Sunday 10 March 2013
Thursday 7 March 2013
Notes on Catfish
-Distributed by Momentum Pictures
-Released 17th of December 2010
-Unexpected hit at Sundance Film festival and one of most talked about titles at London Film Festival in November 2010
-Along with its theatrical release, Catfish was also available on VOD (video on demand) and the gap between theatrical and rental release was significantly shorter than the normal 16 week gap between theatrical and DVD release
-Film grossed £3,919 in ticket sales on opening night
-Catfish then opened in 15 sites nationwide and grossed £48, 469 in it's opening weekend
-By the end of the eight week theatrical run the film grossed a total of £144,064
-Released 17th of December 2010
-Unexpected hit at Sundance Film festival and one of most talked about titles at London Film Festival in November 2010
-Along with its theatrical release, Catfish was also available on VOD (video on demand) and the gap between theatrical and rental release was significantly shorter than the normal 16 week gap between theatrical and DVD release
-Film grossed £3,919 in ticket sales on opening night
-Catfish then opened in 15 sites nationwide and grossed £48, 469 in it's opening weekend
-By the end of the eight week theatrical run the film grossed a total of £144,064
Notes on Another Year
-UK premier took place on the 18th of October 2010 in the British Film Festival's 'Mayor of London Gala Screening'
-Was officially realised on 5th November 2010
-UK Film Council made a £150,000 P&A award to Momentum Pictures for the wider distribution of the film
-Momentum worked with ITV to deliver the event and it cost approx. £13,000
-According to Momentum the film took nearly £12,000 box office on the night
-Was officially realised on 5th November 2010
-UK Film Council made a £150,000 P&A award to Momentum Pictures for the wider distribution of the film
-Momentum worked with ITV to deliver the event and it cost approx. £13,000
-According to Momentum the film took nearly £12,000 box office on the night
Notes on distribution
Distribution overview:
-Distribution is considered the most important part of film industry.
-In terms of Hollywood and other industrial cinema, production, distribution and exhibition operate most effectively when 'vertically integrated".
-In the UK, distribution is mainly focused on 'marketing and sustaining a global product in local markets'
-Three sections to distribution: licensing, marketing and logistics
-Licensing is process where by a distributor acquires legal right to exploit a film, and can take place on two levels
-International distribution, makes sure it goes to 90+ territories around the world
-Local distribution, acquiring licensing to release and exploit films in certain countries
-Distribution is considered the most important part of film industry.
-In terms of Hollywood and other industrial cinema, production, distribution and exhibition operate most effectively when 'vertically integrated".
-In the UK, distribution is mainly focused on 'marketing and sustaining a global product in local markets'
-Three sections to distribution: licensing, marketing and logistics
-Licensing is process where by a distributor acquires legal right to exploit a film, and can take place on two levels
-International distribution, makes sure it goes to 90+ territories around the world
-Local distribution, acquiring licensing to release and exploit films in certain countries
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Comparing and Contrasting: The BAFTA and Oscar Winners, including your analysis and perspective on the 'Britishness' of the films
List of British Oscar Winners:
Daniel Day-Lewis: Daniel Day-Lewis is a British born actor (From Greenwich, London, UK) and is the only person in film history to win the award for 'Best Actor' in the Oscars three times- with Day-Lewis being an important figure in the history of British cinema, head of the famous Ealing Studios. His first major film role as an actor was in the 1994 film titled 'Bounty', and in his career he has won 3 Oscars, won 88 different awards, and has been nominated 33 times.
Searching for Sugar Man: Searching for Sugar Man won 'Best Documentary Feature' at the 2013 Oscars.With its Swedish-British origin, this is what makes this documentary film a British Oscar Winner. This documentary film was directed by Malik Bendjelloul, initally realising the film in London before it expanding to New York and Los Angles. Searching for Sugar Man, a film detailing the efforts of two Cape Town fans in the late nineteen-nineties, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out if the rumored death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him.
Skyfall: Skyfall is the 23rd movie in a succession of a successful line of James Bond movies. The list of Bond actors are as follows (in chronological order): Barry Nelson, David Niven, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. The film was produced by Eon Productions, based in London Piccadilly and is based within Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. As of March 2013 it is the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012. The film won two Oscars for 'Outstanding British Film' and 'Best Film Music'.
The main reason why there are more British winners at the BAFTAS rather than the Oscars is that the BAFTAS are a British based award ceremony, with specific categories specially for only British films and 'British produced' films and music etc. As the Oscars are more international, there are greater contenders for the crown, so to speak, in terms of who gets the award- and with more global competition, comes less of a chance for a British film to snap up an award.
Daniel Day-Lewis: Daniel Day-Lewis is a British born actor (From Greenwich, London, UK) and is the only person in film history to win the award for 'Best Actor' in the Oscars three times- with Day-Lewis being an important figure in the history of British cinema, head of the famous Ealing Studios. His first major film role as an actor was in the 1994 film titled 'Bounty', and in his career he has won 3 Oscars, won 88 different awards, and has been nominated 33 times.
Searching for Sugar Man: Searching for Sugar Man won 'Best Documentary Feature' at the 2013 Oscars.With its Swedish-British origin, this is what makes this documentary film a British Oscar Winner. This documentary film was directed by Malik Bendjelloul, initally realising the film in London before it expanding to New York and Los Angles. Searching for Sugar Man, a film detailing the efforts of two Cape Town fans in the late nineteen-nineties, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out if the rumored death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him.
Skyfall: Skyfall is the 23rd movie in a succession of a successful line of James Bond movies. The list of Bond actors are as follows (in chronological order): Barry Nelson, David Niven, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. The film was produced by Eon Productions, based in London Piccadilly and is based within Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. As of March 2013 it is the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012. The film won two Oscars for 'Outstanding British Film' and 'Best Film Music'.
The main reason why there are more British winners at the BAFTAS rather than the Oscars is that the BAFTAS are a British based award ceremony, with specific categories specially for only British films and 'British produced' films and music etc. As the Oscars are more international, there are greater contenders for the crown, so to speak, in terms of who gets the award- and with more global competition, comes less of a chance for a British film to snap up an award.
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