Billericay Cinema - non profit project

http://www.bfi.org.uk/neighbourhoodcinema/billericay-community-cinema

TV Drama Revision Booklet

CAMERA - FAM MISE EN SCENE - CLAMPS SOUND - MCDOVED EDITING - TOPS

TV Drama Revision Booklet.pdf by katrinabrookes

Tortoise in Love - read all about it! and Cabin in the Woods trailer goes viral

What is special about these small films, their financing and their marketing campaigns.

Find out as much as you can about it and write 500 words on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise_in_Love

http://www.tortoiseinlove.co.uk/

https://hammynotthehamster.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/cabin-in-the-woods-film-review/

Cross media Convergence and Synergy

These two terms confuse students no end:

Media convergence and synergy from hasnmedia

Synergy from jphibbert1979

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Fox searchlight pictures from Great Baddow High School Media

What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audiences ?
(Look at the question - underline and highlight the different areas that need to be addressed)

- Technology chart completed - make sure it includes blockbuster as well as low budget film examples
- pros and cons of technology with examples
- think about the future

Similarities and Differences between blockbuster and low budget film

Unit G322 – Section B – The Film Industry

To begin comparing both ends of the industry to use this as a model. Create a two column comparison between your low budget film and your blockbuster

Although the institutions are clearly very different there are some similarities which you need to be aware of so make sure you have a clear journey from planning to exhibition of both your case studies.

Here is an example, answer each bullet point with facts from your own films and this will serve as one of your revision sheets.

FILMS

Ill Manors / Skyfall

Any Similarities between the two films in terms of genre and narrative

·     They’re both British films – Ill Manors is more ‘British’ than Skyfall (deals with social issues and themes relating to British society). Funded and filmed in Britain.

·     They were both filmed predominantly in Britain.

·     Both enjoyed strong opening weekends at the Box office

·     Large British cast in both.

·     They both have a high profile musician linked with the film whose music was released close to the film’s release.

 Ill Manors / Skyfall – Differences between the two films in terms of genre and narrative

·     Different genres – Skyfall is an Action/Adventure and Ill Manors is a gritty social realist drama.

·     Bond is a part of long running (47 years and counting) franchise. Ill Manors isn’t.

INSTITUTIONS

BBC Films & Film London Microwave /Sony  – Similarities

·     Both involved in film production.

·     Both are companies whose main goal is to make profit – both are driven by the bottom line.

·     Both split production across different companies “film is fundamentally a collaborative medium”.

BBC films & Microwave / Sony – Differences

·     Budget – Ill Manors £100,000 Million 

·     Skyfall $150-200M.

·     BBC Films and Microwave are low budget independent film making companies – Sony is a major global conglomerate with a diverse range of interests.

·     Sony work on lots of films each year such as…..enabling them to spread their risk; BBC Films and Microwave only work on a few each year (what other films have they made?)

·     Sony are involved in production (MGM), distribution (Columbia Tristar and Sony Pictures Entertainment) and exhibition (Sony Blu-ray machines/ Sony DVD Players/ Sony TVs / Sony phones.) THIS IS CALLED VERTICAL INTEGRATION.

BBC Films and Film London Microwave are ONLY involved in film production.

Sony – well established.  Microwave – new company in its infancy.

Sony are better placed to withstand losses.  BBC Films and Film London Microwave cannot sustain losses.

Sony make films with leading directors – BBC Films and Film London Microwave focus on new directors.

BBC Films and Film London Microwave films will mainly be distributed in the UK to a selection of cinemas

Sony – makes films distributed globally and  internationally

AUDIENCES

BBC Films and Film London Microwave

 –  AUDIENCE DIFFERENCES

·     Skyfall was aimed at a huge mainstream target audience:15 – 55 year olds.  Core male target audience with a wider secondary female audience, straddling broad cross sections of class, ethnicity and sexuality. 

·     Ill Manors was aimed at a niche audience – urban 16-24 year olds, heavily pitched at a male audience.

·     Skyfall is aimed at an international audience so the dialogue/script is less specific than Ill manors which uses contemporary urban colloquialisms.

PRODUCTION / DISTRIBUTION / EXHIBITION

BBC Films and Film London Microwave – PRODUCTION DIFFERENCES

·     Skyfall had a huge budget – Ill Manors didn’t.

·     Skyfall used a host of well known famous ‘stars’ – Daniel Craig, Judi Dench etc – Most of the cast of Il Manors were unknown or first time actors (apart from the main star) so cast were less recognizable.

·     Skyfall used exotic and varied locations round the world – Ill Manor’s setting was much more geographically specific, as exotic locations weren’t called for in the story.

·     Skyfall used a lot of expensive special effects.  Ill Manors didn’t.

·     Skyfall utilized product placement within the film – Heinekein, Coke, Aston Martin, Omega. Ill Manors didn’t.

·     Skyfall had expensive action sequences – highly produced fight and chase scenes. (writing off various cars!)  Ill Manors’s dramatic scenes were less full of action.  

Ill Manors / Skyfall –  DISTRIBUTION DIFFERENCES

·     Skyfall’s marketing campaign was huge and extensive. Ill Manors’s marketing was very specific and highly targeted.

·     Skyfall used synergy Eg Sony PS3, phones, games, DVD, TV, soundtrack and film were released at the same time.  Whereas Ill Manors didn’t/couldn’t use synergy to the same extent by releasing just the DVD and soundtrack at the same time as the film

·     Skyfall had a series of huge international premieres – all over the world.  Ill Manors didn’t.

