Universal Studios

Universal Studios:

·        Universal Studios (also known as Universal Pictures), is an American motion picture studio, owned by Comcast, and one of the six major movie studios.

·        Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, and Jules Brulatour, it is the oldest movie studio in the United States of America

·        Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California.

·        Distribution and other corporate offices are in New York City.

·        Universal Studios is a Member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

·       Universal has a variety of subsidies including Universal Animation Studios, Focus Features and Illumination entertainment.

·       Universal Studios Singapore is located within the boundaries of Resorts World Sentosa on the island of Sentosa in Singapore.

·       The HQ of the company is based in Universal City, California.

·       Selected clips and footage shot by Universal Studios are available for purchase from the NBCUniversal Archives.

·       Films that they have produced in the past:  Despicable me, American pie, Nutty Professor etc.