I, Daniel Blake

Question 1

Social realism

Answer 1

a film that talks about real life issues and are generally political

Question 2

Ken Loach

Answer 2

a relatively famous director in the UK

Question 3

Styles that Ken loachs films typically include

Answer 3

low budget, often employing less well known actors or even non actors, often employing a minority or underprivileged central characters, often has a loose script to give a sense of realism, no CGI, often part-publicly funded, handheld cinematography, often struggles for cinema releases

Question 4

auteur director

Answer 4

a director who has a lot of control across aspects of a film allowing their individual style to shine through

Question 5

director power

Answer 5

famous director to attract people to watch their film

Question 6

What approach does Ken Loachs movie have?

Answer 6

realism approach. Making the audience feel emotionally attached to his films. He delves into political events that are major issues in his region

Question 7

independent film production company

Answer 7

a film company that exists outside of major film studios. Lower budget, smaller casts and don’t typically have star power.

Question 8

difference between major and indie film companies

Answer 8

Indie has low budget, major has big budget.
Major has big casts, indie has small casts
Major has lots of star power, indie doesn’t have star power
Major can have a lot of CGI, indie has less or none CGI
Major can be set in many location, Indie is typically set in one region

Question 9

marketing of I’Daniel blake

Answer 9

social media (#wearealldanielblake), merchandise, cinema promotions, interviews, preview screenings, newspaper (daily mirror), premieres, projected on the house of parliament, posters

Question 10

target audience for I, Daniel blake

Answer 10

45 or older (people who dont use social media as much