Friday, 6 March 2015

Ill Manors: institution research

Distribution researchResearch film distribution using this guide from the UK Film Distributors' Association. It's called Launching Film and takes you through the whole process of distributing a movie.Read the whole step-by-step guide (warning: this is LONG and will take you around an hour)Summarise the 10 steps of film distribution in a list using your own words.

Ill Manors: Funding and production budget


What was the estimated budget for Ill Manors?The estimated budget is £100,000

Where did the money come from? List the different organisations and companies that contributed funding to Ill Manors. Plan B himself and organisations such as Film London

How did the Ill Manors budget compare to a Hollywood blockbuster such as Skyfall?Budget for Ill Manors: £100,000
Budget for Skyfall: $150-200 million

Film London and Microwave Film

What is Film London and why does it exist?Helps low budget films make it. They provided Ill manors trough microwave films for filmmaking.

What is the purpose of Microwave Film?
Helps low budget film make itPersuades Hollywood to film in the UKOrganisation that promotes filming in the London
List three other films funded by Microwave Film and embed their trailers in your blog.Choose one film funded by Microwave film and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences)
Shifty


    Similarities:
    • Same main actor: Riz Ahmed
    • Plan B soundtrack
    • Location
    • Crime/urban/drama
    • Language

    Differences:
    • Element of black humour  within the film, removes all affect of realism
    • criminal activities
    Freestyle




    Similarities
    •  Location
    • Soundtrack by Plan B
    • Violence
    • Revolver
    Differences
    • Different prime target of film, not a social connect on drugs

    Borrowed time


    Similarities:

    • Olympic park
    • crime revolving
    • Urban London location

    Differences:
    • Childish and light-hearted 
    • Majority - white ethnicity
    • Childhood theme music


    Distributor: Revolver Entertainment
    When was Revolver Entertainment created?

    Revolver Entertainment enjoyed a lot of success with the UK urban drama genre. Find three Revolver films that fit that genre, embed the trailers from YouTube and write about why they were successful.

    The Imposter


    Ill Manors


    Liberal Arts


    Choose one film distributed by Revolver Entertainment and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences).

    Shifty:

    Similarities:
    • Same main actor: Riz Ahmed
    • Plan B soundtrack
    • Location
    • Crime/urban/drama
    • Language
    Differences:
    • Element of black humour  within the film, removes all affect of realism
    • criminal activities
    Freestyle
    Similarities
    •  Location
    • Soundtrack by Plan B
    • Violence
    • Revolver
    Differences
    • Different prime target of film, not a social connect on drugs

    Borrowed Time

    Similarities:
    • Olympic park
    • crime revolving
    • Urban London location
    Differences:
    • Childish and light-hearted
    • Majority - white ethnicity
    • Childhood theme music

    Why did Revolver Entertainment go out of business in 2013?
    There was a massive decline in staff and admin resulting in financial stress and loss

    Certification

    Think about the certificate of Ill Manors (18 certificate). What is deemed acceptable for an 18 certificate? What is the difference between a 15 certificate and an 18 certificate?
    Ill manors contain a lot of prostitution and drugs so it makes it unavailable for teenagers, and people under 18. 

    What are the advantages and disadvantages for a film in being given an 18 certificate?
    advantages - adults are able to view the filming that is over 18
    disadvantages - even though it has a certificate of over 18 people still tend to download the film and watch it  

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