Warp films 71

2. BUDGET & PRODUCTION
£8.1 Million was budgeted for this film. Through both Warp’s lottery
funding, which received help from production company Studio Canal
and also the BFI film fund.
The production was done by 5 small independent companies; Warp, Film 4,
screen Yorkshire and Creative Scotland.

3. FILM RECEPTION
The film was widely received positively. The films average rating on the
IMBD website is 7.7/10;
the site's consensus reads: "Powerfully directed and acted, '71 stays true
to its fact-based origins while remaining as gripping as any solidly
crafted action thriller.”
It was immediately released into the British independent movie awards
where it won one award and was nominated for 8.

4. SYNERGY
The biggest use of synergy was star synergy, they used Jack O’Connell, he
was the main actor in the series Skins and Harry Brown, this meant that
he already ready had a large fan base which attracted many to watch
the film. The film is currently available to buy or rent through Youtube,
this is the one way of media convergence that they have used in
distribution of the film, as the exchange the film is available on DVD and
Blur-Ray being released through Lionsgate.

5. BOX OFFICE AND SALES