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.