Matilda - is our young girl character that gets mixed up with the wrong people in our film. we have used this actor as she comes across as a venerable young girl who could be in danger. which is exactly what we wanted for this part.

Gareth - this actor we found on a local market who owns this spice store that is very eerie and comes across as a actor that would think he is above the law.

David Martin Hill - this actor we used because he is a very mysterious looking man, and easierly represented as eerie.

Cameron Button - is our final character and is one of the main ones. He is very weary of what he is doing and is always watching what he is doing. This brings a whole new level of nervousness and weariness to the audience.

Digital Screen Network

What is digital screen network?

A £12 million investment to equip 240 screens in 210 cinemas across the UK with digital projection technology to give UK audiences much greater choice.

How can it help inderpendant producers and exhibitors like picturehouse?

Because it allows exibitors like picturehouse to have a wider range of films as they do not cost as much. Digital screening cuts the cost of releasing films. (a digital copy costs around one tenth of a 35mm print). Also the quality of the films when copied from the original source never fades.

What will it mean for audiences?

It means that audiences will be able to go and see more films at the same cinemas as the prices will be reduced as the film cost is a lot less than it is on a film real.

How does it impact on YOUR film consumption?

It lets me view a wide range of films, and a lot more frequently as the prices of viewing films would be cheaper. I would also then be able to see independent films that I might not have been able to view before.

What will this technology also provide cinemas? (audiences/alternative viewing)

This technology will bring in bigger audiences and therefore larger profits and a wider varied audience.

What can you suggest this might mean for other technologies?

The technologies used before digital networking such as a film reels as hardly any films are created on it anymore and therefore not used as much.

shooting schedule

Wednesday 10th - film on the market with the stall and the walk across the bridge, also some shots at the train station, maybe the taxi.
Thursday 11th - train station shots, getting out of the taxi, inside train station
Wednesday 17th - rest of the train station shots including the switching of parcels
Thursday 18th - final parts with the train station and when all characters leave th train station

How does ownership impact upon a film companies working practices?

Ownership of a film company holds a huge impact on a film companies working practices, it gives them any choice of what the film’s budget and what the theme of the film can be. For example working title are owned by universal but are aloud to make any film up to the budget of $25 million, but if they need more funding than $25 million then they must ask universals permission. This freedom is granted as the films that working title create are of very low risk to loose money, also being part of Universal studios brings Working Title Financial Security, a share of the profits from studio canal

The ownership has an impact on genre of the films that are produced by a certain company. For example ‘Working title’ is owned by universal, this is a good thing for the small film producers of ‘Working title’ as they can take advantage of, universals other ‘connections’ such as being able to use there music labels, so they will be able to use well known soundtracks throughout there film. Working Title use the same actors/ actresses (like Hugh Grant) for most of their films giving the same sort of genres through out their films. Working title have tried to create a different genre of films, an example of this is there own independent film company called ‘WT2’ this is the opportunity that they had been waiting for, now they can develop and attempt different genres of films, even if they are not effective for profit.

Working title construct there films to be represent Britain, in a strong and positive way. The representation of Britain in Richard Curtis films for working title is referred to as ‘Curtisland’ this is undermining how Richard Curtis has made Britain seem like. Richard Curtis makes Britain seem like heaven on earth with his characters seeming like they are angles, composing the British public to all seem like this, which is certainly as far from the truth. Warp Film Company is not designed to show a positive outlook on Britain. This is thanks to the way that Britain is illustrated. Britain is illustrated in warp films as a generally harsh environment with crime and violence.

Over all being under ownership has a large impact on a film company, as they have financial security especially if big companies such as universal own them. They have shared profits with other companies owned by the same company. Being an independent film company does not significantly mean that this company is going to be unsuccessful, just aspires that they do well and can do just as well but do not have that cushion in case something goes wrong financially, they do not have the connexions they would have if they were part of a branch of companies such as, warp films who have a link with film 4 which helps with their distribution.

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'Film Distribution in Norwich'

I collected cinema listings for the weekend of the 20th and 21st of march. I answered these questions about the listings at 'Vue' and 'Cinema City.'

1)

VUE; 18

CINEMA CITY; 1

2) Select a range of three different films for each cinema. How many times is each film screened? What does this mean for audiences?

VUE;

Alice in wonderland; 10
Alice in wonderland 3D; 11
Avatar; 1
Fireman Sam:Great Fire Of Pontypandy; 2
Green Zone; 8
Green Zone (ST); 1
Hachi: A Dog's Tale; 4
Hannah Montana: The Movie; 2
I Love You Phillip Morris; 10
Leap Year; 4
Old Dogs; 9
Shutter Island; 10
The Bounty Hunter; 9
The Bounty Hunter (over 18); 1
The Crazies; 2
The Lovely Bones; 2
The Princess and the Frog; 4
The Spy Next Door; 8

Cinema City;

Four Minutes; 1


This will affect the amount of people that will go to watch the films as there are allot of films at 'vue' and all shown a numerous amount of times, wear as at cinema city there are very few films shown very few times, so there will be allot more people going to 'Vue' that weekend as they have more films, more screenings and more variety of films also.

3) Identify the total number of films in relation to the total number of screenings.


Vue; 18 films and 98 screenings in total.
Cinema City; 1 film and 1 screening.

4) Identify the % of hollywood films vs british films for each cinema that weekend.

'Vue'

Alice in wonderland - American
Avatar 2D - American
Green zone - British
The princess and the frog - American
Shutter island - American

'Cinema City'

Four minutes - German


5).What conclusions can you draw about how different audiences are catered for in your local area?

from my research i have realised that a mainstream cinema such as 'Vue' firstly shows alot more films than a independant cinema such as 'Cinema City', but not only that they also show there films alot more frequently also, this caters for a vareity of people as youcan see your chosen film at pretty much any time you would like. But if you see a film at cinema city then you will have to organise your whole day around that time.