Research task: (Scream and Endgame)
Scream (1996)-
Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson and it was released on the 2nd May 1997.
The budget was $14 million-$15 million.
The production company is Woods Entertainment and the music was by Marco Bertram.
"Principal photography for Scream took place over eight weeks between April 15 and June 8, 1996, on a budget of $15 million. The Weinsteins wanted to film in Vancouver as it was estimated that they could save $1 million in costs compared to shooting in the United States. Craven was adamant about filming in the United States, and making a film that looked "truly American". The argument over where to film almost led to Craven being removed from the project, but the Weinsteins eventually agreed to keep the production in America. Location scouts looked at North Carolina as a possibility, but found that sites that seemed appropriate for the film's requirements would have required extensive building, repairs, or modification, which would have inflated costs." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(1996_film)
Film
TV
Media Production:
Newspapers
Advertising
Social Media:
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Twitter
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Snap chat
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Instagram
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YouTube
Magazines:
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Print
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Online
What might be the advantages/disadvantages of a single camera production?
Advantages
Disadvantages
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You don't have to spend as much money.
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You don't need as many cameramen or cameras.
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Stored in one place/no loss of footage.
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Can invest in one good camera.
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Less crew to pay.
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Would take many times to get it right and to look like the exacts same scenes.
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Would take a long time to film from many other angles.
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Would need to invest in an expensive, high quality camera so you don't run out of space on the memory card.
Costume
Cameras
Crew
Finance
Transport
Sound effects
Cast
Food
Scenery
London to Brighton:
Produced by Steel Mill Pictures which was founded in 2005 by Veritgo (and distributed)
What does the making of London to Brighton teach us about:
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Funding film projects?
The founders wanted to make a Comedy film originally but it cost too much money to make. To fund more money they made London to Brighton which is a Social British Realist film.
Financed with Private equity and completion money from the UK Fuilm Councils New Cinema Fun with a budget of roughly £80,000.
To keep costs low it was filmed over 19 days using guerilla filmmaking.
British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
They are there to help choose the certified age appropriate ratings.
SHIFTY CASE STUDY:
(Made in 2008 using the Microwave scheme made within 18 days)
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Distributed in the UK by Metrodome. Shifty was taken to a film festival, there was 4 or 5 companies who wanted to buy the distribution rights. The producers and director chose Metrodome as they liked their ideas for marketing/advertising.
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Metrodome spent around £50,000 on prints and advertising, and had a viral advertising campaign.
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Emails were sent out, which appeared to be an official letter identifying the recipient as a drug dealer, these emails then had a link to the Shifty website. There was so many complaints that this campaign was banned, however, the publicity increased the profile of the film.
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Had a music comp on the website where people could remix the soundtrack, winner would get £500 and a chance to professionally record in studio.
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Metrodome made three different trailers to appeal to different audiences, one had a classical soundtrack, one had a hip-hop track - to widen target audience. Used fly-posters, advertising on pirate radio stations.
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Viral advertising continued using drug dealer "business cards".