Unit 2 - Pre-production and planning

Presentation Script: Both: Hey Guys, Im Callum and Im Austin , presenting this short film to educate the aspiring filmmakers on film investment. Austin: And we will be documenting on how the following companies: Block buster films, we are uk film and creative Europe uk can help young filmmakers. And you will be able to find the links for the companies in the description below (both point below) Austin: FILM INVESTEMENTS: Consistent investment in UK film has been leading to success in the thriving production scene within the UK, which is now a great opportunity for you, young film investors out there. However this has been a surprise due to US domination of film, so with investments into these new UK films, it could potentially see good return. Figures for investment. (take as short pause) reported by BFI, they stated within the UK film industry funds such as 7.3 billion pounds has been valuable for young uk film makers. The report also showed that ...

Types of Media Production:  Television, film, websites, animation, advertising, digital print Types of Brief: Formal Informal Negotiated- Where the client and the employer will come to a specified agreement upon the brief of the project Contractual- A legal document which is created between an employee and a client Tender- A client will produce an advertisement stating they require a  media product to be created. Commissioned- A large corporation employ an independent company to create a product for them   Entertainment: Providing the audience with enjoyment and relaxation Information: Providing facts about a topic Promotion: Raise the awareness of a product to potential customers. Revenue Stream: Raise money for a product,  contains elements of unpredictability, risk and return Sponsorship:  Money paid for a brand to be associated with final media production.  Crowdfunding: How finance can be gathered for a...

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How much money did they ask for?-  They initially asked for £250,000 How much did they receive in the end?-  In the end they received a total of £255,564 How many backers did they get?-  They recruited 2,712 backers Why was the director important?-  The director is Vince Regen who was a famous actor, therefore he has lots of contacts for funding and possibly other famous actors featuring in the film How was the film funded?-  The film was funded by selling merchandise,  receiving donations from Actors, friends, family or random people. What was the funding for?-  The funding was for buying clothes, food, cameras, locations, travel etc Why was the funding successful?- The funding was successful as there are famous actors in the film which would attract more donation or they may have contacts are are willing to donate more money What has happened since?-  The film is still in Post-Production waiting to be produced.

What is the film called?- The film is called UnSound What were the Kickstart projects?- The Kickstart projects were Professional sound fixing, colour correction, collecting eternal fees How long did developing the concept take?- The development of the concept took 3 weeks How long does successful campaigns run for?- usually successful campaigns run for 30 days What figure did they hope to reach?- The hoped to reach a total of 15,000 dollars How did they promote?- They promoted by having a Facebook page (social media) and also private message friends,Doctors, teachers Pyramid Marketing Structure 1% will invest or get heavily involved 9% will engage 90% are lurkers and won't get involved at all Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". They can help by se...

The rights to the screenplay: If your planning to transform a novel into the movie, you'd have to get the screen rights. John Hodge, Andrew MacDonald and Danny Boyle had a problem as the rights were already sold to Noel Gay. Finance: The three of them were badgered by Scott Rudin who offers the $250,000 to film whatever project they desire. The deal was eventually done for 2% of the films budget (£30,000), and Noel Gay backing out of hands-on duties in exchange for a share of the profits and his name in the credits. Pre-Production: Can last from 4 to 7 weeks (Trainspotting's lasted for 7) and takes in casting, location scouting, working with the art department on the look of the film, for something as simple as colour, or the way something looks when it is shot- costumes. Rehearsals begin in the second week of may in a rented flat at the top of the Glasgow tower block. Trainspotting is filmed in Edinburgh but filmed mostly in Glasgow. Casting: Ewan McGregor, is ear...

Legal issues Intellectual property Most business rely on bright idea, unique brand, eye catching design Intellectual Property law, stop people violating your idea 4 different areas: Copyright- can automatically exists in documents, photos, websites, and maps. Protected for free, lasts 70 years after lifetime. If you share it with somebody else, they will get the copyright unless its specifically stated they don’t. Trademark- protecting brands, applied to name, logo or both, renewed every 10 years Design rights- aren’t expensive, covers across the UK, if you don’t register them they can come free and automatic. Patents- lasts 20 years, registering is complicated and expensive, will be a good investment though. Freedom of Information Act Data Protection Act Uk law says all businesses in the Uk strictly follow 8 principles. 4000 pieces of our information is stored in 1000 different places each week and is obtained b...

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