Industry 1
Which company produced SOC?
Legendary Films
Which company distributed SOC?
Universal Pictures
Who directed IDB?
Ken Loach
What BBFC age rating did SOC get for the cinema release and DVD?
Cinema 15 DVD 18
With which genre of film is Ken Loach associated?
Social realism
Name two key sources of finance for IDB.
BBC Films and BFI
Name at least two members of NWA.
Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Ezy E, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Arabian Prince
In which category was SOC nominated for an Academy Award ('Oscar')
Best Original Screenplay
What is the controversial government economic policy that is addressed in IDB?
Austerity
What is the most significant difference between mainstream and independent films?
Size of budget
Where was the premiere of IDB held?
Newcastle, where the film was set as a tribute to the local people and organisations who helped contribute to the film
What kind of marketing is it that uses trailers, posters, official social media accounts and official press kits?
Above the line (ATL)
What kind of marketing did IDB rely on and why?
Guerilla/viral because of financial restrictions
What age rating did IDB receive in the UK and what in USA? What was the reason for the rating in the USA?
15 in UK, R in USA (under 17’s must be accompanied by an adult) due to the use of ‘strong language’
The release of the soundtrack album and a new Dr Dre album a week before the film Straight Outta Compton was released is an example of what?
Synergy – the co-operation of different organisations (film and music)
Of which conglomerate is Universal Pictures a part?
Which award did IDB win at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival?
The Palme D'Or (the Festival's main prize)
Which News organisation helped promote IDB by giving away tickets and featuring prominent features in its newspapers?
Trinity Mirror (Daily Mirror etc)
Give one successful example of how IDB and SOC were marketed?
IDB - Exterior projections of quotes from IDB on, for eg, Houses of Parliament, collaboration with the UK’s largest newspaper group
SOC – “Straight outta…” social media campaign/memes, traditional mainstream trailers
IDB used a ‘platform release pattern’ for cinemas. What does that mean?
The film was released in a small number of cinemas to start and gradually increased the number over the following weeks as ‘word of mouth’ spread
Which 1966 social realist docu-drama directed by Ken Loach reputedly helped change housing policy in the UK?
Cathy Come Home
Name at least one of the four main companies involved in the production of I, Daniel Blake?
Sixteen Films (Ken Loach’s production company, Why Not Production (a French company who often collaborate with Loach), Wild Bunch (a German company who specialise in sales) and eOne (specialise in distribution)
What is the most important factor for:
i) mainstream films
ii) Indie films
i) profit
ii) realising the director’s vision/message
What makes SOC a mainstream film?
Big budget, high production values, star names, simple narrative, recognisable soundtrack, merchandise potential
What makes IDB an indie film?
Low budget, less well known actors, location filming, social realism or controversial subjects