2. PRODUCTION
Where does the finance come from?
- Independent; the distribution company.
What Production companies have been involved?
• Asalva
• Patchwork Production - also produced 'Sick',
'Nitrate' ' W.D.M'
• Stanley Road Productions
3. Cast and crew of ‘Life Just Is’
• Will De Meo also in 'Hands', 'In the Fade', 'Allen Here', 'Project Seal', 'The
Bike Theif', 'Shame The Devil' and 'Grasshopping'.
• Jack Gordon also in 'Northern South', 'The Body', 'Truth or Dare', 'The
Devil's Business', 'Captain America: The First Avenger', 'Arca', 'It's a
Wonderful Afterlife', 'Wrong Turn 3', 'Heartless', 'Fish Tank', 'Primeval', 'Law
& Order: UK', 'The Bill', 'Eastenders' and 'Lewis'.
• Nathaniel Martello-White also in 'Death inParadise', 'Misfits', 'Hard Boiled
Sweets', 'Red Tails', 'Law & Order:UK', 'Mongrels','Comedy Lab', 'Invisible',
'Heat', 'Coming Up', 'The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants 2', 'Roman
Mysteries', 'The Preacher', 'Deadmeat', 'Doctors', 'Party Animals', and 'Trial
& Retribution'.
4. • Paul Nicholls also in 'A Long Way from Home', 'Great Night Out', 'Law &
Order: UK', 'The Fear', 'Lake Placid', 'Holby City', 'Midsomer Murders',
'Candy Cabs', 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl', 'Faintheart', 'Harley Street',
'Bonekickers', 'The Passion', 'Fairy Tales', Clapham Junction', 'Agatha
Christie Marple', 'Hustle' 'Bridget Jones', 'A Thing Called Love',
'Gunpowder, Treason&Plot', 'If Only', 'Blue Dove', 'Canterbury Tales', 'The
Ride', 'High Speed'.
• Fiona Ryan is also in 'Dreck', 'Doctors', 'The Sunset Seeeps', 'Air
Tribulation', 'Airborne', 'Love You Too', 'The Bill', 'Off the Hook', 'Love
Hound, 'Fresh!', 'The Tudors'.
• Jayne Wisener is also in 'Jane Eyre', 'Sweeney Todd', 'Boogeyman 3', 'The
Inbetweeners'.
• Rachel Bright is also in 'Eastenders', 'Doctors'.
5. • Jason Croot is also in 'White City Spleen', 'Prose&cons', 'Darkness into
Light', 'Incidental Weekend', 'The Making of Kentina', 'Beach Vacancy', 'Get
Ca$h'.
• Vanessa Govinden is also in 'Paintbrush'.
• Andrew Hawley is also in 'Snow White + the Huntsmen', 'A Night in the
Woods', 'Wuthering Heights', 'A Spanking in Paradise'.
• Lachlan McCall is also in 'Paintbrush', 'Aimless', 'Law&Order:UK'.
• Joshua Osei is also in 'Ill Manners', 'I do Air', 'Ghosted'.
• Niall Phillips is also in 'Between the Silence', 'Above and Beyond'.
• Anna Brook is also in 'Wallander', 'Reuniting the Rubins', 'Make Up'.
6. DISTRIBUTION
INDEPENDENT specializes in the development,
financing, production, sales and distribution of
independent feature films. Led by CEO Luc Roeg,
INDEPENDENT has a team of highly motivated and
experienced professionals with expertise in project
development, production, structured finance, sales and
marketing. INDEPENDENT has also recently established
a UK Distribution arm.
7.
8. What else has Independent promoted?
How much have they spent on Life Just Is?
- Unaware of the cost however, Life Just is blog
states they are seeking further investment.
http://lifejustisfilm.blogspot.co.uk/
Further promotional methods shown in the link; YouTube is a
place where videos are placed featuring info. on Life Just Is.
Book versions have also been published.
9. MARKETING
Promoted through hyperlinks to
social networking sites; Facebook
and Twitter.
The use of these sites show that
they have targeted a younger age
audience.
The blog also has hyperlinks
to Myspace, Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube pages to access
more resources.
10. Above the line advertising.
Above the line advertising is when a
product is broadcasted and published to
mass audiences. As the product is a film, it
was promoted through a large media
distributor; Independent to connect to the
potential large target audience.
11. EXCHANGE
Where was the film screened?
This film is now being screened at BFI and because it is a
small budget film we need to help making people aware of
the screening.
Past Screenings
29/01/13, The Ram Jam Club, Kingston-upon-Thames; Screening + Q&A
10/01/13, Shortwave Cinema, London; Special Event containing intro & Q&A
07/12/12 - 20/12/12, BFI Southbank, London; theatrical run
13/12/12, Genesis Cinema, London; Screening + Q&A
08/12/12, ICA, London; Screening + Q&A
26/11/12, Riverside Studios, London; Preview Screening + Q&A
13/07/12, Hospital Club, London; Edinburgh International Film Festival 'Highlights'
screening
01/07/12, Cineworld, Edinburgh; Edinburgh International Film Festival 'Best of the Fest'
screening
27/06/12, Cameo, Edinburgh; Edinburgh International Film Festival
23/06/12, Cineworld, Edinburgh; Edinburgh International Film Festival
12. ‘Life Just Is’ is mainly portrayed to be a UK film, by
the storyline, location setting.
Life Just Is tells the story of Pete, Tom, Claire, David,
and Jay who are university graduates having trouble
making the move into adult life. Amongst the
hanging out and their daily routines simmers Pete's
desire to find a spiritual answer to life's meaning,
Jay's desperate need not to get hurt again, and Tom
and Claire's ever increasing mutual attraction.
