation studio based in
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California.
It creates animated feature films, TV programs and online virtual worlds.
Released a total of 27 feature films including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu
Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, etc
As of June 2013, its feature films have made $11 billion worldwide, with its
$430 million average gross surpassing all other studios besides Pixar ($595
million).
Three of DreamWorks Animation's films—Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and
Shrek Forever After—are among the 50 highest-grossing films. And fifteen of
the films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with Shrek 2
being the fourth all-time highest.
Even though the studio also made traditionally animated films earlier, all of
their films now utilize computer-animation.
The studio has so far received two Academy Awards along with numerous
Annie & Emmy Awards; as well as multiple Golden Globe & BAFTA
nominations.
 The studio was formed by the merger of the feature animation division
of DreamWorks and Pacific Data Images (PDI).
 Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks in 1997 by some
of Amblin Entertainment’s former animation branch it was spun off into
a separate public company in 2004.
 Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were formerly distributed
worldwide by the live-action DreamWorks studio, then by Paramount
Pictures, who acquired the live-action DreamWorks studio in February
2006.
 In 2013, 20th Century Fox, took over distribution of DreamWorks
Animation films for a 5-year-deal.
 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation also known as 20th Century
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Fox, or 20th Century Fox Pictures, is one of the six major American
film studios as of 2011.
The studio is currently situated in LA as a subsidiary o 21st Century
Fox.
The company was founded on May 31, 1935, as the result of the
merger of Fox Film Corporation, founded by William Fox in 1915, and
Twentieth Century Pictures, founded in 1933 by Darryl. F Zanuck and
Joseph M. Schenck.
Twentieth Century Fox has distributed various commercially
successful film series, including Star Wars, Ice Age, X-Men, Planet of
the Apes, etc.
20th Century Fox is a member of the Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA).
2oth Century Fox Animation is an animation division of this studio
 Blue Sky Studios is an American computer animation film studio
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based in Connecticut.
Founded in 1987 by the visual effects team behind Tron.
It is owned since 1997 by 2oth Century Fox.
Using its in-house rendering software, the studio had worked on
visual effects for commercials and films, before releasing in 2002 its
first animated film, Ice Age, and completely dedicated to producing
animated films.
The studio has produced eight animated films, with Ice Age and Rio
being the most successful franchises.
 United Artists Corporation (UA) is an American film studio.
 The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 with the
intention of controlling the creators own interests rather than
depending upon the powerful commercial studios.
 The current United Artists formed in November 2006 under a
partnership between producer/actor Tom Cruise and his production
partner, Paula Wagner and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc., an
MGM company.
 It is now a fully owned subsidiary of MGM, which itself is owned by
MGM holdings.
 Orion Pictures Corporation was an American Independent
production company that produced films from 1978 until 1998.
 It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros.
and three former top-level executives of United Artists.
 Woody Allen, James Cameron, Jonathon Demme, Oliver Stone,
and several other prominent directors worked with Orion during
its most successful years from 1978 to 1992.
 Of the films distributed by Orion, four won Academy Awards for
Best Picture: Amadeus (1984), Platoon (1986), Dances with
Wolves (1990), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
 Universal Studios Inc. (also known as Universal Pictures), is an American
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motion picture studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned
subsidiary NBC universal.
It is one of the six major studios.
Its production studios are at California while Distribution and other corporate
offices are in New York City.
Founded in 1912 it is the oldest movie studio in the United States of
America.
It is also the fourth oldest in the world that is still in continuous production.
The resulting media super-conglomerate was renamed NBC Universal, while
Universal Studios Inc. remained the name of the production subsidiary.
It also acquired rights to several prominent filmmakers' works originally
released by other studios through its subsidiaries over the years.
Three of Universal Studios' films—Jaws (1975), E.T The Extra-Terrestrial
(1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, each
becoming the highest-grossing film made at the time.
 Paramount Pictures Corporation is a film and television
production/distribution studio, consistently ranked as one of the
largest (top-grossing) film studios.
 A subsidiary of U.S. media conglomerate Viacom, Paramount is a
member of the Motion Picture Association (MPAA).
