3. Fish Tank
A mother and daughter find themselves locked in an ugly battle
over the same man in this drama from writer and director Andrea
Arnold. Mia Williams (Katie Jarvis) is 15 years old and lives in a
shabby apartment block with her mother, Joanne (Kierston
Wareing), and younger sister, Tyler (Rebecca Griffiths). Mia is a
reckless and rebellious teenager who frequently argues with her
mother and sister and has run afoul of the authorities at school,
leading to her being suspended. With plenty of time on her hands,
Mia spends her days drinking when she can find alcohol and
partying in a empty flat near her apartment. Joanne is a single
mother, and she's begun dating a new man, Connor (Michael
Fassbender); when Joanne brings him home to meet the girls, Mia is
immediately attracted to him, and it's soon clear Connor feels the
same way about her. Mia attempts to seduce Connor to take him
away from her mother, and when she succeeds, Joanne's greatest
anger is not with the man who has slept with her underaged
daughter, but the girl who is now a rival for the affections of her
lover. Fish Tank was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film
Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
4. Director, Writer and Cast
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Writing Credits: Andrea Arnold
Main Actors: Katie Jarvis, Michael
Fassbender, Kierston Wareing and
Rebecca Griffiths
Produced by: Kees Kasander and Nick
Laws
5. Production Companies
BBC Films
UK Film Council
Limelight Communication
ContentFilm
Kasander Film Company
8. Fish Tank Has been nominated
and won many awards
The film won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding
British Film
It also won the British Independent Film Awards for
Best Director Andrea Arnold
Katie Jarvis won British Independent Film Awards
for Most Promising Newcomer Katie Jarvis
Katie Jarvis was also nominated for British
Independent Film Awards for Best Actress
The films also nominated for the British
Independent Film Awards for Best British
Independent Film.
9. Cameras Used
Arriflex 35 IIC
Panavision Primo
Lenses
Panavision Panaflex
Millennium XL,
Panavision Primo
Lenses
11. Information
Fish Tanks, in my opinion, has two target
audience, 15-18 and 30-40. I think this
because Andrea Arnold wanted the film
to be critically acclaimed and it did, so
the film is aimed to appeal to the critics.
However the film also has a target
audience of 15-18 because of the age of
the main character.
13. Four weddings and a Funeral
The film follows the fortunes of Charles
and his friends as they wonder if they will
ever find true love and marry. Charles
thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an
American. This British subtle comedy
revolves around Charlie, his friends and
the four weddings and one funeral which
they attend. Written by Rob Hartill
15. Distributers (UK and USA)
Gramercy Pictures (theatrical) (USA)
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (theatrical) (UK)
American Broadcasting Company (USA) (TV) (broadcast
premiere)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (UK) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK) (VHS)
PolyGram Video (UK) (VHS)
PolyGram Video (USA) (VHS)
PolyGram Video (USA) (DVD)
21. Distributions
The DVD, Blu-Ray, Download and On-
demand was available in shops and home
entertainment systems.
Plan B’s album released in July 2012 and
became No.1 in the Official UK Album Charts.
The album had the same name as the film.
To create awareness of the film was released
in the US on Sundance Film Festival and was
shown at the Greater Manchester Film
Festival.
22. Distributions
The posters were first advertised on 08.05.-
- Then it was advertised in Empire
Magazine's website.
There where around 8 different posters for
the film.
The trailers was released --.05.12
The premiere was on the 30.05.12 in
London, Leicester Square.
It was
24. Eon Production
● Eon Productions (Everything Or Nothing) is a film
production company known for producing the
James Bond film series. The company is based in
London, Piccadilly, and also operates from
Pinewood Studios in the UK.
● Eon was started by film producers Albert R.
"Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman in 1961, at
the same time they partnered and sought
financing for Dr. No the year before they formed
Danjaq.
25. List of Bond Films produced by
Eon Productions
● Dr. No (1962)
● From Russia with Love (1963)
● Goldfinger (1964)
● Thunderball (1965)
● You Only Live Twice (1967)
● On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(1969)
● Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
● Live and Let Die (1973)
● The Man with the Golden Gun
(1974)
● The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
● Moonraker (1979)
● For Your Eyes Only (1981)
● Octopussy (1983)
● A View to a Kill (1985)
● The Living Daylights (1987)
● Licence to Kill (1989)
● GoldenEye (1995)
● Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
● The World Is Not Enough
(1999)
● Die Another Day (2002)
● Casino Royale (2006)
● Quantum of Solace (2008)
● Skyfall (2012)
● Untitled Bond 24 (2015)
26. Skyfall Plot Summery
● When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong
and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is
attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These
events cause her authority and position to be
challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the
new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security
Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both
inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust:
Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field
agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the
mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and
hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
● - Written by JoaoBond
27. Information on Skyfall
● Director: Sam Mendes
● Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan
and Ian Fleming
● Famous Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier
Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and
Bérénice Marlohe.
