chicken CSP

Film Industry: Chicken case study research

Funding

1) What was the budget for Chicken?

 £110,000

2) How did Joe Stephenson end up raising the money to make the film?

he did this by asking his friends/family to invest on the film.

3) How does the Chicken budget compare to a Hollywood-funded British blockbuster such as Spectre or Paddington 2?

chicken had a very low budget compare to Hollywood funded British blockbuster.

4) Joe Stephenson tried to secure funding from organisations that help low-budget filmmakers. What is the BFI Film Fund and how does it contribute to the British film industry?

The BFI film fund is all the money that is taken by the national lottery and is invested into films which show British culture.

5) Why do you think Chicken failed to secure funding from the BFI Film Fund?

chicken failed to secure funding from Bfi because bfi couldn't trust the director as he was not known and didn't have much experience.

Production

1) What difficulties did the film run into during production?

The difficulties were that the movie was shot in 19 days which were mostly done  outside so they had problems with the weather and the lightning.

2) How many days did the film take to shoot?

19 days 

3) What scenes were particularly difficult for Joe Stephenson to film?

The scenes which were outside difficult to shoot because of the raining weather.

Distribution

1) Why did the film fail to secure a distribution deal when first made in 2014?

The reason why it didn't get a distribution deal is because chicken is a low budget film

2) What film festivals did Chicken feature at between 2014-2016?

in Edinburgh film festival  in 2015 and it got one in busan international festival.

3) Why are film festivals an effective way for a low-budget film to secure a distribution deal?

they are effective because it helps to promote the movie to a  wider audience.

4) When was Chicken released in cinemas in the UK?

chicken was released in the UK in 20 may 2016.

5) Why do you think film subscription service MUBI chose the film to feature on the service?

They chose the film to feature on their service to show the audience a message.

6) Why was Film4 a good choice to give the film its UK television premiere?

film4 is a good choice for its uk television premiere because film4 is by watched by many people across the uk which can help a small movie to reach a larger audience.

7) When will the film be released on iTunes and other video-on-demand services in the USA and Canada?

in amazon prime it will be reals-ed on June 2018 and other platforms in January 2018.

Promotion

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1) What does the trailer suggest regarding genre and the potential audience pleasures of Chicken?

The trailer suggests that the film is associated with a social message which can be relating disability

.2) What synergy can you find between the trailer and other traditional marketing methods such as the film poster?

The synergy between all of them is that they are showing the main character in all the trailers and film posters.

3) Why are reviews from industry figures such as Mark Kermode so important to a film's success?

These review are important from people like mark kermode  because these people are seen to be opinion leaders which people follow.

4) How does the Chicken Twitter account create and maintain interest in the film?

This creates and maintain interest in the film because people use social media a lot so they can connect with them easily.

5) Who does the Twitter account re-tweet? How does this help to promote the film?

The Twitter account re-tweets can allow their movie to expanded and go into larger audience which can help them promote the film to everyone.

  6) How does the Chicken Facebook page use images and video content to promote the film?

This allows them to communicate with a larger audience which can attract some people to go watch the movie in the cinema.

Final reading: Media Magazine - the appeal of arthouse cinema

1) Summarise the article in 50 words.

arthouse films are films which are very different to other films as it is very hard to understand a art house film as the film they create has a very unique style to it and also has a message that they are trying to get across the audience.

2) What are some of the suggested audience pleasures for art house film?

audience pleasures for art house film is that they focus more on things which are scientific and intellectual.
3) Why do some audiences struggle with art house film? Refer to some media theory here (there are some important media theories discussed in the article itself).

The audiences struggle with art house films because art house films are very slow and they are not entertaining like Hollywood movies.

4) To what extent is art house film only for the middle classes and older audiences? Why might this be the case?

art house film are for middle class and older audiences because they show the British culture and these films are targeted at people who are mainly educated.

5) What type of audience would be interested in Chicken?

The audience that would be interested in chicken will be middle class people and people in  the age bracket of 30-40.

100 British film industry

factsheet 100
1) What is the 'cultural test' to see if a film counts as British?
culture test is a test which is divided into 4 categories which shows that the film is produced,set and has characters which are from Britain in order for the movie to count as a British movie.

2) Complete the task on the Factsheet, researching the films listed and finding out what they score on the cultural test: 
Sweeney, Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.

3) What is the main problem for the British film industry?

The main problem for the British film industry is that they have to sell their movie to a distribution which means they make less money out of it and cannot reinvest the income in the Britain movies.

4) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
three strengths of the British film industry
-5% of world office takings
-third biggest film industry
-made significant movies like harry potter

5) What are the two options for the future of the British film industry?

two options

-The British filmmakers could rely on the co-production of american studios which means that there is a chance that the British cultures will not be shown.

-the second option is that they continue making their low budget films targeted at a niche.

6) In your opinion, which of these two options would best safeguard the future of the British film industry?

In my opinion i believe that they should go for the second option because they should keep showing the audience the real British culture which in my opinion  is far more important than making profits from films.

factsheet 132

1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British.

      a film that shows British cultures,morals  or  values is known as a British film.

2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film?

The difference between Hollywood production context and a production context of British film is that Hollywood productions shows that they have a high budget with the best Hollywood celebrities working in the movie with a driven story.on the other hand the British production context is shown to be a low budget movie with high concepts and with character which can be driven to the stories like harry potter.

3) When did the James Bond franchise start?

The franchise started at 1960's.

4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s?

The British film industry started to see in a change in 1970 and 1980's as the subject of censorship banned their content and  that the american investment in Britain films  were getting declined.

5) What groups are often represented in British film? Give examples of films these groups feature in.

The youth is usually represented in british films/films like A Clockwork Orange and Rollercoaster Films.

6) What does the Factsheet suggest might be the audience appeal of British film?

The fact sheet suggest that the audience appeal of British films is by showing horror movies or movies which have something relevant to British culture.