MEST1 Section B: Institution research

Ill Manors: Funding and production budget

1. What was the estimated budget for Ill Manors? £100,000
2. Where did the money come from? List the different organisations and companies that contributed funding to Ill Manors. Revolver entertainments, Microwave films, Film London
3. How did the Ill Manors budget compare to a Hollywood blockbuster such as Skyfall? $200,000,000. They had an extremely higher budget to work with reflecting the confidence many funders had in the movie and the costs of things such as cast and crew. 

A Field In England: Funding and production budget

1. What was the estimated budget for A Field In England? £300,000
2. Why did A Field In England manage to secure a higher budget than Ill Manors? Due to the new form of marketing technique used and the previous success of the director. 
3. Where did the money come from?  Film 4(.0)

Film London and Microwave Film
Ill Manors was created partly thanks to Film London and Microwave Film. Revise the key details from your MEST2 research by answering the following questions:

1. What is Film London and why does it exist? a non-profit agency that works to develop the creative industry in london. 
2. What is the purpose of Microwave Film? to give financial aid and mentoring to projects. 
3. Choose one film funded by Microwave film and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences) Borrowed time - both movies explore the concept of social realism in the same location giving character insight and a strong message to a wide audience.

Vertigo Films and Warp Films
Your BFI Study Day on UK cinema focused on two important production companies in the British film industry: Vertigo Films and Warp Films. Revise what you learned on the trip by answering the following questions:

1. What are the most successful films Vertigo Films has been involved in? The football factory and pudsey the dog- the movie are two of their many successful movies. 
2. Why do you think those films were successful with their audience? Due to the engagement they created in a unique way which helped audiences develop both identification and relationship with characters as well as understanding. 
3. What different film genres has Vertigo Films worked with? Comedy, Sport, Crime and Drama.
4. Where did Warp Films start out? a off shoot electrical label 
5. What are the most successful films produced by Warp Films? Dead man's shoes and '71 to name a two,
6. How have Warp Films helped to develop new talent in the film industry? They helped to support creative people by promoting the films when they are released. 
7. What titles have Vertigo and Warp Films produced that are similar to Ill Manors? Explain the similarities - it could be in terms of audience, location, content or genre. For vertigo it would probably be '71 because it reflected the drama genre as well as being set in nearby places. The social realism of the back stories and the struggles individuals go through are expressed(eg. soldiers / young people) Anuvahood would be one due to the similar crime young people genre dispite its more light hearted twist to it. 

Certification: BBFC

One final aspect of institution is the certificate a film is awarded for exhibition. This is decided by the British Board of Film Classification. Revise the key details regarding the BBFC from your MEST2 research by answering the following questions:

1. How does the certification process work at the BBFC? They analyse various aspects and measure the amount they used and the influence they have on portential audiences, eg. substance use can be in 15 rated films but only fully explored in an 18 rated movie. 
2. Think about the certificate of Ill Manors (18 certificate). What is deemed acceptable for an 18 certificate? What is the difference between a 15 certificate and an 18 certificate? Sexual and violent content can more openly be expressed in an 18 rated movie whereas a 15 rated movie would still have many caps on what extent they can show things such as sex and drug use. Ill manors openly and frequently explores these various aspects hence the higher rating certificate. 
3. Why was Ill Manors given an 18 certificate? How might this have affected the Ill Manors target audience and commercial success? The extent to which violence was portrayed as well as the the frequent and strong sexual activity. Frequent strong language was also used throughout. This would have increased the target audience limitations as plan b wanted to address a much younger audiences which were unable to attend the movie due to it rating thus resulting in a limiting of the wideness of audience Ben drew would have wanted to address thus hindering its overall success.  
4. What was the certificate for A Field In England? Why was this certificate awarded? 15. "Contains strong language, once very strong, strong violence and gory images"
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages for a film in being given an 18 certificate? Advantages is that it cannot receive much criticism for being too exposing, encouraging and inappropriate to audiences as well as making a more serious audience who can make a change likely to watch the movie. However it limits the broadness of audience and prevents Ben Drew from reaching the main audience of a young teenage audience whom he wanted to help and address.