Tuesday, 27 March 2012

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Monday, 27 February 2012

Production: where did the finance come from? 
UK Film Council, Film4, Pathé
What production companies have been involved? What else have they produced?
As well as the above, other production companies were involved Canal+, Cinecinema, DJ Films.
These production companies have also created films such as Woman in Black (UK Based), The Kings Speech (UK Based) This is England (UK Based), Slumdog Millionaire 
Cast and crew: The cast has also been involved in many films, some UK based..
Meryl Streep (American) : Mamma Mia (British), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (British), Devil Wears Prada.
Jim Broadbent (English): Harry Potter films (British), The Chronicles of Narnia, Bridget Jones Diary (British), Hot Fuzz (British)


Distribution & Marketing:Who is the distrbution company, who are they owned by, what else have they promoted? How much money have they spent?


  • Pathé International (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
  • 20th Century Fox (UK) (theatrical) (on behalf of Pathé)
  • Alliance Films (Canada) (theatrical)

  • Marketing: who is promoting the film, what techniques have they used? To what extent have they used digital technology in this ? facebook, TV promotions, radio, magazines, what else, posters
    What audiences have they targeted, how can you tell? Those who were around when Margaret Thatcher was in power, and those who take an interest for example, those sudying history
    Trailer

    Box Office

    Budget: $13,000,000 (estimated)

    Opening Weekend: $220,409 (USA) (1 January 2012) (4 Screens)

    Gross: $24,656,260 (USA) (19 February 2012)

    Filmed over Britain - London and Manchester

    Exchange:Where is this film being screened? What sort of exhibition? Blanket? targeted? What sort of  cinemas is it screened at? What does this tell us about the audience? Is it exhibited in digital or film format? Why might this be? Can you find a budget for this?
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007029/