The document provides production details for the 2011 film Tyrannosaur, including:
- The lead actors Peter Mullen and Olivia Coleman and the director Paddy Considine.
- Filming locations in Leeds and Wakefield, UK.
- A budget of £750,000 funded by UK Film Council, FilmFour, Screen Yorkshire, and EM Media.
- Distribution in UK theaters by Optimum Releasing and home video by Optimum Home Entertainment. US distribution by Strand Releasing.
- Modest box office returns in UK (£127,290) and US ($7,635) but recouping costs through DVD and Blu-ray sales was the intention.
A case study on the successful, British Independent Film 'The Inbetweeners Movie'. This highlights many of the pre-production, distribution, marketing and exhibition strategies used by producers to ensure that the film became the highest grossing British Film of 2011, second only to Harry Potter. www.alevelmedia.co.uk Original budget estimated at 3.5 million pounds.
Maleficent (2014) Case Study
Information about Maleficent's development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution/marketing.
All images are the property of Disney - I do not own them.
3. Production
Joseph: Peter Mullen
Other Famous Films:
• War Horse (2011)
• Braveheart
(1995)
• Boy A (2007)
• My Name Is Joe
(1998)
Hannah: Olivia Coleman
Other Famous Films:
• Iron Lady (2011)
• Cuban Fury (2014)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• I give it a Year (2013)
Director: Paddy Considine
Other Famous Movies:
• The World’s End (2013)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• In America (2002)
• Submarine (2010)
• Dead Man’s Shoes
(2004)
4. Camera’s Used:
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Red One MX, Cooke Panchro Lenses
Locations For the Film:
• Filming for Tyrannosaur took place in Leeds and Wakefield, West
Yorkshire, UK.
Budget:
• Including all costs the budget for the film was: £750,000
Funding:
• The film had four main funders:
• UK Film Council
• FilmFour
• Screen Yorkshire
• EM Media
5. Distribution And Marketing
Distribution in the UK :
• Optimum Releasing (2011) UK (theatrical)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2012) UK
(DVD) and (blu-ray)
Distribution in USA:
• Strand Releasing (2011) USA (Theatrical)
6. Advertising For the Movie:
• A facebook page was made:
• Warp Films had a twitter page so at the time of its release it was
advertised on that:
7. Home Viewing:
People who were at home and wanted to watch
the film but didn’t get to go to the cinemas had
two options:
1. In 2012 a DVD came out of the movie
2. In the same year a Blu-ray disk also came out
for people who were too high tec for a
normal DVD.
3. The film is also available
online to illegally download.
9. Box Office:
UK Box Office Taking On Its Opening Weekend:
• £127,290
US Box Office Takings On Its
Opening Weekend:
• $7,635
Worldwide Box Office
• $299,088
Number Of Screens:
• The film was shown on 23 different screens on its opening weekend.
Intentions:
• Warp didn’t intend to make their money back on cinema sales but instead
were expecting to get it back through DVD and Blu-rays sales.