Star Wars:The Force Awakens Research

Producers/ Production companies - 

• Kathleen Kennedy, 
• J. J. Abrams, 
• Bryan Burk.  
• Lucasfilms 
• Bad Robot Product productions.

Director- J. J. Abrams, born June 27th 1966. He is known for his work in drama, action and sci-fi films. He is a American film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. 

Screen writer-

• J.J Abrams, 
• Michael Arndt, 
• Lawrence Kasdan. 

Actors- 

• Harrison Ford as Han Solo
• Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
• Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
• Adam Driver as Kylo Ren 
• Daisy Ridley as Ren
• John Boyega as Finn
• Oscar Isacc as Poe Dameron
• Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata
• Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke
• Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux
• Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
• Max Von Sydow as Lor San Tekka
• Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Budget- $306 million (gross)
               $245 million (net)

Locations- The Force Awakens has been filmed basically in England, Ireland, Iceland and the United Arab Emirates.
Greenlight date- October 30th 2012.                                                                                       

Screens shown on 

• In America it was shown on 4,134 screens and in cinemas for 4 months.
• In the UK it was shown on 670

Critical reaction
Rotten Tomatoes; A critic/review site rated the film a 92% and the audience rated it 89%. Anthony Lane a top critic for Rotten Tomatoes said 'The new movie, as an act of pure storytelling, streams by with fluency and zip.'                                                                           Box office figures: worldwide, US, China

• Worldwide opening weekend- gross was $529 million.
• US- $2.066 Billion
• China- 30.7 million

Music 
The composer of the famous Star wars theme tune is John Williams. The song is played in every star wars film
Marketing (teaser trailers, trailers, TV spots, posters, websites etc)
When the film came out in cinemas there was a lot of buzz for the new film. Lots of posters advertising the film were shown. Teaser trailers were released to get more viewers when the film was about to go into cinemas. There were magazine articles and TV adverts too. Star wars also have an official website. 

Tie-in products
A variety of tie-in products were made things such as: Toys, Clothing, Lunch boxes, Posters, accessories etc. Even household appliances such as toasters were made just for star wars fans. 
SFX (special effects - technology used)
There are a lot of special effects used in the film, this is one of the reasons the film is so popular. John Dykstra is the special effects designer on the Star Wars films. Most of the sounds in the film are special effects to make it seem more realistic. CGI played a big part in this film and is what made it look so spectacular and gave it the sci-fi element. Camera work is very important as this provides the viewer with the action aspect of the film and makes it more gripping.
Any issues
Many Star Wars fans were not happy with the little screen time Luke Skywalker got in the film.