2. PRODUCTION
Where did the idea of the film come from? A comedy sketch that
Alice and Steve Oram did at a show called Ealing Live. They
performed it live and it went well so they then wrote a short
taster film with a view of getting T V interest. Edgar Wright saw
the taster on Youtube and saw a movie in it.
What is the genre? Black Comedy.
Chris is a caravan fan who takes his girlfriend Tina on a road trip
of his favourite destinations. Events soon conspire against the
couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a wrong turn.
Big Talk studios who are an English film and television
production company produced the film along with Studiocanal,
Film4 (a British film production company) and Rook Films.
3. Who else financed the film besides the studio ? Film4 and the
BFI film fund.
What was the budget of the film ? £9.3 million
Any noticeable stars/writers/directors/producers involved with
the film? It was produced by Edgar Wright who is known for his
three flavours Cornetto trilogy consisting of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of
the Dead and The Worlds End. Nina Park is also another
producer who founded Big Talk productions. Alice Lowe who co
wrote the film is known for her roles in the Garth Marenghi. Amy
Jump and Steve Oram also co wrote the film. It stars the writers
themselves Stever Oram and Alice Lowe. I was directed by Ben
Wheatly who is an English Director of feature films, T V comedy
shows, adverts,and internet viral ads.
4. DISTRIBUTION
Which company distributed the film? Studiocanal UK
When was the film released? November 30 th 2012
What kind of release did it have? Sightseers has an age
certificate of 15. It was released in the UK and Republic of
Ireland. It was shown on 100 screens in the UK.
What marketing strategies were used to release the film?
Film trailers
Posters
Film festivals such as the Puchon International film festival
and Mar del Plata film festival.
5. How were web 2.0 technologies used?
Youtube was used to distribute the trailer to the audience.
Sightseers has its own Facebook page and Twitter page meaning it
can attract a larger audience as a lot of people use both these
sites.
Has the film won any awards and how have these contributed to the
success of the film?
It won the British independent film award for best screenplay.
Empire award in 2013 for Best British Film.
The Peter Sellers Award for comedy for director Edgar Wright at the
Evening Standard British Film Awards
The ALFS award at The London Critics Circle Film Awards for
Breakthrough British filmmaker.
At the Mar del Plata film festival it won best screenplay.
NBR award for top ten independent films
Alice Lowe won the award for best actress at the Puchon
International Fantastic Film festival.
All these awards have contributed to the success of the film as it
shows the film has been successful and so encourages people to go
and watch it. The awards are also a form or marketing.
6. EXHIBITION AND EXCHANGE
How much did the film make at the UK box office? £66million
How else could/can audiences consume the film without going to
the cinema?
DVD
Lovefilm
Netflix
Blu-ray
How else can audience consume the film?
Reviews
IMDB
Youtube
Twitter
Blogs
Facebook
