The Ill Manors budget was a total of £100,000. This sum of money came from not only Plan B's savings but also revolver entertainments donations.
- How did the Ill Manors budget compare to a Hollywood blockbuster such as Skyfall?
Ill Manors' budget was approx £100,000 and Skyfalls budget was £200 million. This means Ill manors was 2000x cheaper to make than Skyfall.
Film London and Microwave Film
What is Film London and why does it exist?
Film London is London's film industry which focuses on sustaining, maintaining and promoting London's films.
What is the purpose of Microwave Film?
Microwave is Film London's venture which gives individuals the opportunity to improve and develop into the section of filming. It also focuses on distributing new films.
List three other films funded by Microwave Film and embed their trailers in your blog
Distributor: Revolver Entertainment
When was Revolver Entertainment created?
1997
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.
Choose one film distributed by Revolver Entertainment and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences).
Anuvahood is similar to Ill Manors in a way where the location and actors are similar. The target audience of both movies is also similar and reinforces the lifestyles of the young individuals in London.
Plan B's Ill Manors focuses on his values and beliefs whereas Anuvahood focuses on entertaining the audience with funny scenes. The main acton in Anuvahood is Adam Deacon and the main actor in Ill Manors is Riz Ahmed. Both character share a similar age.
Why did Revolver Entertainment go out of business in 2013?
'Reports from a number of recent employees are that the remaining staff have been told not to return as the company wouldn’t be paying them.' The company went through a severe decline in revenue eventually resulting in them being insufficient on certain funds.
How is new technology changing the way films are being distributed?
Technology has been improving over the past few years and allows individuals such as Revolver Entertainment, to attain something they couldn't before. Technology is constantly improving and has helped many business in coming to grounds with their success.
Certification
How does the certification process work at the BBFC?
BBFC control the age ratings of movies. So if a movie contains more than a certain amount of swear words then it will not be suitable for a certain audience. This makes a big impact on the film producers as they are losing out on a massive audience. Many different factors are taken into consideration when certifying a movie.
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?
15 rated movies are much different to 18 rated movies. 18 Rated movies include a lot of strong issues including consistent scenes include:
- very strong violence
- frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***') and / or very strong language (e.g. ‘c***’)
- strong portrayals of sexual activity
- scenes of sexual violence
15 rated movies include:
Any of the following:
- strong violence
- frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
- portrayals of sexual activity
- strong verbal references to sex
- sexual nudity
- What are the advantages and disadvantages for a film in being given an 18 certificate?
Having a 18 certificate suggests that awareness for younger people is high. Disadvantages include losing customers of this category and may result in a bad result for the movie.
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