● Producer: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Wilson
● Music by: Tomas Newman
● Cinematography by: Roger Deakins
● Film Editing by: Stuart Baird
29. Distributors (Well known ones
listed)
● Sony International
● Columdia Pictures
● 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
30. Technical Specifications
● Runtime: 143mins
● Cameras: Arri Alexa M, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Arri Alexa Plus, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux
Optimo Lenses
● Arri Alexa Studio, Zeiss Master Prime and
Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Red Epic, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses (additional 2nd
unit action shots
● Film length: 3922m (8 reels)
31. Technical Specification
● Film length: 3922m (8 reels)
● This information from www.imdb.com suggests
that the production company choose not to
produce it digitally.
32. Distribution
● Posters: a range of
different poster are
created for different
audiences
● Merchandise: There is
a 007 fragrance,
watches and more.
● Games: There are
007 games that can
be purchased
36. The Selfish Giant plot summery
● An official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, The Selfish
Giant is a contemporary fable about 13 year old Arbor
(Conner Chapman) and his best friend Swifty (Shaun
Thomas). Excluded from school and outsiders in their own
neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten (Sean Gilder), a
local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a horse
and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him.
Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates
Kitten - keen to impress him and make some money.
However, Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt
and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys. As
Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitative,
tensions build, leading to a tragic event that transforms
them all.
● - Written by Sundance Selects
37. Information on The Selfish Giant
● Director: Clio Barnard
● Written by: Clio Barnard
● Some of the Cast: Conner Chapman, Shaun
Thomas, Ralph Ineson, Ian Burfield and Everl
Walsh.
● Produced by: Tracy O'Riordan
● Music by: Harry Escott
● Cinematography by: Mike Eley
● Editor: Nick Fenton
44. Comparisons ill Manors to
Skyfall
ill Manors relied heavily on Plan B’s album to help
advertise the film however Skyfall could have
easily not have had Adele do a song and an
Album by Thomas Newman to promote the film
because there are plenty of other things thay did
to promote the film.
The budget of Skyfall was $200,000,000 in
comparison to ill Manors budget of £100,000.
ill Manors was shown at film festivals to help
promote the film, whereas Skyfall didn’t need to
because of the amount of money that was given
to the advertisement team to promote the film.
45. Comparison ill Manors to
Skyfall
The initial release of ill Manors took
£250,000 in the first weekend from 191
cinemas in the UK, whereas Skyfall took
£20,180,369 in the first weekend from
587cinemas in the UK.
46. Cross Media Convergent
ill Manors and Skyfall
ill Manors uses cross media convergent in
the form of that Plan B released his album
out at a similar time as the film (which he
directed). The album and film had the
same name.
Also interviews on YouTube will be cross
media convergent.
Skyfall: games, cast interviews, song from
Adele,
47. Synergy
ill Manors and Skyfall
ill Manors uses synergy in the form of that
Plan B released his album out at a similar
time as the film (which he directed). The
album and film had the same name.
Skyfall: album, coke advertisement, t-
shirts, fragrance
48. Issues Raised with National
and Local Audiences
Fish Tank and FWAAF
Fish tank uses very strong language so if it
were to be released in America the language
would have to be changed. Fish Tank is about
the side of England that an American
audience does not see on screen so it was
very unlikely that it would be released in
America.
Four weddings and a funeral is an English film
and is about the side of England that an
American audience would know so this film
was released in America.
49. Class
Fish Tank and FWAAF
Looking at the trailer for Fish Tank and Four
Weddings and a Funeral there is a clear
difference in class. Fish Tank is stereotypically
working class and Four Weddings and a
Funeral is stereotypically middle class.
Four weddings and a Funeral is a British film
but was very much aimed for the American
audience. The film is the stereotype of what
America thinks of England whereas Fish Tank is
the side of England that they don’t see or
don’t want to see.
50. Independent institutions
Targeting only a certain of audience due
to small advertising campaign and a low
budget looses out on a wider audience.
Restricted to certain genres e.g. social
realist due to low budget and lack of
special effects making most of the films
created by independent institutions
similar.
51. Conglomerate Institutions
These institutions have no trouble with
targeting there audiences because they
are both vertically and horizontally
integration so they can afford the best
advertising that creates synergy.
52. Technical Convergence
Production-
New technology's such as 3D are used in
many films now and this makes the
production aspect of making a film
harder but also easier because it has to
be shoot on digital rather then film. Digital
is cheaper and easier to distribute.
53. Technical Convergence
Distribution and marketing-
The use of digital rather then film makes it
easier to distribute but piracy is an issue.
TV adverts
Web 2.0 is used to promote films on social
media site and/or YouTube.
54. Technical convergence
Exhibition-
The development of new smart phones
creates a new way in which the readers
can consume films.
Video on demand (VOD) also gives a
new way to watch films
Watching a film in 3D or Imax.
