i, daniel blake

I, Daniel Blake 

1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters?
 the directors and producers have more creative input – it’s being made in their vision, not in the vision of studio bosses.
2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?
I, Daniel Blake is an award-winning independent British Drama film. The main character, Daniel Blake, 59, who has worked as a joiner most of his life in the North East of England needs help from the State for the first time ever following an illness.
3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important?
ken loach. this is important because his style is realism
4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and how they targeted their audience?
1.‘I, Daniel Blake’ was projected onto the Houses of Parliament ('guerrilla marketing') and in various cities
2. Film was premiered not in London, but Newcastle (where the film is set) to gain local support. 
3. Loach appeared on BBC Question Time to talk on issue giving the film extra credibility
5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?
The screening was accompanied by talks from Ken Loach and performances from artists that either supported or had a connection with the film’s themes.
6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office?
 around £2 million. The film grossed £11 million and received a wide range of positive critic reviews.
7) What were some of the companies involved in funding or producing I, Daniel Blake? 
Secret Cinema, Box Office,  Cannes Film Festival
8) What is the name of the film regulator in the UK and what was the age rating for I, Daniel Blake?
The film was rated by the BBFC as a 15.
9) What aspects of the film contributed to the film's age rating?
A UK/French co-production
10) Finally, considering everything you have learned about I, Daniel Blake, do you think the film was a success? Explain your answer in a well developed paragraph. Try and compare it to Black Widow if you can.
I think the film was a success. I think this because they managed to promote their film in different ways like social media. It did reach a certain level as viewers and audience but somehow, not in the same level as black because the film makers for I, Daniel Blake were on a budget since they do not make the same amount of money to take care of more advanced ways to advertise and promote the film.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
  in this advert, the man is seen as in charge and in control, whereas the woman is doing exactly what he would like    in the image the man seems to be belittling the woman and treating her almost like shes a pet. this signifies that the woman is only their for the mans' satisfactory.  in this advert the woman has been presented to get everything perfectly read for when her husband comes home from work. the title connotes that the man has been satisfied by his wife and flaunting it.
Read more

Audience Effects Theory

 passive audience -  audience that merely observes and consumes media content without critical engagement or personal interpretation .  active audience -   a group of individuals who actively engage with, interpret, and sometimes challenge the media messages they consume .  hypodermic needle theory - an outdated and simplistic model of mass communication that suggests the media has a direct, immediate, and powerful effect on its audience .  Re-watch the clip from Blue Planet above and write a paragraph analysing how elements of the clip offer the audience pleasures or gratifications (use media terminology from Uses and Gratifications theory and the 3 Vs - notes outlined above).  A typical  Blue Planet  clip provides various pleasures through  surveillance  and  entertainment  gratifications. Visually stunning footage and dramatic narratives fulfill the cognitive need for  information  about marine ecosy...
Read more

doctor who csp

Doctor Who - LIAR: Blog Tasks Create a new blogpost called  Doctor Who - LIAR: Blog Tasks  and complete the following questions: Language and Contexts 1) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium: Propp's character theory: Barthes's enigma and action codes: Levi-Strauss's binary opposition:  2) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? the part when the school teachers were so concerned to the point where they followed their student. 3) What genre is  An Unearthly Child  and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode.   An Unearthly Child  is primarily classified as  Science Fiction , though it was originally conceived as a  Family/Children's Drama  with a strong  Educational  focus 4) How does  An Unearthly Child  reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? middle class values, gend...
Read more