·     Skyfall used cross promotion through a range of companies all advertising Skyfall – Heinekein, Omega, Sony TVs, Coca-cola, etc.  Product placement earned $50Million plus ($44 M for just Heinekein alone)

·     Sony had blanket advertising  with tease trailers in cinemas, TV adverts, newspaper and radio adverts and interviews with main stars 

·     Ill Manors had much smaller advertising.

EXHIBITION DIFFERENCES

Skyfall opened in 580 cinemas – over 1000 screens in the UK and Ireland

Skyfall broke box office records and overtook the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar in terms of takings on opening night and opening weekend and overall profits globally.

Skyfall landed straight into number 1 spot on UK DVD chart. Quantum of Solace did too and hit number 2 on Blu-ray chart and became the UKs biggest selling DVD and Blu-ray release of 2009.  A worldwide box office phenomenon, broke countless records and now scores as the top grossing film of all time.

Ill Manors didn’t break box office records, nor did it get to top of the DVD or Blu-ray charts on day of release.

It played in much fewer, selected and niche cinemas.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/04/transformers-4-product-placement?CMP=ema_861

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/04/the-oscar-winning-experiments-that-might-change-the-future-of-film?CMP=ema_861

Twitter at the movies

Launching Films and Micro budget list

Go to www.launchingfilms.com - for distributor info and go to uk film release schedule link

Your indie research should take the same form as the ill Manors presentation

Ill manors production, distribution, exhibition from sandraoddy2

Here are the UK recent indie films I have suggested. If you don't like the one you've been assigned choose another and let me know.

• In Fear
• Selfish Giant
• Tyrannosaur
• Anuvahood
• Shank
• Spirit of '45
• Wild Bill
• My brother the Devil
• A field in England
• Locke
• Ill Manors
• Fast Girls
• Starred Up
• Gone Too Far

The UK film with highest global gross (under £1m, Jan 2008 to Aug 2014) was Searching For Sugarman.

§  The UK film with highest global gross (under £1m, Jan 2008 to Aug 2014) was Searching For Sugarman.
§  Between January 2008 and August 2014, there were 1,419 films made in the UK budgeted under £1 million
§  Only 7 of these grossed over £1 million in cinemas worldwide
§  0.17% of the 1,190 UK films made on under £500k grossed over £1 million worldwide.
§  20% of UK films budgeted under £1 million grossed at least £1 in any cinema around the world.
§  That figure drops to 16% for films under £500k and 10% for films budgeted under £150k.
§  Rotten Tomatoes provides data on just 24% of UK films budgeted under £500k and Metacritic only rated 4% of the same group.

• The UK film with highest global box office gross released between January 2008 and August 2014 wasSearching For Sugarman.  This film alone accounts for almost 24% of the combined gross of the top 50 films.

NO.	FILM	YEAR	GENRE
1	Searching for Sugar Man	2012	Documentary Music Biopic
2	Marley	2012	Documentary Music
3	Locke	2013	Thriller Drama
4	Anuvahood	2011	Comedy Spoof
5	Still Life	2013	Comedy Drama
6	Redirected	2014	Action Comedy
7	Weekend	2011	Drama Gay interest Romance
8	The Disappearance of Alice Creed	2009	Thriller Crime Drama
9	The Act of Killing	2012	Documentary Socio-political Drama
10	Tyrannosaur	2011	Drama
11	Tormented	2009	Horror
12	Shank	2010	Crime Action Drama
13	Ill Manors	2012	Crime Drama
14	The Spirit of '45	2013	Documentary Socio-political
15	Of Time and the City	2008	Documentary
16	Kill List	2011	Horror Thriller Drama
17	Papadopoulos & Sons	2012	Comedy Family
18	The Caller	2011	Horror Crime
19	Exam	2009	Thriller Horror
20	Archipelago	2010	Drama
21	Fire in Babylon	2010	Documentary Sport
22	Metro Manila	2013	Thriller Drama
23	Jig	2011	Documentary Music/Dance Comedy
24	Dreams of a Life	2011	Documentary Drama
25	The Summit	2012	Documentary Sport
26	In Fear	2013	Thriller Horror
27	How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?	2010	Documentary
28	Cheerful Weather for the Wedding	2012	Drama Period drama Comedy
29	The Pervert's Guide to Ideology	2012	Documentary
30	Sket	2011	Thriller Crime
31	Wild Bill	2011	Drama
32	Leviathan	2012	Documentary Horror
33	Wagner & Me	2010	Documentary Music Biopic
34	No Greater Love	2009	Documentary
35	Offender	2012	Thriller Drama Crime
36	Pusher	2012	Crime Action Thriller
37	McCullin	2012	Documentary War
38	The Shock Doctrine	2009	Documentary
39	DeadTime	2012	Horror Thriller Music
40	The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)	2011	Horror Drama
41	She, a Chinese	2009	Drama
42	Letters to Sofija	2013	Biopic Drama Music
43	Tortoise in Love	2012	Comedy Romance
44	Tonight You're Mine	2011	Romance Music
45	My Brother the Devil	2012	Drama Gay interest
46	The Arbor	2010	Biopic Documentary Biopic
47	Payback Season	2012	Thriller Drama
48	1 Day	2009	Drama
49	A Field in England	2013	Horror Drama Historical
50	Afghan Star	2009	Documentary

You will then produce a comparison between your big six and your small film like this one:

Similarities and differences skyfall ill manors from sandraoddy2