Film - Chicken Flashcards
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Distribution - what was the situation with distribution in 2014?
No secure deal.
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Distribution - when was Chicken released in cinemas?
2016
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Distribution - who acquired Chicken?
What did they do?
Film4
Premiered on TV in April 2017
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Distribution - how did Chicken’s reach extend?
Available for digital download in US/Canada in January 2018
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Who’s the director?
Joe Stephenson
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Funding - how much funding did director Joe Stephenson raise and how did he do it?
£110,000 through investment by individuals (contacts) and he didn’t have a funding body.
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Funding - what is relevant about the fact that film didn’t have a funding body?
It raises questions through the accessibility of the film industry for lower-income film makers.
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Production - what was the film adapted from?
A play by Freddie Machin that originally ran at Southwark Playhouse.
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Production - how many days did it take to film?
19
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Production - where were most of the filming locations?
What did this mean?
External
They were victim to outside factors such as rain, issues with lighting etc
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Production - who produced and distributed Chicken?
A new company set up by the director, Joe Stephenson, called BGood Pictures Company
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Promotion - how was the film promoted?
Through social media and traditional marketing techniques (ie posters).
According to a review by the Guardian, what was the film’s strengths and best thing about the production?
Strengths - actors and plot, portrayal and meaning
Production - cinematography
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Distribution - who was the distribution company?
Network Distributing
What does Chicken reflect?
Shifting patterns of audience consumption.
