Distribution Research

Ill Manors: Funding and production budget

1.  £100,000
2.  BBC Films, Revolver Entertainment, Film London Microwave.
3. There is a vast difference between the budget of Skyfall ($200m) and Ill Manors, due to the action packed stunts and equipment needed to produce high-quality videography for a franchise that is globally known. 

Film London and Microwave Film

1. Film London is film agency which discovers and promotes film making talent through short and feature film production —Its platform is film,tv,video and interactive media. Building and growing the city’s imagination and creativity. It is a not-for-profit organisation and is supported by the BFI and Mayor of London. 
2. Microwave is Film London's feature film making scheme and it helps produce films. 
3. List three other films funded by Microwave Film and embed their trailers in your blog.

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Shifty

Freestyle

1. Choose one film funded by Microwave film and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences) 

Freestyle is a film about a boy and girl who fall in love by both competing with each other for the same dream but they are from different backgrounds.The narrative is similar due to it being about council estate and as the costumes are urban and the music is too.Also another factor is that the main character sells drugs to maintain paying for his lesson to get better at basketball so its sort of different than usually drug film as it being for getting the girls and fancy and clothes.

Distributor: Revolver Entertainment

1.  It was founded in 1997 in the UK. 
2.  

Offender

Offender was a very appealing as it contained many UK underground grime artist such as English frank,G frsh and mic righteous that most of the young people will be very familiar with.the story line was very unique and had never been done before as the story was told backwards as it showed times back in time of how he got to jail and was showing how he was doing in jail as he wanted revenge for those who killed his pregnant girlfriend.

Kidulthood

Kidulthood was one of the first major urban crime dramas that followed the lives of youth in London,the film was unique as most of youth watching enjoyed the slang and lives of the characters as it may be the same.Also the narrative was multi as it showed the story from different perspectives such as the different characters.

Anuvahood

  

Anuvahood was very successful as the main character was well known form he star role in kidulthood and adulthood.Then the humour in the film was very free flowing as it was not forced and its related to many stereotypes that people see everyday and believe are true.

1. Choose one film distributed by Revolver Entertainment and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences).

Anuvahood and Ill Manors are similar in the idea that both follow struggling characters living in council estate area's, the difference between the productions is that Anuvahood briefly touches on the seriousness of the issues involved in people growing up in these locations, instead it focuses more heavily on creating a comedic atmosphere for the audience. On the other hand, Ill Manors is evidently more serious in portraying the social issues of modern day Britain.

They struggled particularly due to the lack of staff as many key members left for other production companies. In addition, the company began to have financial issues which inevitably forced the insolvency of the business. 
 Films are now available on-demand/online by providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime via paid-for subscriptions, these technological advancements are changing the way films are being distributed. 

Gunslinger

Both films are similar in the sense that they portray crime and violence in similar locations. The difference however is that Shank looks more at the entertainment aspect of film-making through glamourising 'gang' lifestyle. On the other hand, Ill Manors seeks more to educate its audience as to why such terrible things are occurring in our society. 

1.  Kidulthood, Offender and Anuvahood are all Gunslinger films, the fact that Gunslinger focuses on this urban genre full of drama and comedy that the audience want to see.For the audience is basically seeing themselves in the mirror.
2.  Gunslinger is extremely fitting of the British social realism as the films show the side no one ever sees of london. The night-life of gang ,violence ,drug and prostitution.
3. The UK urban genre appeals to an audience simply due to the fact that many people can empathise with the stereotypes depicted by the narratives. This allows them to understand narratives in more detail and therefore makes the story-line more interesting for audiences which is why audiences are so engaged with the urban drama genre. 

Certification

One final aspect of institution is the certificate the film was awarded for exhibition. This is decided by the British Board of Film Classification.

1.  The BBFC examine each film in depth, looking at the extent of which nudity, sex, drugs, violence etc are presented in the production. Through this they determine the age certificate of the film.
2.  A 15 certificate film would likely receive this certificate as the explicitness of the film would be on a low-scale. If the production is hugely explicit then it would result in an 18 certificate.
3.  The advantage of having an 18 certificate is that explicit cinematography is not available for immature audiences who can suffer from the hypodermic needle issue. On the other hand, an 18 certificate can hold financial disadvantages as distributors struggle to maximise their profits.