Sukhveen's Media blog 2 (2018)- Mr Halsey

Funding 1) The budget for Chicken was £110,000. 2) Joe Stephenson raised the money entirely through investment by individuals (e.g. rich friends/contacts). This is because no funding body was willing to fund Chicken. 3) The Chicken budget is a micro-budget film. This is an extremely low amount of money to make a film, especially compared to Hollywood-British blockbusters like Spectre or Paddington 2. 4) The BFI Film Fund is an organisation that uses National Lottery funds to develop and support original UK filmmakers and films, and to increase the audiences who can enjoy them. They contribute because they provide support for the production, development and completion of feature films which fairly reflect people from different backgrounds. Also, they support high-quality British and independent releases, increase film choice for audiences and offer a springboard for UK film exports. 5) Chicken failed to secure funding from the BFI Film Fund because the movie was aimed at a niche a...

Factsheet 132 1) A film is  British  if it is made in Britain, funded by Britain, has British characters, made by British and has to have a subject matter that shows the British culture. 2) Hollywood production context : Most films made by Hollywood studios have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities both in cats and crew and spectacle driven stories. British film production context : Large budget high concept, eg: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows and Skyfall. However, they can also be character driven or small budget films such as 'Kill List' or 'This Is England'. They have recurring characteristics which are reflected in movies like 'The Kings Speech'- British culture. 3) The James Bond franchise started in  1962 - Dr No, it is still present now. 4) The 1970s saw a rise in British Films of  sexual content , both the act of sex and sex linked to violence in films like 'A Clockwork Orange' coming under a lot of scrutiny. The 1980s s...