Industry -I, Daniel
Blake
Component One
, Independent Films
FUNDING ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Lottery - Controversial topics – - Low budget
BBC: may increase publicity - Could be difficult to find funding
- Film is national - Pre-sold audience (Loach) - Lack of well-known actors may
- Approved by PSB – stamp limit audience appeal
of approval
Wild Bunch:
- Ken Loach’s personal CONVENTIONS OF INDEPENDENT FILMS:
company 1. Focus on narrative rather than actors
Worked with a range of 2. Low budget
companies in a subsidiary 3. Low-paid actors – extras in a job center
system of vertical integration- 4. Limited release
as it needed funding and help in 5. Alternative
terms of marketing therefore 6. Controversial issues
this was needed to ensure the
film generated a profit 7. Creative freedom
8. Niche
9. Below-the-line marketing
10. Produced by smaller film companies or individual producers
11. Handheld camera – establish realism
12. No special effects/soundtrack
Blake
Component One
, Independent Films
FUNDING ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Lottery - Controversial topics – - Low budget
BBC: may increase publicity - Could be difficult to find funding
- Film is national - Pre-sold audience (Loach) - Lack of well-known actors may
- Approved by PSB – stamp limit audience appeal
of approval
Wild Bunch:
- Ken Loach’s personal CONVENTIONS OF INDEPENDENT FILMS:
company 1. Focus on narrative rather than actors
Worked with a range of 2. Low budget
companies in a subsidiary 3. Low-paid actors – extras in a job center
system of vertical integration- 4. Limited release
as it needed funding and help in 5. Alternative
terms of marketing therefore 6. Controversial issues
this was needed to ensure the
film generated a profit 7. Creative freedom
8. Niche
9. Below-the-line marketing
10. Produced by smaller film companies or individual producers
11. Handheld camera – establish realism
12. No special effects/soundtrack
