Presentation Research - US & UK films

Moon (UK)
Production
Studio: Stage 6 films
Budget of $5million, Director Duncan Jones decided there were no 'on-location' shots and the cast was kept small to control the budget. Filming took only 33 days.
When interviewed about the budget, Jones said

"Up front, we decided that we weren't going to go on any location shoots. We wanted to have completely controlled shooting environments, so we did everything on soundstages. We basically had two soundstages, one which was for the interior of the moon base, which we built in its entirety and which was another attempt to create a believable location space and also to save us some space, since a lot of our lighting was pre-existing within the set build. So our cinematographer only had a very small lighting kit that he had to carry around with him around the base. Most of the lighting was actually built into the base."

Models used instead of animation.
Written specifically for Sam Rockwell.

Reception
"Though it uses impressive sci-fi trappings to tell its story — the fabulous models and moonscapes are recognisably retro yet surprisingly real — this is a film about what it means, and takes, to be human, which is where Rockwell excels in a poignant performance. But Jones deserves credit too, and after keeping impressively off the radar in an era saturated with celebrity offspring, his thoughtful Moon is a good place for his career to start, providing a visually smart calling card while making some deceptively clever comments about mankind's obsession with personality." - The Times Online

89% 'Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 156 reviews.

$7,191,615 - Worldwide Gross at Box Office.

Sherlock Holmes (US)
Production
Studio: Silver Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures
Budget of $90million

Merchandise mainly in competitions, no direct sales.