 It has distributed various commercially successful film series, such as
Shrek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible, Indiana Jones, Star Trek,
Kung Fun Panda, Friday the 13th, Madagascar, etc.
 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (CPII) is an American film
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production and distribution studio. Columbia Pictures now forms part
of the Columbia Tri-Star Motion Picture Group owned by Sony
Entertainment.
It is one of the leading film studios in the world, a member of the Bix
Six.
The studio, founded in 1918 with the release of its first feature film in
August 1922. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name in 1924 and
went public two years later. The name is derived from “Columbia” a
“national personification” of the United States, which is used as the
company's logo.
In 1982, the studio was purchased by Coca-Cola; that same year it
launched TriStar Pictures as a joint venture with HBO and CBS.
Five years later, Coca-Cola spun off Columbia, which merged with TriStar to create Columbia Pictures Entertainment.
After a brief period of independence with Coca-Cola maintaining a
financial interest, the combined studio was acquired by Sony in 1989.
 Sony Pictures Animation is an American animated film production
company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, founded in May
2002.
 It is working closely with Sony Pictures Imageworks, which takes care
of the digital production. Theatrical releases are distributed by
Columbia Pictures, and direct-to-video releases are distributed by
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
 Their first feature film Open Season was released on September 29,
2006. The studio's most financially successful movie to date is the
Smurfs.
 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.—also known as Warner Bros.
Pictures since 1923, formerly known as Warner Bros. Studios,
commonly referred to as Warner Bros. or simply WB—is an American
producer of film, television, and music entertainment.
 One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner .
 Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including Warner
Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, New
Line Cinema, The WB.com and DC entertainment.
 Warner Bros. is a member of the Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA).
 New Line Film Productions Inc., often simply referred to as New Line
Cinema, is an American film studio.
 It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye as a film distribution
company, later becoming an independent film studio.
 It became a subsidiary first of Turner Broadcasting, then Time Warner
in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner Bros. in
2008.
 Walt Disney Animation Studios, formerly known as Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt
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Disney Productions and Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, is an American Animation
studio which creates films, short films and television specials for The Walt Disney
Company.
Founded on October 16, 1923. The studio has produced 52 feature films, beginning with
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), and most recently with Wreck-It-Ralph
(2012).
During The Walt Disney’s Company’s corporate restructuring in 1986, the studio officially
became a subsidiary of the company under the name Walt Disney Feature Animation,
and took on its current name in 2006, when it was folded under The Walt Disney Studios
alongside Pixar Animation Studios, which was acquired by Disney in the same year.
For much of its existence, the studio was recognized as the premier American animation
studio, and developed many of the techniques which became standard practices of
Traditional animation.
The studio's catalog of animated features are among Disney's most notable assets, and
the stars of its animated shorts—Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, etc.
Walt Disney Animation Studios, today managed by Pixar heads continues to produce
animated features using both hand-drawn and CGI imagery techniques.
Their 54th,Big Hero 6, is currently in development and set for release on November 7,
2014.
 Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation film studio.
 The studio is best known for its photo-realistic CGI-animated feature films .
 Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the computer division o Lucas
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Film. before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple Inc.
The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a
transaction which made Jobs Disney's largest shareholder.
Pixar has produced 14 feature films beginning with Toy Story in 1995 .
All fourteen films have debuted with Cinema Score ratings of at least "A-", indicating
a very positive reception with audiences.
The studio has also produced several short films. As of July 2013, its feature films
have made over $8.3 billion worldwide, with an average worldwide gross of
$597 million per film.
Both Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3 are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all
time,
The studio has earned 27 Academy Awards, sevenGolden Globe Awards, and
eleven Grammy Awards.
Most of Pixar's films have been nominated for the Academy award for best animated
feature with seven winning: Finding Nemo, The Increadibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up,
Toy Story 3, and Brave.
 Marvel Animation is an American animation production company.
 The Marvel Studios subsidiary was incorporated on January 25, 2008
to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment
markets.
 Marvel Animation on incorporation included then ongoing animation
efforts by Marvel Studios with Lionsgate and Nickelodean.
 Marvel Animation operates under the Marvel Television division of
Marvel Studios.
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