I, Daniel Blake

Question 1

I, Daniel Blake was released in which year?

Answer 1

2016

Question 2

What type of film was I, Daniel Blake?

Answer 2

An independent, social realist film.

Question 3

What is social realism?

Answer 3

Aims to draw attention to the real social and political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind them.

Question 4

I, Daniel Blake is a UK/ French Co production and received funding from ___ and BBC Films.

Answer 4

BFI

Question 5

I, Daniel Blake became director ___ _____’s largest grossing film at the box office (taking over $_ million).

Answer 5

Ken Loach
$8 million

Question 6

I, Daniel Blake was critically a_________ and generated much d_____ due to the contemporary social and political i______ it addressed.

Answer 6

acclaimed
debate
issues

Question 7

I, Daniel Blake was exhibited at many film festivals and won which award?

Answer 7

the Palme d’Oe at Cannes

Question 8

I, Daniel Blake was nominated for several awards including several…

Answer 8

BAFTAs

Question 9

The BBFC gave I, Daniel Blake an age rating of…

Answer 9

12A

Question 10

Who is Ken Loach?

Answer 10

The director of I, Daniel Blake.
A political activist as a filmmaker.
Left-wing and has been a member of Labour.
He has a bigger following in France, a culture with a greater love for independent cinema.

Question 11

I, Daniel Blake addresses contemporary British social issues such as p______, the W______ system, and the Work C_________ Assessment.

Answer 11

poverty
Welfare
Capability

Question 12

I, Daniel Blake portrays a group of traditionally underrepresented characters in _________ struggling in poverty to gain b_______ and support.

Answer 12

Newcastle
benefits

Question 13

What is austerity?

Answer 13

Refers to the strict economic policies that a government imposes to control growing public debt, defined by increased frugality .

Question 14

Give 3 social realism conventions:

Answer 14

Real social issues covered
Characters from working-class backgrounds
Shooting on location
Natural camera angles
Long takes
Minimal non-diagetic sound
Lesser known/ unknown actors
Realistic mise-en-scene

Question 15

Paul L______ did extensive research at ___ centres across the UK.

Answer 15

Laverty
Job

Question 16

I, Daniel Blake arrived ____ a growing mountain of controversy surrounding the British government’s Department for Work and Pensions.

Answer 16

amid

Question 17

Recent statistics showed that between 2011-2014, an average of a______ 90 people a month died within weeks of being told they were healthy enough to work.

Answer 17

almost

Question 18

Two of the funding bodies for I, Daniel Blake were:

Answer 18

BBC
BFI

Question 19

Give 2 of the 6 public purposes the BBC as a whole has to meet.

Answer 19

1) Sustaining citizenship and civil society
2) Promoting education and learning
3) Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence
4) Representing the UK, it’s nations, regions and communities
5) Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK
6) In promoting its other purposes, helping to deliver to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services and, in addition, taking a leading role in the switchover to digital television.

Question 20

Give the film funding fact for I, Daniel Blake:

Answer 20

I, Daniel Blake received a £300,000 distribution grant from BFI

Question 21

What was the budget for I, Daniel Blake?

Answer 21

Estimated to be around £2 million.

Question 22

Why could I, Daniel Blake take more risks?

Answer 22

It had a low budget so they don’t have to make as much at the box office

Question 23

When I, Daniel a Blake premiered at the C______ film festival, it won the Palme d’Or and received a __ minute standing ovation. This kicked off film p_________.

Answer 23

Cannes
15
promotion

Question 24

What were the UK distributors for I, Daniel Blake?

Answer 24

eOne

Question 25

eOne turned down what?

Answer 25

The opportunity to screen I, Daniel Blake at the BFI’s Film Festival and instead held it in Newcastle where the film was set.
Invited were people who’d had similar experiences to those highlighted by Daniel Blake in the film.

Question 26

Other I, Daniel Blake screenings were held coinciding with political conferences (and in the same cities), while at the London premiere, alongside Labour Party p__________ as special guests, a demonstration was held outside the cinema by those whose loved ones had died after being told they were ineligible for benefits and should return to work.

Answer 26

politicians

Question 27

eOne collaborated with ___ _______, offering free _______ and even changed their _________ for the day to promote I, Daniel Blake.

Answer 27

The Mirror
tickets
masthead

Question 28

The eOne/ Mirror tactic meant that, by the time I, Daniel Blake hit cinemas, it had already been seen by ___________ of people across the __.

Answer 28

thousands
UK

Question 29

Give 3 marketing bullet points for I, Daniel Blake:

Answer 29

Guerilla marketing (eOne had moving film quotes projected onto buildings in key cities including the HOP)
Clean Grafitti (high pressure hoses and stencils words from the film onto 200 pavements across the country)
Social Media
Release of the film (wide release in the UK and in 24 countries)
Regulation (7 in Spain, 15 BBFC, 15+ in Australia)
Political impact (Ken Loach regular TV and radio appearances)

Question 30

Jeremy Corbyn did what?

Answer 30

Jeremy Corbyn urged Theresa May to see the film.

Question 31

Which theorists can you use for I, Daniel Blake?

Answer 31

Hesmondhalgh
Curran and Seaton
Livingstone and Lunt