Current case studies: financial figures
Ill Manors: Funding and production budget
1)What was the estimated budget for Ill Manors?
-100,000 GBP
2)Where did the money come from? List the different organisations and companies that contributed funding to Ill Manors.
- Microwave- Film London
- BBC Films
- Aimimage Productions
- Gunslinger
- Head Gear Films
- Ill Manors
- Metrol Technology
3)How did the Ill Manors budget compare to a Hollywood blockbuster such as Skyfall?
- The budget for Ill Manors was £100,000 whereas the budget for Skyfall was 200 million.
A Field In England: Funding and production budget
- £300,000 GBP
2)Why did A Field In England manage to secure a higher budget than Ill Manors?
- For A Field In England the budget was high because Ben Wheatley was more experienced that Ben drew was when he was making Ill Manors.
3)Where did the money come from?
- Film4 Productions and Drafthouse Films.
Film London and Microwave Film
Ill Manors was created partly thanks to Film London and Microwave Film. Revise the key details from your MEST2 research by answering the following questions:
- Film London is a company that connect creativity, ideas and finance. They try to encourage emerging film makers by funding, training and mentoring.
2)What is the purpose of Microwave Film?
- The purpose of Microwave films is that it is an intensive boot camp that only 2 features of the shortlisted group in the end get a £100,000 production fund and also distribution funding after they finish their product.
3)Choose one film funded by Microwave film and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences)
- A film funded by microwave films is Freestyle. This has some similarities to Ill Manors as it includes music from PlanB himself as mentioned in the trailer. Not only that but it focuses on urban areas that are not that well off and their lives and things they can do to improve it.
Vertigo Films and Warp Films
Your BFI Study Day on UK cinema focused on two important production companies in the British film industry: Vertigo Films and Warp Films. Revise what you learned on the trip by answering the following questions:
- Step Up 2, Jack Frost, Streetdance, Monsters
2)Why do you think those films were successful with their audience?
- I think these films were relatable because they reached the target audience that they were aiming for perfectly.
3)What different film genres has Vertigo Films worked with?
- Action, drama, sport
4)Where did Warp Films start out?
- Warp Films was established by Warp Records. It was initially created with financial support from NESTA and had a remit to produce a number of short films.
5)What are the most successful films produced by Warp Films?
- 71, This is England
6)How have Warp Films helped to develop new talent in the film industry?
- Warp Films helped to develop new talent by asking different directors to direct films and the company then debuts them.
7)What titles have Vertigo and Warp Films produced that are similar to Ill Manors? Explain the similarities - it could be in terms of audience, location, content or genre.
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Certification: BBFC
One final aspect of institution is the certificate a film is awarded for exhibition. This is decided by the British Board of Film Classification. Revise the key details regarding the BBFC from your MEST2 research by answering the following questions:
- The Board’s age ratings decisions are reached by consensus Examiners watch films in the BBFC’s cinema for the full experience and watch DVD’s in viewing rooms on a plasma TV to get the home viewing feel. Films in different languages are viewed the same way with an interpreter sitting beside the Examiner as there are no subtitles. Examiners log details of the film in relation to the guidelines. Brief synopsis’ are written based on the work. Decisions that are difficult to come to a conclusion to are referred to the senior examiner or often brought up in the weekly examiners meeting to get other opinions. Illegal material or unacceptable content, the BBFC write up a list of cuts. Rarely do they reject content.
2)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?
- An 18 certificate means it is suitable for adult. It was acceptable however, I believe that it could've still been pushed down to an age rating of 15 as violence wasn't shown to a great extent but the portrayal of sexual behaviour is what could have strongly influenced the rating to be an 18.
- The difference between a 15 and an 18 certificate is that in a 15 there are more restrictions on content regarding discrimination, drugs, imitable behaviour, nudity, sex, threat and violence due to the fact that the audience are a little younger and more influenced by certain things.
3)Why was Ill Manors given an 18 certificate? How might this have affected the Ill Manors target audience and commercial success?
- Ill Manors was given an 18 certificate because of the contents displayed in the film. It suggested things like prostitution and drug use. which was the main basis of the film. Despite that the guidelines show that no explicit use of drugs or any other content that could be proven to be harmful was shown in the film.
- This could have affected the target audience and the commercial success because the film included themes that younger generation could identify to and if they couldn't access the film due to the age rating, they wouldn't be able to see what Ben Drew was trying to express through his film.
4)What was the certificate for A Field In England? Why was this certificate awarded?
- the age rating for A Field In England was 15. This was because of the fact that it contains strong language and extreme violence and gory images.
5)What are the advantages and disadvantages for a film in being given an 18 certificate?
- The advantages of a film being given an 18 certificate is that it gives the director more freedom to express what they want to portray more accurately and precisely, giving the film a more realistic feel. However, a downside to this is that it limits the type of audience that can view the film.
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