A level media research into different film funding.

1. Film Funding
Abbie Shuttleworth

2. Introduction
I am researching into Film funding for Small films and how I would be able to
secure my funding's for my film. I will look into many different ways of funding
such as charities, local councils, banks and many more. I will find out who they
are, what their purpose/motifs are, why they might fund a film and which types
of film they might fund. I will also work out what method of funding will be
most suitable when creating my own film. I will research into how to secure
funding for my film and why.

3. Charities
Who are they?
Charities such as the Wellcome Trust fund films.
The Wellcome trust encourage original and
imaginative art projects.
What is their purpose/motives?
Charities purpose to is to raise money for a
specific thing, for example Wellcome Trust tend
to fund biomedical science.
Why might they fund a film?
Charities might fund a film to get recognition.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
Most charities would want to fund what there
charity is about, f0r example if someone made a
film about a dog then a charity is more likely to
fund it if It was a dog charity. The Wellcome Trust
tend to fund films that have something to do with
biomedical science.
How to secure funding?
When looking at the website for the Wellcome
Trust, it was easy on how to secure a fund. On
there webpage there is a link on to apply for it.

4. Local Councils
Who are they?
The local council are a group of people that look after
the town.
What is their purpose/motives?
Their purpose is to fix roads and cater for the town.
They tend to be in charge of the town and costs.
Why might they fund a film?
The council might fund a film to make the town get
noticed and to make money.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
Local councils might want to fund films that are
maybe filmed in their town as it might attract people
to visit.

5. Banks
Who are they?
Banks are business that handle money. They
lend money out in order to help people.
What is their purpose/motives?
The banks purpose is to make more money.
They look after money and take loans.
Why might they fund a film?
The bank might fund a film to get more
publicity
Which types of film might they want to fund?
Banks would want to fund films that are going
to have a high profit in order for them to be
successful.

6. The British Film Institute
Who are they?
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation that is
established by the Royal Charter.
What is their purpose/motives?
The British Film Institutes purpose is to nurture and invest in
the UK film makers. They discover and develop new talent.
They support a range of films of UK distributors in order for
the best British film to be seen from a wide range of
audiences.
Why might they fund a film?
They might fund a film to support the British Cinema and aid.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
They tend to fund films that are British as that is what they
specialise in.

7. Film Studios
Who are they?
Film Studios are entertainment companies that are
privately owned, they make films.
What is their purpose/motives?
Film studios purpose is to make films and make a profit out
of them.
Why might they fund a film?
They might fund a film in order to gain money. For example
if they didn’t fund a film they wouldn’t have an part in it so
they wouldn’t receive any money. They also might fund a
film in order to get recognition.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
Most film companies would go for high profit films for the
big companies.

8. Private Individuals
Who are they?
Private individuals tend to be either family or
friends who tend to have a bit of money that can
cater for a low budget production.
What is their purpose/motives?
Their purpose is to help overs achieve in their film
making.
Why might they fund a film?
They might fund a film as they have the money to
and want to be a part of it. They might be friends
or family that want to help succeed.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
They would fund low budget films.

9. Competitions
Who are they?
Competitions are organised events in which money is
available to win.
What is their purpose/motives?
The purpose of competitions is to give people a chance. For
example say if someone did a competition of whoevers plan
of a films the best wins and gets a sum of money.
Why might they fund a film?
Competitions might fund a film to give people a chance. A
particular charity might not fund or the bank might not give
you a loan.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
They might want to fund the film that is the best idea in order
to achieve and invest the money well.

10. Crowd sourcing organisations
Who are they?
Crowd sourcing organisations are people who fund films normally
via the internet. They are asked by small film companies to either
put a small/large sum on funding toward the production.
What is their purpose/motives?
Their purpose is to become part of the film in order to be
successful.
Why might they fund a film?
They might fund a film to be helpful in making someone's
production go ahead and reaching their goals. It motivates people
by wanting to see a project come to life.
Which types of film might they want to fund?
Crowd sourcing organisations might fund any films in which look
good to help reach goals.

11. Conclusion
In conclusion , if I had to chose the best option for me when in need of film
funding I would mainly turn to local councils or crowd funding. I would choose
to use my local council if I was going to film something to do with the local area.
I would also turn to the local council as I would only be creating a low budget
film. If my local council wouldn’t fund me then I would use crowd funding, this
would only be successful if others thought my plan was going to be successful.
Also with crowd funding there are many sites for new people. For example
when researching about this is came across a website called ‘Kickstart’ in which
gives people a chance if they are starting out as a beginner.